UK should raise Myanmar aid to £100m, say MPs

[DagonKhan]

UK should raise Myanmar aid to £100m, say MPs

Myanmar has one of the world's least developed economies

The UK government should raise its annual aid to Myanmar from £60m to £100m, despite concerns over human rights, MPs have recommended.

The International Development Committee said this would help bring about reform in the country, although some critics have said giving aid is "naive".

A "cynical attitude to change" would not improve the quality of rule in Myanmar, the committee added.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-26554649

[uptheos]

It's about time they started raising aid to the UK.