Spore Botanic Garden To Host "Orchid Naming Ceremony" For Myanmar Junta Leader

Yahoo Asia News, 13 Mar 2009, Reuters
SINGAPORE, March 13 (Reuters) - Myanmar's Prime Minister Thein Sein will visit Singapore and Indonesia next week, just after regional group ASEAN urged its military junta to be inclusive in elections and to free political prisoners. Thein Sein's itinerary has not been made public, but Singapore's Botanic Gardens said it would host an "Orchid Naming Ceremony" for Thein Sein on Wednesday, as part of his official visit to Singapore and Indonesia, a spokeswoman told Reuters.
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