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Announcement - August 8 activities



Subject: Announcement - August 8 activities in Thailand

FROM THE AUGUST 8 JOINT COMMITTEE
[Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
Alternative Asean Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-BURMA)
Thai Action Committee for Democracy in Burma
Campaign for Popular Democracy
Amnesty International - Thailand]

                        MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT:
                     Activities To Commemorate
            The 30th Anniversary Of Asean's Formation & 
             The 9th Anniversary Of The Burma Uprising
                on August 8, 1997, Bangkok, Thailand

A forum featuring speakers from Burma, Thailand, Philippines and Malaysia,
including Thai Democrat MR Sukhumband Paribatra and Malaysian Opposition
Leader Mr Lim Kit Siang, is one of the activities organized by a coalition
of concerned organizations and individuals on Friday, August 8, 1997.

The activities are being organized to commemorate two significant
anniversaries in regional and international history - the formation of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the democracy uprising in
Burma.

The activities organized are listed as follows:

0900	PROTEST & PRESENTATION OF JOINT STATEMENT TO THE BURMESE EMBASSY
	Sathorn Nua Rd.
	Coordinated by TACDB in cooperation with the Students Federation of Thailand.

1500 - 1800	FORUM:  ASEAN'S 30 YEARS - IMPLICATIONS FOR PEOPLES OF ASEAN
	YMCA Collins House, Rajawadee Hall (Ground Floor), Sathorn Tai Rd
	Speakers:
	MR Sukhumband Paribatra, Member, House of Representatives
	Adjan Kusuma Snitwongse, Director, ISIS
	Mr Lim Kit Siang, Malaysian Opposition Leader
	Adjan Surichai Wankeaw, Chulalongkorn University
        Mr Gus Miclat, Philippines Activist
	Ms Pornsuk Koetsawang, Mahidol University
        Adjan Charnvit Kasetsiri (Moderator)
	(Most of the proceedings will be in English, therefore, an interpreter will
be provided for Thai speakers and listeners.)
        Coordinated by FORUM-ASIA & ALTSEAN-BURMA.
1900 - 2030	DINNER AND CULTURAL PERFORMANCE
	Venue: YMCA Collins House, Rajawadee Hall (Ground Floor). Sathorn Tai Road.
	Coordinated by FORUM-ASIA, ALTSEAN-BURMA & TACDB.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE TELEPHONE 
66 2 276 9846 - 7 (THAI LANGUAGE) or  66 2 275 1811/ 693 4515 (ENGLISH)
or email <altsean@xxxxxxxxxx>