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Rebuilding A Peaceful Chinland: Hope of A Chin Exile
14 December 2010: When I read the scripture text on the Jew's return
from the 70-year-long Babylonian captivity, I envision the picture of the
Chin refugees returning from all parts of the world to the God-given land
of Chin State in great numbers. I strongly hope there will be a day when
the deported Chin people will find their ways home to Chinland. There
will be time the runaways will be back as returnees.
Although the way the Chin people left our homeland differs from the
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way the people of Judah left their land, our status is the same as
theirsboth of us being exiles in a foreign country. The Jewish captives
were exiles and so are we. But our dissimilarity is that the Jews were
deported as captives whereas we are resettled as fugitives. Our captivity
also differs from the Jewish captivity. Whereas the Jews were captives
out of the country, we are captives in the country.
It is apparent that we are really captives in our own land. The entire
Chinland is in captivity with its people being deprived of liberty and
freedom. The whole Chinland is like a prison-house in which are the
people detained. The whole Chinland is like a door-locked chicken-house
in which the poultry are left starved with very little food over which they
are fighting one another for their lives' sake. The weaker chickens only
stare enviously at the stronger ones greedily gobbling up the little food.
In consequence, it is reasonable that the poor weaker fowls should be
struggling to get out of the house by any means. In the perspective of
situational ethics, Christian or secular, the weaker fowls are justifiable to
seek any possible way-out for their lives. They are just to fly out through
the window. They are fair to get out through the ceiling holes. It is not
guilty to create a way-out for an escape to freedom; for life is too
priceless to give up to the pitiless. Likewise, freedom is too precious to
entrust to the vicious. Loyalty is too invaluable to pay to the unreliable.
The situation of the Chin people is no better. The weaker poor people
are deprived of their livelihood by the stronger so-called elitesthe
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junta officers and their loyalists. I want to state my eye-witnessed
unpleasant incident which was a case in this point. During one summer
vacation while I was in Hakha, I planned to visit my native village. On
being informed that I would go to my village, my niece, a mother of
three children, kept a fattened hen for a dinner she planned to invite me
to. Looking forward to my arrival, the little children frequently asked
their mother, "Mum, when will uncle get to us?" It was not because they
longed to see me but rather because they longed to eat chicken. (An
average family in Chin State can hardly eat chicken once in two months.
As for my family of three personsmy mother, my niece and myself
we could eat two chickens in a period of six years when I was in Hakha.
That time, my salary was above the average person's monthly income.)
Regrettably, I delayed my travel to my village because of some reasons.
In the meantime, an army officer and his men came to my village, and
seized the fattened hen that the children longed to eat. Who ate the
chicken? The wildcatsso to saythe junta wildcats. Now the soldiers
ate up the children's meat. Thus they robbed the children's hope, joy,
potential and courage. In this way, the cruelly exploitation of the junta is
sapping the children of their energy, their courage, until they lose their
confidence. Consequently, these children lose their holistic rights of
humanity. They lose their healthiness, their physical development, their
psychological development, their intellectual development. Hence, they
lose the blessed life of abundance. As a result, they lose even their life
expectancy.
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The primary and central cause of all these problems is political chaos.
The aforesaid social ills are the effects of political injustice and
discrimination. The political iniquity is the original and central cause of
these problems. We face with many terrible encounters in three areas of
human lifepolitical, religious and economical.
Politically, the ethnic minorities in our country are suffering from bitter
racial discrimination, oppression and pressure by various means with the
purpose for Burmanization of the ethnic peoples; that is, they are forced
to spk urms only n onvrt to usm T junts unwrttn
policy towards the ethnic minorities is both preventive and repressive.
They create various means to block the development of the minority
languages and identities. When the military regime took power in 1988,
they eliminated the Lai language from the academic subjects in public
schools. It followed that, within a period of two decades, the Chin young
people can hardly read or write their own native language.
The Lai language is now in danger of extinction. We lose much of our
cultural values such as traditional dances, songs, folktales along with the
language which is the backbone of culture. Publication of books in
minority language is strictly prohibited on pain of three-year
imprisonment1. Literature works such as history, novels in Chin, are
required to be translated into Burmese before they are published. In this
way, we, the Chin ethnics, have been losing our own cultural elements
in our own land. We have almost lost our own identity, our uniqueness
in our own land.
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Religion is a major reason that invites severe antagonism, opposition
and oppression by the exclusive junta government. Simply on religious
and racial bases, the Christian Chin people are treated as secondary
citizens, given less opportunity for important posts in government offices.
T worst of t s t ovrnmnts lrtv ton nst ur
activities in all Chin State.
Wl wrtn ts rtl, I rll n vnt of t utorts prfrntland partial treatments on two of my villagers who came to stay at my
residence in the TABC Headquarters in Thantlang. They were from the
same village. They came together. They came with their own businesses.
The older man came to attend a Christian annual meeting whereas the
other was to attend the government-ornz Popls Mlt Trnn
courses. As they arrived at the gate of our headquarters, the man with
religious affair was arrested whereas the other young man, who was to
join the government-conducted militia training, was freed. The police
authorities attributed the curfew as the reason for the arrest, for my
guests arrived during the curfew hours. But this could not be a strong
reason, for they did not arrest the young man. This was a discriminative
and intentional act. This was a sign of their indifference to Christian
movements. This was a sign of their antagonism against Christianity; it
was a creation of a hindrance to the Christian activities. Their
discrimination was very evident between the two, who came from the
same village, arriving at the same time, in the same town, directing to
the same house. One was arrested and put into prison simply on the
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basis of his religious business, while the other man with government
business was freed.
There are still other more instances of such cases in Chinland. Religious
meetings and assemblies are required to apply for permission from
regional military authorities. In the application, the name list of the
participants should be appended. The application should state who will
speak on which day and on which night. This is nothing but the creation
of a difficulty for our religious movements. This is a violation of religion
by t stt s rlon soul not ntrfr wt stts ffrs, t
state should not interfere with religious affairs. Besides, the junta not
only takes control over the church; but also intrudes into the internal
affairs of Church-related organizations. While I was serving as a lecturer
at a seminary, at every turn of each semester, the intelligence used to
examine our academic subjects. Once, we proposed to put Chin History
s n m sujt n t sools urrulum, ut r Cn
officers in the government offices argued against the proposal that it
might invite problems from the government.
However, in the mist of our hardships, God has heard the cries of the
Chin victims with the ears of UNHCR officers and many sympathetic
countries, who offer their helping hands to us. A great number of us will
hopefully be resettled to countries overflowing with milk and honey.
Tr w wll rv Gos lssns W wll lso suk t mlk of
education in various fields. We will be improved and filled up with novel
thoughts, ideologies, technologies, and the like. We will build a newly
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transformed community. We will be a new community, a community of
God, a people of God, a people of righteousness, a people of love. We
will be like a company of bees, not like the butterflies that live
individually. We must not be like the butterflies that suck nectar for their
own enjoyment and do not bring anything home for their children, for
their fellows. We must be like the bees who diligently work in
cooperation for their companythe hivethat stores a lot of sweet
honey that signifies helpfulness and benevolence. With the various kinds
of blessings we will rebuild our land, our people. We will make our
Chinland a land on the hill, a city on the hill, and our people a people of
God, love and justice.
There is hope for the future that the gate of a peaceful Chinland may be
open to the expatriates. Then the recorded names of the returnees and
the contributors will be called out. When the roll is called then, our
names will be there in the list and we will be there.
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Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) Diary (13 Dec 2010)Sunday, December 12, 2010
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China loans Burma 2.4 billion dollars for gas pipeline project
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DECEMBER 13, 2010
tags: Burma, China Loan, gas pipeline project, Human Rights,Junta,
Myanmar, world focus on Burma
by peacerunning
Rangoon China has signed a 2.4-billion-dollar loan agreemen twithBurma to finance the construction of a natural gas pipeline between the
countries, media reports said Sunday.
The loan was inked between the China Develoment Bank Cooperation
and Burma Foreign Investment Bank on November 30 in Napyitaw, the
new capital, the Myanmar Times reported.The pipeline is to run from Rakhine State on the Burmese coast, site of
the Kyauk Phyu national gas project, to Yunnan province in southern
China.
T lon wll mnly for t nturl s projt n Kyuk Pyu, winvolves Myanmar, China, Korea and India, where Burma has 7.3 per
cent of the shares, s n onn, onom n ommrl
counselor of the Chinese embassy in Rangoon.
He said the loan would help bring speed up construction of the project.
Under the Burmar-China gas scheme, India is to help build a new port in
Sithwe, Rakhine, to handle gas from offshore reserves and China will
construct a 1,000-kilometre pipeline to deliver the gas overland to
Yunnan.
T nturl s from urm wll us for Yunnn provnsnustrl rqurmnts n for rsntl us, n tol tMyanmarTimes.
Military-run Burma currently exports more than 1 billion cubic feet of gas
(28 million cubic metres) a day of natural gas from its two offshore
projects in the Gulf of Marthaban to neighbouring Thailand via an
underwater and overland pipeline network.
Thailand pays a estimated 2 billion dollars a year for the gas
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imports.//DPA
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/China-loans-Burma-2-4-billion-
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urms 20: Look ________________________________________
By KYAW ZWA MOEThursday, December 9, 2010
The year 2010 is ending and a new year is dawning. Could next year be
radically different from 2010 or previous years? The future is
unpredictable, but we can predict a few things to come based on the
pst yr n urms story
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Kyaw Zwa Moe is managing editor of the Irrawaddy magazine. He can
be reached [email protected].
________________________________________
January: Burma always greets the new year with a celebration of
Independence Day on Jan. 4. This year marks the 63rd anniversary, but
since1962, when the military staged a coup, the people have suffered
oppression under Socialist and military governments for decades.
January is unlikely to be politically dynamic, but the ruling government
will be making plans to finish its seven-step road map.
Now, plns r unrwy to mplmnt t two rmnn stps [toconvene a parliament and build 'a modern, developed democratic nation']
to n ovr Stt powr to t pul, junt Snr-Gen Than Shwes n s mss to t popl on t ountrys Ntonl y, wfell on Dec. 1, 2010.
February: This could be the last month for the State Peace and
Development Council (SPDC), the governing body of the ruling military
regime, if the generals feel secure enough to hand over power to a new
government. The 2008 Constitution says that the parliament is to be
held within 90 days after the Nov. 7 election. Feb. 5 is the deadline for
t ountrys frst prlmnt to onvn wt t nwly ltcandidates, which will then form a new government with the selection of
a president and two vice presidents.
By the time the new government is formed, the SPDC will be terminated.Should the Burmese people feel relieved that they are no longer under
military rule? You know who won in the last election: the Union
Solrty n vlopmnt Prty, t junts prty So, the answer isclear.
Will February mark the beginning of confrontations between the ruling
junta and the opposition groups? Shortly before the military regime held
the last election, several prominent ethnic leaders and politicians
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proposed to convene a second Panglong conference for national
reconciliation. Soon after Suu Kyi was released on Nov. 13, 109 people
comprised of veteran politicians and ethnic leaders gave her a mandate
to lead an effort to convene the conference. It was reportedly said that
the conference could be held on Feb. 12, which is the 64th anniversary
of Union Day, which was the day in 1947 that independence leader
Aung San, the father of Suu Kyi, and selected ethnic leaders signed the
Panglong agreement to gain independence from Britain.
The conference idea is good, but unrealistic, since it would lead to a
head-to-head confrontation between the government and oppositiongroups. If the idea is actually pursued, the regime would probably
launch a brutal crackdown on the opposition and ethnic groups. If that
happened, the current number of political prisoners (more than 2,100)
would soar, and Suu Kyi would again be detained. Surely, Suu Kyi and
ethnic leaders will not risk such a confrontation.
March: Burma is likely to have a new government if everything goes
smoothly in convening the parliament (though there is no time frame to
form a government after convening the parliament). The new
ovrnmnt wll nuurt nw nm for t ountry, t pulof t Unon of Mynmr, nn t urrnt nm t Unon ofMynmrIs it really new government? We could get a sign of that on March 13,
when Human Rights Day ceremonies will be held, marking the day whenPhone Maw, a Rangoon engineering university student, was killed by the
then Solst rms surty fors n 988 umn ts y wscreated by pro-mory roups to mrk Pon Mws t n salways been illegal in Burma.
The government will come out in full force on March 27 to celebrate
Tatmadaw Day (armed forces day) The new government, though it is
vln n nm, wll lrt t y n mssv rmons n
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Naypyidaw, along with the new crop of military generals who have
replaced those promoted to positions in parliament.
April: People will again celebrate the new year in water festival
gatherings, while not forgetting the tragic bombings during the Rangoon
water festival in 2010, when an estimated 20 people were killed and
more than 100 injured.
The military government said terrorists were responsible for the blasts.
Could bombings happen again in 2011? Of course. The background is
grim: tensions have escalated on the border between government
troops and ethnic armed groups. All cease-fire groups are underconstant pressure to transform into a Border Guard Force controlled by
the government. An ethnic Karen armed group attacked outposts of the
ovrnmnts surty fors n Mywy n Tr Po Pss,towns along the Thailand-Burma border. Such attacks, including
bombings of civilian targets, will go on s lon s t tnsons nt resolved through political means.
May: This month will bring memories of happiness and anger. In 1990,
May 27 was the historic election day in which millions of Burmese voters
got a chance to choose their elected representatives: the National
League for Democracy won in a landslide. But the government was
nvr form wt lt nts, n now t junts UnonSolidarity and Development Party, is convening a new parliament.
Another bitter event on this month was the deadly attack against SuuKyi and her supporters who were ambushed by thugs organized by the
mltry ovrnmnts vl ornzton, t Unon Solrty nDevelopment Association, the mother organization of USDP. Who can
guarantee that a new government led by former senior members of the
US, wont orstrt notr plot sn to rmov r from tpolitical arena.
June: Former student activists who took part in the 1988 uprising will
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never forget June 16 and 17, when demonstrating students were beaten
by riot police and arrested. Many were injured and hundreds were
thrown behind bars.
un Sn Suu Ky wll lrt r 66t rty on un 9 rs beautiful dream: If Suu Kyi had been given a chance to play a key role
in a government formed after her party won in the 1990 election,
toys urm mt look totlly ffrnt Twnty yrs n mk country politically stable, economically prosperous and developed in
areas such as education and technology, all under a democratic
government Imn no poltl prsonrs n t ountrys jlsonlly, Suu Kys rol s ky lr of ovrnmnt woul rta better relationship with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(Asean). Her voice on democracy, human rights and other issues would
have been heard at Asean summits, which would be very likely to have
postv mpts on sn ountrs Tt wsnt t s Lts k to 20 Suu Ky wll t lst l to ol rty
celebrations with her colleagues and friends freely on June 19, provided
ss n l to vo rrst n tnton July: Burma has never had a historic student union building since it was
lown up y lt ttor N Wns troops on uly 7, 962 Unr nwgovernment in 2011, will students have a chance to rebuild a Union
building on the campus of Rangoon University and to form and organize
a student union? Student unions have always initiated political activitiessince the country stood up against the British colony. Because of that, all
military leaders since Ne Win have banned student unions. The new
government will continue the ban and keep a watchful eye on all student
activities.
uly 9 s urms Mrtyrs y, wn nn ntonl lrs, nlunAung San, were assassinated more than six decades ago. There are
actually many more martyrs who have sacrificed their lives or lost
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beloved family members through their struggles ever since British rule,
N Wns utortrn Solst ovrnmnt n mltry ovrnmntsThe struggle has yet to end and so, 2011 is likely to see more new
martyrs.
August: The 8.8.88 (the four eights) haunts the generals who ordered
troops to shoot down thousands of people on Aug. 8, 1988. Twenty-
tr yrs ltr, trs lwys t potntl for notr 88-typeuprsn n t sprt of 88 snt mns Mny of t urrnt2,100 political prisoners are from the 88 uprising generation, including
the most prominent former student leader, Min Ko Naing, who is serving65 years imprisonment. Will those political prisoners be released by
August next year? Fifty- fifty. The release of all political prisoners would
rktrou momnt ut ty r troulmkrs n t nwovrnmnts ys Of ours, numr of poltl prsonrs mt released in early months of 2011.
owvr, ts n unmnl snro tt 20 oul no-political-
prisoner year.
September: Monks will never forget the blood on the roads of Rangoon,
Sittwe and Pakokku or how they were beaten and jailed by security
forces during their peaceful demonstrations during Sept. 2007. Saffron
Revolution. About 250 monks are still serving lengthy jail terms. One
leader-monk, Ashin Gambia, is serving a 63-year sentence in Kalay
Prison. The war between the sons of Buddha and the people in militaryuniform has yet to be reconciled.
In t ountrys story, two ys mrk mportnt oups: Mr 2, 962,and Sept. 18, 1988. The latter was more bloody than the former, when
Ne Win staged a coup from a civilian government. In the 1988 coup,
troops killed about 3,000 demonstrators across the country and put
tousns n jls Its qut unlkly to s tr oup unlss tr s
another massive uprising like in 1988.
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Otor: Notn poltlly snfnt ppn n t ountrys rnthistory on this month. But in Oct., 2010, Cyclone Giri struck western
Arakan State, killing 45 people (according to UN figures) and affected
nearly 200,000 people. Giri and Cyclone Nargis, which hit Burma in 2008,
were the worst natural disasters in the past several decades. There
could be more such disasters as the world faces global warming. Burma
has a record of ignoring or hindering national and international relief
workers and groups from freely traveling and helping disaster victims. A
different policy on humanitarian issues is unlikely to come from this new
government.November: The month could mark the one-yr nnvrsry of Suu Kysrelease. The questions would be: has she successfully created a country-
wide network, as she declared shortly after her reseal on Nov. 13, 2010.
Or, is she serving a new sentence under house arrest? Is she expanding
a cultural-political network using social media such as Twitter and
Facebook? Burma has an estimated 400,000 Internet users and around
one million mobile phones. Internet users and those who have mobile
phones could become a force in helping disseminate information inside
and outside the country. Even though the government tends to restrict
Internet users and media, such a force could create a more aware,
involved group of activists, cyber dissidents and citizen journalists.
December: Will Burma have experienced any real progress in creating
mort vlu n or rl n, wors Suu Ky us ftrher release? We know that 2011 will start off with a sense of change in
t r ut, f lttl tully ns, wll look k on wt ppnn 20, n wll op for postv ns n 202http://www.irrawaddy.org/opinion_story.php?art_id=20281&page=3
Only Than Shwe Can Get West to Lift Sanctions________________________________________
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Recently, The Irrawaddy published a news piece under the headline
Wst Wts for Suu Ky Sntons Snls
mrn n uropn usnss ornztons r ronsrn trposition on urm follown t frn of un Sn Suu Ky, t rtlsaid, reporting on the growing sense of anticipation that the Nov. 13
release of the Burmese pro-democracy icon might bring an end to a
decades-ol n on on usnss wt t ountrys military rulers.Its frly lr tt t sntons vnt rout poltl n, ut
instead have outsourced jobs from US firms to their competitors in otherountrs tt tr frly wt Mynmr [urm], t rtl quotsTami Overby, the US Cmr of Commrs v prsnt for s, stelling The Wall Street Journal.
mrn frms woul ur Conrss n t [Om] mnstrtonto consider easing the sanctions if Ms. Suu Kyi and the opposition signal
an openness to revisions in the sntons rm, Ovry
These remarks betray once again the misguided view held by many in
the West that Suu Kyi holds the keys to removing the sanctions against
the Burmese junta. Instead of putting this burden on the shoulders of
urms moratic opposition leader, critics of sanctions should beasking what the regime itself has done to give Western countries a
reason to shift their policy.
The answer, of course, is precious little. Suu Kyi has been freed, butthat still leaves more than 2,000 other political prisoners languishing in
urms ul If t rm ny ntrst n ttn t Wst todrop its sanctions, it would, at the very least, unconditionally release all
of these detainees.
Sanctions-bashers occasionally pay lip service to t plt of urmsprisoners of conscience, but their real concern is clearly that they are
losn nvstmnt opportunts to Cn n t junts otr ry
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ronl prtnrsWhile sanctions critics often insist that an influx of foreign capital would
rs urms stnr of lvn, t vn susts otrws T
massive flow of cash coming into the country from around Asia has done
nothing to alleviate the desperate poverty of ordinary Burmese, and
trs no rson to lv tt Wstern cash would have a morebeneficial impact.
Increasingly, however, Western corporations are feeling that they are
missing the boat in Burma, and so they are reviving tired old arguments
about how their presence in the country would somehow enlighten thegenerals by introducing them to the ways of the West.
From a purely profit-rvn prsptv, ts r to lm tm forwanting a piece of the action. China, Thailand, India, Singapore and
Sout Kor v ll vly nvst n urms prmry nustries, andnew opportunities are opening up in other sectors, including
manufacturing.
Chinese companies alone invested US $8 billion in Burma in the first six
months of this year, mostly in gas, oil and hydroelectric development
projects, according to a Reutersreport based on official Burmese
statistics.
And neighboring Thailand has even bigger ambitions, with plans to
develop a deep-sea port and 64,000-hectare industrial zone in Tavoy, in
soutrn urms Tnssrm vsonThe framework concession agreement on the project, signed between
Bangkok-based Italian-Thai Development and the Burmese Port
Authority, is worth $13.4 billion and is expected to transform the area
into a major transport and manufacturing hub.
W n tons of workrs, s Itln-Ths prsnt, PrmKrnsut, n rnt rtl y T Nw York Tms W wll molz
mllons of urms
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Wts mssn from ts, owvr, s ny susson of ow suinvestment will improve lives in a country that was once one of the most
developed in the region, but has since been reduced to a shambles by
its inept and avaricious rulers.
Just as they think nothing of locking people up for expressing their
opnons, urms rulrs ont sm too onrn out most tznslack of access to basic health care and education. As long as this
remains the case, there is no reason to believe that lifting sanctions will
serve any purpose other than to enrich Western corporations and, of
course, the generals.So why hold Suu Kyi responsible for the sanctions policy? Although she
widely seen as the voice of her people, she is not the conscience of the
West, which is obliged by its own professed values, and not the views of
on womn, to nsst tt urms rulrs rspt t rts of ts popl http://www.irrawaddy.org/opinion_story.php?art_id=20203
Lftn US Sntons Wont sy________________________________________
By HTET AUNG Thursday, December 2, 2010
US onom sntons nst urms mltry junt v nbecome a much-discuss ssu sn t rls of t ountrys
democratic leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Within days of being freed, SuuKyi faced a barrage of questions about her stance on this issue, as if she
l t mstr ky to unlokn Wsntons n on on usnsswith Burma.
This view was recently given some support by a recent article by The
Wsnton Tms Suu Ky sks to rvw sntons on Mynmr,which quoted an unnamed congressional source as saying
tt svrl mmrs of Conrss r lookn to Mrs Suu Kyi for
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un on t ssu of sntons If ty s r tkn morpragmatic and conciliatory approach, it would create a lot more space
for mor flxl poston, t sour s
However, Suu Kyi has already indicated that her party, the National
League for Democracy (NLD), is willing to review its policy on sanctions,
especially if they are found to be, as critics contend, more damaging to
ordinary Burmese than to the regime.
If w fn tt t sntons r only urtn t popl and that thereis no positive outcome as a result of the sanctions, then certainly we
would consider calling on those who have imposed sanctions to thinkwtr t s not tm to stop tm, s s n pon ntrvw forthe article.
But she also note tt t s not s sy s syn, Wll, w tnk ttts tm for sntons to lftAs Suu Kyi is well aware, it is entirely up to the US government to
decide what changes, if any, it will make to its sanctions policy. Her own
prtys son on the matter will be just one consideration indetermining whether the President Barack Obama and US lawmakers
chose to stop blocking bilateral and multilateral assistance to the regime
and start allowing US corporations to begin investing in Burma again.
ltou urms pro-democracy movement enjoys strong support fromboth parties in Congress, where a number of laws have been enacted
since 1996 to put pressure on the Burmese regime, US lawmakers arenot going to change their position overnight. The laws that are already
in place set clear benchmarks for lifting the sanctions imposed on Burma,
and both Congress and the Obama Administration are obliged to use
them as the basis for any decision they may make.
T toust of ts lws, t urms rom and Democracy Actof 2003, stts tt ll poltl prsonrs n urm must rls
before sanctions can be lifted. The law, which was a response to a
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deadly attack on NLD supporters by junta-backed thugs in Depayin in
May 2003, also requires that the regime respect the basic freedoms of
Burmese citizens, such as freedom of speech, association and assembly,
and restore press freedom. To date, none of these benchmarks have
been met.
Another major hurdle to lifting the sanctions is found in Section 3 of the
2003 t, t n nst Tr Tt Supports t Mltry m ofurm mon t trts of ts ston s t Unon Solrty nDevelopment Association (USDA) and any successor entity. Therefore,
according to this law, the leaders of the Union Solidarity andDevelopment Party (USDP), which won nearly 80 percent of the elected
seats in parliament in the Nov. 7 election, are subject to the US
sanctions.
The act gives the president the power to waive the enforcement of the
provisions included in the law, but this can only be done if it is deemed
to be in US national interests, and only after notifying the relevant
congressional committees. Therefore, the withdrawal of any US
economic sanctions, partially or fully, will be based on the national
ntrsts of t US, not on Suu Kys rqust Suu Kyi clearly understood this when she sent two personal letters to
junta chief Snr-Gen Than Shwe in 2009, expressing her willingness to
cooperate with him on the issue of lifting the economic sanctions.
However, her requests to discuss the matter with the regime wereignored.
Lifting the sanctions will also require the president to withdraw the
executive order, first enacted by former President Bill Clinton in 1997
and subsequently renewed by his successors, lrn tt t rmslr-sl rprsson of t mort opposton n urm constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security
n forn poly of t Unt Stts
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This order is subject to regular reviews by the US State Department and
is renewed on an annual basis. If these reviews showed a significant
improvement in the situation in Burma, the president could chose not to
renew the order, thus setting the stage for a fundamental shift in policy.
However, since tr s n no mprovmnt n t rmstreatment of the opposition, there is no basis for taking this first step
toward lifting sanctions.Even if Suu Kyi decides that lifting the sanctions
woul n urms st ntrsts, tr wll lttl se can do aboutit without the cooperation of those at whom the sanctions are directed.
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Weekly Highlights: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Works To Make Reconciliationin Burma a Reality6 12 December 2010Dear Friends and Supporters,
In the month following her release from more than 15 years of unjust
captivity over the last 21 years, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has
demonstrated through words and actions why she continues to be a
powerful force for social and political progress. While the State Peace
and Development Council (SPDC) has maintained its authoritarian
command to gain greater personal profit and perpetual military rule,
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has displayed even handed leadership in thentons strule for democracy, ethnic equality and inclusivevlopmnt w un Sn Suu Kys fforts not only unrsor tflws of t SPCs unltrl omp to mory, ut lsoilluminate a real path towards national reconciliation.
The day after her release, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi proved immediately
that she has the firm domestic and international support to facilitate the
cooperation and compromise necessary to bring about national
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reconciliation. She delivered a speech before thousands of ardent
supporters and met with hundreds of youth and women activists and
political leaders and approximately 30 foreign diplomats. The SPDC,
meanwhile, was busy tallying the fraudulent votes of the undemocratic
elections that failed to gain popular support and international legitimacy.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi visiting an HIV/AIDS shelter and meeting withthe families of political prisonerss tkn on urms rl ssus nsought out the assistance of independent election candidates, as well as
the international community, in developing practical solutions to address
t ns of t popl of urm T SPCs m mn ontnusto churn out alternate reality propaganda, downplaying social problems
while censoring news about socially active citizens.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has continued to meet with foreign officials and
representatives, such as the US deputy assistant secretary of state for
st sn n Pf ffrs n Sout frs mssor to Tln,and communicated with world leaders, including UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, and former British
Prime Minister Gordon Brown. She has actively engaged citizens, the
media, and international organizations, participating in a weekly radio
question and answer programand delivering messages in international
forums. However, the SPDC has ignored worldwide calls for reform and
maintained its oppressive policies, including the continued detention of
political prisonersand journalists.w un Suu Kys rmnt to worktogether with ethnic leaderstowards a second Panglong Conference exemplifies her pursuit of the
dialogue and collaboration that Burma needs to solve its political
stalemate. The SPDC warned against the proposal through state-run
media, suggesting it woul our wtout t [mltry] n o morrm tn oo
As ethnic leader Pu Cin Sian Thang, a spokesperson for the United
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Ntonlts lln ws quk to pont out tt t SPCs frs runfoun T Pnlon sprt s out vn ntonal unity, andts nt on wtout t [mltry] T onon onflt n strn
urmllustrts t volnt flur of t SPCs unltrl pols nthe need for genuine tripartite solutions, of which the SPDC cannot even
conceive, much less lead.
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Pu Cin Sian Thang understand what the
SPDC does not national reconciliation requires all stakeholders toengage in dialogue and participate in the political process. The military
has blocked genuine dialogue and suppressed both the democratic andethnic forces for decades. The international community must sustain the
ongoing efforts of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other ethnic leaders, who
are providing more than merely hope; they are actively developing the
plans and buildin t founton for urms mort futurIn Solidarity,
Burma Partnership Secretariat
News Highlights
SPDC media reports 7 November election voter turnout at 77%
Fighting continues between the SPDC and Democratic Karen Buddhist
Army (DKBA) 5th Brigade, forcing civilians from the Waw Lay area of
Karen State to flee Thailand
ll urm Stunts mort ront prprs to ft lons K5th Brigade in Eastern Burma
Inside Burma
NLD in Arakan State distributes donations from Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
to villages hit hard by Cyclone Giri
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi participates in religious services, gives robes to
monks and nuns
Party sources indicate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi plans to sell postcards of
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seven paintings she drew while in detention to raise funds for social
welfare activities
SPDC authorities deny family visits for political prisoner on hunger strike
New Mon State Party refutes SPDC claim of participation in arms
handover
Shan Nationals Democratic Party makes plans to hold party conference
China signs US $2.4 billion loan agreement with SPDC for gas pipeline
construction
Senior US diplomat meets with representatives of ten political parties
who won seats in the elections; also meets with SPDC FM Nyan WinRegional
Thai MP urges Thai authorities to provide protection and assistance to
civilians from Burma who are fleeing fighting into Thailand
Burma reopens Three Pagodas Pass checkpoint after two-year closure
Burma and Thai FMs meet in Tachilek to discuss trade
International
Leaked US diplomatic cables note reports of secret North Korean
construction in Burma, heightening fears of nuclear weapons; show
Cns frustrton wt SPC, US sppontmnt wt UN nvoyGambari
w un Sn Suu Ky wnts In to ply mor tv rol nurms mortzation
US Congressman Joseph Crowley speaks with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi,urges international community to ensure her safety
Radio Free Asia begins weekly Q and A program with Daw Aung San Suu
Kyi
Opinion
Tlns poly on wr rfus unr srutnyThe Nation
Multi-ethnic Burma and the junta will collide
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By Maung Zarni
DVB
Wts Nxt for urms morts?
By Aung Din
Foreign Policy
Weekly Diary, No.425 (5 December-12 December 2010) ON GIL TO PLY T LY!US OFFICIAL MAKES ANOTHER VISIT! SHAN NEW YEAR BEGINS ON 7
DECEMBER! PANGLONG II WOLF FINDS FAULT WITH LAMB!Cartoon
Tps for t Snor Gnrl: Tts wt w ll wnt, snt t? Think Piece
Spttor Sports offrs popl somtn to py ttnton to tts ofno importance. (It) keeps them from worrying about things that matter
to their lives that they might have some idea of doing something about.
(Cheering on a competitor) is a way of building up irrational attitudes of
submission to authority.
Noam Chomsky, quoted by Irrawaddy, 7 December 2010
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The World9 December 2010
Committee for Protection of Journalists (CPJ) says the number of
imprisoned journalists has risen by 9 since last year standing at 145,
with 28 countries guilty of harsh treatment of media workers:
China 34
Iran 34
Eritrea 17
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Burma 13
According to Burma Media Association, the figure is 22, 17 of them from
DVB. (DVB)
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International Relations
6 December 2010
Sout frs mssor to Tlnd Douglas Gibson meets Aung SanSuu Kyi (South African Press Association)
6 December 2010Briefing Friends of the UN Secretary General in Burma, UN chief Ban Ki-
moon sys t nxt two monts oul potntlly trmn t futurours of Mynmrs poltical development and its place in thentrntonl ommunty Irrwy7-10 December 2010
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and the Pacific Joseph
Y. Yun visits Burma. (DPA)
7 December 2010
Joseph Yun meets party and NGO leaders. (Bangkok Post)
7 December 2010
Of 1,864 diplomatic cables Wilkileaks obtained from the US embassy in
Rangoon, only 2 have been released. More are expected to be revealed
in the coming days and weeks. (Irrawaddy)7 December 2010
In a video message to a two-day European Development Days forum,
Suu Kyi calls for foreign aid to strengthen civil society in Burma. (AFP)
7 December 2010
In a video message to the Press Club of India in New Delhi, Suu Kyi:
xprsss tnks for Ins ssstn to rfus n tos working
for democracy in the country
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lls for losr ts twn In n tos workn for mory nBurma
sys s looks for lp to fr t rmnn 2,200 plus poltl
prisoners
(Mizzima)
8 December 2010
Leaked cable, released by Wilkileaks, says Ukraine, upon receiving US
mr, ws no lonr xportn wpons to urm T l wssent by the US embassy in Kiev on 11 September 2009. (DVB)
9 December 2010Joseph Yun meets FM Nyan Win in Naypyitaw. The two sides discuss
promotion of bilateral relations, matters of mutual interest and exchange
views on regional affairs. He also meets police chief Khin Yi. (Xinhua)
10 December 2010
osp Yun mts un Sn Suu Ky for 2 ours t r om Vryproutv, sys ltr No furtr tails.(AFP)
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Thai-Burma Relations
5 December 2010
Human Rights Watch asks Thailand must stop treating refugees fleeing
onflt n strn urm s umn pn pon lls wo r n
returned to their home country prematurely. (AFP)6 December 2010
Ms Nyn Wn n Kst Prom mt for 3 ours t Tlks notl Kst rfuss to nswr Cnnl 3s qustons V ________________________________________
Politics/ Inside Burma
4 December 2010
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Thanda Shwe,junt f Tn Sws utr wo v notortyin 2006 when she threw a lavish wedding party, holds birthday party for
r 4 yr ol utr Ky Pyo S s s to Tn Sws son
favorite grandchild after Nay Shwe Thwe Aung. (Irrawaddy)
5 December 2010
Myanmar Times reports opposition parties defeated in the elections are
getting an upsurge in applications for membership. The Peace and
Diversity Party (PDP) says the election has made people realize that
politics is not a dangerous issue s rsult, our prty s ttn mor
new members. When we were registering our party, it was very hard forus to convince people to join, but now here they are, coming to us
wtout ny nourmnt P6-7 December 2010
Hollywood celebrity Michelle Yeoh spends time with Aung San Suu Kyi to
study for a possible film role as the Nobel Peace prize winner. (AP) Well
known French director Luc Besson had chosen Thailand for the
prouton of ns L Lumr Into t Lt n w Mll Yoplays the Nobel laureate. He had visited Burma early this year to
research the film and is planning to launch it next year. Kim Aris showed
up twice on the location to observe.(Bangkok Post)
6 December 2010
Junta leader Than Shwe, urged by his grandson, had considered making
a $1 billion bid to buy Manchester United football club in January 2009around the time it was facing rising anger from the UN over its slow
response to cyclone Nargis. He finally concluded that making a bid for
Mn U mt look Ts was revealed in a cable from the USembassy in Rangoon which was leaked by Wilkileaks. (Guardian UK)
7 December 2010
Radio Free Asian launched a weekly radio question and answer show
with Aung San Suu Kyi beginning 30 November (AFP)
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9 December 2010
The main agenda to be deliberated in the forthcoming Hluttaw sessions
will be placing all armed forces under the total control of Tatmadaw,
speculate parties and observers. (Mizzima)
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Shans/ Shan State
9 December 2010
The third winning party Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) is
holding a 5-day meeting in Taunggyi, 11-15 December. (SHAN)________________________________________
Economy/ Business
6-7 December 2010
Shan New Year 2105 held in Burma, Malaysia, Singapore, Britain,
America and Thailand. Chiangmai festival also have a photo exhibition
showing important images from Shan history. (Mizzima)
7 December 2010
13 day gem emporium held last month in Naypyitaw netted $1.44 billion,
says a junta official. (Reuters)
9 December 2010
6 State Military Alliance meet at Loi Taileng following the New Year
festival: Members include Karenni National Progress Party, Kachin
Independence Army, New Mon State Party, Chin National Front, KarenNtonl Unon n Sn Stt rmy Sout Irrwy9 December 2010
US dollar hits 885 Kyat (selling) and 880 (buying). (Mizzima)
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Environment
10 December 2010
Almost 200 nations meeting in Cancun, Mexico, agree to modest steps
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to combat climate change, including a Green Climate Fund to raise an
annual $ 100 billion in aid for poor countries by 2010 and set a target of
limiting a rise in average world temperatures to below 2 C over pre-
industrial times. Cancun however sets no legally binding deadline.
(Reuters)
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Drugs
11 December 2010
Operation HotSpot, carried out by DEA and Royal Thai Police Narcotics
Suppression Bureau, and launched more than 3 months ago to solicitpublic information on anything drug-, money laundering-, and terrorism-
rlt r postn wnt nots n nkoks rs sown t fof alleged druglord Wei Xuegang aka Wei Hsueh-gang. The US embassy
says the gambit is turning up results. (Bangkok Post) The reward for his
ptur wll up to $2 mllon not $2 mllon Editor________________________________________
War
4-8 December 2010
Chinese ships seen delivering cargo at Ahlone owned by Asia World
Company which includes 112 tanks. (DVB)
9 December 2010
A Burmese officer quoted in cable from the US embassy in Burma said
he had witnessed about 300 North Koreas constructing a concretereinforced underground facility some 480 km northwest of Rangoon. It
was dated August 2004. (Guardian UK)
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