Thread: Aung San Suu Kyi appears at protest in Burma

Myanmar junta says weapons seized from Buddhist monasteries, dozens more detained
October 7, 2007 3:47 AM

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar's military leaders stepped up pressure on monks who spearheaded pro-democracy rallies, saying Sunday that weapons had been seized from Buddhist monasteries and threatening to punish all violators of the law.

The government also announced dozens of new arrests, defying global outrage over its recent violent crackdown on protestors who sought an end to 45 years of military dictatorship.

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Any other step is a gross violation.

yeah we wouldn't want any of those ...................

Originally Posted by Mid

Any other step is a gross violation.

yeah we wouldn't want any of those ...................

You are being chirlish.

We all can see what is going on. Many of us have signed numerous protests, letters, sent to China, UN etc. We are, after all, global citizens, as are you.

Other than taking John Rambo with you into Burma & doing what needs to be done, there is little more you, or I can do at this juncture.

Other than taking John Rambo with you into Burma & doing what needs to be done, there is little more you, or I can do at this juncture.

your looking in the wrong places ,

long ago I acknowledged that I'm powerless to do much ,

but I can keep following and documenting the story , such as this record is .

my point to you is that global NIMBY has enabled these crisis to occur and it's way past time that we acknowledge that .

thanxs for supporting the petition

if you find this thread , boring / repetitive or distressing then please don't visit , you know what's here .

your suggestion of stepping back and chilling is noted , this is also what the junta want .

^ As I said, you would do yourself the world of good to step back & smell the flowers.

Your thread is great in terms of information flow, but you continue to stifle any debate, or attempt at discussion, with very defensive, often tort, caustic comments. This only tends to alienate your allies.

Your thread is great in terms of information flow, but you continue to stifle any debate, or attempt at discussion, with very defensive, often tort, caustic comments. This only tends to alienate your allies.

valid point , perhaps you would like to start a thread for this purpose ?

with due respect , whilst I 'm in no way promoting TD as a source of Hard News , I would like to keep this thread for news updates as much as possible .

^ As you wish.

As Swedish diplomat Liselotte Agerlid simply, sadly told the Daily Mail, "The Burma revolt is over. The military regime won, and a new generation has been violently repressed and violently denied democracy."

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Myanmar suggests Suu Kyi release a long way off
Mon Oct 8, 2007
By Aung Hla Tun

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military junta suggested on Monday that opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will remain under house arrest until a new constitution is approved -- a dim and distant prospect, according to most analysts.

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BURMA UPDATE 221
7th October 2007

Chinese Consulant in Mandalay Shot At

Yesterday at 5PM , unknown gunmen fired shots at the Chinese Consulant at the cnr of 35th street and 66th street in Pyi-gyi-myet-shin Ward , Chan-aye-thazan Township , Mandalay news comming from there reported .

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Myanmar gov't appoints minister to get link with Aung San Suu Kyi
2007-10-08

YANGON, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar government Monday appointed Deputy Minister of Labor U Aung Kyi to act as Minister for Relations (liaison) to deal with future link with Aung San SuuKyi, the state-run Radio Myanmar quoted a government announcement as reporting in a night broadcast.

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chinaview.cn

The Drama behind the Decision to Use Deadly Force
By The Irrawaddy
October 8, 2007

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However, the junta's No. 3 man, Thura Shwe Mann, backed by Than Shwe, bypassed Maung Aye's order, and issued a shoot-to-kill order.

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irrawaddy.org

Monk responds to government accusations
Reporting by Aye Nai

Oct 8, 2007 (DVB)–State-run newspaper the New Light of Myanmar has published its own account of raids on monasteries by government security forces, including allegations of items recovered in the raids.

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U Gambira, a spokesperson for the People's Movement Leader Committee, dismissed the claims.

"People of Burma and the whole world know whether these accusations being made about monks by the junta are really true or not. Monks are peaceful people and we don't need to give any answer to the government's claims as everyone knows the truth. But still, I would like to say this is a very bad thing the [Burmese government] has done," he said.

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Detainees transferred to unknown locations
Reporting by Nan Kham Kaew

Oct 8, 2007 (DVB)–A number of monks and civilians detained at the Government Technology College compound in Insein township have been transferred to unknown locations by authorities, said witnesses.

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Two detainees die in custody
Reporting by Nan Kham Kaew

Oct 8, 2007 (DVB)–Two unknown youths arrested during last month’s protests have died in detention after being beaten by soldiers, according to a former detainee.

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english.dvb.no

Myanmar envoy unwelcome, House
Ridwan Max Sijabat, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
October 09, 2007

The House of Representatives plans to ask the government to reject Myanmar's new ambassador to Indonesia in order to express its dissatisfaction with the recent military crackdown in the country.

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thejakartapost.com

Junta's rally for NC held in Chin state today

October 9, 2007 - A rally seeking to garner support, albeit by force, on the outcome of the National Convention by the Burmese military junta, was held in Chin state, Burma today. The rally which has ceremonial overtones was cancelled yesterday due to heavy downpour.

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"Many people had no option but to involve themselves in the rally as it was mandatory. However, the people were in no mood to do so," said a Hakha local.

"The rally attendees were forced to shout slogans supporting the outcome of the NC and were made to describe the Burmese media and opposition groups in exile as destructive elements who had encouraged the recent protests in Burma," he added.

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khonumthung.com

Burma shuts down last communication links
Ian MacKinnon, south-east Asia correspondent
Tuesday October 9, 2007

· Satellite phones seized in information blackout
· Crackdown reflects worry over world opinion

Burma's regime is targeting the last remaining communications links that brought images of the bloody crackdown on the recent pro-democracy protests to the outside world.

Exiled dissident groups in neighbouring Thailand say up to 10 satellite telephones and countless computers earlier smuggled into Burma have been seized, the last lines of contact after the government shut down the internet and blocked mobile and fixed-line telephones.

Officials from Burma's foreign affairs ministry and home department security officers also visited a UN office in the Traders Hotel in downtown Rangoon late last week and demanded to see the organisation's permits for its satellite phones.

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guardian.co.uk

Junta in move to seize UN data discs
Kenneth Denby, Rangoon
October 09, 2007

BURMA's junta is attempting to seize UN computers containing information on opposition activists in the latest stage of its brutal crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations.

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UN staff were thrown into panic over the weekend after Burmese police and diplomats entered their offices in Rangoon and demanded computer hard drives.

The discs contain information that could help the dictatorship identify key members of the opposition movement, many of whom have gone underground.

UN staff spent much of the weekend deleting information.

Many images of the unrest were disseminated through email by Burmese bloggers. Even after the Government shut down the internet, photographs and films were smuggled out on tiny storage drives and memory cards by travellers to Thailand.

Some of the demonstrators have reportedly been arrested after being identified in footage of the rallies.

The junta is going after the UN in the belief that its officials allowed images to be transmitted through their own internet links - channelled via satellite phones and therefore less vulnerable to interference by the authorities.

"It's part of this systematic, repressive response to the demonstrations," said a Western diplomat in Rangoon.

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theaustralian.news.com.au

ABFSU leaders arrested in Rangoon
Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Oct 9, 2007 (DVB)–Three leaders of the All-Burmese Federation of Students’ Unions have been arrested in Rangoon today.

Ko Kyaw Ko Ko, Ko Sithu Maung (also known as Yar Pyit) and Ma Han Ni Oo were arrested by the Burmese authorities today at around 3pm, according to an ABFSU member who managed to escape.

The group members were hiding at a safehouse when it was raided by security forces.

The ABFSU member who escaped was not able to say if the raid had been violent, or where the leaders had been taken.

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Reporting by Maung Too and Aye Nai
english.dvb.no

Secret distribution of anti-regime leaflets in Sittwe
Tuesday, 09 October 2007

Anti-junta leaflets are being secretly distributed among the people, despite tight security in Sittwe, capital of Arakan in Burma with soldiers deployed at important locations, including temples and monasteries, said a student from Sittwe.

"We are regularly receiving leaflets secretly in recent days after the demonstrations ended in Sittwe. Many leaflets mentioned that the struggle is incomplete and will continue again when the opportunity for demonstrations comes," the student said.

Many of the leaflets were reportedly published by monks and students organizations, but some leaflets were written by individuals. Among them were some printed revolutionary poems.

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bnionline.net

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Two monasteries in Sittwe defy junta orders
Tuesday, 09 October 2007

The Burmese military junta has ordered all monasteries in Sittwe, capital of Arakan state, western Burma to send back student monks to their respective villages and not allow more than 10 monks to stay in any one monastery in Sittwe.

However, two monasteries in Sittwe have refused to follow the directives and have not told the monks to go.

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bnionline.net

Wife of politically-active poet arrested
Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Oct 9, 2007 (DVB)–Mandalay security forces arrested the wife of a politically-active poet on 1 October after failing to arrest her husband, said sources close to the family.

Nyein Thit, a politically-active poet has been on the run from security forces since 30 September, due to fears he would be arrested during the authorities’ crackdown on anti-government protestors.

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Authorities release two Maggin monks and reopen monastery
Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Oct 9, 2007 (DVB)–Two monks and two laymen arrested last week in raids on Maggin monastery have been released from detention and the monastery has been reopened, according to sources.

Maggin monastery had been sealed off since last Thursday after it was raided by troops from the government’s army battalion 66. The troops arrested four monks, including the abbot U Einda, and four lay people at the monastery.

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english.dvb.no
Reporting by Naw Say Phaw

Thai Investors Keep a Wary Eye on Burma
By Sai Silp
October 9, 2007

If the international community were to apply pressure and impose sanctions on the Burmese government it would certainly affect Thai businesses in Burma, says a leading Thai businessman. However, to date, there has been little impact.

Pramon Sutheewong, chairman of Thailand’s Chamber of Commerce, said in a press conference on Monday that after discussions with investors and related organizations he has concluded that the current unrest has not greatly affected Thai businesses in Burma.

“Border trade between Thailand and Burma has dropped a level since the demonstrations began; but if pressure from the international community were to increase, Thai investments would definitely be affected,” Pramon said.

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irrawaddy.org

Myanmar's ethnic leaders, activists agree on federalism
Abdul Khalik, The Jakarta Post, Mae Sai, Thailand
October 10, 2007

The recent wave of protests in Myanmar has resulted in the country's ethnic leaders and anti-junta organizations agreeing on a common platform of federalism.

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thejakartapost.com

New Light of Myanmar
Government issues Announcement No 2/2007
NAY PYI TAW, 8 Oct�

The Government of the Union of Myanmar today issued Announcement No 2/2007 dated 8th October 2007 as follows:

The Government of the Union of Myanmar

Announcement No. 2/2007

12th Waning Day of Tawthalin, 1369 ME
(8th October 2007)

Subject: Assignment of duty of Minister for Relations

1. The United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy Mr Ibrahim A Gambari during his visit to Myanmar from 29th September to 2nd October 2007, recommended appointment of a liaison officer for relations with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

2. In respect of Mr Ibrahim A Gambari's recommendation and in view of smooth relations with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Deputy Minister for Labour U Aung Kyi is assigned duty as Minister for Relations.

By order,
(Signed)
Thant Shin
Colonel
Secretary
The Government of the Union of Myanmar

New Light of Myanmar @ Myanmar.com

US first lady blasts “friendless” Myanmar regime
10 October 2007

UNITED NATIONS - US First Lady Laura Bush called on Myanmar’s ruling junta to step aside, saying in an article published Wednesday that the regime had lost all legitimacy.

Writing in the Wall Street Journal, the wife of President George W. Bush strengthened her criticism of the Myanmar military government, saying “the generals must immediately stop their terror campaigns against their own people.”

“General Than Shwe and his deputies are a friendless regime. They should step aside to make way for a unified Burma (Myanmar) governed by legitimate leaders,” Bush wrote.

“Today, people everywhere know about the regime’s atrocities. They are disgusted by the junta’s abuses of human rights. This swelling outrage presents the generals with an urgent choice: Be part of Burma’s peaceful transition to democracy, or get out of the way for a government of the Burmese people’s choosing.

“Whatever last shred of legitimacy the junta had among its own citizens has vanished,” she said.

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(AFP)
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