Crime pays

"Burmese elite enjoy times of plenty" - read :

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c3eb658-67fc-11de-848a-00144feabdc0.html.

One of the biggest lies in human history : crime does not pay.

In an ideal world, may be ... and that slogan has probably been invented by the biggest thieves themselves to limit the number of market actors.

Crime does pay indeed !