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BURMA RELATED NEWS - December
08, 2001.
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HEADLINES
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFP - NLD reopens key office on Nobel
anniversary
AFP - Thailand holds concert of peace on Nobel
anniversary
AFP - Muted Nobel peace anniversary for Aung San
Suu Kyi
AFP - Britain pays tribute to Myanmar opposition
leader
AFP - Nobel peace laureates join call for
release of Aung San Suu Kyi
BBC - Indian and Burmese forces bond
afresh
Kyodo - Ceremony held
for 10th anniversary of Suu Kyi's Nobel Prize
SCMP - Myanmar nudist colony plan reveals
senator's barefaced cheek
Mizzima - Indian MPs urge Government for open
support to democracy in Burma
Mizzima - Bangladesh civil society expressed
support with Burmese people for democracy
NMG - More than 3,000 International MPs
signs the declaration of Burmese MPs in exile
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday December 8, 3:27 PM
(AFP) NLD reopens key office on Nobel anniversary Mynamar's opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) reopened a key
office here, 10 years after their leader Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace
Prize.
Sources said Suu Kyi, who has been been under house arrest for the last 15
months, was spending the day quietly at her lakeside property on University
Avenue.
Only authorised cars are allowed to drive past the residence and there
appeared to be no indication of any visitors. The discreet Yangon headquarters
of the NLD were closed for the weekend.
The opening of the office in Kamayut township, which coincided with
celebrations in Oslo to mark the Nobel anniversary, is of strategic importance
because of its proximity to the university of Yangon, where a 1988 student
uprising against the government was crushed by the military junta.
"We are very happy that we could open the office on this particular day,
when everyone is celebrating the anniversary of Aung San Suu Kyi's Nobel Peace
Prize," one NLD township official attending the opening, told AFP.
Thirty Nobel Peace Prize laureates gathered in Oslo were to issue a plea
for the release of the 1991 winner, the only recipient currently in detention,
later on Saturday.
On December 10, 1991, the eldest son of Aung San Suu Kyi received on her
behalf the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. She was under house arrest at the time.
The restriction was lifted in 1995 but reimposed in September 2000 after she
tried to visit supporters outside Yangon.
In December 1991, students celebrating the news of her Nobel peace prize
were arrested. The majority have been released but some still remain, according
to reliable sources.
"The NLD, for the past 13 years, has faced trials and tribulations,"
Chairman of the NLD's Central Organisation Committee U Soe Myint said at the
reopening ceremony Saturday.
"But we have stayed true to the principles of achieving democracy through
non-violent means."
The simple ceremony of some 200 people, was also attended by the vice
chairman of of the NLD, Tin Oo, who was photographed by the military junta's
plain clothed police.
Since the start of historic reconciliation talks in October 2000 between
Aung San Suu Kyi and the junta, the military has authorised the reopening of at
least 25 NLD offices which had been forced to close since 1995.
The talks between the NLD and the junta have been carried out under the
strictest secrecy.
Aung San Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since September 2000 and has
been careful, like the junta, to maintain a total silence about the contents of
the talks.
She is visited regularly only by her senior lieutenants from the NLD and
foreign diplomats, including Razali Ismail, the special envoy to United Nations
Secretary General Kofi Annan.
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw had earlier paid tribute to Aung San
Suu Kyi's efforts to free Myanmar of military rule.
"Aung San Suu Kyi has suffered greatly for her cause," Straw said in a
statement calling on the Myanmar authorities to make good on recent
announcements that they were considering a return to democracy.
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Thailand holds concert of peace on Nobel anniversary BANGKOK, Dec 8 (AFP) -
Democracy activists in Thailand Saturday were to hold a peace concert in Bangkok
to support the struggle for democracy in neighbouring Myanmar, where Nobel Peace
Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is held under house arrest.
The concert was planned to coincide with celebrations in Oslo and around
the world to mark a centenary of the Nobel Peace Prize and notably the 10-year
anniversary of Aung San Suu Kyi's award, Chalida Tajaroensuk of Forum-Asia, a
Bangkok-based non-governmental organisation, coordinating the event, said.
The choice of a cultural event rather than a political demonstration was
taken to ensure that hundreds of Myanmar migrants could attend without fear of
arrest, Chalida said.
"This event is for them. They are not allowed to take part in political
demonstrations or they will be sent back," either to Myanmar or refugee camps,
she said.
But the concert was also intended for Thai people to lend their voice to
the growing calls for democracy in military-ruled Myanmar, and the release of
its most celebrated dissident Aung San Suu Kyi, Chalida said.
The democracy campaigner, whose victory in Myanmar's last elections in 1990
was quashed by the military junta, has been under house arrest for more than a
year.
In a speech due to be delivered by satellite link to Oslo late Saturday,
Thai Senator Kraisak Choonhavan, on behalf of the Thai Action Committee for
Democracy in Burma, appealed for Aung San Suu Kyi's release.
"Tonight at the concert we will orchestrate our voice of peace to tell
those who harm to lay down their weapons and bring peace to the people of
Burma," the text said.
"We may not be able to join the struggle of the brave Burmese but we assure
them we are on their side and will do what we can and pray for them to achieve
their goal."
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(AFP )Muted Nobel peace anniversary for Aung San Suu Kyi A century of the Nobel Peace Prize was marked in Myanmar with one of the
most high-profile laureates, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, under house
arrest and far from the celebrations.
Laureates marking the anniversary in Oslo were to launch a plea for the
release of the 1991 winner, the only recipient under detention, 10 years after
her award dragged military-ruled Myanmar back into the spotlight.
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw paid tribute to the National League
for Democracy (NLD) leader, whose quiet campaign to free Myanmar of military
rule has won her a large international following.
"I would like to join EU colleagues and many others around the world in
paying tribute today (Saturday) to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on the 10th anniversary
of her award of the Nobel Peace Prize," Straw said in a statement.
The democracy campaigner, whose victory in Myanmar's last elections in 1990
was quashed by the military junta, has been under house arrest for more than a
year.
"Aung San Suu Kyi has suffered greatly for her cause," Straw said, calling
on the Myanmar authorities to make good on recent announcements that they were
considering a return to democracy.
In an effusive tribute, he said "her strength has given hope to the
thousands of Burmese who have endured great hardship for holding firm to these
beliefs".
Activists across the globe have seized on the anniversary to renew their
calls for the opposition leader's "liberation" and the establishment of
democracy in military-ruled Myanmar.
As more than 30 recipients of the Noble Peace Prize gathered in the
Norwegian capital, Amnesty International urged Myanmar to release Aung San Suu
Kyi and hundreds of other political prisoners as a confidence-building
step.
"On this occasion we renew our calls for her release and for the release of
hundreds of other prisoners of conscience there," the human-rights watchdog said
in a statement Friday.
"We strongly urge the Myanmar government to free these people immediately
-- not only because they should never have been arrested in the first place, but
also because it would build international and domestic confidence in the ongoing
talks between the National League for Democracy and the government."
Historic reconciliation talks between Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD and the junta
started in October 2000 and have been carried out under the strictest
secrecy.
Far from the protests raised by her supporters, "The Lady" devotes herself
to quiet meditation, reading and, above all, the historic dialogue with the
military regime aimed at democratic transition.
She has not appeared in public since September 2000 and has been careful,
like the junta, to maintain total silence about the contents of the talks.
She is visited regularly only by her senior lieutenants from the NLD and
foreign diplomats, including Razali Ismail, the special envoy to United Nations
Secretary General Kofi Annan.
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(AFP)Britain pays tribute to Myanmar opposition leader British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw paid tribute to Myanmar's opposition
leader Aung San Suu Kyi, 10 years after she was awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize.
"I would like to join EU colleagues and many others around the world in
paying tribute today (Saturday) to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on the 10th anniversary
of her award of the Nobel Peace Prize," Straw said in a written statement.
The democracy campaigner, whose victory in Myanmar's last elections in 1990
was quashed by the ruling military junta, has been under house arrest for more
than a year.
"Aung San Suu Kyi has suffered greatly for her cause," Straw said, calling
on the Myanmar authorities to make good on recent announcements that they were
considering a return to democracy.
"The Burmese authorities are once again talking to Aung San Suu Kyi. Senior
members of the Burmese regime have said that a return to democracy is planned,
but we now need unmistakeable evidence that change is under way," he
insisted.
"We hope and pray that the Burmese people's long wait may be nearing its
end," the British foreign minister said.
In an effusive tribute, he said "her strength has given hope to the
thousands of Burmese who have endured great hardship for holding firm to these
beliefs."
"Since returning to Burma (Myanmar) in 1988, she has stood true to her
belief in the principle of non-violence in pursuit of human rights, national
reconciliation and the return of democracy in Burma," he added.
"The United Kingdom stands ready to respond to any such positive
developments. I urge the regime not to let this opportunity pass them by."
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nobel peace laureates join call for
release of Aung San Suu Kyi
by David Millikin OSLO, Dec 8 (AFP) - Twenty
Nobel Peace Prize winners led a worldwide appeal Saturday demanding that
Myanmar's military rulers release 1991 Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from
house arrest and free 1,500 other political detainees.
The laureates, led by South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu and East Timor
independence leader Jose Ramos-Horta, signed the appeal here as the highlight of
a worldwide series of ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary Saturday of
Aung San Suu Kyi's Nobel award. Gathered under a winter drizzle in front of Norway's parliament, the
laureates demanded that Burmese military ruler General Than Swe "release Aung
San Suu Kyi and all political detainees, providing for their freedom of speech,
movement and association without restriction."
Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik backed the appeal, while US
President George W. Bush issued a statement here praising her as a "tireless
champion for democracy and human rights," but stopping short of joining the
demand for release of Myanmar political prisoners.
"Her actions demonstrate how a life of quiet dignity can serve as a
powerful force for good," he said of the democracy campaigner, who has been
under house arrest for 15 months and has not left Myanmar for more than a decade
for fear the army will bar her return.
Tutu, in Oslo with the other Nobel Peace laureates for five days of events
marking the centennial of the prize, said of the diminutive activist: "In moral
stature, she is a giant.
"Big men are scared of her. Armed to the teeth and they still run scared."
Bondevik, who visited Aung San Suu Kyi in the Myanmar capital of Yangon in 1997,
lamented that she had never been able to travel to Norway to receive her prize,
awarded in 1991.
"Her decades-long efforts for non-violent political change are a flame of
hope for all democracy," Bondevik said.
Former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright, gathered with other US
dignitaries in Washington, addressed the assembly by video link saying, "We
stand together, united across lines of party and confession, nation and race,
gender and creed to honor her cause and call for her freedom and that of her
people."
"To Burma's leaders, our message is this: 'You and you alone are
repsonsible for your nation's isolation and misery.
"'Your time is not forever and you will be remembered with contempt unless
you begin now to move towards democractic change."
The Nobel letter called on Than Swe, head of the ruling military "State
Peace and Development Council," to comply with UN resolutions demanding
negotiations with political parties and ethnic minorities on a return to
democracy.
Tibetan spritual leader Dalai Lama, former Polish president Lech Walesa,
and writer and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel were among the other Nobel
laureats who signed the letter.
In parallel with the Oslo ceremony, gatherings were organised Saturday in
some 35 other cities, from Tokyo to London and Washington, broadcast by
satellite to 140 locations and available over the Internet, organizers said.
In Yangon, the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) reopened a
key office Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of Aung San Suu Kyi's prize. In
their letter, the Nobel Peace laureates welcomed recent steps by Myanmar
authorities such as the release of some political prisoners and easing of some curbs on political activities. But they noted that, according to Amnesty International, 1,500 NLD
supporters remain in detention, including 19 elected members of parliament.
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GMT
Indian and Burmese forces bond afresh By the BBC's Larry Jagan in Bangkok India's top military trainer is completing a week-long visit to Burma on
Saturday.
The Director General of armed forces training, Major General Ashok Vasudev,
has been on a study tour, which Indian government officials have described as
routine.
This is the latest in a series of high-level military exchanges between the
two countries.
Analysts say these visits reflect increasing co-operation between Rangoon
and Delhi.
All three services in the military, the army, navy and air force, are
represented on the visit.
The main purpose of the delegation, an Indian official told the BBC, was to
look at the provision of military training in Burma and identify areas in which
the Indian armed forces could provide assistance.
Steady collaboration
This visit does not represent a major change in the Indian position,
according to government officials, but was only meant to strengthen existing
cooperation in the area of military training.
Western military experts believe that Burma's military leaders are looking
to diversify their training, especially for air force personnel.
Burma recently acquired MiG fighters from Russia, which are also
extensively flown by the Indian air force.
But Thai military intelligence sources say they believe the Burmese army is
keen to acquire helicopters and may also seek training from India.
Indian officials privately say that military cooperation between India and
Burma is steadily increasing and training is an important part of that
relationship.
Burma is also keen to get more military hardware from Delhi; they already
get tanks, guns, ammunition and military uniforms from India.
Military cooperation between the two countries has increased over the past
two years, partly in response to common concerns over cross-border insurgency
and drug trafficking.
This has led to joint military operations against rebel groups along
India's north-eastern border with Burma.
The Indian and Burmese Army chiefs have made several exchange visits in the
past two years.
Regional strategy
India has been keen to improve its relations with the Burmese generals for
some time now in the hope of countering what they see as undue Chinese
influence.
Economic ties between India and Burma too have been developing strongly in
the past few years.
India and Burma are building a joint highway which will link Burma's second
major city Mandalay with India.
This should be completed soon, according to Indian officials.
There are also joint plans, between India, Burma and Thailand, to build a
major highway from Mandalay to the Thai border.
The foreign ministers of the three countries have agreed to meet early next
year in Mandalay to sort out some of the details of the project.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ceremony held for 10th anniversary of
Suu Kyi's Nobel Prize
TOKYO, Dec. 9 Kyodo - A
ceremony was held Saturday in Tokyo to mark the centennial anniversary of the
establishment of the Nobel Peace Prize as well as to commemorate the 10th
anniversary of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's receipt of the Nobel
Peace prize. (00 :13)
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Saturday, December 8, 2001 Myanmar nudist colony plan reveals senator's barefaced cheek WILLIAM BARNES in Bangkok A Thai senator plans to build a nudist colony on an island leased from
Myanmar's military Government - which frowns on even short skirts or
"provocative" clothes.
The resort on St Luke's Island, near the tip of Myanmar's southern panhandle, will target those Europeans who like to shed more than their everyday worries on holiday, according to an adviser to businessman Vikrom Isiri. The senator already owns the nearby Andaman Club, which is popular with
Thais who like to gamble in its casino after crossing into Myanmar from the city
of Ranong. The casino is never mentioned in the Burmese press because, like
nudity, gambling is frowned on by the uniformed "protectors of the nation".
Senator Vikrom clearly has excellent contacts with the military regime and
one hotelier on nearby Phuket Island said he had no doubt that the nudes-only
scheme would go ahead. "Foreign exchange is very precious to Burma [Myanmar] so
they can't afford to turn away good business like this," the hotelier said.
Yet other observers said that only authorities who paid little attention to
popular opinion - and who controlled the media - would dare such a scheme.
"We promote modesty - even we Thais who have a reputation as fun-loving
people really feel quite uneasy about frank nudity," Buddhist activist Sulak
Sivaraksa said.
"You hear reports of foreigners coming to Thai beaches and dropping
everything because they think anything goes in the tropics. It's not true."
The guidebooks almost invariably advise tourists not to embarrass the
locals by stripping off in public.
Some expert Myanmar watchers said it was unclear whether the ruling
generals in Yangon, who are devoted to religious monuments and the like, really
understood that what was being proposed.
"It would look very odd to the Burmese, who are the world's most Buddhist
people, if the generals were seen to be condoning a club for naked people," one
member of the exile community in Chiang Mai said.
Senator Vikrom is also the principle founder of Phuket Air, which will
start regular services this month.
The first aircraft was delivered on Wednesday.
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open support to democracy in Burma
Mizzima News New Delhi, December 8, 2001 An International Solidarity Campaign for Democracy in Burma was launched
today in New Delhi to coincide with the 10th Anniversary of Burma's democratic
leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as Nobel Laureate. Members of Parliament, leaders of
political parties, human rights activists and representatives of the civil
society in India today joined together in expressing their support and
solidarity with the struggle for democracy in Burma and its leader Daw Aung San
Suu Kyi on her 10th anniversary as Nobel Laureate. They joined with over a
hundred Burma's pro-democracy activists who are living in exile in India at a
function held at India International Center (ICC) this morning.
The function was jointly organized by the India-based All Burma Students
League (ABSL) and Women's League of Burma (WLB), which have been launching
international campaign on solidarity for democracy in Burma along with several
various Burma support groups throughout the world.
Eminent political leaders such as Mr. Ram Jethmalani, former law minister
and a Member of Parliament, Raja Sabha Member of Parliament Mr. Kuldip Nayar,
Ms. Madhu Kishwar, editor of Manushi magazine, Dr. D. Raja from Communist Party
of India, Dr. Shambu Sharan Shrivastava from Samata party, Mr. Holkhomang
Haokip, a Lok Sabha Member of Parliament from Manipur, well-known Gandhian and
former Member of Parliament Ms. Nimala Deshpandey and President of All Burma
Students League Mr. Kyaw Than.
Urging the Government of India to openly come out in favour of democracy in
Burma, Mr. Kuldip Nayar released the signatures of Members of Parliament (India)
who have signed in support of Declaration on Burma. Total one hundred and
sixteen Members of parliament belonging to 18 political parties (both ruling
coalition parties and opposition parties) have signed the declaration, which had
been endorsed by more than 3,000 Members of Parliament from 89 countries.
The declaration has called upon the Burmese military junta to immediately
and unconditionally release all MPs-elect and end all violations of human rights
imposed on the people of Burma. Speaking at the function, former Minister Mr.
Ram Jethmalani said that India must consider at war with a terrorist state in
Burma. "Every regime which is not best upon the well-being of the people but is
best upon military force and which regime suppresses the democracy and its
leaders is a terrorist state. India must consider itself at war with the
terrorist state in Burma".
"Aung San Suu Kyi is the most significant and important political leader of
our time and this is the kind of politics we women in India should represent",
said Madhu Kishwar adding that, women organizations in India have not responded
much to the call for democracy in Burma.
Speaking strongly in favor of the return of democracy in the neighboring
country, Mr. Holkhomang Haokip criticized the policy of Indian government
towards Burma. "The present government said one thing against Pakistan but they
never said anything against Burma which is still ruled by the military
government", he said.
Expressing his party's support and solidarity with the people of Burma and
the democratic movement, Dr. D. Raja said that both India and China should
review their current policies on Burma. "Whatever happens in Burma affect us.
Burmese people have due right to choose who should rule Burma and what should be
their government", he said.
"India cannot be an island of democracy and prosperity when we are
surrounded by the authoritarian regimes", said Dr. Shambu Srivastava,
spokesperson of Samata Party. Similar view was expressed by Gandhian and peace
activist Ms. Nimala Deshpandey that "out freedom cannot be complete unless there
is a democracy in the neighboring countries, especially in Burma".
Recalling the close cultural and historical links between Burma and India,
Mr. Kyaw Than, President of the All Burma Students League expressed his
disappointment with the policies of the neighboring countries towards Burma.
"Our neighbors have moral duty to support Burmese people. However, they have
failed to address this duty and they instead adopted double-standard policy
towards Generals", he said. "It is the need of hour that our neighboring
countries to step forward to solve political crisis in Burma. Only then, there
will be a sustainable peace and stability in the region", he added.
The function was followed by a cultural program presented by Burma's
different nationalities. Moreover, the Delhi-based Tibetan Women Association
(TWA) also presented Tibetan cultural dance.
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support with Burmese people for democracy
Dhaka, December 8, 2001 Mizzima News Group The Committee of Concerned Citizens organized a solidarity program for the
restoration of democracy in Burma today at the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity
Auditorium. Dr. C. R Abrar, co-founder of the organization and Assistant
Professor at the Dhaka University presented a paper on the “Struggle for
Democracy in Burma Today”.
“Burmese authorities are yet to show any indication about their readiness
to engage in a serious dialogue with the political opposition for restoration of
democracy in Burma. Therefore, there is an urgent need to exert pressure on the
junta to hand over the state power to the duly elected people of Burma from all
quarters”, said Dr. Abrar at the function. He also urged the citizens of
Bangladesh to express total support with the Burma pro-democracy activists.
Later, a panel discussion was chaired by Barrister Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed,
former member of Caretaker Government and first Attorney General of Bangladesh.
Eminent academic and literatteur Prof. Sirajul Islam Chowdhury, Member of
Bangladesh Law Council and Secretary General of Bangladesh Society for
Enforcement of Human Rights Advocate Sigma Huda and senior journalist and T.V
commentator Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury participated in the discussion. The panel was
moderated by Dr. Shahdeen Malik, Advocate, and Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
The participants expressed solidarity with the Burmese people and called
for unconditional handing over of power to the duly elected representatives of
the Burmese people. Terming Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Joan of Arc of our age, the
meeting called for lifting of all forms of restriction imposed on her.
Participants also for called on the regime to create conditions so that all
Burmese refugees, asylum seekers and others currently staying overseas can
return home and lead a life in dignity.
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More than 3,000 International MPs signs the declaration of Burmese MPs in exile Chiang Mai, December 8, 2001. More than 3,000 Members of Parliament all over the world have already
signed the Declaration of National Coalition Government of Union of Burma
(NCGUB), announced the Members of Parliament Union (MPU) today, December 8.
A total of 3252 members of Parliament from 94 countries including 224 MPs
of the European Parliament and 65 members of the United States Congress signed
the "Declaration", mentioned on the web site of NCGUB.
"I am hoping more signatures from Japan and some countries soon", said Dr.
Myint Cho, special assistant to Chairman of MPU, Terri Buri.
The signature collection campaign for the agreement on the "Declaration of
Members of Parliament Throughout the World in Solidarity with the Democratically
Elected Members of the Parliament of Burma" has been launched since year 2000
October, said Terri Buri, chairman of the Members of Parliament Union.
"During the tenth anniversary year of democratic elections of Burma, it is
very important to demonstrate international resolve and increase the pressure on
the military regime. More than ever, the military leaders of Burma need to know
that there is no alternative to entering negotiations toward a peaceful
transition to democracy", mentioned Dr. Sein Win, Prime Minister of the NCGUB in
his letter to international MPs.
According to the "Declaration", signed MPs around the world agreed to
"support for and solidarity with the elected members of parliament of Burma and
call upon the military government of Burma to release immediately and
unconditionally all MPs-elected and end all violations of human rights imposed
on the people on Burma, to recognize the right of the duly elected
representatives of Burma to convene the parliament and immediately cease all
restrictions against them and to agree to join the National League for Democracy
and the representatives of ethnic nationalities in a dialogue to achieve a
peaceful transition to democracy".
Burmese military government ignored the result of 1990 election for more
than 10 years where pro-democratic opposition party, National League for
Democracy, won landslide victory with more than 80 percent of the seat in
parliament.
Trust building talks between military government of Burma and democratic
opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been started since October 2000 with
the initiative of the United Nations special envoy Mr. Razali Ismail. But, no
progress has been announced from both side of the dialogue for more than one
year.
Announcement of MPU appeared on the occasion of celebrating the 10th Nobel
Peace Prize winning anniversary for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, which will be held in
Oslo, Norway starts from today, December 8 led by more than 30 Nobel Peace
Laureates all over the world. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded Nobel Peace Prize
on December 10, 1991.
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