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The health of citizens can be a good measure for the health of their country. In Burmese culture, there are ninety-six forms of illness. We thus grew up hearing on countless occasions ‘‘May your glory be great. May you live a long life, a hundred years or more. May you be free from ninety-six forms [...]
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It seems that the Burmese regime has declared war on Humanitarian Concern especially to AIDS/HIV patients. The latest pressure came from the chairman of Thaketa (10) South, Ward No 2 chairman Mya Thaung, who not only refused them the permission to register as guests but also humiliated one Khin Maung Oo in public for contracting [...]
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This week Burmese language articles are as followed:(Burmese Fonts http://www.tayzathuria.org.uk/fonts.htm)
Healthcare & Education for All – Editorial: Khin Ma Ma Myo
Education for Generals’ Wives – Satire: translated by Tun Aung
The Reality inside SPDC Army, part 4 – Serialized True story: Captain Nay Thu (retired)
Power of Non-violent Movement, part 2 – Feature Article: Lwin Aung [...]
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Burma’s Healthcare Situation: Dog’s Curly Tail That Never Straightens
A colleague of mine, an American doctor, recently visited Burma with a medical delegation and spoke glowingly of how they were welcomed at the seminar in Rangoon and taken on an official tour…..she gushed with praise about how well-equipped the hospital was and that it had all [...]
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Thaskin follows the foot steps of Chavalit Younchaiyudh. And Chavalit followed his predecessors’. High ranking Thai politicians and military generals are not only doing politics but also they are using their status as a lottery ticket to gain economic benefit for themselves, and they are not hiding it.
Sometimes history repeats itself and that is true [...]
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(interview with Ian C. Sloane, executive director of Prospect Burma)
_ by Raluca EnescuÂ
In the summer of 1988, the whole Burmese nation rose in protest against the one-party system. Within days, among demonstrators and dissidents of the 8888 generation, Aung San Suu Kyi became the focus of Burmese [...]
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As soon as we first arrived in medical school as pre-medical or first year students, we were told that there’s not enough laboratory equipment and chemicals etc for practical learning of basic sciences. What happened, we asked, and they explained that rioters during 1988 people’s uprisings had destroyed the warehouses where those equipments were stored.
But [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Aug 27th, 2006 1 Comment »
In the last two issues of the Burma Digest, I tried highlighting the voices of exile democracy movement. It did not recommend any radical changes or negotiate their demand for democracy but I argued a case for the Burmese politicians to get better in their activities and in evaluating their work of spreading the wisdoms [...]
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Common medical problems in refugees
Apart from physical wounds or starvation, a large percentage of refugees develops symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression. These long-term mental problems can severely impede the functionality of the person in everyday situations; it makes matters even worse for displaced persons who are confronted with a new environment and [...]
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The more capable and efficiently educated the citizens of a country are, the more likely that country is to progress. So, you would logically expect the government of any country whatsoever to be interested in educating efficiently its citizens. This is common sense.
Anyhow, never in history has common sense applied to dictatorships! Unsurprisingly, in Burma, [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Aug 27th, 2006 6 Comments »
I think we need to do something about it, if rumors were true that Burmese government put Rangoon University (main) campus for sale and one party of interest is Singapore Polytechnics. This is not confirmed yet though.
I think its buildings and environment should not be put for sale. It is regarded as sacred as the [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Aug 23rd, 2006 1 Comment »
Liberty, justice, and equality of opportunities for each and every citizen are essential components of any liberal democratic system. In Burmese society today, the arbitrary rules of successive military regimes since the 1960s have sapped the sense of justice, and the love and respect for the rule of law.
A military coup has to begin with [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Aug 23rd, 2006 No Comments »
( Burmese Fonts http://www.tayzathuria.org.uk/fonts.htm )
Disappearance of Justice – Editorial: Khin Ma Ma Myo
The Reality inside SPDC Army, part 3 – Serialized True story: Captain Nay Thu (retired)
Power of Non-violent Movement, part 1 – Feature Article: Lwin Aung Soe
On the Other Side, part 1 – True Story: Shin Myat Noe
Fool’s Gold – Translated [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Aug 23rd, 2006 No Comments »
To _
The Editor /Member of the Press
Re: Outrage over letter by British Muslim Groups
Dear Editor/Member of Press,
I write to express my outrage over the letter which has been sent by the British Muslim Groups which comprise of three Muslim MPs, three peers and 38 Muslim groups in the [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Aug 23rd, 2006 No Comments »
 “Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him …….(Article 10, Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
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                       Human Rights violations in Burma are mostly in the [...]
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In downtown Mae Sot, there is a small exhibition hall hosted by a group of expatriates from Burma which should be a must-see on any traveler’s guide book. I had read about this hall from an internet article and the famous photographer Nic Dunlop took me there. During my last visit to Maesot, a young [...]
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British Government and EU Pledge to Fight AIDS/HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis
The announcement of pledge of $100 million to fight AIDS/HIV and other communicative diseases in the county coincides with the UN International AIDS/HIV conference in Toronto in Canada. But most importantly from human rights perspective the announcement also overlaps with the news of the arrest [...]
Posted in Old Misellaneous on Aug 23rd, 2006 No Comments »
For a long time, Aung San Suu Kyi’s supporters have likened her to Nelson Mandela; a prisoner now but perhaps a leader some day. Without doubt Aung San Suu Kyi is extremely popular amongst the Burmese, just as Nelson Mandela was amongst South Africa’s black majority during his time in the political [...]