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The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Burmese paper carries ad calling ruler a killer

An advert in the English-language Myanmar Times newspaper had a hidden message calling Burma's military ruler, General Than Shwe, a "killer". Placed by the Danish-based satirical art group Surrend, it looked like an innocent call for Scandinavian tourists to visit Burma. But the credit at the bottom of the ad read: "The Board of Islandic Travel Agencies Ewhsnahtrellik and the Danish Industry Besoeg Danmark." Once "Ewhsnahtrellik" is read backwards it says "killer than shwe." (Via Bangkok Post)

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