Posted in UNCATEGORIZED on May 30th, 2006 No Comments »
Dr. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari meeting with NLD and SPDC
By Victor Khambil
The UN sweeping success to meet with both SPDC leader and Aung San Suu Kyi an hour each in the same day on May 20, 2006 is historic. The irksome approach of UN towards SPDC in search of diplomatic […]
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In Burma, pro-democracy political activists are regularly tortured to death by military regime. Political activists are dying like flies in military regime's interrogation centres, prisons, labour camps and police custody. They die of internal […]
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27th May 2006 is the 16th Anniversary of electoion victory by pro-democracy parties in Burma. Demonstrations are held last week all over the world to protest SPDC regime's 16 year long refusal to recognize […]
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At least 68% of countries in the world were authoritarian in 1968. In 1995, only 26% of these were authoritarian. This rapid political transformation was with the third wave of democratization. For a complete democratization process, there are two stages according to the transition approach; initial transition and democratic consolidation. […]
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For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time […]
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It’s been raining since she came.
In the city which they don’t know.
The city of Unknowns.
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The Dumb in Hell
Can't yell for pain
Do we swear
Freedom to gain.
The Deaf in Hell
Can't hear the yell
Do we swear
Freedom and Fair(ness).
The Dead in Hell
Can't rest in peace
Cause' they need
Freedom indeed.
(Dedicated to more than 52 million Dumb and Deaf in
Burma and the martyrs of the revolution against
BSPP, SLORC and SPDC military […]
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Dr. Salai Tun Than, a former professor from Chin ethnic group of Burma, who is going back to Burma to make solo protests and demonstrations against the regime, gave a news conference and discussions […]
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Once upon a time, that was a very long long time ago, in a beautiful prosperous country called Shwe Bama Paradise there was an old puppet maker name Ah Ba Aung. He had a son named Mg Tat. As the name implies Mg Tat is megalomaniac and thought he knew every […]
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1. If I like it, it’s mine.
2. If I think it’s mine, it’s mine.
3. If it’s in my hand, it’s mine.
4. If I can take it from you, it’s mine.
5. If it’s yours and I steal it, it’s mine.
6. If it looks just like mine, it’s mine.
7. If I had it a little while ago, […]
Posted in UNCATEGORIZED on May 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
Gone are the days of any hope of reconciliation with military generals by means of dialogue.
Gone are our dreams of convening a parliament with elected people’s representatives and forming broad-based coalition government including both civil politicians and military generals.
Such days are long gone_ gone in the destructive gale force winds of genocidal military authoritarianism.
Our dreams […]
Posted in UNCATEGORIZED on May 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
Prof. Kanbawza Win
When Presidents Hu Jintao shook hands with George Bush, it clearly underlines the inevitable loss of American supremacy in the world, at least in economic sphere to China. This fast rising power is expected to eclipse the United States as its GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is tipped to overtake that of America by […]
Posted in UNCATEGORIZED on May 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
This week Burmese language articles are as followed:
Political Education and Motivation - Editorial: Lwin Aung Soe
Life's Struggles - Poem: Hein Naing
Peacocks' Victory - Poem: Nay Yu
Shan Revolution Anniversary "_ Felicitations from National Coalition Government
Posted in UNCATEGORIZED on May 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
(Interview with a Minister of National Coalition Government)
Dr. Tint Swe is an elected Member of Parliament (NLD) from Pale (2) constituency. He is currently Prime Minister's Office minister of the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB) and also a Central Committee member of the NLD/LA. He is residing in New Delhi since […]
Posted in UNCATEGORIZED on May 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
(Interview with an elected representative from Khayan constituency)
Burma Digest: Can you please tell us about your political life in brief?
U Kyaw Thwin: I was born on December 12, 1955. In 1967, I took part in the Burmese-Chinese Crisis as a junior student leader. In 1974, I took part in the University Students' Boycott, for U […]
Posted in UNCATEGORIZED on May 22nd, 2006 1 Comment »
Interview with Ko Moe Thee Zun : carried out by Raluca Enescu
Leader of the ABSDF. Chairman of the Democratic Party for a New Society. One of the best known 8888 dissidents. Sounds impressive, doesn’t it? But, beyond all his achievements, Ko Moe Thee Zun is someone who knows a lot and has got a lot […]
Posted in UNCATEGORIZED on May 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
Burmese people have had tough luck with elections. Parliamentary elections in Burma have never been free and fair. When they were free they were not fair. When they were fair, they were not free. When elections were relatively free and fair, the people’s votes have not been honoured.
In the short-lived democratic period or ‘constitutional […]
Posted in UNCATEGORIZED on May 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
The current military regime of Burma has given a great opportunity by the election wining party, National League for Democracy, to become a De jure government. In this essay, I would like to identify the two types of government, De facto and De jure.
De facto
The term De facto is a Latin expression that means "in […]