Burma Wants Freedom & Democracy

STATE DEPARTMENT MISLEADS CONGRESS ON BURMA

2011-06-13T11:32:00.001+10:00

Please forward and share By Roland Watson (Note: I have great respect for State Department Foreign Service Officers. I have often hoped that some day I too might render formal service to America.) An event that has great significance for the cause of freedom and democracy in Burma occurred recently in Washington, D.C. On June 2, the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs held a

IS IT TIME FOR AN AMNESTY IN BURMA?

2011-06-11T16:49:00.000+10:00

Please forward. By: Roland Watson We have a new post on our conflict blog, a report which describes clashes between the Karen National Liberation Army and the Burma Army during the month of May. (We also have six different KNLA sitreps covering the month of April.) http://www.dictatorwatch.org/KNLA/KNLAmay3to29.pdf AND http://www.dictatorwatch.org/burmaconflictblog.html As this post makes

BURMA CONFLICT SITUATION REPORT

2011-06-04T14:44:00.001+10:00

Please forward. By: Roland Watson NEW BLOG June 3, 2011 1. Burma is in a state of war, and has been since January 1949. This is when Ne Win, who became the first modern dictator of the country, had his private army commit atrocities against the Karen people (Burma’s second largest ethnic group), and attack their political organizations in Insein Township, thus instigating the Karen revolution.

Rhetoric Fat Purse

2011-03-13T11:58:00.002+11:00

Burma! Yes! I am taking deep breath almost every day about Burma. Political situations and its politicians are hard to be predicted including activists, we already experienced in the past. Many Burmese have already been aware that SOLDIERs, politicians as well as businessman tend to swing with the wind although some innocent Burmese do NOT. Many politicians use the

LIBYA: 'The fear wall broke'

2011-02-27T04:30:00.000+11:00

Please forward into Burma Born and raised in Libya, the man in his 40s says this is the first protest he's ever seen in his native land. With no freedom of speech, no one ever dared to utter an ill word about the government or its powerful leader, Moammar Gadhafi, lest they risk jail time, he said. But with Friday's protests, violent clashes and dozens of deaths, something changed. "We can

WHY ARE THERE NO PROTESTS IN BURMA?

2011-02-21T08:35:00.001+11:00

Please forward By: Roland Watson February 20, 2011 There are now popular protests all across the Middle East, including in Tunisia, Egypt, Iran, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen, Kuwait, Oman, Algeria, Morocco, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Djibouti, and Syria. Further afield, there are protests in Albania, Senegal, the Ivory Coast, Haiti, and elsewhere. Almost uniformly, the protests are pro-democracy. The

Wall of fear broken down, Egypt is free now

2011-02-12T09:02:00.001+11:00

In Tahrir Square several protesters fainted with the emotion of the moment following two weeks of protest. "I'm happy, I'm exhausted," said Mohammed Gamal, a 21-year-old Cairo University student, one of a new generation of web-savvy young people who were behind the revolt. "Now the Egyptians have their freedom. We broke down the wall of fear. We changed our people." TUNISIAIn Tunisia, whose

Fear to conquer dictatorship

2011-02-03T08:13:00.000+11:00

EGYPT... we can see the photos on the news, anger and more anger, bleeding citizens screaming "enough is enough", and HE HAS TO GO OUTWe can see them surrounding a military tank, do they run at the sight of a rifle? They are dying for what they believe and that is FREEDOM and DEMOCRACY. A wounded Egyptian man is brought away from front lines during the violent clashes / Getty Images Source:

WHAT IS BURMA's NATIONAL RECONCILIATION?

2011-01-17T10:12:00.001+11:00

Please forward this into Burma By: Roland Watson, January 16, 2011 What is National Reconciliation? In Burma, there is now a lot of talk about “national reconciliation.” An underlying question is: What does this mean? There has been terrible conflict and tragedy in the country since the military took over. But, this has not been standard interracial or interethnic violence, where one group

Our Righteous Life

2010-12-12T09:44:00.002+11:00

During the past weeks we have read a lot on Justin Assange and WikiLeaks. The creator of the news site has been labeled and sticky-labeled for his right to demand governments’ transparency and Freedom of Speech. At the forums I read the honest righteous voicing their disgust on the crime committed by Justin. On face to face conversations the same disgusting aptitudes towards the man who has

THE FUTURE OF BURMA

2010-11-24T11:19:00.000+11:00

PLEASE FORWARD... THE FUTURE OF BURMA POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI By Roland Watson November 23, 2010 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is free. The legitimate democratic leader of Burma is free, and everyone is full of expectations. Hers is an awesome responsibility. There is so much to do - to accomplish, and the goals are so difficult. How should she proceed? As one would expect, her

WHERE IS VICE SENIOR GENERAL MAUNG AYE?

2010-10-24T12:01:00.001+11:00

Please forward By: Roland Watson, roland@dictatorwatch.org October 23, 2010 Dictator Watch has received information that the number two general in Burma’s military junta, Vice Senior General Maung Aye, was placed under house arrest on August 27th. We have had this information for some weeks, but did not publish it earlier because there was no confirmation. While we still do not have

STONEWALLED BY CHINA and THE UNITED STATES

2010-10-15T16:18:00.001+11:00

Please forward By: Roland Watson October 14, 2010 The Chinese version of our Lessons in Democracy initiative, prepared by the Wei Jingsheng Foundation, was launched on September 27th. We can now report that the Lessons in Democracy website has been blocked by the Communist Party of China. The great and glorious CCP, with more than two trillion dollars in savings, and an increasingly powerful

BURMA’S NUCLEAR BATTALION

2010-08-29T10:48:00.001+10:00

Please forward. By: Roland Watson August 28, 2010 In June, we published lists of 660 Burma military officers who in 2009 began masters or doctoral programs in Russia at fourteen different technical universities. We now understand that the lists were prepared for submission to and approval by Russia’s Foreign Minister. They were in English to facilitate this communication. students listing (pdf)

PROOF: BURMA'S MILITARY JUNTA LIED TO THE IAEA

2010-08-29T10:40:00.000+10:00

Please forward widely By: Roland Watson June 28, 2010 The Democratic Voice of Burma has published photos and other documentation from their source, Sai Thein Win, about the SPDC's nuclear ambitions. Former IAEA Director Robert Kelley has examined this evidence and concluded that the ruling generals have “a clandestine nuclear program.” Mr. Kelley also graciously noted that the new evidence

BURMA FREEDOM Situation Report

2010-08-13T09:19:00.000+10:00

By Roland Watson August 12, 2010 Introduction Burma has a substantial population, believed to number above fifty million people. For context, Israel and Palestine have eleven million. Afghanistan, which is about the same size as Burma, has twenty-nine million. Iraq, with a third less territory, has thirty-one million. Inside Burma, everyone - except the small cabal of generals and their

PROOF: BURMA'S MILITARY JUNTA LIED TO THE IAEA

2010-06-29T14:15:00.003+10:00

Please forward widelyBy Roland WatsonThe Democratic Voice of Burma has published photos and other documentation from their source, Sai Thein Win, about the SPDC's nuclear ambitions.Former IAEA Director Robert Kelley has examined this evidence and concluded that the ruling generals have “a clandestine nuclear program.”Mr. Kelley also graciously noted that the new evidence

BURMA'S JUNTA DESECRATES ANCIENT BUDDHIST PAGODAS

2010-06-12T18:08:00.001+10:00

Please forwardBy: Roland WatsonClick here for Burmese TranslationDictator Watch has received very disturbing information. Although we do not have independent confirmation, our sources are credible.We would note that the recent intelligence from the Democratic Voice of Burma's source, Sai Thein Win, that the SPDC (the military junta of Burma) has a nuclear weapons program,

DEMOCRACY FOR CHINA: WHAT WILL IT TAKE?

2010-06-06T09:15:00.005+10:00

By Roland WatsonJune 4, 2010INTRODUCTIONThe most populous nation in the world, China, is a dictatorship. It has been ruled for the last sixty-one years by the Communist Party (CCP). Under Mao Zedong, the CCP was a typical communist regime. The population was kept equal – equally poor. Since Deng Xiaoping, it has become more properly a “capitalist dictatorship.” China today

BURMA NUCLEAR FOIA FILING

2010-04-11T06:48:00.002+10:00

Please forward.By: Roland WatsonIn anticipation of the Nuclear Security Summit this coming week in Washington, D.C., Dictator Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S. State Department (see below), asking that it release the Report on Military and Intelligence Aid to Burma that is required under Section 10 of the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta's

INTELLIGENCE FROM BURMA POLICE DEFECTOR

2010-03-26T16:56:00.002+11:00

Please forwardContact: Roland Watsonroland@dictatorwatch.orgDictator Watch has been given the results of the debriefing of a new defector out of Burma, Inspector Soe Min of the Pa-an Police Force, Karen State. He was responsible for forty subordinate officers.Soe Min fled because one of his subordinates lost a patrol car, for which loss he was held responsible. He is

US-BURMA POLICY – THE CURTAIN PARTS

2010-03-05T07:31:00.001+11:00

Please forward.Contact: Roland Watsonroland@dictatorwatch.orgI have previously commented that nations regularly have multiple foreign policies on any given issue: The policy that the leaders announce publicly, for show, and the real policy that is kept secret behind closed diplomatic doors. For example, for the United States and Burma, in the sixteen years that I have been

ISIS REPORT ON BURMA’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM

2010-02-01T07:47:00.002+11:00

Please forwardDICTATOR WATCHwww.dictatorwatch.orgContact: Roland Watson, roland@dictatorwatch.orgJanuary 31, 2010Read Full Report:http://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/burma-a-nuclear-wanabee-suspicious-links-to-north-korea-high-tech-procureme/This is a new report from ISIS - the Institute for Science and International Security, on the putative involvement of Burma's

THE BURMA ARMY: A HOUSE OF CARDS

2010-01-18T16:32:00.000+11:00

By Roland WatsonJanuary 17, 2010Please forwardWe have a new article, Than Shwe's Strategy, which describes the dictator of Burma's plan to stay in power, and how the pro-democracy movement can make it fail. Than Shwe's hold on power now is actually quite weak. The Burma Army is a House of Cards. It is ready to fall - to collapse upon itself. All this requires is a little

Than Shwe's Strategy

2010-01-18T16:31:00.002+11:00

By Roland WatsonJanuary 17, 2010Than Shwe’s goal is to stay in power, even if and when he relinquishes nominal control. To achieve this he must quell all threats to his rule, both internal and external. It is apparent that he has thought through this challenge very carefully. He has plans in place to counter all such threats, including by recruiting allies and other types of

Season's Greetings 2009-2010

2009-12-12T14:17:00.002+11:00

On behalf of Burmese Prisoners AbroadBest wishes for the Holiday Season

Godly sovereigns, implementing humane stone-age punishments

2009-12-02T14:10:00.005+11:00

By JegOnce again, Singapore's almighty legal system is playing God deciding with the life of a young Malaysian this time.Yong Vui Kong, 21 years old has been set up to face the noose on 4th December 2009, his crime? Was caught in the drug's network as a drug mule.Who's at fault this young man went the easy way? Poverty, poverty inflicted by selfish greedy governments.The

ELEMENTS OF A NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR BURMA

2009-11-15T05:47:00.005+11:00

By Roland WatsonIn the last three years, Dictator Watch has published intelligence about Burma's nuclear program from nine different sources. Information from well over ten other sources, including United States, South Korean and Indian intelligence agencies, has also been published by other NGOs and the media. There is a huge amount of intel now in the public domain. This

China - Burma-United States Relations

2009-10-09T10:51:00.002+11:00

By Roland WatsonOctober 8, 2009Note: This article was prepared for a seminar of the Asia Democracy Alliance in Washington, D.C., which Dictator Watch co-sponsored, in the Rayburn House of Representatives office building. It analyzes the relations of Burma with both China and the United States, including the impact of the Obama Administration’s policy of engagement.Pertinent

Disspointment on Congressional US Policy "one-sided" Hearing

2009-10-02T09:52:00.001+10:00

Dr. Kyi May Kaung addresses Senator WebbThis is a letter to Senator Webb, expressing disappointment on Wednesday's Congressional US Policy Hearing, from a respected friend, Dr Kyi May Kaung. To many of you, she may require no introduction - but to the rest of you, read on and you will learn."We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the oppressed. Sometimes

Junta's fiction, torturous reality

2009-09-29T14:16:00.002+10:00

Interview with 88 Generation Student member Myo Yan Naung TheinUnofficial AAPP translation of interview with Democratic Voice of Burma 23 September 200988 Generation Student member Myo Yan Naung Thein was released by the military government along with other prisoners. He was released from Thandwe prison in Arakan State. 35 year-old Myo Yan Naung Thein has suffered severely

Commemorating 2nd Anniversay of the Saffron Revolution

2009-09-22T17:23:00.004+10:00

Saffron Revolution monks, refugees, exiles, and supporters from the Southeast Asian country of Burma (Myanmar) are joining forces with Tibetan and Iranian protesters to commemorate the 2nd Anniversary of the Saffron Revolution at the United Nations – Dag Hammarskjold Plaza this Wednesday afternoon, while Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Burma’s leading

Laogai: The Machinery of Repression in China

2009-09-21T08:21:00.004+10:00

Available from Umbrage BooksReview by Roland WatsonSeptember 20, 2009There has been a growing tendency in recent decades, particularly in diplomatic affairs involving the United States, European Union and Australia, to downplay the extent of the human rights abuses committed in China. The argument behind the position is that the new generation of Communist Party of China (

2nd Anniversary Remembrance of the 2007 Saffron Revolution

2009-09-17T17:48:00.005+10:00

END THE OPPRESSIONS! SHOW YOUR SOLIDARITY!Monks and Democratic Forces for Burma will be holding a2nd Anniversary remembrance of the2007 Saffron Revolution/protestin front of the UN HeadquartersDate: Wednesday, September 23, 2009Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pmLocation: UN Headquarters - Dag Hammarskjold Plaza(E 47th Street, between 1st Ave and 2nd Avenue)2nd SR

Hmong: Postcard from Thailand's Nong Khai

2009-09-14T18:09:00.005+10:00

The terms Mong and Hmong refer to an Asian ethnic group in the mountainous regions of southeast Asia. Hmong are also one of the largest sub-groups in the Miao minzu population in southern China. Hmong groups began a gradual southward migration in the 18th century due to political unrest and to find more arable land. Hmong currently also live in several countries in Southeast

Brotherhood support for Ko Kyaw Zaw Lwin location and release

2009-09-08T12:09:00.007+10:00

PLEASE CIRCULATEDear Brothers and Sisters,We urgently require your support with this petition to obtain assistance in the Arrest/Detention of American citizen Ko Kyaw Zaw Lwin.We have to stand for our brotherhood — real and pure 88’s blood. More updates will be posted as they are known.Below is a sample letter as a fresh petition to the American Consul in Burma requesting

Call for Immediate US Action, End to Crimes Against Humanity

2009-08-29T06:55:00.002+10:00

By Aung Moe WinFor Immediate Release, August 28th, 2009Contact: Jeremy Woodrum, 202-246-7924Massive Flight of Refugees from BurmaActivists Call for Immediate United States Action, End to Crimes Against HumanityWashington, DC - A leading U.S based human rights group today called on the United States to lead action at the UN Security Council to stop attacks on ethnic

OPEN LETTER TO SENATOR WEBB

2009-08-19T18:11:00.004+10:00

PLEASE DISTRIBUTEBy Ko MyoeGood news for Senator Webb. The President Obama and United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday praised Senator Jim Webb for facilitating the release of American John William Yettaw but at the same time urged Burma’s ruling junta to release opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.Unsurprisingly, Burma’s state-run media today called, while

Girls On Top

2009-08-19T09:35:00.003+10:00

Translated by Nay ChiuSupreme Leader Than Shwe might be working his bottom off to convince the world that he, after killing several thousand monks and people, is actually a true Buddhist but his cunning efforts seemed to have ended up in the worst possible place for any highly honoured man – the girls toilet.On the morning of Friday 14 August, the Year 9 girls of No 8, State

Burma-Thailand border tensions has advantageous hidden benefits

2009-08-17T09:58:00.003+10:00

By Don TalenywunA scorched-earth sweep through a strategically-critical border zone by the armed forces of Burma’s ruling military junta has benefits for both the pariah regime and neighboring Thailand, writes Don TalenywunBurma-Thailand border tensions, rewarding hidden benefitsThe dislocation of between 5,000 and 6,000 people from Burma to Thailand in the past two months

Investigation on Yettaw's involvement with SPDC

2009-08-16T11:16:00.001+10:00

By BDCAn investigation of Yettaw’s involvement in a possible conspiracy is needed!The Burmese people are calling for the investigation of Yettaw's involvement in a possible conspiracy against Aung San Suu Kyi as well as Webb's possible business tie with the junta. John William Yettaw was the intruder of Aung San Suu Kyi’s residence. Because of him Aung San Suu Kyi was

Scorched-earth campaign in Central Shan State by SPDC

2009-08-13T21:17:00.005+10:00

Press ReleaseShan Community-Based Organizations on the currentscorched-earth campaign in Central Shan State by SPDC Map of Villages burnt out (click on map to enlarge)Shan-SPDC Burning Villages Shan Summary Villages Forcily Relocated Sources: Taifreedom

Burma meddling into domesticl affairs of Indonesia as in indivituals' private affairs

2009-08-13T19:10:00.003+10:00

By Ismira LutfiaDemocracy Group Shut DownIn a draconian move harking back to the New Order era under former dictator Suharto, Jakarta Police entered a five-star hotel in Central Jakarta on Wednesday and shut down a pro-democracy coalition meeting to discuss developments in Burma.Roshan Jason, a member of the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus, said police arrived at

Suu Kyi unfair sentence, a dark future for the country

2009-08-13T11:52:00.002+10:00

An unfair sentence, a dark future for the country Press ReleaseFIDH/BLC/Altsean-BurmaThe International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Burma Lawyer Council (BLC) and The Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (Altsean-Burma) express their outrage regarding the condemnation of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi by the Insein prison court in Rangoon to 18 months house arrest.“This shocking

The Nuke Light of Myanmar

2009-08-12T19:51:00.006+10:00

PLEASE DISTRIBUTEHelp us raise awareness of Burma's nuclear ambitionsBurmese military regime has shown their true face by imprisoning Daw Aung San Suu Kyi 18 more months. The regime doesn't want Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to be part of their sham 2010 election which intended to legitimize military rule. They don't want anyone except military to run the country.Even in this 21

Junta’s newspaper attack on Myo Thein of Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) together with GAB, UHRC & FBF

2009-08-12T06:29:00.003+10:00

Translated by Myo TheinJunta’s newspaper attacked on Burma Democratic Concern (BDC), FBF, UHRC & GAB. The following is the translated version of the newspaper article. You can see original Burmese version at http://www.kyaymon.eu.mn/I- Oat-Hla-Nge, logged onto the internet with my old laptop from a field since I was bored. I searched on Google wondering what funded exiled

UNSC must call emergency meeting for Suu Kyi

2009-08-11T21:23:00.003+10:00

United Nations Security Council must hold emergency meeting in order to send ultimate ultimatum demanding to free Aung San Suu KyiBurma Democratic Concern (BDC) calls for United Nations Security Council to hold emergency meeting in order to send ultimate ultimatum demanding to free Aung San Suu Kyi or face collective practical action taken. We call for world leaders to take

BURMA: ARMS EMBARGO

2009-08-11T19:21:00.004+10:00

The military regime in Burma is one of the most brutal in the world, using its half million strong army to oppress its population.In Eastern Burma the UN has accused the regime of breaking the Geneva Conventions by deliberately targeting civilians. The Burmese Army rapes, loots, burns, tortures and kills. Civilians are shot on sight, even children.In 2007 in Rangoon we saw

18 months more of detention for Aung San Suu Kyi

2009-08-11T18:49:00.005+10:00

Dear Tweeters,We now need you more than ever. We have to make sure the world knows about this unjust sham trial.Let's make #AungSanSuuKyi a top Trending Topic.Best,Tweet for Aung San Suu Kyi team

FBR REPORT: "Train to Cry"

2009-08-09T20:29:00.002+10:00

Dear friends,Here is a report from our FBR HQ team after the latest training of Shan, Karenni and Pao relief teams. It is about love and what can make us cry. We were there to start the training and our ethnic headquarters team finished the training and prepared the new teams for their missions.After the graduation and after the last team had gone on their missions, our

Falun Gong: Mr Yang Guiquan tortured to death in Police custody

2009-08-09T17:46:00.004+10:00

Within two weeks of being detained, Mr. Yang Guiquan was tortured to death while in police custody.(Falun Info) -Within two weeks of being detained, Mr. Yang Guiquan was tortured to death while in police custody.A middle-aged man in northeast China has died just sixteen days after being detained by security agents while speaking to passers-by at a shopping mall about the

BCA calls on Australia to stop all support to military regime

2009-08-08T12:25:00.004+10:00

Media ReleaseFrom: Burma Campaign AustraliaBurma still crying out for democracy - calls on Rudd to cut all Australian support to the military regime.August 8th, 2009Burma Campaign Australia on the 21st anniversary of mass public protests in Burma that were brutally crushed has condemned the Australian Governments lack of support for Burma’s democracy movement.Burma Campaign

PLAGIARISM IN THE BURMA NUCLEAR “SCOOP”

2009-08-04T07:29:00.003+10:00

Please forward widelyDICTATOR WATCHwww.dictatorwatch.orgContact:Roland Watson, roland@dictatorwatch.orgAugust 3, 2009To: Desmond Ball and Phil ThorntonIs it too much to ask to be given a little credit, when credit is due?Your articles this past weekend in the Sydney Morning Herald and Bangkok Post about Burma's nuclear program contained some new information and one new

Burma VJ screen & 21st 8888 Anniversary in Sydney

2009-08-01T13:22:00.003+10:00

By Ko ThuPLEASE CIRCULATEBurma VJ screening at Sydney and on the same day the 21th anniversary commemoration of 8888 will be held at different venues.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8888 21st ANNIVERSARYWhen: Saturday 8th August 2009Time:6pm-9pmWhere: Ukrainian HallAddress: 59 Joseph St,

At least 30 National League for Democracy members arrested

2009-08-01T12:26:00.004+10:00

By Saffron TowardFor immediate release - PLEASE CIRCULATE(Mae Sot – Thailand)31 July 2009The verdict in the trial of Noble Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been postponed to August 11, 2009. Meanwhile, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (Burma) has learnt that the regime arrested at least 30 NLD members in the early hours of this morning, between

Free East Turkestan

2009-07-28T11:35:00.002+10:00

PLEASE CIRCULATEBy Roland WatsonDictator Watch OrgJuly 27, 2009(Note: We recommend the history of China given in the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party.)The Uyghur people in East Turkestan are restless. Throughout history, Chinese emperors and warlords has repeatedly invaded their land, only to be pushed back. In the modern era, China took control in the late 19th

Barack Obama came to office with great promise

2009-07-28T11:14:00.007+10:00

PLEASE CIRCULATEBy Robert Watsonwww.dictatorwatch.orgU.S. Policy on Burma: More Stick (1 link to article), Less Carrot analyses the many different events surrounding Burma in the last few months, including the visit of Ban Ki-moon, celebrity activism, the Kang Nam 1, and the comments of Hillary Clinton.)President Obama's approval rating by the American people is on the

What the world must remember

2009-07-27T20:32:00.000+10:00

What the world continues to forgetby BuffalohairDaw Aung Suu Kyi of Burma is not looking to be rescued and liberated from bondage contrary to the well meaning world. If that were the case she would have been released from incarceration and shipped out of the country, never to return. She is standing for her nation and the thousands of political prisoners. Likened to the

Evidence of Burma Army extortion demands on Chin villagers facing food crisis

2009-07-27T18:53:00.003+10:00

Evidence of Burma Army extortion demands on villagers facing food crisis in southern Chin State An Free Burma Rangers (FBR) team operating in north west Burma has evidence of the demands made upon villagers in Paletwa Township by the Burma Army. (Paletwa Township is considered as part of Chin State but is an area populated by Arakan, Chin and other ethnic groups. Some Arakan

UN must stipulate National Reconciliation before Burma's 2010 elections

2009-07-27T10:57:00.000+10:00

Immediate Release: United Nations must demand junta to do national reconciliation first26 July 2009Burma’s elected legitimate leader, Aung San Suu Kyi said on 24 July 2009 that “United Nations should demand the military regime that “2010 election will be lack of credible and un-fair before facilitating to take place the national reconciliation”.Aung San Suu Kyi and her party

The abc of Home Minister Maj-Gen Maung Oo to win trust among submissive followers

2009-07-22T10:48:00.006+10:00

Mizzima reported yesterday HM Maj-Gen Maung Oo, encouraged, pressured staff into the art of Myanmar’s junta sleaziness. Luckily there is a copy of the minutes (20Jan’07) to take to court when time arises. Here are few:*.* -Counter people with people, counter politics with politics. There is no need to get involved personally. Do it carefully and do it daringly…*.* -

Burma under ASEAN protection unless they rewrite their Charter

2009-07-20T21:03:00.007+10:00

The ASEAN Summit has been and gone, the boys enjoyed a nice suntan and gorgeous hulla hulla gals, exquisite free dinners and what has Burma's in desperation living under poverty with lack of human rights under a lawless regime have achieved?Naaah... this time I did not sit online to wait for news, if the ASEAN Charter is not amended properly what sort of respect shall be

Myo Yan Naung Thein's price for Burma's Freedom

2009-07-18T16:52:00.005+10:00

Myo Yan Naung Thein, 34 years of age, graduated Architect, French Language Instructor, Tourist Guide, and Former P.P is one of the student leaders with his firm determination in restoration of democracy in Burma.Due to his leadership role in the 1996 December Student Demonstrations he was sentenced to prison for 7 years by the military government in 1997 under Section 5/j of the Penal Code

Rohingya Face a Resurgence of Abuse and Displacement

2009-07-17T22:01:00.003+10:00

SHARE - Press ReleaseBangladesh: Rohingya Face a Resurgence of Abuse and DisplacementJuly 15, 2009Bangladesh 2009 © MSFRohingya people from Myanmar pick up the what is left of a shelterin Kutupalong makeshift camp after police destroyed more than 250 homes.On Tuesday, July 14, Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) witnessed a group of approximately 30 police

Ceasefires got the bull by the horns

2009-07-17T10:51:00.004+10:00

Amazing how fast this "road map is developing" as the lucky stars seem to be shining over the opposition.The ceasefire groups have turned the generous offer from the generals, now what to do next?Shall we sit and twiddle our fingers waiting for the junta's reaction?Shall we ask the UN and the whole world for help?Shall we point the finger and keep accusing the bad boys?Shall

Stoic Karen vow to fight for their right to life

2009-07-16T19:23:00.001+10:00

Outnumbered and outgunned, the KNLA vows to defend its peopleStoic Karen vow to fight for their right to lifeKNU/KNLA Brigade 5Mae Sot, ThailandJuly 14, 2009As the Thai government and international organisations attempt to deal with the aftermath of the Burmese junta’s destructive offensive in the Karen National Liberation Army’s Seventh Brigade the junta’s soldiers march on

New Burma Army attacks in Mone Township, Nyaunglebin District, northern Karen State

2009-07-14T18:55:00.001+10:00

Free Burma Rangers Report - New Burma Army attacks in Mone Township, Nyaunglebin District, northern Karen State, three villagers killed and 500 new IDPs forced to flee homes as Burma Army launches attacks New Burma Army attacks in Mone Township, Nyaunglebin District, northern Karen State

Review of 2008 Constitution a must before playing 2010 elections

2009-07-10T18:42:00.002+10:00

Review of the junta’s 2008 constitution is a MUST before playing into the junta’s illegal 2010 electionBurma Democratic Concern (BDC) calls for the international community to pay close attention to what the democratic forces are saying especially the “Shwe-Gone-Dine” declaration by the National League for Democracy (NLD).Aung San Suu Kyi and her party the National League for

SPDC-Russia: Robbing the Future

2009-07-10T13:28:00.002+10:00

The transformation of Mount Pinpet, or "Pine Tree Mountain", in Burma's war-torn Shan State, for the excavation and refinement of the country's second largest iron ore deposit is changing the very nature of life there, and if not stopped could permanently destroy the home of more than 7000 primarily ethnic Pa-O residents. English and Burmese versions

IDPs, land confiscation and forced recruitment in Papun District

2009-07-07T19:04:00.000+10:00

In the northernmost township of Papun District, 13 of 46 Burma Army battalions deployed as part of an ongoing offensive in northern Karen State were withdrawn between the end of 2008 and the start of 2009. Although this has opened some space for villagers, they report continued patrols, restricted access to farmland and severe food shortages. Elsewhere in the district where

DKBA duped by Burma's junta

2009-07-07T13:54:00.007+10:00

“May the KNU and the Karen Liberating revolution have victory.”--Myaing Gyi Ngu, 17 June 2009Karen village destroyed by DKBA and Burma Army - Photo: FBRSenior commander allegedly expresses sorrow, claims militia duped by Burma’s military juntaBy Dan PedersenAn open letter of sorrow and regret allegedly from a senior commander of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army is being circulated in Mae La

Burma today under General Than Shwe's disciplined regime

2009-07-02T09:46:00.003+10:00

As a foreigner I see it like it is, I am popular for speaking up my mind and telling like it is even when it hurts. What you see below also hurts and this is what we have to show the world that, what you see below is another garbage tip the junta has been making out of Burma.The generals are comfortable living in Naypyidaw where they are away from the smell, the view,

Soft Power: Michael Jackson's gift to the world

2009-06-30T13:46:00.003+10:00

Definitions:Hard power: is the ability to coerce others by using carrots or sticks as either bribes or threats.Soft power:is the ability to get what we want by attracting others, by getting them to want the things we want. It includes the power of culture, of values, of example, of desirability. --Joe Nye developed the Soft Power concept, Harvard UniversitySoft Power when

Shan Drug Watch: Ten Years After

2009-06-27T20:03:00.002+10:00

By Shanland June 26 marks ten years since the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) embarked on its 15-year plan to eradicate the cultivation and production of all drugs in Burma by 2014. Shan Drug Watch 2009

SPDC feeds on heroin epidemic in Kachin

2009-06-27T19:34:00.004+10:00

By KachinnewsThe jade mines of Hpakant in Burma’s northern Kachin State have long been notorious for high rates of drug addiction and HIV infection. What is less known, thanks to the military regime’s strict control of information from this remote area, is the...SPDC feeds on Heroin Epidemic in Kachin Read Report from Kachin Network

Amnesty: Use your liberty to promote ours

2009-06-27T13:53:00.006+10:00

Burma: A Threat to International Security and Peace

2009-06-22T10:44:00.003+10:00

Please forwardBy Roland WatsonWMD NEXUS BETWEEN NORTH KOREA AND BURMAJune 21, 2009News Story, via AP:"A U.S. Navy destroyer is tailing a North Korean ship suspected of carrying illicit weapons toward Myanmar in what could be the first test of new U.N. sanctions against the North over its recent nuclear test, a leading TV network said Sunday.The South Korean news network YTN,

Investigating migrants' motivations to leave home in Burma

2009-06-19T19:35:00.003+10:00

Abuse, Poverty and Migration:While Burma's ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) continues to claim that the country has reached unprecedented levels of peace and development over the past 20 years, tens of thousands of Burmese residents continue to leave the country every year in order to find a way to survive. Indeed, all indications suggest that this flow of

UNHCR Dhaka office discriminatory processing of applications

2009-06-17T20:25:00.005+10:00

Last January 22, 2009 Narinjara reported U Thuriya, 25 years old, Saffron Revolution protester in 2007, was suffering mentally after the UNHCR Dhaka office rejected his application for refugee status last 22 October, 2008.U Thuriya attended an interview at the UNHCR Dhaka office where a Rakhine interpreter helped him with his interview. Apparently, the mist-matched

SPDC's recruitment procedure for Swinn militia

2009-06-14T20:10:00.003+10:00

By Nay Chiu UHow Swann Arr Shin (Swine Militia) are employed by SPDCSome of the methods, used by State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) to crackdown on peaceful demonstrators in the city of Rangoon have been revealed. A man, who participated in the crackdown programme told the New Era Journal how the police forces and Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA)

ALTASEAN May'09 Review of Events in Burma

2009-06-12T19:55:00.001+10:00

Throughout the trial, dozens of supporters of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, including 80-year-old NLD member Win Tin, defied armed SPDC security forces outside Rangoon’s Insein prison to show their solidarity with her. In addition to soldiers and riot police, the SPDC deployed hundreds of USDA members and Swan Arr Shin thugs - reportedly recruited for 2,000 kyat (US$2) and a meal

Over 3,000 villagers fleeing joint SPDC/DKBA attacks against the KNLA

2009-06-07T17:14:00.003+10:00

UPDATEAs of Saturday June 6th, over 3,000 villagers have fled the area of Ler Per Her IDP camp in Dta Greh Township, Pa’an District to seek refuge in neighbouring Thailand. This includes villagers fleeing joint SPDC/DKBA attacks against the KNLA as well as those fleeing forced recruitment as porters to carry supplies for SPDC and DKBA troops engaged in the fighting.Subject: Burma Army Attack - UpdateWe have just been informed by our team that the Burma Army have begun an offensive against displaced villagers along the Thai-Burma border and early this morning heavy bombing has been heard.There are an estimated 800 Burma Army troops, joined by 300 soldiers from their proxy forces spread along approximately 20 - 30km of border

700 villagers flee to Thailand due to Burmese forces attacks on KNLA camps

2009-06-07T13:14:00.002+10:00

in order to avoid fighting between joint State Peace and Development Council (SPDC)/Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) forces and Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) soldiers.Running Away from SPDC's wars Running Away from SPDC's wars forthem Over 700 villagers flee to Thailand

Burmese dictators get a free pass

2009-06-06T19:49:00.000+10:00

By Frida Ghitis - Abitsu, Atlanta-Journal Constitution (US): Every time we become distracted, the generals in Burma manage to jolt us back to attention. The world’s most despotic regime is alive and well, inflicting suffering on its people after five decades in power, while the world does little more than issue an occasional statement of outrage. We’ve grown awkwardly

ICC Orphanage In Burma Attacked by Burmese Government Forces

2009-06-06T19:46:00.000+10:00

By ABITSUPersecution.org : 6/5/09 Burma (International Christian Concern).Burmese government forces attacked two internally displaced people’s camps along the Thai border last night in a heightened effort to defeat the Karen. According to our initial reports, there were at least 400 people who were being sheltered between the two camps, including 200 children. Deaths have

KNU welcomes Security Council statement on Burma

2009-06-05T08:17:00.002+10:00

Karen National UnionOFFICE OF THE SUPREME HEADQUARTERSKAREN NATIONAL UNIONKAWTHOOLEIMay 25, 2009by Daniel PedersenWe, the Karen National Union (KNU), welcome the press statement on Burma by the United Nations Security Council issued on 22nd May 2009.The current trial of Aung San Suu Kyi is in direct defiance of previous demands by the Security Council, and breaks

Mistreatment and child soldiers in the Burma Army: Interviews with SPDC deserters

2009-06-04T20:55:00.000+10:00

KHRG spoke with a seventh deserter from the Burma Army. The testimonies of these individuals substantiate previous accounts by other deserters interviewed by KHRG about the large numbers of child soldiers within the Burma Army, the mistreatment and exploitation of rank-and-file soldiers by commanding officers and the overall low morale within the ranks.

Kachin student in coma after brutal assault by soldiers

2009-06-03T21:46:00.003+10:00

Written by KNGAfter the brutal assault by Burmese Army soldiers, a teenaged Kachin student is in a coma for three days in hospital. He was beaten up severely at the railway station of Mayan Village in Burma's northern Kachin State on May 31 by a section of soldiers, said local sources close to the boy.An eighth grade student Hpuwan La San (14) was innocent but wrongly

Children recruited in Burmese Army cadet

2009-06-03T16:51:00.005+10:00

By Hseng Khio FahThe Burmese Army in Shan State East has forcibly recruited children aged from 12 to 15 to its army cadet claiming it will improve education.The Army continues to recruit despite international pressure to stop using child soldiers.Burmese soldiers from both Mongpiang-based Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) #360, led by Captain Thein Aung, and Infantry Battalion

USDA Latter Day Saints a pro democracy conversion

2009-06-03T09:45:00.002+10:00

Yettaw is a Latter Day Saint member in his native town. Coincidentally the Church of The Latter Day Saints is following a missionary program in cooperation with USDA.Address: The Latter Day Saints Church at Yattaw in Yangon:No: 146 (A),Pyi Road, 8 1/2 miles, Mayangon Township,Yangon,Myanmar.(In front of Aung Myay Bon San, Shan monastery, near A1 Film Compound)Pauk Pauk here is looking for Nyi Nyi Latt, to exchange Maniloy experiences and some sushi... please contact Jeg urgently.And while there please check the brothers' profilesThanks very much.

Burmese soldiers assaulted and detained youth for preventing rape

2009-06-02T10:55:00.002+10:00

Supporting KachinKachin youths assaulted and detained for preventing rape by Burmese soldiers Many ethnic young Kachin men and male students in Mayan Village near Namti city in Burma's northern Kachin State were brutally assaulted and detained last night by Burmese soldiers in the village-based Burmese Army Artillery Battalion No. 372. The army action came after some youths

Suu Kyi's Inspirational Words

2009-05-31T15:34:00.000+10:00

Suu Kyi's 64th BirthdayView more OpenOffice presentations from Jeg .

Overseas Burmese Patriots: Free Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi

2009-05-31T14:59:00.001+10:00

We thus ardently appeal to the International Community to steadfastly call for the total cessation of the trial and immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners in Burma.OBP_FreeBurma Publish at Scribd or explore others: Magazines & Newspape suu kyi

SPDC’S 2010 ELECTIONS: UPHEAVAL IN THE MAKING

2009-05-30T22:13:00.000+10:00

The SPDC preparations to ensure full control over the 2010 election is fueling instability, with consequences that will exacerbate cross-border economic and security issues already adversely affecting the region.SPDC 2010 Elections - Upheaval in the Making Publish at Scribd or explore others:

Fair Burmese Military Justice

2009-05-28T21:08:00.010+10:00

How fair could it go? The theory of the taxi driver fits nicely here but witnesses were not allowed and if he talks, this poor driver will disappear junta's way.We have the statement of Yettaw where he said the soldiers "knew of him entering the compound", the taxi driver said that Yettaw flashed a red card/letter to the soldiers... so Yettaw did not come from the water, no

Sydney supporting Aung San Suu Kyi on 19th Anniversary

2009-05-27T22:20:00.003+10:00

Rally organised by Burma Campaign Australia at Sydney, Martin Place which is centre of Downtown Sydney; in front of State parliament building showing our support for Aung San Suu Kyi and commemorate the 19th anniversary of Burma’s last election and demanding more proactive action toward Burma by Australian Government.

SPDC's ethnic cleaning

2009-05-27T09:20:00.002+10:00

...will Burmese racism ever acknowledge thatwe live and share a multicultural rainbow? --Jeg

Supersensitive Burmese Generals

2009-05-26T20:40:00.003+10:00

... But our delicate rose petalsBurman generals,must be addressed and supported with a much softer and delicate poetry, always over sighting their “delinquencies”-- JegQuote was published by The Irrawaddy News 26 may 2009