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>SPDC BANNED MON NATIONAL SCHOOLS
>
>State Peace and Development Council, SPDC formerly SLORC, issued an 
order
>on 1st  July 1998 to stop teaching at Mon National Schools which were
>operated by Mon National Education Committee.   Corning to that order, 
the
>New Mon State Party, NMSP leaders had discussed with the Commander of 
>SPDC's South East Division Army on 16 July 1998, but nothing in result.
>
>Since the NMSP went into cease-fire agreement with SLORC, it has 
repeatedly
>requested to SLORC to include Mon Literature as a subject at schools in 
Mon
>State.  Regarding to this issue, Lt.-Gen. Khin Nyunt, SLORC's Secretary 
1,
>said  on 29 June 1995, when reached cease-fire agreement with NMSP, 
that
>the Mon literature was not allowed in school time at State Schools, but
>should be taught after school time.  In accordance with Gen. Khin 
Nyunt,
>local SLORC authorities instructed to teach Mon in local State Schools.  
So
>that local Mon people and volunteers fulfilled this obligation after 
the
>school time.
>
>However in the school year of 1997-8, SLORC authorities instructed to 
stop
>teaching Mon Literature in State School.  With regard to that 
instruction,
>NMSP leaders negotiated with Gen. Ket Sein, South East Division Army
>Commander. Gen. Ket Sein indicated to teach Mon in their own school.  
Then
>local Mon people built dozens of Mon National Schools for all the best.  
>In addition, they were opened in June 1998 and going on teaching 
including
>Mon Literature as a major subject.   But  on 1st July 1998, SPDC's MI 5
>sent a letter to NMSP protesting the competition of Mon National 
Schools to
>the State Schools and to stop that immediately.  Again, on 6 July 1998,
>SPDC authorities issued a statement in Mudon Township, dense Mon
>population, to close all Mon National Schools. Anyone who disobey this
>order would be punished.
>
>During the negotiation between NMSP leaders and SPDC's South East 
Division
>Army Commander, Gen. Myint Aung, "The teaching of Mon Literature at 
school
>is illegal.  It is competed with State Schools and against State 
Education
>System. Mon Literature should be taught at Monasteries" said Gen. Myint
>Aung.
>
>By closing their own schools and threatened to arrest their teachers, 
SPDC
>has severely disappointed Mon people's expectation of better education 
for
>their children.   
>
>Sunthorn Sripanngern
>P.O. Box 11, Ratburana
>Bangkok 10140
>Thailand
>
>Tel/fax:(662) 428-6232
>e-mail: mul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>


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