QUES: Kyi , a U.N. envoy says , as Japan adds to growing international pressure by saying it will halt its hefty economic aid unless Suu Kyi is freed .

JAPAN added to growing international pressure on Burma yesterday , threatening to halt its hefty economic aid unless the military government released pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi .

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QUES: In December , he anticipated growth of 5.3 percent to nearly $ 154 billion .

In December , he had predicted a 5 percent growth rate .

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QUES: Its attackers had to fire their rockets from hundreds of yards away , with a makeshift launcher hidden in a portable electric generator .

Its attackers had to launch their strike from hundreds of metres away , with a makeshift rocket launcher disguised as a portable electric generator .

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