The Burma Junta has decided to ban Aung San Suu from the upcoming elections in 2010. No surprise there! This time, in the junta’s newly drawn up guidelines for a new charter to run the country, they have added language explicitly aimed at prohibiting Suu from running in the 2010 fixed elections. The language in the guidelines barres Suu from any National Offices because she was married to a foreigner. Suu’s late husband was British and she enjoyed the privileges associated with being married to a foreign national...before she was arrested in the 90’s, of course. Obviously, the junta considers this a major no-no!
Furthermore, the Association of SE Asian Nations has stated that it cannot (translated: will not!) do anything to stop the junta.
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Showing posts with label Junta. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Junta. Show all posts
Feb 20, 2008
Feb 17, 2008
Still the same
The junta is still at it. Recently they assasinated an opposition leader (not Suu Kyi). Now, they are also monitoring and harrassing blogs that are exposing their ways of intimidation and suppression of the Burma people.
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Nov 7, 2007
Stall tactics
Apparently Burma's junta leadership has decided to stall and frustrate efforts by UN Ibrahim Gambari to negotiate peace. They are now calling their diplomats to the capital to meet with the UN envoy. Since the diplomats have no actual power, this is just another stall tactic by the ruling military.
The diplomats were asked to meet on Wednesday with envoy Ibrahim Gambari in Naypyitaw, where he has been holding talks with Cabinet ministers but has yet to meet with the junta's leader, Senior Gen. Than Shwe.
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The diplomats were asked to meet on Wednesday with envoy Ibrahim Gambari in Naypyitaw, where he has been holding talks with Cabinet ministers but has yet to meet with the junta's leader, Senior Gen. Than Shwe.
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Oct 13, 2007
Junta's "Butcher of Depayin" dies
Gen. Soe Win, the fourth-ranking member of the military junta, and largely considered a figurehead, has apparently died Friday after a long illness, relatives and state media said.
Nicknamed "the Butcher of Depayin" for his role in the 2003 attack on Suu Kyi (1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner) and her followers in the northern town of Depayin, his death is not expected to have any effect on the regimes power.
Soe Win first achieved notoriety for brutally suppressing a 1988 pro-democracy uprising, commanding troops around Rangoon University and giving orders to open fire on a crowd of peaceful protesters. Rangoon is the old name for Yangon, Myanmar's largest city.
Apparently, no tears have been shed by the people upon learning of his death.
Nicknamed "the Butcher of Depayin" for his role in the 2003 attack on Suu Kyi (1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner) and her followers in the northern town of Depayin, his death is not expected to have any effect on the regimes power.
Soe Win first achieved notoriety for brutally suppressing a 1988 pro-democracy uprising, commanding troops around Rangoon University and giving orders to open fire on a crowd of peaceful protesters. Rangoon is the old name for Yangon, Myanmar's largest city.
Apparently, no tears have been shed by the people upon learning of his death.
Students call for genuine dialogue
88 generation students have called for unconditional dialogue between the Burmese military regime and opposition leaders, according to a statement released yesterday.
The statement urges the Burmese government to release detained National League for Democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, stop their harassment of students and monks, and create a constructive environment for dialogue without preconditions.
"We have paid for this opportunity with the blood and sweat of so many of our people, monks and students. We need truthful dialogue without the tricks being played to fool the people of Burma and the world," a student said.
Junta leader senior general Than Shwe has said that he will meet personally with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi if certain conditions are met, including the cessation of demands for sanctions. An NLD statement released on 9 October welcomed the possibility of talks, but also said that they would not accept any preconditions.
by Moe Aye, from the DVB
The statement urges the Burmese government to release detained National League for Democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, stop their harassment of students and monks, and create a constructive environment for dialogue without preconditions.
"We have paid for this opportunity with the blood and sweat of so many of our people, monks and students. We need truthful dialogue without the tricks being played to fool the people of Burma and the world," a student said.
Junta leader senior general Than Shwe has said that he will meet personally with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi if certain conditions are met, including the cessation of demands for sanctions. An NLD statement released on 9 October welcomed the possibility of talks, but also said that they would not accept any preconditions.
by Moe Aye, from the DVB
Oct 7, 2007
Saturday Global Protests
On Saturday, global protests, organized by Amnesty International, against Myanmar's junta began around the world in Asia, Europe, Australia and the USA. Other rallies were also being held in New Zealand, Switzerland, and Canada after the junta recently admited it's role in "controlling" the protesters.
The military regime admitted detaining hundreds of Buddhist monks when troops turned their guns on pro-democracy demonstrators last week. The junta's admited treatment of the Buddhist monks could further inflame the people of Myanmar and anger soldiers loyal to the military rulers. The junta further stated that it was still looking for 4 more monks who they considered to be the "ringleaders" of the protests.
Last week, television images showed soldiers shooting into the crowds of unarmed and peacefull protesters. The government says "only" 10 people were killed and that 2,100 were detained. But dissident groups put the death toll at more than 200 and the number of detainees at nearly 6,000.
The military regime admitted detaining hundreds of Buddhist monks when troops turned their guns on pro-democracy demonstrators last week. The junta's admited treatment of the Buddhist monks could further inflame the people of Myanmar and anger soldiers loyal to the military rulers. The junta further stated that it was still looking for 4 more monks who they considered to be the "ringleaders" of the protests.
Last week, television images showed soldiers shooting into the crowds of unarmed and peacefull protesters. The government says "only" 10 people were killed and that 2,100 were detained. But dissident groups put the death toll at more than 200 and the number of detainees at nearly 6,000.
China, India support regime
Stating that "this is an internal affair", China has opposed United Nations efforts to issue sanctions against Myanmar's government. No mention was made about the financial affairs between the two counties. India has also been "non-commintment" in it's actions. China and India have been supportive of the regime's rights to dispell law and order in its county and that outsiders should not interfiere.
Sep 30, 2007
Burning Bodies
Saturday, 29 September 2007
Today heart breaking message from inside burma.
Telephone conversation with a members of publicEr… they shot… people got killed. Er…but it seems like it wasn't as bad as yesterday in terms of number of deaths, however we will knowthe accurate picture tomorrow. Er… la another disturbing news isthat er… I would like to know if you would inform BBC and CNN about?(sob!!!) They burned the injured protesters/civilian people in theYaeWay Crematorium la la . Er… the staff from crematorium told this,crying, to the people who went to the funeral service. Please letthis known to CNN and BBC. Thank you!!
from KoHtike blog
Today heart breaking message from inside burma.
Telephone conversation with a members of publicEr… they shot… people got killed. Er…but it seems like it wasn't as bad as yesterday in terms of number of deaths, however we will knowthe accurate picture tomorrow. Er… la another disturbing news isthat er… I would like to know if you would inform BBC and CNN about?(sob!!!) They burned the injured protesters/civilian people in theYaeWay Crematorium la la . Er… the staff from crematorium told this,crying, to the people who went to the funeral service. Please letthis known to CNN and BBC. Thank you!!
from KoHtike blog
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