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LETTER TO EDITOR The Daily Yomiuri
ODA for Myanmar ill-timed 23 July, 1998
I am very much disappointed to learn that Japan government is =
considering resuming official development assistance (ODA)loans to Burma =
as early as this autumn.The intension of ODA is to help the Burmese =
people,which is good,but in fact it will only benefit the military =
regime of Burma, not the people of Burma.
I understands that Japan has established humanitarian conditions in =
extending overseas aid, but it seems to have failed to abide by those =
rulers as far as Burma=92s military regime is concerned.Japan=92s ODA =
will no doubt be seen by the pro-democracy movement as evidence that =
Japan backs and is cuddling up to the military junta to benefit its own =
self-serving economic interests.
The resumption of aid in any form will doubtless be used by those with =
vested interests to claim that there has been an improvement in the =
human rights record in Burma.Nothing else has changed in Burma, at least =
not for the better. No change in conditions of democratization and human =
rights in Burma can be found behind the Japanese government=92s latest =
decision to resume economic aid.
Burma=92s military regime is now preparing to detain Daw Aung San Suu =
Kyi in a special house within a women=92s prison in Yangon, in =
connection with the National League for Democracy (NLD)=92s demand to =
convene parliament.More than 80 NLD MPs had been detained around Burma =
in the past week.
Under these circumstances it is difficult to understand how it can be =
thought that there has been an improvement in the human rights record of =
the military regime.
As a member of the National League for Democracy (Liberated Area)Japan =
Branch, strongly condemns Japan=92s ODA, which would only serve to =
encourage brutal military regime of Burma to prolong its campaign of =
terror against the people of Burma.
KYAW LUN TIN=20
TOKYO=20
SUGINAMI-WARD
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<P align=3Djustify>LETTER TO EDITOR The Daily Yomiuri</P>
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<P align=3Djustify>ODA for Myanmar ill-timed<U> </U>23 July, =
1998</P></B>
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<P align=3Djustify>I am very much disappointed to learn that Japan =
government is=20
considering resuming official development assistance (ODA)loans to Burma =
as=20
early as this autumn.The intension of ODA is to help the Burmese =
people,which is=20
good,but in fact it will only benefit the military regime of Burma, not =
the=20
people of Burma.</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>I understands that Japan has established humanitarian =
conditions in extending overseas aid, but it seems to have failed to =
abide by=20
those rulers as far as Burma’s military regime is =
concerned.Japan’s=20
ODA will no doubt be seen by the pro-democracy movement as evidence that =
Japan=20
backs and is cuddling up to the military junta to benefit its own =
self-serving=20
economic interests.</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>The resumption of aid in any form will doubtless be =
used by=20
those with vested interests to claim that there has been an improvement =
in the=20
human rights record in Burma.Nothing else has changed in Burma, at least =
not for=20
the better. No change in conditions of democratization and human rights =
in Burma=20
can be found behind the Japanese government’s latest decision to =
resume=20
economic aid.</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>Burma’s military regime is now preparing to =
detain Daw=20
Aung San Suu Kyi in a special house within a women’s prison in =
Yangon, in=20
connection with the National League for Democracy (NLD)’s demand =
to=20
convene parliament.More than 80 NLD MPs had been detained around Burma =
in the=20
past week.</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>Under these circumstances it is difficult to =
understand how it=20
can be thought that there has been an improvement in the human rights =
record of=20
the military regime.</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify>As a member of the National League for Democracy =
(Liberated=20
Area)Japan Branch, strongly condemns Japan’s ODA, which would only =
serve=20
to encourage brutal military regime of Burma to prolong its campaign of =
terror=20
against the people of Burma.</P>
<P align=3Djustify></P>
<P align=3Djustify> </P>
<P align=3Djustify>KYAW LUN TIN </P>
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<P align=3Djustify>TOKYO </P>
<P>SUGINAMI-WARD</P></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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