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- Reports: French, US Oil Companies Backing Burmese Regime
- 報告：兩西方石油公司支援緬甸軍政府
- A human rights group says two international oil firms are providing support for Burma's oppressive military regime.
- 人權組織(國際地球權利) 說，兩個國際能源公司為緬甸壓迫民主的軍政府提供支援。
- EarthRights International reports that French company Total and American firm Chevron helped cover up high-level corruption and killings connected to a pipeline project.
- 「國際地球權利」星期四發表報告說，法國石油巨頭道達爾公司和美國石油公司雪佛龍涉嫌協助掩蓋跟天然氣管道項目有關的高層腐敗和謀殺。
- Two reports released to journalists Thursday in Bangkok say the (Yadana) project has earned the Burmese government nearly $5 billion and that most of the money is kept in two banks in Singapore.
- 該組織在曼谷發佈給媒體的兩份報告裏顯示，這個輸油管項目使緬甸軍政府獲利將近 50 億美元，軍政府將項目收入存於兩家新加坡銀行。
- The group's project coordinator for Burma, Matthew Smith, says the hidden funds help the military rulers avoid the effect of international sanctions.
- 「國際地球權利」緬甸項目負責人史密斯表示，將收入隱瞞在國民預算之外使得軍政府能夠逃脫國際制裁。
- Smith also says the two western companies have used inaccurate information to give favorable assessments of the project's effect on villages.
- 史密斯還表示，兩個西方公司使用不準確的資訊，高估了這個項目能夠給村落帶來的正面影響。
- Total and Chevron have not immediately responded to the reports.
- 道達爾和雪佛龍還沒有對此事做出回應。
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- At Least 200 Feared Dead in Sierra Leone Boat Accident
- 獅子山沉船事件至少 200 人失蹤
- Officials in Sierra Leone say at least 200 people are missing and feared drowned after a boat capsized off the coast of the west African nation.
- 獅子山(塞拉利 - 國名) 當局表示，獅子山沿海發生沉船事件，至少有 200 名旅客失蹤，人們擔心他們已經死亡。
- Eight people have been confirmed dead and 37 have been rescued as officials continue to search for survivors.
- 目前已經確認有 8 人死亡，有 37 人獲救。
- Transportation authorities have been unable to determine the exact number of passengers.
- 救援人員仍在全力搜尋生還者；交通部門官員表示現在還無法確定船上確切的乘客人數。
- Police said the boat, carrying a large number of schoolchildren, turned over late Wednesday in a heavy storm south of the capital, Freetown.
- 警方說，這艘載學校學生的船隻星期三晚些時候在強風暴雨中在首都弗里敦以南的海域翻覆。
- Authorities have not said what caused the accident.
- 目前當局還沒有說明出事原因。
- However, maritime accidents are not uncommon in Sierra Leone where boats are often overloaded and safety standards are frequently lacking or ignored.
- 然而，在獅子山沉船事件並不罕見，因為船隻經常超載，缺乏或是不遵守安全標準。
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