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THE BRILLANT SUN FADES INTO THE SUNSET [Ne Win?s departure] "...The Brilliant Sun is gone, but the legacy of
suspicion, fear and distrust he created to rule
the country remains and continues to keep peace
and unity an illusive dream for the people. But
that legacy too will one day only be a dirty
smudge on the face of history as the people
find their own path out of dictatorship and into
a peaceful future..."...THE SHIFTING MASSES "?We have been moving from one place to another every year. The last year and this year have been
the most difficult years for us. In the past years, from seeding time to harvest time, the Burmese
army troops arrived to our hiding sites very often and every time they arrived they destroyed our
paddies. We had to hide from them every time that they arrived?..."...FOR ME I CAN FORGIVE...BUT "This is the story of a villager from Htan ta bin township, Taungoo district in Burma. Before 1975
the villagers of Htan ta bin were able to enjoy sufficient living from their orchard plantations. Their
durian fruits and beetle nuts were famous along with the orchard products from the Taungoo
district region. Now along with the villages the plantations are in ruin because of the ethnic
cleansing war conducted by the Burmese Military regime. The majority of Htan ta bin villagers are
now refugees in Thailand or Internally Displaced People in the eastern mountainous region of
Taungoo District..."...News Briefs: ?Most successful? trip depsite
harrasssment; Aids sufferers escape sorry plight; Hundreds fired in Mae Sot
Source/publisher:
"Burma Issues"/Peace Way Foundation
Date of Publication:
2002-12-00
Date of entry:
2011-10-15
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English
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