"Burma Issues" Newsletter: archive from 1991 to 2012
"Burma Issues" was previously called B.U.R.M.A.
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RICE ON THE FREE MARKET: "In April the SPDC announced the cancellation
of their forced rice procurement policy and a
new rice trading policy that would ensure
?...free trade of the crop in the interest of the
entire peasantry and helping develop the market-
orientated economy.? In a country where
75% of the population are engaged in agriculture,
6.5 million hectares of land is used for rice
farming and 55% of the country?s GDP is accounted
for through the Agriculture sector,1 the
policies governing rice trade is quite important..."...THE WAR ON ILLEGAL MIGRANTS: "...More than 8,000
Burmese migrants
that have already
been deported, according
to Mae Sot
immigration officials,
since the Thai-
Burma border reopened
in October
2002. Up until now,,
the often harsh Thai
policy has not prevented
Burmese
from fleeing the violations
of human
rights in their country..."; CRACKDOWNS; CO-OPERATION [between the Thai and Burmese govts]; VULNERABILITY...FIGHTING THE CULTURE OF OPPRESSION: "...The key to fighting the doctrine of oppression
is realising the oppressor cannot exist in this
equation on their own. The oppressed, sometimes
unknowingly, can also contribute to their
state of oppression. In fact they are an integral
part of the oppression structure, for without their
obedience the oppressors would never have the
ability to maintain this system of oppression..."...News Briefs: Salai Tun Than released; Aung San Suu Kyi detained; Six migrant workers killed; Bomb blasts in Tachilek.
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2003-05-00
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2011-10-15
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DISSENT IN THE RANKS "...Defectors from the Burmese
army haven?t often
had a voice, those in the
past that have made it out
of Burma and across the
borders are few and far between,
their stories and
voices effectively silenced
by a Burmese military that
fears the sounds of emission
those voices can produce..."...NO LONGER YOUR MOTHER (The following is taken from an interview with a
defector from the Burmese Army undertaken by
Burma Issues in September 2002.)...WORSE THAN DEATH...THE LIFE OF THE IDP?S "...The situation of the IDP?s in Burma still goes
largely unrecognised by the international community.
They are typically in areas that have little
accessibility to outside groups and NGO?s, their
existence one of constant fear, movement and
lack of access to the basic necessities of life."...THE DAWNNA DIVIDE (2)"...Last month Burma Issues reported on the
social and political conditions of the predominantly
KNU controlled East Dawnna
Mountain area. This week we will focus on the
West Dawnna area, a Burmese controlled area,
and the different living conditions this entails to
those living there. The purpose of these reports
is to give people a greater understanding of the
living conditions and daily issues facing the villagers
in the ethnic areas. While human rights
violations are well documented we sometimes
forget that there are human faces behind those
numbers, with human stories of courage,
perserverance and community togetherness,
despite the overwhelming odds that state otherwise..." EDUCATION; COMMUNITY UNITY; FORCED LABOUR...News Briefs: Clarke facing embarrassment over
burma link; Armed fighting between DKBA groups; Thailand eyes hydro scheme
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"Burma Issues"/Peace Way Foundation
Date of publication:
2002-11-00
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2011-10-15
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TRAFFICKING: THE REALITIES FOR BURMESE WOMEN...?I WILL NOT BE FORCED FROM MY OWN LAND?
INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT IN BURMA; Displacement from
military operations...DAMNING THE SALWEEN: BACKGROUND; PROBABLE IMPACTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION:
Environmental; Economic; Human: - Forced Relocations - Human Rights abuses - Destruction of livelihood and culture - Refugee flow to Thailand - Health problems due to changes in
environment - Forced labour; The following villager was interviewed by Burma Issues. This villager lives in the area of the proposed
Lower Salween Dam. He was asked what effects the construction of this dam would have on those in
the area...
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"Burma Issues"/Peace Way Foundation
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2003-11-00
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2011-10-15
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Conflict, Upheaval and Lessons learned for the Future:
A Comparative Analysis of Displacement in Burma and Philippines: Displacement overview in Asia Pacific; Displacement in Burma: strategic military tool
of the Burmese Regime; The Filipino experience; What Lessons can be Learned to adopt a common
international approach?...IDP INTERVIEW IN BUBONG RELOCATION SITE, PANTAR, LANAO DEL NORTE,
MINDANAO, PHILLIPINES -
Buma Issues-Voluntary Service Overseas field trip, November 2004; Living conditions in IDP relocation site in Bubong... NEWS IN BRIEFS: New SPDC offensive in Toungoo, Papun and Nyaunglebin District, Western Karen State, November-December 2004...
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"Burma Issues"/Peace Way Foundation
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2004-11-00
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2011-10-15
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THE DEEPER WE PROBE "...We are now
dealing with a
mental state of
mind that has
been deeply
ingrained into
the behaviours
of Burmese
soliders for a
very long time..."..."...The Burma that emerged after independence
has a strong case for evidence of ethnic cleansing.
It was a deeply divided nation, the ethnic
races and their issues of autonomy and identity
of paramount importance if Burma was to remain
a unified country. Instead Ne Win?s military
undertook a policy of cleansing Burma of
any opposition group to the militaries power,
predominantly the unhappy ethnic groups..."...THE DAWNNA RANGE DIVIDE "...This week Burma Issues
looks at the KNU controlled East Dawnna area,
next week will focus on the Burmese controlled
West Dawnna area..."...YOUTH SITUATION; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; EDUCATION SYSTEM.....LIVING WITH A DENSITY OF DISEASES "...The Thai authorities must consider allowing
the refugees to manage their own land and there
must be wider space and better shelter that will
bring better health. Other essential items are
the need for more land to build their houses on
and to change the roofing to thatch. I encourage
the UNHCR and other groups to seek protection
for the refugees and to encourage the
Thai government to allow more assistance for
health..."..."For fifty years no Peace" (poem)...News Brief: Merit-makers bombed in shan state; Ethnic Karen, Mon told to hand in ID
cardsthnic Karen, Mon told to hand in ID
cards; militant groups on Indo-Burma border
get together; Burma puts gems on sale.
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2002-10-00
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2011-10-15
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INVESTING IN DESTRUCTION: THE IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND ECONOMIC POLICIES ["It is a fact in
Burma that
border
development
under the
auspices of
foreign
investment is
just an excuse
that allows the
military to gain
control over
subversives in
the border
areas.] Forced labour; Security and human rights violations; Health; Displacement; Human and Drug trafficking; Environmental impact; Culture; Who benefits?...-
In Dooplya district of Karen state
a man was arrested and accused
of being a KNU member:
?He was tied up and kicked on
the chest with ammunition boots
until he dropped to the
ground...he was propped up and
boxed in the face until he was
bleeding and then they pushed
the barrel of a gun in his mouth
and withdrew it. He was tied up
at Kalee Hkee Hill Military
Station for nine days and fed with
stinking food. He was told that if
the village headman did not come
and redeem him he would be
killed.?
THE PREVALENCE OF ARBITRARY DETENTION (The following is an extract from a report released by Burma Issues and Altsean-
Burma, Uncounted: political prisoners in burma?s ethnic areas. The following
extract focuses on the arbitrary nature of the detention of political prisoners in
Burma?s ethnic areas and the unconventional centres in which they are normally
detained, namely army bases and village structures.) Detention in military bases; THE REPORT FOUND THE FOLLOWING ISSUES NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED
REGARDING ACCUSATIONS, DETENTIONS AND CHARGEriefs: Rice exports causing famine; Minefield delays dam construction; KNLA base falls to Burmese troops; Students arrested for distributing
pamphlets
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2003-10-00
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2011-10-15
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TIME TO FACE FACTS: A STUDY OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION AT THAM HIN - Family Disputes at Tham Hin...BURMA?S MEDIA: DISHONOURING JOURNALISITC INDEPENDENCE...CASH AND REPRESSION:
ARBITRARY TAXATION AND LOOTING BY THE MILITARY IN BURMA - Outrageous Arbitrary Taxation: Breaking spirit and cultural identity of the People...News Briefs: Burma PM arrested and
sacked over corruption; Burma jails forced labour complainants; 50,000 Rohingyas to enter
Bangladesh.
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"Burma Issues"/Peace Way Foundation
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2004-10-00
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2011-10-15
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EXTORTION: THE PEOPLE?S SLOW DESTRCUTION...THE LENGTHS TO GO FOR EDUCATION...BURMA: WAITING FOR WORDS TO BECOME ACTIONS: The SPDC?s 7 point plan; The author?s proposed 7 point-plan...WITNESS and BURMA ISSUES Rights Alert Online Video: No Place to Go:
Internally Displaced People in Burma...News Brief: Political hip hop; Activists arrested on anniversary; Suu Kyi not on hunger strike; Prisoners shot dead in bassein; Funding for ICRC.
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"Burma Issues"/Peace Way Foundation
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2003-09-00
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2011-10-15
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DISPLACED SCHOOL AGAINST MILITARY: Lack of School; Jungle School; PEOPLE?S STORIES: ACUTE LACK OF TEACHERS FOR IDPS...FUTURE DILEMMA OF KARENNI REFUGEES...LANDMINES: WHEN REPATRIATION BECOMES AN ACT OF MURDER; Atrocity Demining: Human minesweeping...News Brief: Burmese workers awarded
compensation; Burma to attend ASEM; China and Burma reach agreement
for oil exploration; Magazine closed for being too
pro-american; Burma?s foreign minister and
deputy allegedly quit.
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"Burma Issues"/Peace Way Foundation
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2004-09-00
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2011-10-15
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