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BurmaNet News December 30, 1997
- Subject: BurmaNet News December 30, 1997
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The BurmaNet News: December 30, 1997
Issue #902
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NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR: KANBAWZATHADI PALACE WILL BE
BURMANET: WESTERN BURMA-NORTHEASTERN INDIA
NORTHEAST SUN (INDIA): THE CHIN CONNECTION
FRIENDS OF BURMA (MANIPUR): STATEMENT ON TRANSFERRED
BANGKOK POST: 'ASIAN VALUES' HAVE RUN THEIR COURSE
NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR: EDITORIAL - WEST BLOC
BELGIAN BURMA GROUP (KWIA): SECOND MAJOR BELGIAN TOUR
ANNOUNCEMENT: KAREN NEW YEAR 2737
BURMANET: SUBJECT MATTER RESOURCE LIST
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NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR: KANBAWZATHADI PALACE WILL BE
RESPLENDENT, MATCHING KING BAYINTNAUNG'S HONOUR
December 10, 1997
(BurmaNet editor's note: The reconstruction of King Bayinnaung?s palace
in Pegu (Bago), Burma has been a joke. The archaeological team was not
able to complete its excavations, because the generals wanted the site to
be quickly prepared for tourists. Replicas of the former palace were to be
erected as fast as possible, even though the archaeologists had not
determined the exact site of the former palace building in the extensive
palace grounds. Moreover, no drawings existed of the former palace, so
the archaeologists and historians working on the project could not duplicate
the original design. Under pressure from the regime, they went to Thailand
to get ideas from drawings and paintings of Thai palaces during that period.
Yet the military, as claimed below, is insisting that the new building is an
exact replica. The reconstruction was completed amid great controversy and
under strict security measures. And with the new buildings in place, the
opportunity to do a proper excavation of the site may have been lost forever.)
YANGON, 9 Dec-Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen
Khin Nyunt this morning visited the construction site at King Bayintnaung's
Kanbawzathadi Palace in Bago, accepted cash donated towards rebuilding
of the Seinthalyaung Reclining Buddha Image Tazaung and inspected
Hanthawady International Airport Construction Project.
The Secretary-1 then said King Bayintnaung' s Kanbawzathadi Palace is being
reconstructed preserving its original designs so that the visitors will
realize the fact that high standard of culture and civilization of Myanmar
people did exist many years ago. In other words, he said, it is an
undertaking to contribute towards uplift of national prestige and integrity.
A cultural museum displaying cultural objects of Hanthawaddy Period, a lake
and a park are to be constructed along with the Kanbawzathadi Palace, he
said, adding that he believed those who have collected cultural heritage of
Hanthawady Period will donate the articles they have kept since the time of
ancestors to the State when the museum comes into being. The cultural objects
will then be on display gracefully, he said.
He pointed out King Bayintnaung was a leading emperor in Mynmar history and
it would be necessary to build the complete and majestic Kanbawzathadi Palace
matching his honour without contradicting historical evidence and he called
on all the responsible personnel to collect evidence on the history of
Hanthawaddy fully and to make concerted efforts to build the cultural museum on
the Hanthawaddy Period along with a lake and a park.
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BURMANET: WESTERN BURMA-NORTHEASTERN INDIA
- BACKGROUND INFORMATION
December 30, 1997
The majority of the inhabitants of the Western Burma border area are Chin,
Naga, Kuki, and Kachin - highland dwellers who survive by farming, hunting,
fishing, and collecting forest products. These groups straddle the Burma-India
border, and are locked in struggles for autonomy on both sides.
The Northeastern States bordering Western Burma are as follows:
Arunachal Pradesh - Kachin State
Manipur - Sagaing Division
Mizoram - Chin State
Kachin people, called Singpaw in India, live in Arunachal Pradesh.
Nagas, Kukis and Manipuris can be found in Manipur, and
Mizos (closely related to Chins) inhabit Mizoram. Chin refugees
and migrant workers from Burma can be found in Manipur and Mizoram.
The region of Northeastern India is mainly inhabited by Tai peoples (related
to Thais and Shans). The state of Manipur was an independent Hindu kingdom
in the past, which was often at war with Burma. In the early 1800s, Manipur
was a vassal state to the Burmese kingdom in Mandalay. Northeastern India
only came under Indian control after World War II. Indigenous groups
opposed to Indian rule soon took up arms against the Indian "imperialists".
Although some areas, such as the State of Mizoram, are now peaceful, in
many areas (in particular Manipur) the insurgencies have continued until the
present day.
Most of the resistance groups from both sides of the border sent troops up to
northern Kachin State for military training from the Kachin Independence
Army in the 80s and early 90s. Training there stopped in 1993 when the KIO
(political wing of the KIA) signed a ceasefire with the SLORC and an agreement
with the Indian government.
The various armed groups generally have not worked well together and have
put forth contesting territorial claims. Both the Indian Army and the Burmese
military junta have tried to exploit the divisions between the groups. At
times,
the SPDC has allowed Northeastern Indian insurgents to use Burmese
territory while the Indian Army has allowed anti-SPDC resistance forces to
use Indian territory.
In 1995, the SLORC and the Indian Army conducted their first joint operation,
Operation Golden Bird, to eliminate insurgent groups along the common border.
However, when the Indian government gave the Nehru Award to Aung San Suu
Kyi, the SLORC immediately halted the operation and stopped Indian veterans
from WWII who were on a memorial march through Western Burma at that time.
Since then, joint operations have not been resumed.
The Burmese military junta and the Indian government have held three or
four rounds of border talks over the past two years. These talks have included
discussions of military cooperation and the expansion of trade between the
two countries. Specifically, the two governments agreed to build a bridge
over the Tiao River linking Chin State and Mizoram. The Indian government
agreed to pay for the construction of the bridge and has already laid
preliminary
foundations, but the Burmese military junta then asked that the construction be
stopped. It is likely that they are using the same tactic they have used
with the
Thais over the bridge at Mae Sot-Myawaddy. Namely, they will ask the Indian
government to make more concessions before construction can be resumed. A
gas pipeline project bringing gas to NE India is also under consideration.
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NORTHEAST SUN (INDIA): THE CHIN CONNECTION
November 15-30, 1997 (bi-monthly magazine)
In a chance meeting with a Chin underground leader, it could be
understood that the Chins of Myanmar were deeply concerned over the
escalating Kuki-Paite clashes. [note: Kukis and Paites are closely related
to Chins]
Among the spirited audience to warm up the moments of a North-East
extravaganza in the Capital on Nobember 1. (section missing)
We want independence from Burma. It will be an independent State for
the Chin people, he said with a smile on his face. It has been the demand
of the Chin National Front, an insurgent group, formed in Champhai
(Mizoram) in 1988 for liberating the Chin people from the clutches of
the Burmese military junta. The man in the ethnic Chin dress was a top
leader of Chin National Army (CNA), the armed wing of the CNF.
In the backdrop of the Kuki-Paite clashes in Manipur -both the tribes
along with the Mizos are originally the Chins, speaking the same
language- the importance , attached by the CNF into the Indian affairs
has naturally increased. But the outfit strongly denies the rumour that
it has side with the Paites, In a release on September 3, 1997, CNF
terms the problems of the Kuki and Paite within Chins as the works of
some anti-Chin elements.
The close interaction of this militant outfit, across the border, with
those of the North-East dates back to their joint training in Kachin (in
Burma) by the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), a group established
by Zaw Maing in the fifties. In those days, the CNA cadres used to play
football matches and sing songs together with those of the NSCN, ULFA,
and other N_E insurgent groups.
However, during the Operation Golden Bird of the Indian Army against the
NE insurgents, its relations with the India government were strained as
it was aiding the Khaplang group of the NSCN (one of the Naga factions
fighting for autonomy in Burma and India). Now it claims that it has severed
its relation with that faction of the NSCN.
Like the North East India, Myanmar is also infested by hordes of
insurgent groups. The country's Shan tribe itself has 10 different
militant outfits. The insurgent groups of other tribes like Chin,
Kachin, Karen etc, have demanded self rule in their respective territory.
The dictatorial regime of General Than Shwe, who is the present chairman
of the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) in Myanmar, has
led the moderates to join hands with the extremists. The umbrella
organisation, called National Council of Union of Burma (NCUB) has
now taken as its constituents some student organisations, exiled
groups, National League for Democracy/ Liberated Area and some
insurgent groups including the CNF. The prime objective of this
coordinating body is to establish democracy and a federal structure in
Myanmar.
In the country, ruled by the military generals for years, the democratic
practice is totally alien to the Burmese . Aung San Suu Kyi's party,
National League for Democracy (NLD), was not allowed to form the
Government even though it won an overwhelming majority with 394
seats in a house of 485 after the May 1990 general election.
The military junta struck terror upon the NLD members, arresting its
members indiscriminately. As many as 32 members crossed to the India
side and they are now stationed in five places-Moreh ( Manipur), Imphal,
Champhai, Aizawl (Mizoram) and Delhi. Interestingly these include some
democratically elected MPs from the Burmese Parliament.
When contacted by the North-East Sun, Dr.Ro Ding general secretary of
National League for Democracy/ Liberated Area (NLD/LA)-India remarked,
'"even my father U Do Thawng, an MP was arrested by the military regime.
The military regime crackdown on NLD intensified after some MPs
recently met at Mandalay (second largest city in Myanmar) for
restoration of democracy in the military-ridden country. The members of
the NLD had no other option but to take refuge in some other countries."
Because of the common culture and tradition, the Chin refugee of Myanmar
could easily adjust with the Mizos in Mizoram and the Kukis and Paite in
Manipur. Till the 15th century, the Kukis and Paites lived together at
Teddim in the Chin hills of Burma. In the Chin language, the Paite (a
later migrant) itself means the people who have left.
But the recent chapter of Kuki-Paite enmity has indirectly disturbed the
Chin refugees, their original brothers from the Chin Hills of Myanmar.
Any involvement in the activities of one group leads the other group to
suspect them. Says Dr. Ding, himself a Chin, "Both Kukis and Paites are
the Chins and we want immediate stoppage of Fratricidal killings."
Through fighting for the common cause of liberating the Chin Hill area
from the Burmese control, Chins have now several groups. Jhon No Than
Kap, a former chairman of the CNF, has now headed a separate group of
Chins in Myanmar. Jhon followers are reported to have a good
coordination with the NSCN(Khaplang) and thus they are very much
involved in the Indian affairs.
Another Chin group, Chin Liberation Organisation(CLO) headed by a former
Rangoon University lecturer, Ro Za Thang itself is based in Mizoram, a
state which witnessed no major insurgency after Laldenga's joining to
the mainstream. The group of Ro Za Thang is often accused of siding
towards the Paites, Making the things more complicated for the Chins.
In the meantime, the Kuki National Front Submitted Aide- Memoire (a
memorandum) to I.K. Gujral on October 25 last, where it described Vuite
(Paite) along with Zou, Simte etc, as different Kuki clans. However, it
has no mention about its ongoing clashes with the Paites, nor has it
proposed to restrain from it. The front basically reiterated its demand
for creating Kukiland "within the frame-work of the Indian Constitution
so as to protect and preserve Kuki ethnicity, custom, culture and tradition".
In spite of Government's best effort, the Kuki-Paite enmity and its violent
reactions in Manipur's Churachandpur district have not receded as yet.
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FRIENDS OF BURMA (MANIPUR): STATEMENT ON TRANSFERRED
CAPTAIN KAUNG ZAN OO
December 2, 1997
[BurmaNet Editor?s Note: There are also Burmese student groups based
in Manipur and Mizoram. Many Manipuri academics, journalists, and
politicians are sympathetic with the Burmese pro-democracy movement,
and they have formed a group entitled The Friends of Burma (Manipur).]
The Friends of Burma (Manipur) is delighted to note that Captain Kaung
Zan Oo, Chairman of Tamu township count has finally been transferred
out form the strategic posting on the Indo-Burma border area. This
Captain was a dictator incarnate... he claimed himself to be S-in..1,
thereby abrogating legislative, judicial and executive powers in his
single person. The hard, sincere and concerted efforts of Manipuri as
well as Burmese democracy forces has ultimately been bewared
by the replacement of this dehumanized, dictatorial SLORC
Captain. However, till latest reports.
He has not handed over power to new arrival, a military major whose
identity is not known yet. Facts about the Captain Kaung Zan Oo received
lately reveals the devilish machinations of the man. In spite of strong
protest from Tamu based traders and legal verdict against him, the
Captain adamantly went ahead with the construction of ill-conceived
Namphalong market complex near Border Gate No.2. He did so because
he could act and control all the activities and people in this market take
primitive emperor.
It is reported that before the construction of market, Captain Kaung Zan Oo
collected various amounts as advance form Tamu local traders promising
them shop-plots after contraction. But once the market was constructed, he
kept all the strategically important and good plots to himself and finally
distributed them to big traders form Mandalay and other areas by receiving
bribery of 15.000 to lakh kyats per plot. Thus, Tamu trading community was
seriously affected and precisely for this reason that when the Namphalong
market was burnt down, they felt that they had got poetic justice.
Another report says that Captain Kaung Zan Oo had received 50 million kyats
from the SLORC's high authority to sabotage the anti-drug Satyagraha
programme in last October. In fact, Captain Kaung Zan Oo had half-succeeded
in this plan by buying and bribing certain rested interests on the Indian
side.
These people could only create some minor hurdles but ultimately their plan
was defeated because of the determination of Manipur's people, including
the strong support of AMSU and the different communities of Moreh. This
feature of Captain is said to be a major cause for his transfer. Though no
definite evidence is available, it is also reported that he was deeply
hand in
glove with the drug mafia operating on the Indo-Burma border.
Lastly, Friends of Burma (Manipur) taken note of the change of command
in the military junta. FOV feels that the change of name from SLORC to
SPDC (State peace and development Council) is a farcical attempt of the
junta to befool Burma people and international community. What the military
rulers really seem to want is not real democracy, but cosmetic democracy
under the thumb of junta boots and guns. FOB feels that only a meaningful,
genuinely honest and sincere dialogue between military rulers and the
national league for democracy, NLD under the leadership of Nobel laureate
AUNG SAN SUU KYI can bring about democracy in Burma.
O.Joy Singh
Convenor
Friends of Burma (Manipur)
News and Information Bureau, All Burma Students League
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BANGKOK POST: 'ASIAN VALUES' HAVE RUN THEIR COURSE
December 22, 1997
THE SUNDAY EDITORIAL
One of the uncanny things about money is its power to bestow legitimacy.
Whether it be in terms of what we consider successful, intellectually valid
or just plain worthwhile, it is hard to argue with prosperity's stamp of
approval.
It is what makes a life of hitting hockey balls folly but chasing golf
balls an almost honoured pursuit. It is what allows investment bankers,
sometimes seriously, to refer to themselves as " Masters of the Universe".
The twists of fortune can make a businessman a politically adept and
visionary "rooster" one year, and an overreaching "feather duster" the
next.
And so it seems to be with "Asian Values". As long as Asia was booming, they
could not be denied. Now that the wheels have fallen off the Tiger express,
they lie in disrepute.
Phrases like "strong work ethic" are interpreted to mean a lack of technical
inspiration, the "emphasis on education " is understood as the myopia of
rote learning, and the fondness for discipline and centralised government
as a lack of respect for an individual's human rights and repressive,
transparent government.
In the current climate, much of this thus can not be denied. The financial
crisis has exposed the dark side of the "community-over individual " facade
that so many governments in Southeast and East Asia hid behind. In the end,
though, cronyism and political corruption have only exacerbated capital
flight and weakened the economic potential of the region.
With barely disguised joy, the international press is documenting these
failing with much the same triumphant tone that local papers once employed
to herald Asia's "impending domination" of the world economy.
But it would be as much a mistake to talk about the uniformity of "Asian
flaws" as it was to talk about the uniformity of Asian values.
This year's rude interruption to a decades-long run of growth gives the
various governments of Asia and their citizens the opportunity to stop and
think about where they are headed and what they stand for.
If these governments are truly representative of their people, their
ultimate aim should be the development of "good societies" - communities
which not only enjoy economic prosperity and social stability but which are
compassionate and humane as well.
Both governments and peoples in the region should now be aware that in
order to sustain strong and vibrant economies, open and accountable
political and institutional governance is essential. The protection of
human rights should be seen to have implications for stability and order
and as a factor which can affect economic development. But not in the
negative way governments viewed them in the past.
There are many lessons to be drawn from the turmoil that has engulfed Asia
in the past few months. One of the most important is that the old top-down,
erroneously-labelled "Asia" way of doing things no longer works.
If the emerging states of the region are to become the economic power houses
they aspire to be, then wealth and opportunities must be more evenly
spread among their general populations. Only by realising the full
potential of their people can these countries remain competitive and
continue to develop. The choices facing Asian governments are about values -
human values, not prefabricated political ones.
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NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR: EDITORIAL - WEST BLOC
ALLEGATIONS FOCUSING ON DRUGS (abridged)
December 4, 1997
Those who take the guise of champions of this and that never fail to
hurl accusations at small nations in order to belittle them and undermine
the good work being carried out.
Intense pressure was applied on the pretext of human rights and
democracy breaches by West-bloc nations in order to interfere in the
internal affairs of countries in the region, including Myanmar. However,
when those accusations did not stick, they kept concentrating on drug abuse
or to be more specific, the production and trafficking in drugs.
The accusations concerning Myanmar were more intense in the aftermath
of 1988 disturbances which were stoked by the West-bloc. But the Government
which emerged at the time steadfastly stood on its right path and rebuffed
any and all such false accusations.
Times have changed. In this day and age, when small nations pooled
their strength and resources to ward off the evil designs of the West-bloc,
they keep harping on the narcotics angle.
Though they give prominence to this act, Myanmar is unfazed. There is
firm evidence that even those of the armed groups which dealt in hard drugs
and were at odds with successive governments have come to terms with
reality, exchanging arms for peace.
Even the 10,000-strong Mong Tai Army of U Khun Sa surrendered
unconditionally, disbanded and are back in their villages leading a
drug-free, happy life. Then, the formerly drug-infested Mongla area in
eastern Shan State has been recently declared a drug-free area.
All this hard evidence is to counter any accusation, the State Peace
and Development Council, said Secretary-1 Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt to a
meeting of the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control yesterday.
The anti-drug combat is being won, but total win cannot be achieved
overnight. That understood, nations in the region have been working
overtime to ensure success of their endeavours.
The Secretary-1 cited collaborative efforts in drug abuse control and
regional development projects involving international organizations.
He also pledged stepped-up efforts to make the world, including fellow
ASEAN nations realize the enormity of the task and the degree of success
achieved.
The Tatmadaw has sacrificed life and limb in the combat, and with
honour it will keep to its commitment for total eradication of the menace.
Others must pitch in.
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BELGIAN BURMA GROUP (KWIA): SECOND MAJOR BELGIAN TOUR
OPERATOR STOPS BURMA TRIPS
December 29, 1997
The Belgian-based alternative/backpackers tour operator 'Anders Reizen', has
confirmed rumours that it has cancelled Burma trips for 1998. In addition to
Joker Tourism, this is the second major alternative agent that stops Burma
trips since KWIA Burma group has launched its tourism campaign.
In its declaration Anders Reizen said it went to Burma with the aim to make
travellers more aware of what happens beyond the golden façade. Although
travellers have been informed extensively about human rights violations and
the general political situation before and during the trip, Anders Reizen
admits that only two people returned with a more open view, who would
strongly advise friends against visiting Burma under present conditions.
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KWIA
Birma Groep- Burma Group
Breughelstraat 31-33, 2018 Antwerpen, BELGIUM
Tel. 32-3-2188488 32-3-2377615
Fax 32-3-2304540
KWIA@xxxxxx
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ANNOUNCEMENT: KAREN NEW YEAR 2737
December 28, 1997
Media Release
SPIRIT OF SURVIVAL
The Honorable Janelle Saffin, M.L.C, Legislative Council, Parliament
House, Sydney N.S.W. who is also Honorary Secretary, Burma Lawyer's
Council Australian Section, will help celebrate Karen New Year in Sydney
on 3 January 1998.
The Honorable Member said " The Australian Karen Organization works
tirelessly to better our community and that of their Karen brothers and
sisters who endure much suffering. Until recently their plight at the
hands of the Burmese dictatorship was relatively unknown. They heave
been forced to flee their homes into Thailand where they are stateless.
As Daw Aung San Suu Kyi says " The sufferings of our Karen brothers
and sisters are our very own sufferings."
The Karens, whose homeland borders Thailand on Burma's south-east side,
are famous as jungle freedom fighters who fought for Burma's Independence
during World War II, with the British , against the Japanese.
They have survived discrimination and torture by the Burmese military
dictatorship in Burma for the last fifty years. After World War II the
Karens were refused a share of control in the newly independent Burma.
Following a period of marginalisation and discrimination they were
forced to take up arms to restore democracy to the country. They have
continued this struggle alongside other pro-democracy groups for the
past fifty years.
Saw Toke Han, whilst defending Karen Headquarters against the marauding
Burmese troops, was wounded in the battle for Manerplaw in 1989 and had
to have a leg amputated. ( He is available for interview).
The Karens are confronting many new difficulties as they try to begin a
new life in the lucky country, our democratic Australia.
Out of a population of 45 million in Burma, the Karens make up 11
million or 24.4% of the races. There are also approximately 200,000
displaced Karens, living legally and illegally on the Thai-Burma border.
Some 95,000 are forced to live there in 14 refugee camps. This is
equivalent to the population of two towns the size of Dubbo in NSW
living in camps and needing to be fed, clothed, treated and educated.
These refugee camps are under constant threat of attack by Burmese
forces, despite the protection of the Thai forces. One year ago 70,000
refugees were forced to flee when Burmese forces attacked and destroyed
three of the camps. There have been sporadic attacks on the refugee
population since then.
Celebration for Karen New Year will be held in Sydney on 3 January 1998
at St. Joachim's Church Hall, 2 Mills Street, Lidcombe from 11.00 am.
Ethnic foods, cultural dances, the sale of Karen clothes and souvenirs,
Karen drama and a photographic display will be the highlights of the
celebrations. The children will be entertained with games and presenting
the prizes from 8.30 am onwards.
Karen New Year is traditionally celebrated in the first New Moon in
January. It is a time when Karen celebrate their cultural heritage,
their solidarity and their devotion to their land, which was taken from
them. It is a time to renew hopes to one day return to their homeland.
Messages conveying their best wishes have also been received from the
Honorable Philip Ruddock MP, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural
Affairs, the Honorable Janice Crosio MP, Federal Member for Prospect and
Ms. Margaret Piper, Executive Director, Refugee Council of Australia.
Please help celebrate the Spirit of Survival by joining with us to
advertise and participate in this joyous occasion.
Media Contacts 1) Saw Lwin Oo Secretary, Australia Karen Organization
Phone/fax: (02) 9632 7215 Mobile: 0411 743 941
2) Mahn Orlando Chairman, Australia Karen Organization
Phone: (02) 9671 4393
3) Saw Toke Han Committee member, A.K.O
Phone: (02) 9681 5219
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