Gulfnews.com reprints an L.A. Times story on the bullying of ordinary music students in small music schools by Burma’s state security thugs.
“[The schools'] Its students’ struggle is a lesson in the often bizarre lengths to which the generals will go to maintain their hold on power. But they’re not strong enough to stop music bringing people together and giving them hope.
“When the school opened, neighbours told the students they wouldn’t last long. They were still going strong last year, and a few foreign visitors began dropping by, so intelligence agents started showing up.
