Spore orchid named "Dendrobium Thein Sein" in honor of Myanmar Junta Leader

[SNAblog]

http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=31266

<span style="font-weight: bold;">Thesundaily.com, 18 Mar 2009</span>

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<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:#800000;"><strong>Prime Minister of Myanmar General Thein Sein tours the
Singapore Botanic Gardens yesterday. An orchid was
named after him, "Dendrobium Thein Sein" in an orchid
naming ceremony that was part of a tradition which
honours dignitaries that visit the gardens. EPA</strong></span></span>

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<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;color:#800000;"><strong>The "Dendrobium Thein Sein" orchid</strong></span></span>

<span style="font-size:100%;">On Wednesday, Singapore's state-run Botanic Gardens hosted an "Orchid Naming Ceremony" for Thein Sein, the number four in the junta's hierarchy, a ceremony that the government traditionally conducts to honour visiting dignitaries.

Three Singaporeans at the gardens tried to present a bouquet of orchids to Thein Sein to give to Suu Kyi, and called for her release. Protests are rare in Singapore and gatherings of five or more people are illegal without a police permit.

"We feel it would be more fitting for the orchid flower to be honoured in the name of Miss Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the rightful leader of Burma," the protestors said in a statement.</span>

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[makapaaa]

KNN! Need druggies' $ to support DBAss lah! *chey*​

 

[angie II]

Lai lah see whos one longer!
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[nickers9]

If they are named a orchid flower for a murderer of Myanmar Junta Leader, I think most likely they will also soon named a orchid flower for Mas Selamat too.

Another one more year if they still cant find Mas Selamat, then Mas Selamat will deserved PAPpies the most highest respect, and a orchid flower will named after him called "Mas Harry Houdini Selamat."

And another new orchid flower will named after Wang Kan Seng after that too, and it will be called the," Thick Skin Wang Kan Seng."

 

[tun_dr_m]

KNN! Need druggies' $ to support DBAss lah! *chey*​

Must be a denture of some fake craps, LKY is a TOOTHLESS VAMPIRE this is well-known globally.

 

[Hakka Tiow]

"Dendrobium Leesakiyokok!"​

 

[Lestat]

What the hell?!?

Now what, Singapore has to get chummy with Myanmar for whatsoever reason??

F**K! Legalize sale of opium la! Sure to HUAT! :oIo::oIo::oIo::oIo:

 

[takcheksian]

really buay paiseh.

too bad Mugabe and Kim Jong Il bohlui. If they put money here, confirm they get flowers named after them too.

 

[Singapaporean]

Maybe in return they'll name an opium plant after our leader