7-Step Roadmap (Step 7): Building a modern, developed and democratic nation by the state leaders elected by the Hluttaw; and the government and other central organs formed by the Hluttaw (commentary)
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Conclusions and Recommendations:
* Two months after a new government took
over the reins of power in Burma, it is too
early to make any definitive assessment of
the prospects for improved governance
and peace in ethnic areas. Initial signs
give some reason for optimism, but the
difficulty of overcoming sixty years of
conflict and strongly-felt grievances and
deep suspicions should not be underestimated...
* The economic and geostrategic realities
are changing fast, and they will have a
fundamental impact ? positive and
negative ? on Burma?s borderlands. But
unless ethnic communities are able to
have much greater say in the governance
of their affairs, and begin to see tangible
benefits from the massive development
projects in their areas, peace and broadbased
development will remain elusive...
* The new decentralized governance structures
have the potential to make a positive
contribution in this regard, but it is
unclear if they can evolve into sufficiently
powerful and genuinely representative
bodies quickly enough to satisfy ethnic
* There has been renewed fighting in Shan
State, and there are warning signs that
more ethnic ceasefires could break down.
Negotiations with armed groups and an
improved future for long-marginalized
ethnic populations is the only way that
peace can be achieved.
Source/publisher:
Transnational Institute (TNI) & Burma Centrum Nederland (BCN). Burma Policy Briefing Nr 6, May 2011
Date of publication:
2011-05-29
Date of entry/update:
2011-05-30
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Conclusions and Recommendations:
* An inclusive endgame has long been
needed to achieve national reconciliation.
But political and ethnic exclusions
are continuing in national politics. If
divisions persist, Burma?s legacy of state
failure and national under-achievement
will continue...
* The moment of opportunity of a new
government should not be lost. It is vital
that the new government pursues
policies that support dialogue and
participation for all peoples in the new
political and economic system. Policies
that favour the armed forces and military
solutions will perpetuate divisions
and instability...
* Opposition groups must face how their
diversity and disunity have contributed
to Burma?s history of state failure. If they
are to support democratic and ethnic
reforms, national participation and unity
over goals and tactics are essential. All
sides must transcend the divisions of the
past...
* As the new political era begins, the
international community should
prioritise policies that promote conflict
resolution, political rights and equitable
opportunity for all ethnic groups in
national life, including the economy,
health and education. Continued
repression and exclusion will deepen
grievances ? not resolve them.
Source/publisher:
Transnational Institute (TNI) & Burma Centrum Nederland (BCN). Burma Policy Briefing Nr 5, February 2011
Date of publication:
2011-01-31
Date of entry/update:
2011-05-30
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CONTENTS:-
WARDROBE CHANGE DOES NOT
BRING DEMOCRACY...
SPDC STILL IN POWER:
Than Shwe calls the shots;
New laws stregthen military power;
New Parliament: MPs under ?house
arrest?;
Restrictions dominate parliamentary
proceedings;
Political Parties Registration Law still
threatens parties and MPs;
Parliamentary debate a sham;
Parliamentary committees to control
legislative activity...
THEIN SEIN: THAN SHWE?S ?YES
MAN? BECOMES PRESIDENT:
Vice-President # 1: Tin Aungmyint Oo;
Vice-President # 2: Mauk Kham aka
Maung Ohn...
THE CABINET: 100% ARE MEN, 86%
ARE MILITARY MEN...
AT THE LOCAL LEVEL: ETHNIC
NATIONALITIES
UNDERREPRESENTED:
Key Positions at Division and State Level...
PARLIAMENT WHO?S WHO:
STRONGMEN, DRUG LORDS, AND
CRONIES:
The generals? new clothes;
Drug lords and regime cronies elected...
ETHNIC NATIONALITY AREAS -
CONFLICT ESCALATES:
Karen State: Conflict rages;
Shan State: Attacks on multiple fronts;
Kachin State: Ceasefire broken,
militarization increased;
Chin State: Hostilities flare up;
Mon State: Ceasefire on shaky ground;
New ethnic military alliance formed...
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION: THE
CRACKDOWN CONTINUES:
Media persons face harassment and
imprisonment;
Internet monitoring, phone bugging
stepped up;
Censorship intensifies...
POLITICAL PRISONERS - MORE THAN
2,000 STILL DETAINED:
No amnesty for political prisoners;
Detention conditions remain abysmal...
FLEEING BURMA?S ?DEMOCRACY?-
MORE REFUGEES AND IDPS
UN says Burma is a regional burden;
More Rohingya take to the sea;
New arrivals at Thai-Burma border
camps;
SPDC Army offensives fuel internal
displacement...
BURMA?S ECONOMY - A BOON FOR
MILITARY, CRONIES, & FOREIGN
INVESTORS:
Prices rise on political uncertainty;
Military spending still top priority;
Thousands strike in Rangoon;
Students protest;
Burma has the world?s sixth least free
economy;
Regime cronies acquire state properties;
SEZs line the cronies? pockets;
Tavoy projects threaten local livelihoods
and exploit workers;
China?s looting of Burma continues...
NLD & DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
STILL KEY POLITICAL PLAYERS:
NLD, Daw Suu step up political activities;
NLD outlines economic policy;
Daw Suu - selection of policy-oriented
statements...
ANATOMY OF THE NEW REGIME
Source/publisher:
ALTSEAN-Burma (BURMA ISSUES & CONCERNS VOL.7)
Date of publication:
2011-03-31
Date of entry/update:
2011-04-26
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