World top book stores

This list was published in the People’s Daily Online (China).
1. Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen (Dominican church bookstore), Maastricht, Netherlands
2. El Ateneo Bookstore (Athenian bookstore), Buenos Aires, Argentina
3. Livraria Lello (Lello bookstore), Porto, Portugal
4. Secret Headquarters Comic Book Store, Los Angeles, United States
5. Borders Books, Glasgow of Scotland, U.K.
6. Scarthin’s Bookstore, Peak District National Park, Cambridge, United Kingdom
7. Posada Bookstore, Brussels, Belgium
8. El lugar de la Mancha (El Péndulo), Mexico
9. Keibunsya Boookstore, Kyoto, Japan
10. Hatchards Bookstore, London, United Kingdom

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Burma's National Library sold to private investors

Burma's National Library and a TV studio complex are among five state-owned buildings sold to private investors, according to informed sources in Rangoon

The National Library went for only about 100 million kyat ($100,000), while the Yadanapon Theater, which belonged to the Myanma Motion Picture Enterprise of the Ministry of Information, fetched more than 920 million kyat (nearly $1 million).

One businessman with close contacts to regime officials suggested that state-run property was being sold off to raise funds for the development of the government quarter in Naypyidaw and help finance the upcoming election.

A retired professor from Rangoon’s University of Economics expressed sorrow at the sale of the National Library, saying it contradicted an official statement assuring support for Burmese literature.


Fore More details: http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=18624