Monday, May 11, 2009

Government deported two American journalists

Myanmar military government deported two American journalists last Thursday from Mandalay after affects of American swimmer who swam across the lake to Daw Aung san Su kyi house.
Jeffery and Karen, who were training local journalist at Mandalay (second largest city of Burma)since one week ago, within hours finishing their last class immigration cops come and told them must leave form hotel tonight by train .
The source from Mandalay said they haven’t know the reason of why and guess because of affects of American swimmer across the lake to Daw Aung San Su kyi house .
After get off from the train where they waited several hours at yangon airport before getting on a plane to Bangkok, the source which close US embassy said they had been treated well .
Jerry and Karen were both conducting trainings (nonfiction photography and feature writing) through the American Center in Yangon and at the Jefferson Center in Mandalay. It was all approved by the Scrutiny Board .
While they were in Mandalay, the man invited two journalists to see a trade center where people buy and sell beans and pulses. Trade center perhaps had political significance in some way and that their plans to visit the place perhaps caused the deportation order.

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