BurmaNet News: December 4, 2000

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________December 4, 2000   Issue # 1675_________

NOTED IN PASSING: "The levels of infection are approaching an African 
level."

Dr. Chris Beyrer on AIDS in Burma.  See BBC: Asia's burgeoning Aids 
epidemic

INSIDE BURMA _______
*Agence France Presse: Aung San Suu Kyi's legal team wins small victory 
in property suit 
*BBC: Asia's burgeoning Aids epidemic
*AFP: Former NLD members call on junta to increase dialogue with 
opposition 
*DVB: Government warns Shan group not to create discord between army, 
people 
*Bangkok Post: Burma loses three in fierce fighting; KNU attack centres 
on operational bases 
*TV Myanmar: Khin Nyunt claims Burma has complete freedom of religion 

REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL _______
*AFP: Prominent writer who fled Myanmar now in Bangkok 
*AP: Karen refugee worker says ICRC met Myanmar rebel leaders 

ECONOMY/BUSINESS _______
*FBC: Suzuki: A Dishonest Car Salesman--Activists Catch Suzuki in a Lie 
About Burma Deal

OPINION/EDITORIAL________
*Bangkok Post: Editorial: Policy of denial puts all at risk 

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Agence France Presse: Aung San Suu Kyi's legal team wins small victory 
in property suit 

YANGON, Dec 4 

Aung San Suu Kyi's legal team Monday won a small victory by being 
allowed to defend the opposition leader in a property suit filed by her 
brother Aung San Oo, who is claiming half ownership of her Yangon home. 

Judge U Soe Thein Monday ruled that Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyers would be 
permitted to provide a defense for their client in the next hearing in 
the case, scheduled for December 7. 

The judge had previously ruled that since neither the National League 
for Democracy (NLD) leader nor her lawyers were present at an earlier 
hearing, the case would proceed without their involvement. 

A Yangon analyst characterized Monday's decision as a minor victory for 
the opposition leader, though Aung San Suu Kyi is not expected to appear 
on Thursday, even though the junta would allow her to go to court. 

Aung San Suu Kyi has been held under house arrest in Yangon by the 
military government for over two months, since she and several other NLD 
leaders were barred from taking a train to the northern city of 
Mandalay. 

The Nobel peace laureate's lawyers are expected to begin making 
presentations and calling witnesses on Thursday. 

Aung San Oo filed the suit to obtain half ownership of the opposition 
leader's Yangon home, which belonged to their late monther Khin Kyi. 

The Burma Lawyers' Council, a Thailand-based exile group, has said the 
case clears the way for the ruling State Peace and Development Council 
(SPDC) to evict Aung San Suu Kyi from the house and cripple her NLD. 

As a US citizen, Aung San Oo would be forced to hand his half of the 
property over to Myanmar's military government if he won the suit. 

While not overtly political, Aung San Oo is much less critical of the 
regime than his sister, and the two are not close. 

It is believed that before her death Khin Kyi expressed the wish that 
the house be equally shared between the two children, and that if it 
were sold the proceeds should be donated to charity. 

U Han Toe, lawyer for Aung San Oo, has said his client wanted to stake 
his claim over the property so he could donate his half-share in line 
with his mother's wishes. 


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BBC: Asia's burgeoning Aids epidemic

30 Nov. 2000


By BBC News Online's Mangai Balasegaram 

The numbers are nowhere as numbing as Africa's, but the Aids epidemic in 
Asia is growing ever greater, and creeping into the most remote corners 
of the continent. 

In many areas, all the ingredients for a disaster are there - a lack of 
education, a large and mobile population, and governments and societies 
ill-prepared or unwilling to cope. 

And in some areas, that disaster is already apparent. 

Of particular concern is Burma, where experts have painted a very grim 
picture from the limited data available. 

A staggering 48,000 Burmese died of Aids last year, says the United 
Nations Aids programme (UNAIDS), and most of them would have had little 
care or treatment. 

Young epidemic 

Aids researcher Chris Beyrer pointed out that it took African countries 
two decades to reach its tragic levels of infection, which rise to a 
third of adults in some areas. 

In Asia, the Aids epidemic is still very young. Most infections in 
China, for example, have occurred in the last two years. 

"So we really don't know what the picture is going to look like," said 
Mr Beyrer, director of the US-based John Hopkins University Aids 
Training and Research Programme. 

"Asia hasn't learnt from Africa," said Marina Mahathir, president of the 
Malaysian Aids Council. 

"Trying to get attention for the problem is still difficult." 

Burma's mushrooming epidemic 

Against a background of social and economic fragility, the epidemic in 
Burma has been particularly hard to deal with. 

The widespread availability and low cost of heroin, tremendous social 
mobility, lack of access to condoms and health-care in general had led 
to a mushrooming epidemic. 

Experts say the vast majority of new infections are not even reported. 

Mr Beyrer said many young people worked as seasonal labourers in gem 
mines, where use of drugs and sex workers was commonplace. 

"There's very little prevention and treatment and care," he said. 

"The levels of infection are approaching an African level." 

"The reality is that it's extremely difficult to implement any form of 
public health measure," he said. 

A recent World Health Organisation study rated Burma's health-care 
system as the second-poorest in the world, with only Sierra Leone faring 
worse. 

Burma's Aids problem is slowly spilling over its borders. Yunnan 
province in China, Manipur state in India and northern Thailand - which 
all neighbour Burma - are some of the worst-hit areas in those 
countries. 

Drugs and taboos 

Drug use is also fuelling the Aids epidemic in all Asian countries 
except Cambodia and Papua New Guinea, and yet, very few effective 
programmes have been implemented to deal with drug use. 

Asia's large drug trade also lies behind exploding epidemics elsewhere. 
The Russian city with the second-highest infection level is Irkutsk, 
which lies on a heroin smuggling route out of China. 


Age-old cultural taboos on sex and the stigma attached to the disease 
also present clear obstacles. 

Many governments only gingerly broach sex education, leaving populations 
painfully ignorant of the disease. 

A new study on nearly 4,000 people in Chinese cities and villages by the 
Gunming Daily found only 3.8% of people knew how HIV was transmitted. 

Half the people surveyed believed the virus could be transmitted by 
using chopsticks after an HIV-positive person had used them. 

Few countries are able to mount the enormous and effective HIV 
prevention programmes seen in Thailand, which had led to a dramatic drop 
in new HIV infections. 

Ethnic minorities from Burma living in northern Thailand are 
particularly vulnerable to infections, with their high amphetamine and 
low condom use. 

But even in Thailand, there are signs of a growing complacency, and 
infection is spreading among migrant workers. 

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AFP: Former NLD members call on junta to increase dialogue with 
opposition 

YANGON, Dec 3 (AFP) - A group of former National League for Democracy 
(NLD) members appealed Sunday to Myanmar's ruling junta to step up its 
dialogue with opposition parties. 

 In a letter sent to top members of the junta, the former members, who 
were kicked out of the NLD for developing too close ties to the 
government, warned that without dialogue, the nation's development will 
remain stalled. 

 "The nation's development is being hindered and tensions have been 
created" by the ongoing standoff between the regime and the NLD, lead by 
Aung San Suu Kyi, the letter said. 
 "We urge that the military authorities as well as all legitimate 
political parties get together to discuss relevant matters relating to 
the 1990 general election or start the process of constitutional 
drafting," it said. 

 "This move will not only help regain international respect but also 
help resolve all existing problems in Myanamr," it said. 

 The NLD won the 1990 election by an overwhelming margin but the junta 
nullified the results and retained its tight grip on power. 

 Since 1990, relations between the government and the NLD have hardly 
been warm. 
 But the junta has this year stepped up pressure on the NLD, placing 
Aung San Suu Kyi and several other NLD leaders under house arrest and 
facilitating efforts to evict her from her office and home. 


 In the letter, the former NLD members also offered their services as 
potential middlemen who were familiar with the positions of the both the 
government and the opposition. 

 "We pledge that we are ready to lend our help and support to the 
political process, which would ultimately return executive, legislative 
and judicial powers to the people," they said. 



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DVB: Government warns Shan group not to create discord between army, 
people 

 Democratic Voice of Burma, Oslo, in Burmese 1245 gmt 30 Nov 00 


Text of report by Burmese opposition radio on 30th November 

The leaders of the Shan State Peacekeeping Council SSPC , that 
criticized the SPDC State Peace and Development Council army for the 
massacre of many Shan villagers, were summoned by Brig-Gen Kyaw Win, 
deputy director of Directorate of Defence Services Intelligence DDSI . 

Troops from SPDC LIB Light Infantry Battalion 246 and LIB 524 massacred 
24 innocent farmers near Nyaungywa Sone Village of Wa Saing Village 
Tract in Kunhing Township on 17th May without any reason. Another 59 
more villagers were massacred by the same column on Pan Hkam Village in 
Kunhing Township on 20th May. 

The Shan State (Rights) Committee, an affiliated group under the SSPC, 
issued a statement on 27th July accusing the SPDC of systematically 
engaging in an ethnic cleansing programme. The statement urged the 
immediate action against those responsible for the two killings. 

Brig-Gen Kyaw Win, deputy director of SPDC's DDSI, received Sao Shwe Kyi 
and Sao Kun Yit, chairman and secretary respectively of the SSPC, on 
19th September. He told them not to publish any statement that could 
cause misunderstanding between the army and the people. He also 
threatened them that if it happens again the next time it would not be 
easy. 

Chairman Sao Shwe Kyi could not take it lying down so he replied back 
and said that the SSPC could not stand idly by while its own people in 
the Shan State were being massacred. The statement was issued by the 
popular demand of the people. 

The SSPC was formed with a faction of the Shan State Army SSA and the 
Shan State National Army SSNA in 1996. Due to the threat by the SPDC MI, 
it is not known whether the SSPC will withdraw its statement or not. 

DVB Democratic Voice of Burma correspondent Sai Tin Aye reported that 
there was a precedent concerning the matter. The Shan State 
Nationalities Liberation Organization, the Kayah Newland Party, and the 
Karenni National People's Liberation Front, that fully supported the 
National League for Democracy-led and-sponsored call for representing 
the people's parliament during September 1998 had to withdraw their 
support and statement for NLD due to the threat and coercion by the MI. 






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Bangkok Post: Burma loses three in fierce fighting; KNU attack centres 
on operational bases 


December 4, 2000 


Three Burmese soldiers were killed and three others wounded in fierce 
fighting with Karen National Union rebels opposite Kanchanaburi on 
Saturday, a KNU source said yesterday. 

KNU soldiers of the 6th Division launched an attack on three operational 
bases of the 710th Light Infantry Battalion at Tabute and Htee Hta Taw 
villages. 

Both sides exchanged rounds of 81m and 60mm mortar and M79 grenades 
during the 30-minute conflict. 

The Burmese soldiers retreated, leaving behind three bodies, three 
rifles and ammunition. 

One KNU soldier was seriously wounded. 

Last week, Maj Kyi Win, commander of the 18th Battalion of the KNU's 6th 
Division, his wife and four other people were killed when the 999th 
Battalion of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army attacked Ywar Dan Shay 
village on Myawaddy-Pa-an road opposite Mae Sot district. 

The source claimed the KNU had killed a large number of Burmese and DKBA 
soldiers over the past four months in Karen state. 

Following two major attacks, the KNU captured Burmese operational bases 
at Labohae and Bayin Naung opposite Phop Phra and Mae Ramat districts of 
Tak and seized a large quantity of weapons and ammunition. 

As part of the dry-season offensive, about 5,000 Burmese troops of the 
Southeastern Force and 22nd, 33rd, 44th and 88th infantry divisions have 
been deployed along the border from Tak to Kanchanaburi, the source 
said. 

The KNU and other minority groups have called for Rangoon to end the 
conflict in Burma which has dragged on for over 50 years but the Burmese 
junta has rejected the request. 

The conflict also prevented a group of foreign and Thai light airplane 
enthusiasts from entering Burma, across the Friendship Bridge from Mae 
Sot on Saturday. The 26-member group, flying in 20 small private planes, 
were taking part in the Winter Tour Rally 2000. They included Thais, 
Malaysians, Singaporeans, British and Americans. 


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TV Myanmar: Khin Nyunt claims Burma has complete freedom of religion 

Source: TV Myanmar, Rangoon, in Burmese 1330 gmt 1 Dec 00 


Excerpts from report by Burmese TV on 1st December 

The 83rd Annual General Meeting and AD 2000 Thanksgiving Service of 
Karen Baptist Convention was held at Hpu Tha Byu Memorial Hall in Karen 
Baptist Theological Seminary Compound of East Gyogon Ward, Insein 
Township, at 0830 [local time] today. Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt, secretary-1 of 
the State Peace and Development Council [SPDC], attended the ceremony 
and delivered an address... 

He noted it is a significant characteristic of Myanmar that the national 
races have freedom of faith and the right to maintain their own cultural 
traditions and have resided in peace and unity in the country. He added 
at present there is complete freedom of religion in the Union of Myanmar 
and it is evident that freedom is being provided and protected from all 
fronts legally, administratively, and socially. 

Khin Nyunt said it is a significant fact that though the government is 
giving priority to the promotion and propagation of Theravada Buddhism, 
the religion of the majority, it is also providing assistance and 
protection for the flourishing of other religions. He remarked not only 
the government but also the religious leaders and all those who have 
devotion should ward off the slanderous acts that will lead to eclipsing 
of noble principles such as loving kindness, unity and peace and 
tranquility... 



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AFP: Prominent writer who fled Myanmar now in Bangkok 

BANGKOK, Dec 3 (AFP) - Prominent Myanmar writer Tin Maung Than has fled 
to Thailand and is in Bangkok, where he is planning to seek asylum in 
the West, sources close to the writer said Sunday. 

 Friends of Tin Maung Than, a noted intellectual and social commentator, 
told AFP he is in hiding in Bangkok, where he is preparing applications 
for political asylum in "a western country." 

 Seeking to escape increasing pressure from the country's military 
government, the writer left Myanmar with his family about two weeks ago, 
secretly crossing the Myanmar-Thailand land border. 

 Tin Maung Than, a medical doctor by training, has had several brushes 
with Myanmar's censors, particularly in his capacity as editor of a 
private magazine entitled "Thinbawa", or "Your Life". 
 An article where he described the deterioration of Myanmar's education 
system since the days of British colonial rule was famously completely 
censored from the publication.
 
 But his latest run-in with the junta came several months ago when he 
became instrumental in releasing an explosive speech by a government 
minister who made a rare public criticism of the junta's economic 
policies. 

 And when the junta this month refused him permission to travel to the 
United States to begin a PhD, Tim Maung Than decided to skip the country 
so he could continue his studies, his friends said. 

 The UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Bangkok was not available for 
comment Sunday but the office has a blanket ban on commenting on 
individual applications for political asylum. 
 Tim Maung Than's writings include novels and educational works, but his 
output dropped off in recent months as he came under increasing pressure 
from the authorities. 

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AP: Karen refugee worker says ICRC met Myanmar rebel leaders 

Dec. 4, 2000

MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) _ Officials of the International Committee of the 
Red Cross met recently with leaders of Myanmar's ethnic rebel groups to 
explain the group's role in civil conflicts, the head of a refugee 
organization said Monday. 

 At their meeting on Nov. 29 along the Thai-Myanmar border, ICRC 
officials explained how the Red Cross takes a neutral role in conflicts 
such as those between Myanmar's ethnic rebels and the country's military 
government, said Mary Ohn of the Karen Refugee Committee. 

 The committee is affiliated with the Karen National Union, the main 
ethnic group and the only major one still fighting the government in 
Yangon for autonomy. 

 Most others ethnic rebel groups concluded a cease-fire with the 
military regime that took power in 1988. 

 The ICRC could not immediately be reached to confirm Ohn's account. 

 Ohn said the ICRC told the Karen leaders it would look after refugees 
from Myanmar who return to their country of their own free will. There 
are several hundred thousand refugees in Thailand from Myanmar, also 
known as Burma. 

 Ohn said the Karen leaders told the ICRC officials that they were not 
willing to return on the basis of promises of safety made by the Thai 
government and the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees, and 
that they would need additional guarantees from the Myanmar government. 

 They said they Myanmar's junta must first create a genuine peace, 
according to Ohn. In the past the KNU has been unwilling to sign a 
cease-fire which does not include a comprehensive settlement of their 
political demands. 

 The ICRC has been active in Myanmar since last year when it began 
prison visits inside the country. 

 The visits were the first by the Red Cross in Myanmar since 1995 when 
it pulled out of the country because the military government refused it 
access to political prisoners.



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_______________ ECONOMY AND BUSINESS _______________
 

FBC: Suzuki: A Dishonest Car Salesman--Activists Catch Suzuki in a Lie 
About Burma Deal


Washington, DC, November 10, 2000 - In responding to a yearlong boycott 
of its products, Suzuki told a blatant lie to the Consumer Union (CU) 
and Transnational Corporation Monitor (TNC), both Japan-based 
organizations.  

In a letter to the CU and TNC written on October 20, 2000 the company 
wrote that it does not do business with Burma's notorious former 
director of military training and current Minister for Industry-2, Major 
General U Saw Lwin.  According to Keiji Yamauchi, Executive Managing 
Director and General Manager of Suzuki's Administration Department, 
"Suzuki's joint partner is the MADI [Myanmar Automobile and Diesel 
Industries], not the Ministry of Industry-2."  

The Burmese military regime, however, claims otherwise.  The Myanmar 
Times and Business Review, a regime-sponsored propaganda journal, states 
in its March 13-19, 2000 edition that, "The manufacturer, Myanmar Suzuki 
Automobile Company, is a joint-venture of the Suzuki company together 
with the Ministry of Industry-2."  

"Suzuki and the junta are clearly conducting a joint partnership," said 
Simon Billenness of Trillium Asset Management, a Boston-based investment 
firm, "and now they've embarrassed themselves by getting caught in a 
lie."

The Burmese state run newspaper New Light of Myanmar also documents 
Suzuki's joint partnership with Industry-2.  The paper reported on 
February 26, 2000 that, "Minister Maj-Gen Saw Lwin reported on locations 
of factories of the Ministry of Industry-2 and conditions of factories." 
 Saw Lwin's subordinate, U Soe Thein, "reported on establishment of 
Myanmar Suzuki Automobile Company Ltd."

Although Saw Lwin is banned from visiting the countries of the European 
Union (EU) and any assets of his found in the these countries are 
immediately frozen under EU policy, the Mya Buzz reported that Suzuki 
invited the infamous General to Japan for a tour of its factories. 

Even more incriminating, Suzuki has advertised itself to its fellow 
businesses as a joint partner with Ministry of Industry (2).  The Free 
Burma Coalition has identified from the Myanmar Yellow Pages that MADI 
and Industry (2) operate in the same building and are listed under the 
same address (see picture).  The Myanmar Yellow Pages includes an 
introductory message from Takeo Suzuki, President of the Japan Yellow 
Pages, Ltd., saying that they have distributed over 20,000 copies of 
this publication to Japanese companies over the past 4 years.    

Suzuki is under rising pressure over its close financial ties to the 
pariah regime from Burma. This month the Burmese junta handcuffed and 
arrested 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi after she 
attempted to visit supporters of her political party, the National 
League for Democracy.  Over 100 of her supporters were arrested on the 
same day and none have been heard from since.  

Both actions have been severely condemned by the U.S. State Department 
and President Bill Clinton, who singled out Burma during his UN 
Millennial Summit address, "We face a clear moral test today in Burma, 
where a popular leader who has struggled peacefully for dialogue has 
once again been confined, with her supporters imprisoned and her country 
in distress, all in defiance of repeated UN Resolutions. On each of 
these matters, we must not be silent."

Over 40 international corporations have pulled out of Burma in recent 
years, many due to the regime's brutality.  Said Levis Strauss after 
leaving the country, "It is not possible to do business in [Burma] 
without directly supporting the military government and its pervasive 
violations of human rights."  Reebok spokesman Doug Cahn stated, "We do 
not feel that we can adequately apply our human rights standards and do 
business in Burma."

Protest organizers plan to continue the "Boycott Suzuki" campaign until 
the company ceases its operations in Burma.  "The fact that Suzuki told 
such an obvious lie is a good indication that they are eager to cover up 
their involvement in Burma at any cost, since it is so shameful to be 
working directly with the junta," said Jeremy Woodrum, Director of the 
Free Burma Coalition Office in Washington, D.C.  

"We won't stop boycotting Suzuki," stated Free Burma Coalition founder 
Dr. Zarni, a professor at National Louis University in Chicago.  The 
Free Burma Coalition plans a global demonstration against Suzuki within 
the next month that will likely include action in at least 15 cities 
worldwide.



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Bangkok Post: Editorial: Policy of denial puts all at risk 


December 3, 2000 

The annual United Nations report shows that Aids continues to spread, 
around the world and in our region. The greatest danger is lack of 
attention by authorities. The refusal by Burma to deal with the epidemic 
is the third threat to Thailand, after drugs and uncontrolled 
immigration. 

The news is not good from the UN agency which spearheads the global 
battle against Aids. The UNAids group issued its annual report last 
year, and figures were worse than the most pessimistic predictions. 
There were five million new HIV cases diagnosed last year. That brought 
to 36 million the number of infected people. The number of Aids deaths 
has now passed three million. The disease killed more people last year 
than in any other. 

In short, the Aids epidemic is getting worse. There is still no vaccine 
to prevent either HIV or Aids, and little promise there will be one in 
the near future. Retroviral medicines have come a long way in a decade, 
and now can prolong the lives of some infected people, some of the time. 
Their lives depend on having the money to buy the high-priced drug 
cocktail, or living in a country whose government can afford it. 

We can take a brief bow in Thailand for our efforts, but we can expect 
little applause. Compared with most countries, Thailand moved past the 
denial stage and began to battle HIV/Aids, somewhat seriously. Education 
has succeeded in a new respect for safe sex among many citizens. 
Official figures show that new cases of Aids have levelled off. 

To put it another way, Thais continue to contract HIV and Aids from a 
variety of sources. Parts of our country have not got the message about 
this terrible epidemic. There is a real reason to hope for Thailand, but 
hope remains faint for the moment. That is partly our fault, and partly 
the fault of others. 

If the world has under-estimated the spread of Aids, which it has, there 
are parts of the world which still are in deep denial over this serious 
problem. One such country is Burma. Less than a month ago, a leading 
member of the Burmese military junta said that Aids was not a problem in 
Burma because married Burmese never cheat on their spouses, and Burmese 
girls all remain virgins until they are married. The only Aids problem 
in Burma, he claimed, was that foreigners continued to claim that Burma 
had an Aids epidemic. 

This denial conflicts with official Burmese figures given to the UNAids 
- but censored from publication in the Burmese mouthpiece media. They 
show that 47% of prostitutes in Rangoon and Mandalay were infected, 
according to tests last year. Government figures - again, censored - 
state that 57% of heroin addicts proved to be infected when tested last 
year. The government has banned condoms for seven years, and provides 
virtually no free testing. Needle sharing by heroin addicts is not just 
common in Rangoon tea stalls - it is a uniquely Burmese custom. 

The threats are entirely related. Aids has spread in Burma largely 
because of the huge heroin addiction in the country. The government has 
banned studies of drug addiction, but experts who have lived in Burma 
estimate that 4% of men and 2% of women are heroin users. These figures 
are dangerous because the government interferes with proper studies. But 
they indicate that 600,000 Burmese have been infected with HIV/Aids 
through heroin alone. 

As we learned in Thailand, Aids spreads geometrically. A heroin abuser 
can spread the infection to numerous other people. A husband who 
frequents prostitutes will hand his infection to his wife, who then will 
pass it to her baby during pregnancy. 

Such official policies amount to a third security threat to Burma's 
neighbours. The Rangoon regime co-operates directly with drug 
traffickers and encourages them to boost their profits. The junta abuses 
its work force, forcing up to a million of them to flood Thailand, 
Bangladesh and India. The refusal of Burma to deal with the terrible 
Aids epidemic must be added to the threats from the dictatorship. 

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