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BurmaNet News April 3, 1997
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"Appropriate Information Technologies, Practical Strategies"
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The BurmaNet News: April 3, 1997
Issue #684
Noted in Passing:
The evidence is overwhelming that the conditions for implementing
economic sanctions have been met.'' - John Sweeney, president of AFL-CIO
(see KYODO: U.S. LABOR LEADER URGES CLINTON)
HEADLINES:
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BKK POST: 150 MONKS DISROBED IN MANDALAY
THE NATION: TIGHT SECURITY KEPT ON RANGOON AFTER UNREST
THE STAR: UMNO YOUTH URGES BURMA TO UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS
BERNAMA NEWS AGENCY: BURMESE MINISTER ASSURES SAFETY
KYODO: U.S. LABOR LEADER URGES CLINTON TO SLAP SANCTIONS
REUTER: CONNECTICUT COMMITTEE OKS BURMA SANCTIONS BILL
THE NATION: UNOCAL PLEA ON RIGHTS CASE REJECTED
VIENNA DIE PRESSE: INTERVIEW WITH BURMESE OPPOSITION
THE HINDUSTAN TIMES: "CALL FOR PROACTIVE POLICY ON MYANMAR"
THE HINDU: FAKE CURRENCY RACKET THRIVING IN NORTH-EAST
THE NATION: FISHERMEN SAY BURMA BROKE DEAL
ANNNOUNCEMENT: BURMA EVENING '97
ANNOUCEMENT: BURMESE NEW YEAR AND WATER FESTIVAL
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BKK POST: 150 MONKS DISROBED IN MANDALAY
April 2, 1997
Authorities detain 10 NLD dissidents
Rangoon, AFP
Burmese authorities disrobed 150 monks and detained 10 members of Aung San
Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) in the wake of communal unrest
in Mandalay, a resident of the city said yesterday.
Buddhist monks in the central Burmese city have vandalised 12 mosques and
other Muslim properties since communal unrest broke out in the middle of
last month, the resident said during a visit to Rangoon.
Burmese and NLD officials could not immediately be reached for confirmation.
A dusk-to-down curfew remained in effect in Mandalay, where the attacks on
mosques and Muslim property began more than two weeks ago in apparent
retribution for an alleged sexual assault on a Buddhist girl.
The junta has blamed the unrest on unnamed political agitators seeking to
destabilise the country and sabotage its likely entry into the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) later this year.
Analysts and opposition sources inside and outside the country have said the
attacks might be an expression of discontent by monks with the ruling military.
Burmese authorities were reported to have clamped down on previous attempts
by younger monks in Mandalay to arrange demonstrations protesting the death
of 16 of their number in prison camps.
The military has also been accused of damaging the Buddha at the city's
Payagyi Pagoda, searching for a legendary ruby which brings victory in war
to its possessor, and of stripping valuables from temples elsewhere. (BP)
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THE NATION: TIGHT SECURITY KEPT ON RANGOON AFTER UNREST
April 2, 1997
AFP
Rangoon - Security remained high around mosques and Buddhist monasteries in
the Burmese capital yesterday, although the situation was calm after
religious unrest, residents said.
Muslims were on guard inside mosques in downtown Rangoon and government
security forces remained posted outside mosques and monasteries, but no
further attacks were reported on Monday.
A dusk-to-down curfew continued in Mandalay, where the attacks on Muslim
property began more than two weeks ago in apparent retribution for an
alleged sexual assault on a Buddhist girl. (TN)
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THE STAR: UMNO YOUTH URGES BURMA TO UPHOLD HUMAN RIGHTS
March 30, 1997 (Kuala Lumpur, Internet version)
KUALA LUMPUR -- Umno Youth yesterday urged Myanmar to uphold
human rights and not to oppress Muslims, especially Rohingyas, in the
country. Movement chief Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the ruling
State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) should give an
assurance that there would not be any more incidents where Muslims were
oppressed. He said the movement would seek a meeting with Foreign
Minister Datuk Abdullah Ahmad Badawi soon.
"While we support the Government's stand that Myanmar should be
admitted into Asean, the SLORC should also be sincere in solving the
problem of Rohingyas," he said.
Speaking to reporters after chairing the movement's exco meeting at
Pusat Islam, he said Umno Youth's next course of action would depend
on the advice of Wisma Putra.
Ahmad Zahid said the movement's international bureau submitted a
report on the problem of Muslims in Myanmar to the exco meeting.
"We are making a statement on the matter because it is an international issue
and not because it is a problem of the Muslim community," he added.
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BERNAMA NEWS AGENCY: BURMESE MINISTER ASSURES SAFETY
OF MUSLIM MINORITY
March 31, 1997 (Malaysia, Internet Version)
Gopeng -- Myanmar has assured that the country's Muslims, especially
the minority Rohingya, will not be oppressed, Foreign Minister Abdullah
Ahmad Badawi said Sunday.
He said Myanmar Foreign Minister Ohn Gyaw gave the assurance to
Malaysia's Ambassador Abdul Wahab Harun in Yangon Saturday that his
government would take steps to prevent the ethnic conflict there from
escalating into racial oppression.
Based on the information received by Malaysian Foreign Ministry, Abdul
Wahab had met Ohn Gyaw and told him of Malaysia's concern over the
situation in Myanmar, Abdullah told reporters after opening the Gopeng Umno
branch meeting here.
According to Abdullah, the Myanmar Foreign Minister had convinced the
Malaysian mission in Yangon that what had occurred there was the work of
certain extremist Buddhists.
The Malaysian mission there would keep the Foreign Ministry posted of
developments relating to the issue.
Abdullah however would not elaborate on the issue, as racial
discrimination would affect Myanmar's admission into Asean.
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KYODO: U.S. LABOR LEADER URGES CLINTON TO SLAP SANCTIONS
ON BURMA
April 1, 1997
The largest U.S. labor organization said Tuesday it has urged
President Bill Clinton to slap additional economic sanctions on
Myanmar in reaction to escalating suppression of democratic activists
and ethnic minorities by the impoverished Southeast Asian nation's
military government.
''I strongly urge you to endorse the law and impose sanctions
without any further delay,'' John Sweeney, president of the American
Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization
(AFL-CIO), said in a letter to the president. ''The evidence is
overwhelming that the conditions for implementing economic sanctions
have been met.''
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REUTER: CONNECTICUT COMMITTEE OKS BURMA SANCTIONS BILL
April 1, 1997
HARTFORD, April 1 (Reuter) - A Connecticut legislative committee on Tuesday
approved a bill that would prohibit the state from purchasing goods and services
from companies doing business in Burma.
The measure, introduced by Democratic Rep. Jessie Stratton, is similar to a bill
adopted by Massachusetts last year and signed into law by Governor William
Weld.
"This bill represents a strong stand against repression and for human rights,"
Stratton said. "The legislation would end any support Connecticut provides
through its purchasing policies for Burma's totalitarian regime."
Among the U.S. companies that have pulled out of Burma are Eastman-Kodak,
Hewlett-Packard Co , Apple Computer Inc and Eddie Bauer.
On the federal level, several U.S. senators have urged President Bill Clinton to
impose sanctions on Burma authorized by Congress.
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THE NATION: UNOCAL PLEA ON RIGHTS CASE REJECTED
April 3, 1997
by Yindee Lertcharoenchok
A US federal court in Los Angeles last week accepted a precedent-setting
case brought by Burmese victims of alleged human rights abuses against oil
giants Total and Unocal, the contractors for the Yadana gas pipeline, and
two Unocal executives.
The court rejected a motion by Unocal to dismiss the case, which was filed
on Oct 3 last year. Unocal had argued the matter was outside the
jurisdiction of the US court.
US District Court Judge Richard A Paez on March 25 signed a 38-page order
accepting the complaint, submitted by a group of 15 Burmese plaintiffs.
The plaintiffs are seeking a court injunction ordering the multinational oil
corporations to stop their activities and to pay compensation for alleged
international human rights abuses that occurred as a result of the
construction of the US$1.2 billion (Bt31.2 billion) Yadana natural gas
pipeline.
In particular, the plaintiffs charge the ruling Burmese State Law and Order
Restoration Council (Slorc), the state-owned Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise
(MOGE), the two oil companies and the two executives with legal
responsibility for violations of international human rights.
It accuses them of using forced labour in connection with the construction
of the pipeline and committing crimes against humanity, torture including
rape, and unlawful conspiracy.
Paez dismissed the complaint against Slorc and MOGE on the grounds that they
were entitled to sovereign immunity, but he still held them to be
''indispensable parties" to the proceedings, ''because complete relief may
be accorded among the remaining parties in their absence".
Jurisdiction over the plaintiffs' claims against the remaining defendants
the French oil firm Total, the American petro company Unocal, Unocal
president John Imle, and Roger C Beach, chairman and chief executive officer
of Unocal was granted under the 1792 Alien Tort Claims Act.
The 200-year-old law allows a lawsuit against multinational companies in US
courts for actions and activities outside the US which violate international
law.
The plaintiffs victims of rape, forced labour, forced relocation,
assaults, and the death of family members are represented by a coalition
of human rights organisations and private attorneys including EarthRights
International, the Centre for Constitutional Rights (CCR), and the law
office of Hadsell and Stormer, etc.
The victims are joined by Louisa Benson, a representative of the ethnic
guerrilla Karen National Union and now a California taxpayer, who is suing
the partners in the Yadana consortium for unfair business practice.
In separate interviews in Bangkok and by telephone from the United States,
EarthRights and CCR lawyers said the March 25 court decision was crucial to
their attempts to bring the case against Slorc, MOGE and its foreign oil
partners.
According to Katherine Redford and Tyler Giannini of EarthRigths and Jennie
Green, a CCR staff attorney, the court's decision to grant jurisdiction over
Total and Unocal set a ''significant" or ''ground-breaking" precedent, as it
allowed victims the right to sue multinational corporations for violations
of international human rights law.
The 1792 tort act had previously been applied only to environmental matters.
''It's significant because it recognises that multinational corporations can
break international human rights law.
''This is the first case which deals specifically with forced labour and
other forms of human rights violations," Green said.
Redford, who is on an anti-Unocal-Total-Slorc campaign tour in the US to
raise the American public's awareness of alleged gross human rights abuses
as the result of the Yadana natural gas project, said the coalition acting
on behalf of the plaintiffs was deciding whether to appeal against the
exemption of Slorc and MOGE from the case.
According to Giannini, the March 25 decision enables the plaintiffs to move
into discovery a process in which plaintiff-lawyers ask the defendants to
provide them with documents related to the pipeline project, including the
contracts and communications between partners in the Yadana consortium.
Both Unocal and Total have denied all charges against them, including
allegations of complicity with Slorc in its human rights abuses.
Several Thai human rights and environmental workers said yesterday the
plaintiffs' success in convincing the Californian court to listen to their
case inspired them to seriously study whether they could file a similar
lawsuit against the Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT).
PTT is one of the four partners in the Yadana consortium. The state
enterprise on Feb 2, 1995, signed a 30-year agreement with the MOGE under
which Thailand will pay Bt10 billion annually for the purchase of Yadana gas.
The gas will be extracted from Burma's Gulf of Martaban and pass through a
seabed and overland pipeline across the southern Burmese Tenasserim Division
into Thailand. (TN)
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VIENNA DIE PRESSE: INTERVIEW WITH BURMESE OPPOSITION
LEADER AUNG SAN SUU KYI
March 30, 1997 (translated from German)
by Raoul S. Kirschbichler
"We Rely on a Constructive Dialogue"
[Kirschbichler] How do you assess the latest conflicts between
Buddhists and Muslims in Mandalay, Burma's second largest city?
[Aung San Suu Kyi] In my view, these conflicts are the result of a
double-edged policy by the military government. For years it has practiced
a policy of consistent assimilation, particularly regarding ethnic
minorities and different denominations. Buddhism was raised to a state
religion; all other denominations are minorities whose concerns have never
really been supported or promoted by the government. Since the government
is striving to join ASEAN, it is now trying to refute this accusation.
[Kirschbichler] A step that should actually be welcomed....
[Aung San Suu Kyi] Yes, but I fail to see a fundamental change of
thinking. On the one hand, they want to build a new mosque for the Muslims
in the city center of Mandalay, on the other the largely Christian Karens
in the country's east are combated with all available means.
[Kirschbichler] The military offensive against the Karens is
primarily directed against the secession efforts of the KNU (Karen National
Union). The religious background seems to play a subordinate role in this
conflict.
[Aung San Suu Kyi] A repatriation of the Karen refugees -- whenever
the Thai Government is willing to do that -- will make it clear whether
this is a serious repatriation program or the settlement of Christians in
areas dominated by a Buddhist majority. You cannot separate the
government's policy from Buddhism. The interplay between politics and
religion is demonstrated by the fact that we have a special Ministry for
Religious Affairs. It should make sure that Christians, Muslims, and
Buddhists can live together peacefully.
[Kirschbichler] When there were student protests in the Burmese
capital of Rangoon last December, you immediately distanced yourself from
the demonstrators' actions, even though the students have goals that are
similar to those of your party, the National League for Democracy (NLD).
[Aung San Suu Kyi] Goals must also be possible to implement. Loud
protests are no real guarantee for this. In addition, there were once
again clashes between demonstrators and soldiers. The NLD stands for
passive resistance, even if there are peaceful demonstrations. We continue
to support a constructive dialogue with the Government, which is more
useful than any kind of resistance the Government might interpret as a
provocation.
[Kirschbichler] If the students were convinced of that, they would
patiently wait for the day when your party can really have a say.
[Aung San Suu Kyi] The policy of our party has no connection with the
students' protests, even if the government would like to make such a
connection. On the other hand, I understand the discontent of the people
in our country. In the May 1990 elections, the NLD received almost 60
percent of all votes. Since then, our political ideas have not changed.
Those who are convinced they have better proposals should not keep them
secret.
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THE HINDUSTAN TIMES: "CALL FOR PROACTIVE POLICY ON MYANMAR"
April 2, 997 (New Delhi)
By Apratim Mukarji
New Delhi should adopt a proactive policy towards Myanmar instead of the
reactive policy it has been pursuing in view of rapid developments taking
place concerning that country.
A recent seminar entitled "Recent Developments in Burma: Implications for
India's Security" held at the Jawaharlal Nehru University heard
participants argue that Myanmar which served as a bridge between South
and South East Asia was too important strategically for India to ignore
and be indifferent to.
The call for a proactive Indian policy came in the midst of several
developments concerning Myanmar. A United Nations investigative report
has proved to be severely critical of the allegedly repressive rule of
the military junta. While Washington is said to be examining the question
of slapping hard economic sanctions against the country in view of the
adverse UN report, the growing prospects of the Association of South East
Asian Nations (ASEAN) soon admitting Myanmar have coincided with more
repressive measures against the democracy movement and an all-out
offensive against the Karen minority community on the Myanmar-Thai border.
Seminarists who were critical of New Delhi's approach to the situation in
Myanmar felt it was based on a wrong premise that the State Law and Order
Restoration Council (SLORC) ruling the country had provided a stable
Government.
The premise was wrong because the government was an "outlawed" one as it
had usurped power by not allowing the Parliament elected in 1990 to form
popular Government. The participants argued that if the military regime
was stable it would not have sought to nullify the popular verdict.
Similarly, the view that the junta had been able to usher in economic
development was fallacious. Economic activity was taking place only in
sectors where the benefits were accruing directly to the junta and its
business cronies. The serious imbalances in the economy were perhaps
worst reflected in huge forced labour, subjected possibly to a more
ruthless working environment than anywhere else, showing that the economy
had not really taken off.
In such a situation an uprising could occur at any moment catching New
Delhi in an awkward position, these participants felt. The policy of
aligning India with the military junta was shortsighted, they felt.
A second view that emerged at the seminar however felt that the military
regime was going to continue in power despite international pressure.
India, according to these participants, should now attend to the matter
of emerging as a countervailing force against the growing influence of
China in Myanmar.
China had fully exploited the isolation of Myanmar in the international
community by proving to be a friend, a development that India could no
longer ignore as it was happening at its door-step.
China was slated to consolidate its position further in Myanmar and, as
these participants felt, India should lose no further time in engaging in
a "constructive engagement" with the regime in coordination with the
ASEAN policy.
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THE HINDU: FAKE CURRENCY RACKET THRIVING IN NORTH-EAST
INDIA
April 2, 1997
IMPHAL, April 1.
The arrest of 15 persons, including a former minister,
in Assam in connection with the printing and
circulation of fake rupees and foreign currencies may
help smash the source of funding for some proscribed
underground organisations and international smugglers.
Police sources say the insurgents have been procuring
sophisticated weapons from international gun-runners
who do a roaring business along Indo-Myanmarese border
by using these fake currencies. The smugglers also
purchase drugs, gold and other costly items from Tamu,
the Myanmarese town across the border mostly using fake
kyats (Myanmarese currency). From time to time, the
police arrest persons in connection with the printing
of fake currency in some parts of Manipur. However, all
of them are released since the police charge is not
substantiated.
The Security forces had once seized a truckload of high
quality paper meant for printing currency notes. The
paper was smuggled in from Bangladesh and the name of
the younger brother of the then Chief Minister was
linked to the case. Not surprisingly, the case was
hushed up and the paper quietly secreted away.
Intelligence sources told The Hindu that a standard
press for printing fake currency notes was located in
some inaccessible mountains. However, no one knew the
exact location of the press. During a recent visit to
Moreh, the smugglers' town near the international
border, this correspondent saw these fake currencies
being freely used.
Several businessmen and their henchmen run illegal
foreign exchange offices at Moreh where traders and
tourists can exchange rupees for kyats and vice versa.
Though the kyat has a higher value in the international
market it is the other way round at Moreh where Rs. 100
fetches about 160 kyats. The traders said the ratio
fluctuated from hour to hour depending on the quantum
of business.
Most of the illegal transactions in weapons, drugs and
other contraband goods are done in the jungles. In view
of the presence of armed insurgents and security
personnel, the transactions are conducted in a hurry,
leaving no time to the sellers to closely examine the
currency notes. It has, therefore been comparatively
easy for the smugglers to stuff fake notes in the
bundles and pass them off as genuine currency.
Police have alerted shop keepers in many parts of the
Northeastern States against persons trying to dispose
of fake currency. The former minister of Assam who has
been arrested may spill the beans, making it possible
for the police and Central forces to smash the network.
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THE NATION: FISHERMEN SAY BURMA BROKE DEAL
April 2, 1997
RANONG - In another setback after Burma scrapped deals with Ranong fishermen
in 1995, fishing operators linked to Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh's
son yesterday accused Rangoon of breaching a new fishing agreement.
The operators, gathering at a hotel in Ranong, complained that they are not
being allowed to transport catches out the fishing concession are despite
the agreement.
They claim they have to call for bidding on their catches in Rangoon and pay
eight per cent duty before they can ship the catches to Thailand.
The operators claim that under the agreement reached recently between Future
Image Co Ltd, owned by prime minister's son Kreukphol Yongchaiyudh, and
Burma's S Group Co Ltd, 300 fishing trawlers would be granted 45-day fishing
rights for a concession fee ranging from Bt250,000 to Bt320,000, depending
on the size of vessel.
Ship owners have to pay an additional Bt120,000 for an annual membership fee
on the day they sign the contract. The fee is collected by the two companies.
The trawlers also each have to register with the Rangoon Port Authority.
The operators said that 11 fishing trawlers from Ranong are participating in
the joint venture on the assumption that being associated with Chavalit's
son would provide them a risk guarantee. Instead, they are treated badly and
banned from the existing concession area, they said.
Future Image Co could not be reached from comment yesterday.
In 1995, all fishing deals between Burma and operators in Ranong were
scrapped following the killing of Burmese crewmen by Thai fishermen.
Rangoon also claims Thai fishermen have violated the agreement by fishing
outside the concession areas and taking more fish than they are allowed.
An informed source said Rangoon has instructed its naval command in the
south to strictly monitor the activities of fishing vessels operating under
the Future Image Co and limit their movement in the area.
Chavalit reportedly has good connections with Burma's military junta. He has
been linked indirectly to many businesses involving Rangoon. (TN)
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ANNNOUNCEMENT: BURMA EVENING '97
April 1, 1997
from FreeBurma@xxxxxxx
" Burma Evening '97 "
(A Fund-raising Concert for Refugee Women & Children of Burma)
According to the Amnesty International Annual Report, human rights
violations in Burma reached the highest peak in 1996. Since early this
year, the Burmese military junta has launched a series of attacks on ethnic
Karen refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border, forcing more than
80,000 defenceless refugees, including women and children into Thailand .
To help these refugees who are in urgent need, the Burmese Community in
the Greater Washington, DC area cordially invites you to the following
fund-raising concert. Your kind contribution will be a great help.
WHEN: April 20, 1997 (Sunday)
2:00 - 3:00 PM (Food Bazaar)
3:00 - 5:30 PM (Burmese Cultural Concert)
WHERE: Calvary Baptist Church
755 Eight Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(Directions by Metro: Red or Yellow Line to Gallery Place-Chinatown. Parking
available next to the Church. )
For ticket information contact:
· Washington, DC (202)393-7342
- Virginia (703)834-5670
- Maryland (301)656-9559; (301)424-6009
· New York (718)381-4830; (718)434-6693
( Also available at the gate - $10/ticket)
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ANNOUCEMENT: BURMESE NEW YEAR AND WATER FESTIVAL
April 1, 1997
We are very glad to inform you that we will be celebrating the Burmese New year
with traditional Thingyan ( water festival). Please join us in this most joyous
festival in the vicinity of beautiful Los Angeles. You will enjoy folk
dances, songs
and a veriety of foods as well as meeting new friends and strengthening old
friendships.
Entrance fee will be one dollar per person. Please invite your friends and
relatives!
Let's all have a good time.
Location: Barnes Community Certer
350 Mc Pharrin Avenue
Monterey Park, C.A 91754
Date: April 13, 1997 ( Sunday)
Time: 10:00 AM through 3:00 PM
Directions: From I 10
Exit Grfield, go South, pass through Garvey and turn right on
Newmark ave. At first sign turn left (Ramona), Monterey Park.
From I 60
Exit Garfield, go North,turn left on Newmark ave.
At first sign turn left (Ramona), Monterey Park.
More info: Please call (818)458-8109 Taw Myo Shwe
(818)288-1460 Thandar Aung
" MAY YOUR NEW YEAR BE FILLED WITH HAPPINESS..."
BURMESE ASSOCIATION
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