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- ↑ From the land of green ghosts: a Burmesa odyssey p10
- ↑ The tablet, Volume 246, Issues 7939-7951, 2002, Page 14
- ↑ Myanmar (Burma) By Robert Reid, Michael Grosberg 2005 Page 29
- ↑ Perspectives on the Novels of Rohinton Mistry By Jaydipsinh Dodiya 2006
- ↑ Pascal Khoo Thwe: The Land of Green Ghosts"", Radio Netherlands Archives, October 26 2003
