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  • Reports: French, US Oil Companies Backing Burmese Regime
  • 报告:两西方石油公司支援缅甸军政府
  •   A human rights group says two international oil firms are providing support for Burma's oppressive military regime.
  • 人权组织(国际地球权利) 说,两个国际能源公司為缅甸压迫民主的军政府提供支援。

  •   EarthRights International reports that French company Total and American firm Chevron helped cover up high-level corruption and killings connected to a pipeline project.
  • 「国际地球权利」星期四发表报告说,法国石油巨头道达尔公司和美国石油公司雪佛龙涉嫌协助掩盖跟天然气管道项目有关的高层腐败和谋杀。

  •   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.
  • 该组织在曼谷发佈给媒体的两份报告里显示,这个输油管项目使缅甸军政府获利将近 50 亿美元,军政府将项目收入存於两家新加坡银行。

  •   The group's project coordinator for Burma, Matthew Smith, says the hidden funds help the military rulers avoid the effect of international sanctions.
  • 「国际地球权利」缅甸项目负责人史密斯表示,将收入隐瞒在国民预算之外使得军政府能够逃脱国际制裁。

  •   Smith also says the two western companies have used inaccurate information to give favorable assessments of the project's effect on villages.
  • 史密斯还表示,两个西方公司使用不準确的资讯,高估了这个项目能够给村落带来的正面影响。

  •   Total and Chevron have not immediately responded to the reports.
  • 道达尔和雪佛龙还没有对此事做出回应。

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  • At Least 200 Feared Dead in Sierra Leone Boat Accident
  • 狮子山沉船事件至少 200 人失踪
  •   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.
  • 狮子山(塞拉利 - 国名) 当局表示,狮子山沿海发生沉船事件,至少有 200 名旅客失踪,人们担心他们已经死亡。

  •   Eight people have been confirmed dead and 37 have been rescued as officials continue to search for survivors.
  • 目前已经确认有 8 人死亡,有 37 人获救。

  •   Transportation authorities have been unable to determine the exact number of passengers.
  • 救援人员仍在全力搜寻生还者;交通部门官员表示现在还无法确定船上确切的乘客人数。

  •   Police said the boat, carrying a large number of schoolchildren, turned over late Wednesday in a heavy storm south of the capital, Freetown.
  • 警方说,这艘载学校学生的船隻星期叁晚些时候在强风暴雨中在首都弗里敦以南的海域翻覆。

  •   Authorities have not said what caused the accident.
  • 目前当局还没有说明出事原因。

  •   However, maritime accidents are not uncommon in Sierra Leone where boats are often overloaded and safety standards are frequently lacking or ignored.
  • 然而,在狮子山沉船事件并不罕见,因為船隻经常超载,缺乏或是不遵守安全标準。

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