In Rangoon, the streets and hotels are jammed with representatives of foreign companies, foreign-government officials, entrepreneurs—and grifters looking to cash in on the economic opening. The French oil giant Total, once vilified for being one of the few major Western players to operate in Burma, is the target of almost every Burmese looking for a job. Millions, however, remain poor and neglected, in Burma, the second-poorest country in Asia. Rangoon is awash in beggars, many of them minorities.
Source: http://www.news.myanmaronlinecentre.com/2012/11/19/obamas-delicate-burma-dance/
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