Once upon a time in Varanasi kingdom, a king’s royal sycophants told him that there would be a rival to the throne.  They advised him to kill all newborn children.  Following this, the king ordered royal executioners to search and destroy thousands of children and all newborns in his royal kingdom.  Thus the future of […]

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As an Asian, hailed from neutral country, it was quite touching to view the CNN these days about the Middle East Conflict. The first conclusion is that we are not the only ones that are suffering from the hands of the military might but there are also many people like us. Like in any mainstream […]

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Interview with Thangjalun who is a leader of Kuki Students’ Democratic Front and anti-Thamanthi Dam Campaign Committee.
BURMA DIGEST: Who […]

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(Interview with Karen Rivers Watch)
BURMA DIGEST: Who are currently participating in Karen Rivers Watch?
KRW: KRW (Karen Rivers Watch) is a coalition of Karen organizations-the Karen Office of Relief and Development (KORD), Karen Youth Organization […]

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This week Burmese language articles are as followed:(Burmese Fonts: http://www.tayzathuria.org.uk/fonts.htm)

“Slaying Kids for the Throne” - Editorial: Dr. Tayza
“The Reality inside SPDC Army, part 1” - True Story: by a retired army officer
“Warning to Dictators” - Poem: Lwin Aung Soe
“Guiding Light of Love” - Poem: Khin Ma Ma Myo
“Left me in the Past” - Poem: Ko […]

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by Taisamyone
Johnny Htoo is around 18 years old now.   The New Light of Myanmar reported that he surrendered on July 17th/19th 2006; nine years after taking up arms against the regime [ref1].  When the world’s newspapers discovered Johnny and Luther, their photographs epitomised the ‘child solder’ image that the world recognizes; however, Luther and Johnny […]

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A MOTHER’S RAGE
(Dedicated to all the mothers of child-soldiers)
I saw him lying on a slab
I could not recognise
His once sweet face
His head was smashed
His legs were broken,
His guts spilled out,
A broken doll -
Bruised, bleeding and battered.

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Nowadays Myanmar Military or Tatmadaw has opened their own universities. Now they have their own universities to produce Medical Graduates, Engineers, and almost all kinds of professionals. Entrance criteria are just to pass the tenth grade and must be pure Burmese Buddhists. If related to the Tatmadaw officers, they could be helped in the examinations […]

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It’s up to you
You can fight for Freedom
Or you can fight for Dictators
You can save thousands of lives
Or you can wage a war to them.
You can be a Rocker
And you can be a Rapper
You can be an Actor
And you can be an Entertainer.
You can be a Campaigner
For freedom and rights
Or you can be a Dictator
For […]

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ALL ARAKAN STUDENTS’ AND YOUTH CONGRESS (AASYC) issued a request to India Government this week.

Protest in front of Indian Embassy in Netherlands (Click on […]

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by Nava Thakuria
The Moreh trade point in Indo-Burma border area (in the northeastern state of Manipur) receives media headlines, but often for wrong reasons. One of the important trade points with Burma (now renamed Myanmar), the Moreh town witness recurrent disturbances due to various reasons. If the underdevelopment of the Moreh, which is around 110 […]

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Our country has her tranquil natural beauty. From evergreen rain forests along brimming rivers to picturesque larch green hills and snowy mountain-ranges to wonderful sandy beaches, our country has all kinds of natural beauty one can imagine.
Many a travel guide book described our country as an unspoilt beauty.
Our country was famous for her rare and […]

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by Edith Mirante
Kachin State, like the rest of Burma, is both blessed and cursed by its natural resources. Rampant deforestation is affecting the watersheds and wildlife of the north, with little benefit for the indigenous people. Likewise, the search for gold in Kachin rivers, streams and riverbanks has wreaked environmental havoc. Gold miners from Chinese […]

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This week Burmese language articles and Burmadigest Extra are as followed:

Beauty and the Beasts - Editorial: Dr. Tayza
People Power Movement - Serialization: Khin Ma Ma Myo
Martyr Day - Feature Article : Ko Ko aung
ASEAN is just firing blanks - Translated Article : Tun Aung
To our Friends - Poem: Nay Yu
State’s Pillers - Analysis: PDP (Liberated […]

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by Tove Selin
Mekong River is the tenth largest river in the world running from the Tibetan plateau through the border lines of Burma, Thailand, and Laos, then turning towards the Great Lake, Tonle Sap, […]

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The ‘Green’ is a modern political ideology evolved in advanced industrial democracies. The issues that energized the Greens were varied from nuclear power to foreign workers’ rights, environmental degradation and poverty concerns in the developing countries. The ecological awareness in 1970s leads to the emergence of ‘Green parties’ throughout  Western Europe and the ‘German Greens’ […]

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The watery life-force carried our lives, carried our dreams, 
Supporting life generously, and in abundance 
A multitude of fish teemed through its waters, 
Wildlife sped across its surface and sought […]

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