S'pore's Lee criticises Myanmar military rulers

Reuters
Tue Jan 8, 2008 8:03am IST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew has criticised Myanmar's military junta, saying decisions such as the building of a new capital from scratch were irrational, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Lee, speaking at a dinner hosted by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies on Monday, also said the military rulers were "people with very fixated minds - quite convinced that they will have the natural resources to weather any sanctions."

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