Asia - Voice of America: State Media Blames Kachin Rebels for Electricity Shortage in Burma

Asia - Voice of America asia

State Media Blames Kachin Rebels for Electricity Shortage in Burma May 21st 2012, 17:09 BANGKOK - Rare street protests of months of electricity cuts are being held in Burma's second-largest city, Mandalay. Burma's state media blames attacks by ethnic-Kachin rebels for worsening chronic power shortages.   Protesters gathered late Sunday in Mandalay, upset with power cuts that have left them with only several hours of electricity a day.  Hundreds of people held a peaceful candle-lit walk through the streets and outside the local electric authority, demanding regular ... Media files: 4D4D2C22-55E3-4953-9EF3-B38D82BA4F0A_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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