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Still hoping for a . . .
National Reconciliation
 
_ By Dr. San Oo Aung
Myanmar Military defiantly, stubbornly and unilaterally announced another two important steps on its “road map” to “democracy” by giving the dates line for the referendum and election after the conclusion of the 14 years of world record marathon sham talks just on drafting […]

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Will the Burmese junta yield to UN envoy’s pragmatic gesture?
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By: Sai Wansai
_ Sai Wansai is General Secretary of Shan Democratic Union
The latest interview of U.N. envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari reported in Reuters needs emphasising, given quite a number of activists and journalist have not been enthusiastic, or even ready to write him off, […]

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Myanmar to jail referendum disrupters
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YANGON, Myanmar (AP news) - Anyone who distributes leaflets or makes speeches against Myanmar’s constitutional referendum can be imprisoned for three years under new rules governing the May vote published by state media Wednesday.
The Constitutional Referendum Law also allows for voting to be postponed or canceled in places affected by a […]

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Burma’s forthcoming referendum and election
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_ By Tai Samyone
What are the challenges faced by the people of Burma in these events? The unexpected announcement that the constitution drafting committee had completed its work so soon after the end of the inaccurately named ‘national convention’ to establish principles has no doubt been called by the junta in […]

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Military Regime’s Conspiracy with USDA/Kyantphunt for Sham Constitution
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_ By Mai Aik Phone (Palaung State Liberation Front PSLF)
Our Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF) has been organizing palaung people to do the following: _

We should NOT support the constitution organized by the SPDC’s artificial national convention.
We should support the UN Secretary-General’s leading role in creating fair and […]

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DILEMMA: BOYCOTT OR VOTE NO
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Burmese pro-democracy activists are in real dilemma now.

If pro-democracy activists ask people to participate in the referendum to vote “NO” to regime’s pro-military constitution, there are two possible outcomes: _
_ The “NO” vote may win and regime’s pro-military constitution may be defeated.
(OR)
_ Regime may use tricks and rig votes and declare […]

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Burma’s Referendum and Election Woes
Is there a way out for the opposition?
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_ By Sai Wansai
[Sai Wansai is the general secretary of the Shan Democratic Union.]
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It shouldn’t be a surprise for the Burmese military junta’s exclusion or barring of Aung San Suu Kyi from participation in the forth-coming election, which is due to be held in […]

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Plebiscite of Myanmar Military Junta
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_ By Aquilino Nene Pimentel
(Aquilino Nene Pimentel is a leader of the Senate of the Philippines)
Marcos at the height of his dictatorship also did a number of so-called constitutional referenda. His palace clowns and those who reaped benefits from his authoritarian rule sung paeans to him as the God’s gift to […]

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