Although nearly a year has passed since Japan announced its controversial multibillion-yen aid plan for Myanmar, not a single penny has been disbursed to the cash-strapped, military-ruled Southeast Asian country.
Did Japan drop the aid plan due to a barrage of criticism from home and abroad?
"Absolutely not," one senior government aid official said. "We are continuing preparations for the aid plan quietly but steadily."
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