Two white elephants for Myanmar
- July 5, 2002
New York Times (registration
required) has the story: "According
to records, white elephants
have emerged during times when
kings and governments ruled
the nation in accord with the
10 kingly virtues," the
English-language daily New Light
of Myanmar told its readers
when the first elephant was
found. "Emergence of the
white elephant is a good omen
at this time when the state
is endeavoring to build a peaceful,
modern and developed nation,"
it said. BTW: Thailand has
11 and Laos' only one recently
died. Also, believe it or not,
these kind of "we have
a white elephant" announcements
are usually intended as a kind
of insult to annoy the Thais--a
kind of touting of Burmese pride
and legitimacy.
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