Junta Bans News of Bird Flu Outbreak

News Type: Event — Seeded on Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:30 AM EDT

Article Source: The Irrawaddy

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The military government's censorship board in Burma has banned some media from publishing news about a new bird flu outbreak which was confirmed on October 20, according to a journalist who requested anonymity.

A journalist in Rangoon told The Irrawaddy on Monday that the junta's Press Scrutiny and Registration Board censored a story reporting information about a confirmed H5N1 bird flu outbreak on a farm in Thanatpin Township in Pegu Division, about 80 km north of Rangoon. The story would have been distributed on Monday.

Another thing this regime does. Is no one in the USA or other part of the world concerned about such things?

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Scott (Scoop) Butki

Don't forget to do some kind of first comment with each seed otherwise it won't show up
on people's conversation tracker.
But then you probably knew that given your name.

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#1 - Thu Nov 1, 2007 12:56 PM EDT

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Dr Know

I would think that to be a bit narcissistic and self serving - but I know how to play the game now.

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#1.1 - Thu Nov 1, 2007 1:19 PM EDT

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Scott (Scoop) Butki

You feel dirty the first 10 times but I get that way whenever Eric Albert calls me a "class whore" - anyway when you see that people stop by more often to add a comment now that they know the seed exists - they couldnt tell before - you'll see why its worth it.

I usually split up my comments or use that first comment to add my opinion

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