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Two Letters!
Letter (1).
Date: 26 June 96
No Sanctions for Burma
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The present situation in Burma is no doubt difficult to
understand for westerners. Mr Hugh Wood (Letters, 24/6) is not an expection.
First of all please do not blame the present SLORC Government for
what had been done by previous military governments under General Ne Win
from 1962 to 1988.
The present problems in Burma are mainly economic, and Australia
will be out of step with the rest of the world if the Government were to
apply economic sanctions. The top five investors in Burma are, in order,
the United Kingdom, Singapore, France, the United States and Malaysia.
Australia is almost the last on the list.
Instead of hiding our heads in Bondi sand, Australians should go and
see the Burmese people rebuilding their country after it has been devastated
by a prolonged civil war and doctrinaire Marxism.
Australians should also know that the National League for
Democracy, the major opposition party, welcomes foreign investment.
Unilateral sanctions by Australia against Burma will further
damage this country's image there, as it can only be seen by people there
as an anti-Burma exercise by an ignorant nation.
(Micheal Nyunt, Wahroonga, NSW, Australia)
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Letter (2).
Date: 28 June 96
Burma Opposition rejects investment
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Michael Nyunt, check your facts (Letter 26/6).
In a recent interview given to John Pilger, Aung San Suu Kyi
rejected the notion of foreign investment outright. To quote, "Investment
is not justifiable now."
As the United States Congress considers economic sanctions and
the European Union dicusses tariffs on Burmese-made goods, Australia
would be hardly out of step by distancing itself from sanctioned trade at
this time.
The economic woes of Burma are perpetuated by the SLORC
Government, for whom foreign investment provides power and privilege. It
is SLORC, not former leader Ne Win, that continues to oppress the
citizens of a country recognised by the United Nations as one of the
least developed in the world.
Taking the lead on this noble cause could only enhance
Australia's image.
(Joel Hatton, Brighton, Qld, Australia).
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[The Australian, Letters to the editor].
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Notes: Micheal Nyunt is a dog belong to SLORC and Ne Win's military
governments since 1962.
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