Propaganda at Work via CIPE Development Blog
Not only the government in Burma is under criticism for failing to inform citizens about the coming storm, apparently its newspapers last week showed the Prime Minister handing out…electronics(!!!)
But despite the obvious suffering, massive devastation and pressing need for urgent action, the Burmese authorities were continuing to insist yesterday that everything was under control. On the front page of the New Light of Myanmar – a state-run government publication – was a picture of the Prime Minister, Thein Sein, handing over 20 television sets and 10 DVD players as part of the “relief” operation.
The sad part is that…
…[t]his, in a region where there has been no electricity since the 130mph storm struck.
The national TV has also been showing images of...