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- Subject: BurmaNet News: January 3, 2001
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______________ THE BURMANET NEWS ______________
An on-line newspaper covering Burma
January 3, 2001 Issue # 1702
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INSIDE BURMA _______
*All Burma Federation of Student Unions: Profiles of Burma?s Death Row
*BBC: New hopes for Burma talks
REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL _______
*Bangkok Post: Rangoon Denies Hand in Killings
*AFP: Thai premier orders God's Army members hunted down
*Malaysia Kini: PM urged to meet Suu Kyi during Burma visit
ECONOMY/BUSINESS _______
*Financial Times (London): Letters to the Editor: Premier Oil Welcomes
Human Rights Initiative
OPINION/EDITORIALS_______
*The Boston Globe: Letters to the Editor--Editorial Misrepresented
Japan's Stand on Forced Labor in Burma
*The Independent (Bangladesh): Letter--Killing of Muslims in Arakan:
Myanmar envoy denies press report
*The Nation: An Opportunity for Burma to Change
OTHER______
*PD Burma: Calendar of events with regard to Burma
__________________ INSIDE BURMA ____________________
All Burma Federation of Student Unions: Profiles of Burma?s Death Row
Jan. 3, 2000
[Abridged]
This is a partial list of students and youths punished by the death
sentence by the military tribunals because of their move-ments in the
Democracy and human right, areas.
They were punished by the death sentence from fabrication by MIS
[military intelligence service] and the arbitration military tribunals,
and had being detained in the prisons far one decade.
For example, when Mg Myo Aung Htwe the son of U Tin Aung and Daw Tin
Tin Mya was punished by the death sentence, he was just 15 years old
and attending ninth standard of No (1), Basic Education High School.
Thingankyun Township, Rangoon. When he received the death sentence, he
was not adult so not old enough to hold an identity card under the
current established law by the Rangoon junta. Therefore he is the
youngest prisoner to have been punished by the death sentence in Burma.
Above is one example of a lot of prisoners who have received unjust
sentences.
(1) Profiles of Ko Banya
Name Ko Ba Nya (Alias)Aung Naing
Age 28 Years
Address Mate -thi-lar, Mandalay Division
Education 2nd years English, Mandalay University
Prison Insein prison
Transfer Prison That Yet
Org: ABSDF
Act 122/1,19(F)
Years of sentenced 1990
(2) Profile of Ko Bo Htwe Lwin (Alias) Thiha
Name Ko Bo Htwe Lwin
Age 28 Years
Address 13 block,S/Okkalapa ,Rangoon Division Education 3rd
years, Physics, Rangoon University
Prison Insein prison
Transfer Prison Taung Oo and Myint-kyi -na
Transfer Years 24,June ,1993
Org: ABSDF
Act 122/1 , 17 (1) to (2).
Years of sentenced 1991
He was arrested in 13, Mar, 1988 of Phone Maw Affairs by taken action
against of 10(A) of State Protection Law. Four month later, he with all
(14 l Phone Maw Affairs' student) were released from notorious Insein
prison.
(3) Profile of Ko Min Han (Alias) Ba Min Thit
Name KoMinHan
Address 157 st, Tammwe Township, Rangoon Division Education 3rd years,
Pholosophy Rangoon University Age 36 Years
Prison Insein prison
Transfer Prison Taung Oo prison
Transfer year 24,June, 1994
Org: ABSDF
Act 122/1, 17 (1) to (2)
Years of sentenced 1991
(4) Profile of Maung Myo Aung Htwe
Name Maung Myo Aung Htwe
Address Nhin- Zi- Kune, Thingangyun Township, Rangoon Education 9 th
standard, S.H.S (1) Thangingyun Township Age 15 Years
Prison Insein prison
Transfer prison Thayet prison
Transfer date 18,June, 1993
Org: ABFSU, S.H.S No.(1) Thingangyun Township, Rangoon Division. Act
122/1, 17 (1) to (2)
Years of sentenced 1991
He was a youngest political prisoner when he got the death sentence
during 1991. His parents are U Tin Aung and Daw Tin Tin Mya. At the
time, he learning at S.H.S No.(1) Thingangyun Township, Rangoon
Division.
(5) Profile of Ko Khin Zaw
Name Ko Khin Zaw
Address S/ Okkalapa, Rangoon Division.
Occupation Owner of Banana Shop
Age 38 years
Prison Insein prison
Org: ABSDF
Act 122/1, 17 (1) to (2)
Address S/ Okkalapa Township, Rangoon Divisions.
(6) Profile of Ko Thike Yin
Name Ko Thike Yin
Address Bo-ka-lay township, Irrawaddy Delta.
Age 43 Years
Prison Insein
Sentenced Date May, 1993
Org: ABSDF
Act 122/1
(7) Profile of Ko Thein
Name Ko Thein
Age 44 Years
Address 30 street, Pabadan Township, Rangoon Division Education R.L
Sentenced Date Feb. 1998
Prison Insein
Org: ABSDF
Status Central Executive Committee
Act 122/1 , 5 (1), 17 (1) to (2)
(8) Profile of Ko Lat Yar Tun
Name Ko Lat Yer Tun
Age 27 Years
Address Rangoon Division.
Prison Insein
Sentenced Date Feb.1998
Org. ABSDF
Act 122/1, 5 (J), 17(1) to (2)
He was a former political prisoner and he was served 4 years
imprisonment during 1991 to 1995 with hard labor at Insein prison.
(9) Profile of Ko Khin Hlaing
Name Ko Khin Hlaing
Age 51 Years
Address North I Okkalapa Township,Rangoon Division.
Sentenced Date Feb,1998
Occupation Teacher
Org: NLD (N/ Okkalapa)
Prison Insein
Act . 122/1,5(J), 17 (1)10(2)
He was a former political prisoner and he was served 5 years
imprisonment during 1991 to 1995 with hard labor at Insein prison.
(10) Profile of Ko Naing Aung
Name Ko Naing Aung (Alias) Ko Fighter Aung
Age 31 Years
Address Rangoon Division
Sentenced Date Feb ,1998
Occupation Students
Org: ABSDF
Prison Insein
Act 122/1 , 5 (J) , 17 (1)10 (2)
(11)Profile of Ko Thant Zaw Shwe
Name Ko Thant Zaw Shwe
Age 31 Years
Address Rangoon Division
Sentenced Date Feb, 1998
Occupation Student
Org: ABSDF
Act 122/1, 5 (1), 17 (1)10 (2)
(12 ) Profile of Ko Myint Han
Ven, U Sanda Thiri
Human Name Ko Myint Han (Alias) Mya Han
Occupation Monks
Age 44 Years
Sentenced Date Feb, 1998
Address Rangoon Division
Prison Insein
Org: Y.M. A & ABSDF
Act 122/1,5 (J), 17 (1) to (2)
(13) Profile of Ko Myint Swe
Name Ko Myint Swe
Occupation Student
Age 29 years
Sentenced Date 1991
Prison Insein prison
Trransfer Prison That Yet
Org: ABSDF
Act 122/1,5(J),17/lto (2)
(14) Profile of Ko Nyi Nyi Oo
Name KoNi Nyi Oo
Occupation Student
Age 27 years
Sentenced Date 1991
Prison Insein prison
Transfer Prison Toung Oo (24.Jun,1994)
Org: NLD
Act 122/l,17,(1) to (2)
Address Pan Dein Tan Road, Myo Thit (East) ,Syriam, Rangoon Division
(15) Profile of Ko Saw Tin Oo
Name Ko Saw Tin Oo
Occupation Student
Age 26 years
Sentenced Date 2000 March
Prison Insein prison
Org: VBSW
Act 122/l,17,(1) to (2)
*He was caugh by Thai intelligence at in front of Burmese embassy of
Bangkok in 1st, October,1999 and he was transferred to Burmese
intelligence to 25,Feb,2000.
Acronyms and Abbreviations.
122/1 State High Treason
5 (J) 1950 Emergency Provision Act
19(F)
17 (1) 1902 Unlawful Act
17(2) 1902 Unlawful Act
N.L.D National League for Democracy
Y.M.A Young Monk Association
A.B.S.D.F All Burma Student Democratic Front A.B.F.S.U
All Burma Federation of Student Unions.
VBSW Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors
____________________________________________________
BBC: New hopes for Burma talks
Jan. 3, 2001
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has arrived in Burma, raising
hopes he could help broker dialogue between the military government and
opposition.
Mr Mahathir was due to meet the Burmese junta's head, Senior General
Than Shwe, chairman of the ruling State Peace and Development Council,
on Wednesday.
But reports said no meeting had been scheduled with opposition leader
Aung San Suu Kyi, who is under de facto house arrest.
Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party won the
1990 elections by a landslide, but the military refused to hand over
power.
Efforts to achieve reconciliation in the country have been spearheaded
by Malaysian diplomat Razali Ismail, the United Nations
secretary-general's special envoy to Burma.
Mr Razali, who was allowed to meet Aung San Suu Kyi last October,
arrives in the capital Rangoon on Friday for his third mission to Burma
since taking up the post.
He is the only diplomat who has been permitted to see the Nobel Peace
Prize winner since she was confined to her house in September as part of
a crackdown on the NLD.
'Payback time'
Thailand's The Nation newspaper said Mr Mahathir's visit was an
opportunity to break the political deadlock.
"It is irreversible that Burma must change to move ahead with the world
of the 21st Century," it added.
"With Mahathir's personal assistance and risk-taking, this is a great
opportunity for Burma to change."
The paper said it was "payback time for the junta leaders" following
Burma's admittance to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)
in 1997.
Some member countries, in particular Thailand, are increasingly
frustrated by the political isolation Asean has suffered as a result of
Burma's inclusion.
Mr Mahathir, who last visited Burma in March 1998, is on a seven-day
trip to the country.
On Thursday he will travel to the Burma-Thailand border to explore
opportunities in the fisheries, timber and mining sectors for Malaysian
companies.
___________________ REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL___________________
Bangkok Post: Rangoon Denies Hand in Killings
Wednesday, January 3, 2001
Rangoon troops have denied any hand in the killing of six Thai villagers
in Suan Pueng district of Ratchaburi, allegedly at the hands of Karen
ethnic rebels.
A highly placed source in the Surasi Task Force said a Burmese infantry
commander stationed at an outpost opposite tambon Suan Pueng denied
Burmese soldiers committed the murders.
The commander maintained that no Burmese soldiers could cross into Thai
territory. He said it was possible the lack of tight policing on the
Burmese side may have enabled the rebels to slip through.
The source said Rangoon was launching an all-out offensive aimed at
suppressing minority rebels ahead of its Armed Forces Day in March.
The source said weapons such as the M16 and the G3 assault rifles
reportedly used to kill the villagers were the kind commonly deployed in
the Burmese force and that the people killed were closely connected to
the Karen rebels.
___________________________________________________
AFP: Thai premier orders God's Army members hunted down
BANGKOK, Jan 3 (AFP) - Thailand's Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai Wednesday
vowed to track down and punish the anti-Myanmar government militia who
shot six people in a raid on a Thai border town.
The rebel gunmen were believed to be members of God's Army, a guerrilla
band which earlier this year took hundreds of hostages in a siege on a
Thai hospital.
The God's Army group is led by twin boys Luther and Johnny Htoo,
believed to be in their early teens.
At least five of the fighters crossed from Myanmar into the western
province of Ratchaburi Saturday night and held up a grocery store at
gunpoint, demanding staple foods such as noodles and salt, police said.
As they fled with their booty they fired into a crowd, killing six
villagers. One of the guerrillas was found dead early Sunday morning
between the village and the Myanmar border.
Chuan condemned the killings, and said he had ordered Thai security
forces to pursue the rebels.
"They will not be allowed to just walk free -- we will implement
decisive justice when we find them," he told reporters.
The premier said the Thai military had already taken control of the
area and that Army Commander Surayudh Chulanont would discuss the issue
with his commanders Wednesday.
National Security Council secretary general Khachadpai Busruspatana
however expressed doubt over whether the guerillas involved in the raid
were God's Army members, and said they may be a new breakaway faction.
"There have been no intelligence reports of movement among God's Army
leaders since the hospital seizure," he said.
God's Army is an offshoot of the Karen National Union (KNU), an ethnic
Karen militia which has waged a long-running campaign against Yangon's
military government.
The Myanmar army earlier this year overran the group's jungle
headquarters, forcing its members to live off the land and forage for
food.
Saturday's raid occurred in the same province where God's Army fighters
seized a major hospital in January, holding 500 hostages until Thai
special forces killed all 10 guerillas in a daybreak raid.
___________________________________________________
Malaysia Kini: PM urged to meet Suu Kyi during Burma visit
Malaysia Kini, Wednesday January 3
By Ajinder Kaur
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been urged to meet with
detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during his two-day
working visit to Burma beginning today.
In an open letter to Mahathir today, Barisan Alternatif Foreign Affairs
Bureau chief Dr Syed Azman Syed Ahmad expressed hope that the premier
will pay the 1991 Nobel Peace prize winner a visit as a gesture of
concern for her situation and untiring struggle for democracy in Burma.
Suu Kyi, who is secretary-general of the opposition National League for
Democracy and widely considered a symbolic leader of the Burmese
democracy movement, was put under house arrest last September.
Her party won a landslide victory in the 1990 general elections but the
results was not recognised by military junta that has ruled the country
for decades.
Constructive engagement
Syed Azman stated that it was high time Malaysia and other Asean
countries engaged in dialogue with both the military junta-led State
Peace and Development Council (SPDC) government and NLD.
ôIt is important for Asean countries to voice our protests and
complaints against human rights violations in Burma to the SPDC
government, in the spirit of constructive engagement in Asean, because
the instability in Burma will not only bring instability to the Asean
region, but it also affects the investments of the Asean business
community in Burma,ö he said.
Syed Azman also expressed deep concern with the deterioration of the
human rights situation, particularly the increasing level of torture, in
Burma.
ôWhile we in BA support your concern for the suffering peoples of Iraq
and Bosnia, we also hope that you can show the same kind of concern for
the millions of oppressed people in Burma,ö he told Mahathir.
Human rights violations
SPDC and its predecessor, the State Law and Order Restoration Council
(Slorc), have been accused of wrongs ranging from arbitrary arrest,
torture and murder to forced relocation of civilians, forced labour,
drug trafficking and sexual slavery.
Human rights activists have also documented the forced relocation of
more than 300,000 Shan û of a population of eight million û in the past
three years.
Mahathir left for Burma this morning and is scheduled to hold talks on
bilateral matters and regional issues with junta leader General Than
Shwe, who is the head of SPDC.
It is expected that Malaysia will play a significant role in resolving
the current political impasse in Burma given that former Malaysian
ambassador Razali Ismail was appointed United Nations Rapporteur on
Burma last year.
_______________ ECONOMY AND BUSINESS _______________
Financial Times (London): Letters to the Editor: Premier Oil Welcomes
Human Rights Initiative
January 2, 2001, Tuesday London Edition 1
By CHARLES JAMIESON
>From Mr Charles Jamieson
Sir, In your article "Oil groups back rules to guard human rights"
(December 21) the only reference to Premier Oil may have left readers
with the impression that the company chose not to sign the collaborative
agreement between the UK and US governments and several leading US and
British-based oil companies.
First, I would like to make it plain that we welcome this initiative to
promote and protect human rights. Also, we did in fact try to
participate in this agreement with specific reference to our operations
in Indonesia. Our operations in Burma were not included as part of the
initial discussions because of US sanctions and UK/EU restrictive
measures. We were denied participation because the group did not want
any new companies to sign up at this time and there was, according to
one government official, discomfort because of Premier's operations in
Burma.
This latter point seems somewhat discriminatory as Premier has
operations in several countries where such an agreement could be
appropriate. However, this has not stopped us demonstrating our
open-ended commitment to human rights where we operate. To show
compliance with the International Labour Organisation's recent
resolutions vis a vis Burma, we have now secured the co-operation of the
Geneva-based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue to monitor human rights
and related issues in the area of southern Burma through which our
pipeline passes.
We of course also stand ready to participate in this UK/US
government-led initiative.
Charles Jamieson, Chief Executive, Premier Oil, 23 Lower Belgrave
Street, London SW1 0NRj
______________OPINION/EDITORIALS_________________
The Boston Globe: Letters to the Editor--Editorial Misrepresented
Japan's Stand on Forced Labor in Burma
Jan. 3, 2001
Your Editorial Referring to the International Labor Organization's
Deliberations on Forced Labor in Myanmar ("Penalizing Burma," Nov. 19)
Said That "Certain Countries, Anxious to Protect Their Own Right to
Abuse Their Peoples or to Invest Anywhere, Sought to Delay Any
Definitive Action by the Ilo. With Malaysia in the Lead . . . Japan
Backed a Dilatory Amendment."
This does not reflect Japan's position correctly.
Japan shares the overwhelming view in the international community that
democratization in Myanmar should be promoted. Japan has also worked
together with the ILO to promote improved labor conditions. Accordingly,
we have made diplomatic efforts directly and indirectly at high levels
in order to encourage the Myanmar government to maintain its dialogue
and cooperative relations with the ILO and take further steps toward
eliminating forced labor.
It should be emphasized that our objective in the ILO was to
eliminate forced labor in Myanmar and not to isolate Myanmar in the
international community. Japan considered that carrying out what is
provided for in the International Labor Conference resolution of June
would merely shut Myanmar out of international forums and close channels
of dialogue without contributing to the real target of eliminating
forced labor.
The fact is that Japan's investment in Myanmar is limited - it ranks
only ninth among foreign investors - and economic reasons were not a
determining factor with regard to Japan's position.
After the ILO deliberations, Myanmar's government expressed its
commitment to adhere to and implement the measures announced so far to
prohibit the use of forced labor. We hope that Myanmar will fufill this
commitment and that consequently relations between Myanmar and the ILO
will come to show steady improvement.
RYUICHIRO YAMAZAKI
Press secretary
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Tokyo
___________________________________________________
The Independent (Bangladesh): Letter--Killing of Muslims in Arakan:
Myanmar envoy denies press report
January 2, 2001, Tuesday
Myanmar Embassy here has categorically denied a news item published in a
section of the press that 25 Rohingya Muslims were killed and 100 other
injured in a firing by the Myanmar army in Arakan on the day of Eid- ul
Fitr.
" I have no knowledge of such an incident," Ambassador of Myanmar Ohn
Thwin told The Independent yesterday.
He also denied the press report that Muslims were not allowed to say
their Eid prayer in any area of the state, adding that people of all
religions in his country enjoy equal freedom and rights.
Replying to a question, the envoy admitted the existence of much talked
about organization Rakhine Solidarity Organization (RSO), active along
the borders between Bangladesh and Myanmar.
___________________________________________________
The Nation: An Opportunity for Burma to Change
Wednesday, January 03, 2001
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is visiting Burma today. It
must be a proud moment for him, as the main supporter of Burma's entry
into the Asean fold in 1997. His visit is significant because it comes
amid the ongoing UN efforts at reconciliation, led by his own
countryman, Ismail Razali, the UN's special envoy for Burma. Then there
are the sanctions imposed by International Labour Organisation in
November.
Predictably, Mahathir's visit will shore up the Rangoon regime and
produce a positive result. There are four reasons to explain this
possible outcome.
First, it is payback time for the junta leaders. Malaysia has been their
loyal friend, especially over the past two years. Indonesia, which once
was revered by the Burmese leadership as a model to emulate, has turned
into a democracy, albeit fragile. In the early 1990s, Malaysia was the
main critic of Burma because of the latter's harsh treatment of the
Rohinya, Burmese Muslims living along the border of Burma and
Bangladesh. Even though the rough treatment continues, Kuala Lumpur's
interests have changed, and so has its position on the Rohinya.
Secondly, Razali must succeed in his current effort. Both as a UN envoy
and as an adviser to Mahathir, the stakes for Razali are high and
intertwined. The veteran diplomat already has strong support from
Thailand and Asean, Japan and the UN Security Council. Combined with
Mahathir's visit, it would be a win-win situation for Burma and
Malaysia. The junta can nail two birds with one stone.
Mahathir can prove that he can make a difference in Burma, or at least
encourage the junta to adopt economic reforms and engage the outside
world. It is not known just how far he would go to urge the junta to
jump-start a political dialogue with the opposition. As prime minister,
he does not have a good track of record of demonstrating an ability to
constructively engage the opposition in his own country. But this effort
is at the top of Razali's agenda. The UN has urged the junta to initiate
political dialogue with the opposition.
Thirdly, if Mahathir's trip can break the current impasse, it would
encourage countries like Japan and China to get involved in the process
to help Burma. The European Union has also decided to dispatch a
fact-finding team to Burma. Japan has already worked out a two-year
economic restructuring plan for Burma. Any positive sign from Burma
after Mahathir's trip would give Tokyo further momentum to provide
additional technical assistance to Burma. It would do the same for
China, which so far has been reluctant to assert any pressure. Having
gained from unchallenged access to Burmese resources and strategic
imperatives, Beijing knows full well that it can no longer stay idle in
the Burmese situation. Any move by China would depend on the outcome of
Mahathir's visit.
Finally, the uncertainty surrounding the future US policy toward Burma
also ensures that Rangoon needs to be forthcoming. The incoming US
administration under President-elect George W Bush is expected to take a
tougher stand against Burma than that of President Bill Clinton. Bush's
security and foreign policy advisers have already indicated that they
would not soften the US position on Burma. In fact, further economic
sanctions on textiles and apparel are being sought at the moment. Any
pre-emptive measure to disarm this policy would serve Rangoon's
interests.
It is irreversible that Burma must change to move ahead with the world
of the 21st century. This will be the best time to do so. With
Mahathir's personal assistance and risk-taking, this is a great
opportunity for Burma to change.
______________________OTHER______________________
PD Burma: Calendar of events with regard to Burma
January 3, 2001
Published by PD Burma
╖ January 3th : Malaysias Prime Minister Mahathir
Mohamad will visit Burma
╖ January 5-9th : The UN special envoy to Burma Razali
Ismail will visit Burma
╖ January : Sweden takes over EU Presidency
╖ February 5-6th : Meeting of Solidarity Groups, Brussels
╖ February 6th : James Mawdsley to address the European
Parliament, Brussels
╖ February 15-16th : Burma Donor Meeting, Sweden
╖ March/April : Teachers/ Students Union Conferences
╖ April : EU Common Position Review
╖ March/April : UN Human Rights Commission, Geneva
╖ May 13-20th : UN LDC III, UN conference on the
LDC-countries, Brussels
╖ May 27th : 11th Anniversary of the 1990 elected.
╖ May : ARF Senior Official Meeting, Hanoi
╖ June 19th : Aung San Suu Kyi birthday party and Burmese
Women's Day
╖ July : Belgium takes over EU Presidency
╖ July : 8th RFA Ministerial Meeting, Hanoi
╖ July : 34th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting and
Post-Ministerial Conference
╖ July : ASEAN Summit
╖ Aug. 31st- Sep.7th : World Conference against Racism and
Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and related intolerance, South Africa
╖ December 1st : Worlds Aids Day
╖ December 10th : 10th Year Anniversary of the Nobel Peace
Prize for Aung San Suu Kyi,
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