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World Debate: Burma: What Future?

08/06/2013 GMT

Burma: What Future?

BBC World News - World Debate, Burma: What Future?

A World Debate from Nay Pyi Taw, in Burma, during the World Economic Forum on East Asia.

Nik Gowing presents a World Debate from Nay Pyi Taw, in Burma, recorded during the World Economic Forum on East Asia.

A World Debate recorded from Nay Pyi Taw, in Burma, during the World Economic Forum on East Asia. Presenter Nik Gowing is joined by Nobel Peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, and U Soe Thane, one of Burma's leading reformist ministers in the President Office, as well as Burmese activist Zin Mar Aung, a former prisoner who spent 11 years in jail and received the Award for International Women of Courage from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. As the country goes through major political and economic reforms, the panel will be discussing the future of Burma, the opportunities and challenges facing the people.

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