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        If the Thais are only concerned about the economic matters of Burma,
they will not be respected by the Burmese regime. By using the Thai weak points
the Burmese regime will tighten their grip on every matter which are related
with Thailand.  Thais need to be strong.  It is time for them to show their
strength and dignity.  They need to show that they are physically and morally
strong citizens who never bow to the Burmese regime for their self-interest.

        Also the Burmese regime need to think about the enviromental impacts on
Burmese waters which resulted from the fishing consession with the Thais.  Many
Burmese fishermen who used to fish in Burmese waters using traditional ways
could not compete with the modern Thai fishing boats, which have sonar and
radar to find and catch fish.  Finally Burmese fishermen gave up their
independent jobs because they cannot survive as fishermen.  They have been
hired by Thai fishing companies which  run or sub contract with corrupt
politician Chavalit YounChaiyudh's wife.

        The people who most suffer are neither Thai bussinessmen nor the
Burmese
Military regime but the burmese fishermen who left their job in Burma and work
as unrespectful employees on the Thais' fishing boats.  Now they are jobless. 
How can they pay their rent and support their families in Burma?

        The Burmese regime has full responsibility for those who lost their
jobs
because they are Burmese citizens.  They have to work under Thai fishing
companies because of the greedy Chavalit and the Burmese generals.  Fishing
concession need to reconsider very very carefully how their bussiness benifit
the Burmese fishermen and the country in general? 

Htun Aung Gyaw

At 10:09 AM 10/20/1999 -0700, shwenanda@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: 
>
> Talks on fishing rights put off
> Ameeting between a senior Burmese military officer and the private sector
here
> to settle the conflict on fishing rights has been postponed again.
> The meeting, scheduled for yesterday, was put off after Saturday's explosion
> which destroyed a Burmese-registered oil tanker and killed two of its crew.
> A Thai businessman with close ties with the Burmese military had agreed to
> act as a go-between to help settle the conflict over fishing rights, sources
> said yesterday.
> Vikrom Aiyasiri, owner of Andaman Club Co which runs a border casino in
> Burma, was recently approached by Thai businessmen here to convince Burma to
> reopen its border and allow Thai boats to fish in its waters.
> The Burmese border closure, which began about two weeks ago, has badly
> affected the Thai fishing industry.
> A source close to Mr Vikrom said the senior Burmese officer, citing
> Saturday's explosion on board the Burmese oil tanker, asked that the meeting
> be put off. However, the officer promised to meet with Thai businessmen soon.
> In Chiang Rai, meanwhile, the provincial chamber of commerce was planning to
> invite Burmese representatives to a seminar on the economic co-operation
> quadrangle on Oct 30.



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<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>If the
Thais are only concerned about the economic matters of Burma, they will
not be respected by the Burmese regime. By using the Thai weak points the
Burmese regime will tighten their grip on every matter which are related
with Thailand.&nbsp; Thais need to be strong.&nbsp; It is time for them
to show their strength and dignity.&nbsp; They need to show that they are
physically and morally strong citizens who never bow to the Burmese
regime for their self-interest.<br>
<br>
<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>Also the
Burmese regime need to think about the enviromental impacts on Burmese
waters which resulted from the fishing consession with the Thais.&nbsp;
Many Burmese fishermen who used to fish in Burmese waters using
traditional ways could not compete with the modern Thai fishing boats,
which have sonar and radar to find and catch fish.&nbsp; Finally Burmese
fishermen gave up their independent jobs because they cannot survive as
fishermen.&nbsp; They have been hired by Thai fishing companies
which&nbsp; run or sub contract with corrupt politician Chavalit
YounChaiyudh's wife.<br>
<br>
<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>The people
who most suffer are neither Thai bussinessmen nor the Burmese Military
regime but the burmese fishermen who left their job in Burma and work as
unrespectful employees on the Thais' fishing boats.&nbsp; Now they are
jobless.&nbsp; How can they pay their rent and support their families in
Burma?<br>
<br>
<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>The
Burmese regime has full responsibility for those who lost their jobs
because they are Burmese citizens.&nbsp; They have to work under Thai
fishing companies because of the greedy Chavalit and the Burmese
generals.&nbsp; Fishing concession need to reconsider very very carefully
how their bussiness benifit the Burmese fishermen and the country in
general? <br>
<br>
Htun Aung Gyaw<br>
<br>
At 10:09 AM 10/20/1999 -0700, shwenanda@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: <br>
<font size=6><b><blockquote type=cite cite>Talks on fishing rights put
off<br>
</font></b><font size=5>A</font>meeting between a senior Burmese military
officer and the private sector here to settle the conflict on fishing
rights has been postponed again.<br>
The meeting, scheduled for yesterday, was put off after Saturday's
explosion which destroyed a Burmese-registered oil tanker and killed two
of its crew.<br>
A Thai businessman with close ties with the Burmese military had agreed
to act as a go-between to help settle the conflict over fishing rights,
sources said yesterday.<br>
Vikrom Aiyasiri, owner of Andaman Club Co which runs a border casino in
Burma, was recently approached by Thai businessmen here to convince Burma
to reopen its border and allow Thai boats to fish in its waters.<br>
The Burmese border closure, which began about two weeks ago, has badly
affected the Thai fishing industry.<br>
A source close to Mr Vikrom said the senior Burmese officer, citing
Saturday's explosion on board the Burmese oil tanker, asked that the
meeting be put off. However, the officer promised to meet with Thai
businessmen soon.<br>
In Chiang Rai, meanwhile, the provincial chamber of commerce was planning
to invite Burmese representatives to a seminar on the economic
co-operation quadrangle on Oct 30.<br>
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