21-02-2008, 21:02
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Re: Burma march largest in 20 years
"Lonely Planet's Burma guide 'unethical' "
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Originally Posted by BBC News
The TUC has called for a boycott of Lonely Planet guidebooks until the Burma edition is withdrawn from sale.
The trade union umbrella organisation says travel to Burma is unethical and helps prop up the military government.
Last year, Lonely Planet was bought by BBC Worldwide Limited, the commercial arm of the Corporation.
In a statement, the BBC said the guide book - one of 288 published by Lonely Planet - "provides information and lets readers decide for themselves".
The TUC, Tourism Concern, Burma Campaign UK and the New Internationalist have launched an online petition calling for the immediate withdrawal of the book.
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