Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
There was a demonstration in front of Burmese military regime's embassy by human rights activists in London, on the Global Day of Action to STOP ATROCITIES in Burma (16.05.2006).
It was organized by Burma Campaign, Christian Solidarities Worldwide and ethnic communities in UK, and attended by about a hundred activists, [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 22nd, 2006 1 Comment »
A candle light vigil for thousands of Internally displaced refugees in Burma was held in Melbourne, on the Global Day of Action to STOP ATROCITIES in Burma (16.05.2006).
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
Sao Hso Kham Pha said _
It is most admirable perhaps those countries in the international community are gearing up to take the Karen refugees, including Canada. Isn't this move actually assisting and aiding the SPDC regime in Burma to solve their "ethnic cleansing" problem, their policies of cultural and actual genocide on the shoulders of [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
The Conservative Party Human Rights Commission's (a newly formed umbrella group of the UK Conservative Party) hearing on human rights conditions in Burma towards the end of last month dazzled the "leftie" supporters of democracy movement in Burma. The Conservative Party is seen as the party of business and free market but not the human [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
“What above all was borne in upon me was the sense that the army assumed that it was untouchable, that it could never be called to account, indeed, many of the atrocities were simply a direct expression of arrogance, a demonstration of supremacy.”……Pascal Khoo Thwe – “From the Land of Green Ghosts”
The SPDC seem to [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 22nd, 2006 2 Comments »
Dear Editor,
I hope that you and some of the Burmese Digest readers could recalled my name in association with my best friend Ko Tin New (Bo Aung Din). He had mentioned a few times about me in his a dozen Compassionate letters to Nan. As he had mentioned, my grandfather was a Burmese Muslim and [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
This article is to “remind” SPDC generals to hand over power to the people as mandated by the results of the 1990 election through TRILATERAL talks: the Ethnic Groups, the Democratic NLD, and the Military itself. Otherwise, if an equitable, peaceful reconciliation cannot be achieved, then soon the Burman Empire will fall —in a manner [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
The characteristics of a good government free of corruption, which we should aim for our future Secular Democratic Federal Union Burma, are —
Political, Civil, Human Rights & Economic Reform, including though not limited to:
1. Freedom of speech.
2. Freedom of association.
3. True, full democracy.
4. Separation of Powers between Government, Judiciary, Police & [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
Marching to glory
Or only to cemetery,
Where to we are?
For both the Better!
Must become a tidal wave
To spill the society
Sure do we must!
To root these evil formation out
These devils productions
The Organisms breeding filth
Controlling from the sector of guilt
Since 1962;
Once evil has started, evil controls
Generating evil souls after greed and powers
Individuals cannot escape but to go together
Great [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
In the book Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes, wrote in 1642 about a minimalist state which was strangely similar to the present day Myanmar and SPDC Junta. Let’s compare that Leviathan State with the Myanmar under successive Military Dictators.
1. The threatened citizens:
With the civil war with the Ethnic Minorities leading to possible disintegration of the country.
[...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 22nd, 2006 No Comments »
In the darkness ….I saw an angel……
I cry for my pain…nobody feel like me
I shout for my suffering…nobody hear my stunning screams
I crawl like a ill-dog… they are laughing at me
I beg for mercy…they are ignoring me
I fall down as a puppet…They kick my head as a football
When red-blood come out…from my mouth
They are like [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 14th, 2006 No Comments »
SPDC military regime has never been a legitimate government in Burma; it came to power by a coup d'état, and it has been refusing for nearly 16 years to hand over power to democratically elected people’s representatives.
So, naturally, there is no need for us to regard SPDC generals as legitimate [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 14th, 2006 No Comments »
There are several metatheories of mass social movements. Setting them aside, I would like to explore a theory of mass social movements which may be the most relevant to Burmese political context. Mass social movements here refer to what the Burmese call ayaedawbon or popular uprisings as well as tawhlanyae or [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 14th, 2006 No Comments »
[The cartoon, Eternal Triangle, is reproduced here by the kind permission of the Editor of S.H.A.N, Sai Khuensai, and the Artist, Sai Harn Lay.]
In the cartoon, Eternal Triangle originally published in SHAN by the renowned artist, Sai Harn Lay, there are three individuals. Starting from the right to [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 14th, 2006 No Comments »
This week Burmese language articles are as followed:
Anti-dictatorship Non-violent Movement – Editorial: Zay Ya
Latest Current Situations in Burma – Special Talk: a distinguished professor of AEIOU
Thorough Plans – Poem: Hein Naing
Opinion Garden – Zarmani, Ko Aunghti, NDF Anniversary
Open Letter to Burmese People – Special [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 14th, 2006 No Comments »
When Gandhi set out on a 241mile walk to pick up salt from the sea shore, he didn’t actually want the salt. He wanted to demonstrate the futility and stupidity of a law that gave a monopoly of salt making to the British crown, who also made a hefty tax from [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 14th, 2006 No Comments »
One of he ugliest and psychologically limiting, damaging and harmful acts of evil against humanity is hatred towards one another, especially racial and religious discrimination.
Racial hatred means we hate others because they are different from us racially, and we fear what we cannot understand or accept, due to our ignorance [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on May 14th, 2006 No Comments »
Martyn Jones (Clwyd South MP, Labour) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the number of internally displaced persons in Burma; and if he will make a statement.
Ian Pearson (Minister of State (Trade), Foreign & Commonwealth Office) replied, [...]