"Burma Issues" August 2003 (Vol. 13, No. 8)

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THE HEALING MAGIC OF COMMUNITY [The authors spent most of 2003 living and working with people from Burma who are now living in Thailand. They were there to share their knowledge on social issues. Here are some of their reflections and observations regarding their experience and the people they came to know.]; "Community is all about desire to know and to be known, to give and to be given to, and in that there is a purity that I have seldom encountered before."...FOR SALE: THE FUTURE OF THE LANDLESS [?I owned two spaces of land in that area. Now, the Burmese Army confiscated both spaces. I am left with nothing to eat. My children cried when they heard the bad news. We had no food anymore. Only my son, who is a monk, has fed our family with small amounts of food.? A Karen villager who had his land confiscated by the Burmese military in Ye Township, Mon State]...THE GAP [?If people only view themselves as victims then it will be difficult for the conflict to end. People must listen to each other and recognise each others sufferings, ...?]...News Briefs: China maintains ?friendly? relationship; Refugees moved from camp; MTV launch campaign; Cabinet reshuffle; US sanctions cancel US$200 exchange

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"Burma Issues"/Peace Way Foundation

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2003-08-00

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2011-10-15

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English

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