SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 8888 DEM

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Subject: SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 8888 DEMOCRACY UPRISING HELD

         Seventh Anniversary of the 8888 Democracy Uprising held
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Inside Burma: All Burma Students' Democratic Front(ABSDF) organized a memorial
ceremony of the seventh anniversary of the 8888 uprising at Pae Dai village of
Tenassarim township in Tenassarim Division. Over 1000 people attended the
ceremony. The Village headman delivered the opening speech of the ceremony
while Maj. Sali Yaw Aung(a former University Students from Rangoon Arts and
Science University in 1988), Commander of Battalion (201) and Maj. Win Naing,
Commander of the Battalion(203) of Student Army of the ABSDF, on behalf of the
ABSDF Chairman Moe Thee Zun, delivered the speeches regarding the struggle for
democracy in Burma and the unavoidable duties of students and youths of today
for the future of Burma. There was reportedly no clashes between Students
troops and Slorc troops after the ceremony.


In Bangkok: All exiled Burmese students in Bangkok unitedly held a
demonstration in front of the Burmese embassy in Bangkok marking the seventh
anniversary of 8888 uprising. Over 80 students joined the peaceful
demonstration and nobody was arrested after the scene. Burmese students later
held a memorial ceremony in conjunction with Photos and Cartoons exhibition at
the Fistrap Office of the UNHCR in Bangkok. Aung Saw Oo from National League
for Democracy_ Liberated Area(NLD_LA) was the main speaker at the gathering
while Kyaw Thet gave a speech on behalf of the all exiled Burmese students in
Thailand and Ye Nie served as the announcer of the memorial ceremony. Then,
Asian Students Association (ASA) hosted a dinner party for Burmese students at
6:30PM. Burmese students exchanged their views and experience with other
students from Hongkong, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri
Lanka, Nepal, Palestine and Fiji Islands . The dinner party was concluded by
singing Burmese democracy songs and ASA songs.(ABSDF is only Burmese students
organization which became a full-member of the ASA in 1989) 

On the next day,  August 9, Burmese students in Bangkok organized a seminar on
political review of current situation in Burma, at SASA International guest
house of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok in honour of the 8888 day. The
Seminar was presided by Ko Myint Thein(NLD_LA) while Maung Maung Soe was the
announcer. 
The Agendas on the Seminar are: 
National Reconciliation,    
International relationship on Slorc,
Toward the new genuine national convention,
Overseas Mon National Students Organization(OMNSO) and Overseas Mon Young
Monks Union(OMYMU) also joined the seminar.


VOICE OF THE PEACOCK
ABSDF(8888 CAMP)

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