ALTSEAN-Burma archive
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| Title: | | ALTSEAN-Burma website |
| Description/subject: | | Has the more recent ALTSEAN reports |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma) |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 21 November 2003 |
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| Title: | | PARLIAMENT WATCH |
| Description/subject: | | PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY
o Overview
o Sessions
- 1st Session (Jan-Mar 2011)
- 2nd Session (Aug-Nov 2011)
- 3rd Session (Jan-May 2012)
o Bills
o MPs
o Committees
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
o Overview
o Sessions
- 1st Session (Jan-Mar 2011)
- 2nd Session (Aug-Nov 2011)
- 3d Session (Jan-May 2012)
o Bills
o MPs
o Committees
NATIONAL PARLIAMENT
o Overview
o Sessions
- 1st Session (Jan-Mar 2011)
- 2nd Session (Aug-Nov 2011)
- 3rd Session (Jan-Apr 2012)
o Bills
o Committees
DIVISION AND STATE PARLIAMENTS
o Overview
o Sessions
- 1st Session (Jan-Mar 2011)
- 1st Special Session (Jun-Jul 2011)
- 2nd Session (Oct-Nov 2011)
- 3rd Session (Feb-Mar 2012)
- 3rd Special Session (Mar-Apr 2012)
o Committees
2012 BY-ELECTIONS
o By-elections special
BACKGROUND
o Political parties
RELATED REPORTS
Burma’s Parliament - A tool for institutionalized oppression
100 Days of Burmas Parliament - Strengthening the Status Quo
Issues & Concerns Vol. 7 - Locked in, tied up: Burma’s disciplined democracy |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 09 June 2012 |
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| Title: | | REGIME WATCH |
| Description/subject: | | LEGISLATIVE has moved to "PARLIAMENT WATCH" athttp://www.altsean.org/Research/Regime%20Watch/Home.php ....
EXECUTIVE:-
President;
Advisory Board;
Vice-Presidents;
National Defense and Security Council;
Cabinet;
Financial Commission;
Division and State Administrations...
Military:
Tatmadaw Regional Commanders.....
JUDICIAL:
Supreme Court;
Constitutional Tribunal;
Election Commission...
Anatomy of the regime.....
RELATED REPORTS:
Issues & Concerns Vol. 7 - Locked in, tied up: Burma’s disciplined democracy;
100 Days of Burmas Parliament - Strengthening the Status Quo;
Thein Sein's first 100 days: Words not matched by actions. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 12 July 2011 |
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Individual Documents
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 77 - MAY 2013 |
| Date of publication: | | May 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• Anti-Muslim violence spreads
• Martial law extended
• Muslims prosecuted
• Rohingya discriminated against
• UN slams regime...
INSIDE BURMA:
• Still no Kachin State ceasefire
• Shan State attacks continue
• Pipeline faces uncertainty
• Farmers detained, charged
• Cyclone Mahasen...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Political prisoners released
• Child soldiers still recruited
• Press and religious freedoms...
DISPLACEMENT:
• Rohingya boat people...
INTERNATIONAL:
• Thein Sein goes to Washington
• US sanctions
• Japanese PM visits Burma...
ECONOMY:
• Poor resource governance
• Barriers to investment
• Strikes in Rangoon
• SIM card lottery...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (184K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 June 2013 |
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| Title: | | ANTI-MUSLIM VIOLENCE IN CENTRAL BURMA |
| Date of publication: | | 17 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | Anti-Muslim violence hits
Meikhtila...
Attacks spread to Pegu
Division...
Rangoon tense...
Thein Sein warns of “use
of force”...
Regime authorities fail to
intervene...
UN cites possible regime
complicity...
Int’l community
expresses concern, calls
for regime to take action...
Buddhist Monk U
Wirathu and ‘969’
spearhead anti-Muslim
campaign...
Chronology of events. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (384K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 17 April 2013 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 76 - April 2013 |
| Date of publication: | | April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• Evidence of killings emerges
• Muslims prosecuted, jailed
• Rangoon remains tense
• Campaign for tolerance
• Int’l concern over violence...
INSIDE BURMA:
• Ethnic cleansing of Rohingya
• Crackdowns on protesters
• Tatmadaw’s Shan State attacks
• Kachin State fighting...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Political prisoners released...
DISPLACEMENT:
• Rohingya boat people & IDPs...
INTERNATIONAL:
• Daw Suu goes to Japan
• EU lifts Burma sanctions
• Thein Sein’s business trip
• Burma-Indonesia relations...
ECONOMY:
• SIM card lottery flops
• Race for telecom licenses
• Oil and gas investment...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (197K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2013 |
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| Title: | | BURMA’S FACADE: AN UPDATE ON CONFLICTS, DISPLACEMENT & HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS |
| Date of publication: | | 12 March 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | "This briefer, which covers the period from October 2012 to March 2013, includes the following developments:
• The authorities continue to commit serious human rights violations against Rohingya in Arakan State, including extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention, torture, the rape of women, and restrictions on religious freedom. The regime also tightens restrictions on freedom of movement, and refuses to consider citizenship rights for Rohingya.
• From December, the regime dramatically intensifies military offensives against the Kachin Independence Army. The Tatmadaw uses fighter jets, helicopters, artillery, mortars, and cluster bombs during military operations. Tatmadaw attacks claim several civilian lives.
• Over 115,000 predominately Rohingya IDPs remain displaced in Arakan State. Rohingya IDPs continue to endure terrible conditions in camps. Thousands of Rohingya boat people die during perilous journeys in search of safety in Southern Thailand or Malaysia.
• Regime’s determination to stifle freedom of speech and freedom of assembly persists. In numerous cases, the authorities respond to peaceful protests with arrests and excessive use of force.
• Severe restrictions continue to characterize Burma’s media environment, with the regime replacing its notorious Censorship Board with a similar body tasked with monitoring publications and suspending/revoking publishing licenses.
• The USDP-dominated Parliament approves massive military spending, with over 20% of the total budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year allocated to military expenditure and only 4.4% and 3.9% to education and healthcare respectively.
• Burma continues to rank poorly on international surveys measuring perceived corruption, risks posed to investors, and transparency in the financial sector. The regime’s push for the development of Special Economic Zones continues to adversely impact local communities. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (153K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 22 March 2013 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 75 - MARCH 2013 |
| Date of publication: | | March 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
Anti-Muslim violence;
Attacks spread;
Int’l community concerned...
INSIDE BURMA:
Monywa copper mine;
Military spending increases;
Parliamentary session ends;
NLD congress held;
Fighting in Kachin State;
Fighting in Shan State;
Dam protests...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
New press law slammed;
Ojea Quintana report;
UNHRC resolution;
Land confiscation documented...
DISPLACEMENT:
Rohingya boat people flee;
Migrant workers face abuses...
INTERNATIONAL:
Thein Sein’s overseas trips...
ECONOMY:
Oil & gas fuel investment...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (211K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 April 2013 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 73 - JANUARY 2013 |
| Date of publication: | | January 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• Tatmadaw attacks KIA;
• Attacks against civilians;
• Tatmadaw breaks ceasefire;
• Domestic reactions;
• International reactions;
• China complains...
INSIDE BURMA:
• Constitutional Tribunal row;
• Obsolete laws repealed;
• Land confiscation protests;
• Monywa copper mine protest;
• ICRC President visits Burma...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Human rights issues remain;
• Freedom of assembly restricted...
DISPLACEMENT:
• Rohingya exodus intensifies;
• NVP deadline extended...
INTERNATIONAL:
• Daw Suu visits US, S. Korea;
• Military ties with India & China...
ECONOMY:
• Foreign debt clearance;
• Oil and gas tender;
• Corruption & liberalization...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS... |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (184K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 05 February 2013 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 72 – DECEMBER 2012 |
| Date of publication: | | December 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
Monywa copper mine;
Commission appointed;
China defends Monywa project...
INSIDE BURMA:
Rohingya IDPs’ condition “dire”;
Fighting & IDPs in Kachin State;
Arms from Sweden via India;
Regime, CNF sign agreement;
Methamphetamine production...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Arbitrary detention continues...
DISPLACEMENT:
Rohingya continue to flee;
Migrant workers in Thailand...
INTERNATIONAL:
UNGA adopts Burma resolution...
ECONOMY:
Burma’s corruption;
Uncertainty over Tavoy SEZ;
Foreign financial investment...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (162K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 January 2013 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 71 – NOVEMBER 2012 |
| Date of publication: | | November 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
115,000 IDPs in Arakan State;
Regime tracks down Rohingya;
Muslims kicked off commission;
Boat people exodus continues;
Int’l community voices concern;
ASEAN muted on Arakan State...
INSIDE BURMA:
Protests intensify across Burma;
Fighting in Kachin State;
Landmine casualties rising;
Regime corruption;
Parliament session concludes;
Earthquake hits Burma...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Prisoner releases;
Forced labor, child soldiers;
UN, EU resolutions...
INTERNATIONAL:
More arms from North Korea;
US President visits Rangoon;
US lifts ban on Burma imports;
Daw Suu visits India...
ECONOMY:
Foreign Investment Law;
World Bank & IMF activities;
Tavoy Special Economic Zone...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (230K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 December 2012 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 70 – OCTOBER 2012 |
| Date of publication: | | October 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• Arakan State unrest spreads
• More than 100,000 IDPs
• Bangladesh push-backs
• Protests fuel hatred
• UN slams regime
• Int’l community calls for action
• ASEAN Sec-Gen’s warning ...
INSIDE BURMA:
• Kachin State fighting & talks
• Opium poppy cultivation up
• Copper mine project proceeds
• Exiles’ conditional return
• Parliament reconvenes
• USDP leadership unchanged ...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Ojea Quintana’s report
• Peaceful assembly restricted ...
INTERNATIONAL:
• US steps up engagement ...
ECONOMY:
• Int’l donors support Burma
• Rumors trigger bank run ...
OTHER BURMA NEWS ...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (181K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 November 2012 |
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| Title: | | NOT ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD: BURMA’S FACADE OF REFORM |
| Date of publication: | | October 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | "When President Thein Sein took office on 30 March 2011, Burma ranked near the bottom of virtually all international indexes that measured adherence to civil and political rights, press freedom, corruption, and economic freedom. With a baseline so low, Thein Sein was able to undertake a series of initiatives that gave the appearance of reform but which, in fact, brought very limited benefits for the overwhelming majority of Burmese people.
Thein Sein’s failure to stop human rights violations and to initiate fundamental legislative and institutional reforms effectively blocks Burma’s progress towards genuine democracy and national reconciliation. The regime has so far failed to meet the minimum benchmarks that the UN established to measure Burma’s progress toward democratization, national reconciliation, and respect for human rights.
It is time for the international community to shape their policies vis-à-vis Burma based on the regime’s concrete progress (or lack thereof) towards implementing genuine reforms, without being swayed by Naypyidaw’s well-orchestrated public relations campaign.
Truly democratic reforms must focus on halting impunity and implementing measures to prevent the recurrence of human rights violations. They must include: the unconditional release of ALL political prisoners; amendments to the 2008 constitution and laws not in line with international standards; the end of all military offensives in ethnic areas as well as the holding of time-bound genuine political dialogue with ethnic armed groups; and tangible steps towards the respect and promotion of human rights." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma (Issues & Concerns Vol. 8): |
| Format/size: | | pdf (604K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 25 October 2012 |
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| Title: | | BURMA’S PARLIAMENT: FUNDAMENTAL REFORMS STILL BLOCKED |
| Date of publication: | | 21 September 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | 1..No progress on the repeal of
oppressive laws
2..Important proposals rejected
3..Parliament accepts new VP with
eyes closed, boosts presidential
powers
3..Local Parliaments shut
3..Military MPs inactive
4..Regime lies in Parliament
4..MPs wrangle over Foreign
Investment Law
4..Green light to land confiscation
commission, improved legislation
5..NLD makes parliamentary debut
6..Recap of parliamentary sessions
6..List of new laws |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (99K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 24 September 2012 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 69 –SEPTEMBER 2012 |
| Date of publication: | | September 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
Daw Suu’s tour de force;
Thein Sein goes to New York...
INSIDE BURMA:
Conflict in Kachin State;
Tatmadaw and SSA-S clash;
Regime-KNU talks;
Arakan State situation;
Cabinet reshuffle;
Parliament’s fourth session...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Dissidents still behind bars;
Former dissidents denied rights;
Peaceful assembly restrictions;
Land confiscation protest...
DISPLACEMENT:
Refugee repatriation;
Rohingya push-backs...
INTERNATIONAL:
OIC, US, UN on Rohingya;
US further eases sanctions.
China pushes for mega-projects...
ECONOMY:
Foreign Investment Law;
World Bank prepares grants;
SIM cards unaffordable...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (210K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 October 2012 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 68 – AUGUST 2012 |
| Date of publication: | | August 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• Arakan State situation tense;
• Aid workers still detained;
• Human rights abuses continue;
• Regime fact-finding commission;
• Int’l concern over unrest;
• Bangladesh blocks aid effort...
INSIDE BURMA:
• New VP elected;
• Conflict in Kachin State;
• KNU & regime talk amid conflict;
• Unhappiness over ceasefires;
• Parliamentary session;
• Severe floods hit Burma...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Ojea Quintana’s visit to Burma;
• Arbitrary arrest & imprisonment;
• Prior censorship ends...
DISPLACEMENT:
• China sends back refugees...
INTERNATIONAL:
• US extends import ban;
• India’s military assistance...
ECONOMY:
• World Bank returns to Burma;
• ADB highlights challenges...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (212K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 September 2012 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 67 - JULY 2012 |
| Date of publication: | | July 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
Abuses against Rohingya;
Regime fuels discrimination;
104,000 displaced;
Rohingya pushed back;
Int’l community concerned...
INSIDE BURMA:
NLD’s impact on Parliament;
Vice-President saga continues;
Conflict in Kachin State;
Offensives in Shan State;
Land confiscation protests;
Martyrs’ Day restrictions;
Deputy ministers reassigned...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Crackdown on student activists;
More political prisoners freed;
Media restrictions continue;
Religious freedom situation;
Ojea Quintana visits Burma...
DISPLACEMENT:
IDP and refugee situation dire;...
INTERNATIONAL:
US sanctions eased;
Thein Sein visits Thailand;
Burma off ASEAN’s radar...
ECONOMY:
ADB paints grim picture;
UK, US business delegations...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (192K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 August 2012 |
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| Title: | | UNREST IN BURMA’S ARAKAN STATE: A CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS (UPDATED) |
| Date of publication: | | 26 June 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | • The rape and murder of a 27-year-old Buddhist Rakhine woman and the murder of 10
Muslim pilgrims trigger deadly sectarian clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in
Arakan State starting on 8 June.
• According to the regime, as of 21 June, 62 people had died and over 2,000 buildings,
including seven mosques and nine Buddhist monasteries, had been destroyed as a
result of the unrest. However, various organizations say that the death toll might be
much higher as a result of escalating attacks and reprisals affecting Muslim Rohingya
and Buddhist Rakhine.
• Regime imposes a curfew and a ban on public gatherings of more than five people in
six of 17 townships in Arakan State. President Thein Sein declares an indefinite state
of emergency which allows the military to take over administrative control of Arakan
State.
• World Food Program estimates that 90,000 people have been displaced due to the
unrest. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees warns of a risk of a
severe humanitarian crisis due to ongoing violence and poor conditions in IDP camps.
• Bangladeshi authorities push back more than 2,000 Rohingya fleeing violence in
Arakan State. Bangladeshi FM Dipu Moni says Bangladesh is already “overburdened”
with Rohingya refugees and cannot take any more “under any circumstances.”
• Regime warns journalists that they could be charged under existing laws, including
the Emergency Provisions Act, if they publish inflammatory reports on the ongoing
violence in Arakan State.
• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi expresses concern over the handling of the situation by local
Rakhine authorities, in particular their failure to dampen anti-Muslim sentiment. Daw
Suu also calls on Buddhists to “have sympathy for minorities.”
• International reactions: UN warns that discrimination against ethnic and religious
minorities poses a threat to Burma’s democratic transition; US, UK are “deeply
concerned” over the ongoing violence; EU welcomes the regime’s “measured
response” to the crisis; OIC “condemns systematic acts of violence and intimidation
against the peaceful Rohingya population.”
• The authorities’ decades-long discriminatory policies and practices targeting
Rohingya have reinforced the racial and religious animosity between the two
communities in Arakan State. Rohingya have suffered restrictions on marriage,
freedom of movement, and religious practice. In addition, the regime has routinely
subjected Rohingya to forced labor, extortion, land confiscation, and other human
rights abuses. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (103K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.altsean.org/Docs/PDF%20Format/Thematic%20Briefers/Unrest%20in%20Burmas%20Arakan%20State%... (13 June) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 26 June 2012 |
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| Title: | | THE WAR IN KACHIN STATE: A YEAR OF MORE DISPLACEMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES |
| Date of publication: | | 08 June 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | • In the past year, the Tatmadaw has deployed nearly 25% of its battalions to Kachin
State, escalating its war with the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and bringing
further suffering to civilian populations in Kachin State and Northern Shan State.
• Tatmadaw soldiers have constantly targeted civilians in Kachin State and Northern
Shan States as part of their military operations against the KIA. Human rights abuses
have included extrajudicial killings, rape of women, arbitrary arrests, torture, forced
displacement, the use of human shields, forced labor, and the confiscation and
destruction of property. All of these systematic abuses would be considered war
crimes and/or crimes against humanity under international law.
• The ongoing conflict has displaced about 75,000 people, including at least 10,000
refugees who crossed the border into China. Despite the severity of the situation, the
regime has frustrated relief efforts, severely restricting humanitarian access to local
and international organizations.
• The KIA’s political leadership, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), has made
repeated attempts to negotiate a lasting peace in Kachin State. However, the regime
has rejected the KIO’s request to discuss long-term political solutions prior to a
ceasefire agreement.
BACKGROUND: 2008 constitution, 2010 elections, BGF, energy projects, and human
rights abuses |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (139K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 09 June 2012 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 66 -JUNE 2012 |
| Date of publication: | | June 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
Daw Suu’s travels;
Thailand;
Switzerland;
Norway;
UK...
INSIDE BURMA:
Unrest in Arakan State;
Up to 90,000 displaced;
Aid effort hampered;
Daw Suu on unrest;
Kachin State conflict;
Fighting in Shan State;
KNPP-regime agreement;
Drug production increases...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Restrictions on media;
Child soldiers recruited...
DISPLACEMENT:
Migrant workers in Thailand;
Significant trafficking problem;
UNHCR annual report...
INTERNATIONAL:
Int’l reaction to unrest in Burma;
Australian FM visits Burma;
ILO lifts restrictions on Burma;
US lawmakers and sanctions...
ECONOMY:
Foreign investment & cronies;
Investment in oil & gas sector...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS
.....• After a trip to Thailand in late May, Daw Aung San
Suu Kyi continues her overseas tour with visits to
Switzerland, Norway, Ireland, the UK, and France.
• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi calls for “healthy
skepticism” over Burma’s reform process and
proposes guidelines for foreign investment in the
country in several speeches.
• Deadly sectarian clashes erupt between Buddhists
and Muslims in Arakan State. Despite declaring a
state of emergency in Arakan State, the regime fails
to stop the violence.
• Unconfirmed reports surface of regime security
forces committing serious human rights abuses
against Rohingya (Arakan State’s Muslim minority).
• The unrest displaces up to 90,000 people. The
regime hampers aid efforts and Bangladesh pushes
back more than 2,000 Rohingya refugees.
• Restrictions increase on independent media but hate
speech and incitement to violence targeting Muslims
and Rohingya spread unchecked on the internet.
• Conflict in Kachin State enters its second year as
more rounds of informal talks produce no results.
• Renewed fighting in Shan State threatens to
undermine the peace agreements signed by the
regime with both the SSA-S and the SSA-N.
• The UN documents the Tatmadaw’s ongoing
recruitment and use of child soldiers. The US says
that Burma’s trafficking problem remains significant.
• The oil and gas industry continues to attract foreign
investors. New investment in Burma is also linked to
regime cronies. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (234K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 July 2012 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 65 - MAY 2012 |
| Date of publication: | | May 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | • The Tatmadaw intensifies war in Kachin and
Northern Shan States, tripling the number of
battalions stationed in Kachin State...
• Tatmadaw soldiers continue to rape and torture
civilians as part of their military offensives against
the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). IDPs lack
sufficient food and adequate shelter...
• Chronic power shortages trigger peaceful protests
across Burma. The regime responds to the protests
by blaming KIA and insufficient conservation efforts
by Burma’s people...
• Vice-President Tin Aung Myint Oo resigns amid
increasing speculation over a cabinet reshuffle...
• President Thein Sein reorganizes the regime’s team
responsible for negotiating with ethnic armed
groups...
• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi takes her seat in Burma’s
Parliament and makes her first overseas visit in 24
years...
• US President Barack Obama suspends a ban on US
investment and financial services in Burma, while
maintaining the legal framework underpinning US
sanctions...
• Statements by President Thein Sein and a report by
a UN panel cast doubts over the regime’s claim that
it severed military ties with North Korea...
• Delhi and Naypyidaw strengthen business ties
during Indian PM Manmohan Singh’s visit to Burma.
• Workers in Rangoon’s industrial zones strike to
demand better pay and benefits...
• Migrant workers from Burma rescued from slavery in
Thailand’s Samut Sakhon while Thai authorities
arrest and deport undocumented migrants. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (195K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 09 June 2012 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 64 - APRIL 2012 |
| Date of publication: | | April 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
NLD wins by-elections;
Minor irregularities on voting day;
NLD hails new era;
Oath of office compromise...
INSIDE BURMA:
Offensive against KIA;
KNU-regime talks;
Mon, Rakhine sign agreements;
Shan State fighting...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Censorship continues...
DISPLACEMENT:
Refugees repatriated?
Migrant workers exploited, killed...
INTERNATIONAL:
Thein Sein visits Japan;
UK urges progress on reforms;
EU calls for irreversible reforms;
UN Sec-Gen visits Burma;
Sanctions eased...
ECONOMY:
Gas revenues up 22%;
ADB on Burma’s economy...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (166K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 06 May 2012 |
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| Title: | | BURMA’S BY-ELECTIONS: STILL SHORT OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS |
| Date of publication: | | 27 March 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | The trouble with the by-elections;
Electoral framework not in line with int’l standards;
Election laws limit political
participation;
Election Commission lacks
independence and impartiality;
Campaign restrictions still in place;
Complaint process ineffective and
inaccessible; Restrictions, irregularities,
harassment, and vote-buying
mar pre-election period;
Restrictions on NLD activities;
Widespread irregularities;
Threats, harassment, and vote
buying;
More voters disenfranchised;
Censorship still in place;
Election observation falls short
of international standards;
By-elections who’s who |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (147K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 27 March 2012 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 63 -MARCH 2012 |
| Date of publication: | | March 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
Violations of election laws;
Irregularities;
NLD activities obstructed;
Daw Suu campaigns;
Ethnic voters disenfranchised;
Election monitoring...
INSIDE BURMA:
Parliament fails to review laws;
Talks with KNPP and KIO;
Tatmadaw violates agreements;
UN aid to 6% of Kachin IDPs...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Ojea Quintana’s report;
HRC resolution;
Still no religious freedom;
Media censored and intimidated;
Burma remains ‘Internet enemy’;
Karen leader released;
Forced labor ok until 2015;
Land confiscation victims...
INTERNATIONAL:
US: More reforms needed;
Malaysia: Let’s do business;
Canadian FM’s visit...
ECONOMY:
Myitsone dam project active;
Infrastructure projects;
Gem sales plummet;
Regime to float the kya...t
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (206K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 31 March 2012 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 62 - FEBRUARY 2012 |
| Date of publication: | | February 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
NLD campaign obstructed;
Campaign messages restricted;
Campaign marred by threats;
Daw Suu draws huge crowds...
INSIDE BURMA:
KIA-Tatmadaw conflict rages on;
Peace agreements in jeopardy;
Military spending hike proposed...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Human rights probe rejected;
UN: Serious challenges remain;
Monks still harassed;
Harassment of activists;
Censorship alive and well...
DISPLACEMENT:
Number of IDPs grows...
Rohingya flee...
INTERNATIONAL:
China calls for stability;
Nambiar urges development;
ASEAN Sec-Gen visits Burma;
EU delivers aid package;
EU lifts travel ban...
ECONOMY:
Investors flock to Burma;
Rangoon strike;
World Bank to return to Burma...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (205K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 05 March 2012 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 61 -JANUARY 2012 |
| Date of publication: | | January 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | Over 300 dissidents released...
INSIDE BURMA:
‘Peace agreements’ signed;
Military operations continue;
NLD prepares for by-elections;
Parliament reconvenes...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Regime tightens censorship;
Burma in int’l indexes;
Regime violates children rights...
DISPLACEMENT:
Refugees pour into China...
INTERNATIONAL:
UK sets benchmarks;
EU to respond to ‘reforms’;
US: More needs to be done;
US envoy exposes trafficking;
Sanctions eased;
Thailand & Burma cement ties...
ECONOMY:
Electricity & gas prices rise;
24-hour electricity campaign;
Uncertain foreign investments;
Cronies to profit from migrants;
IMF, Daw Suu highlight reforms;
International aid upped...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (194K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 February 2012 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 60 - DECEMBER 2011 |
| Date of publication: | | December 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
Hostilities in Kachin State;
IDPs and refugees on the edge;
Ceasefire meetings...
INSIDE BURMA:
Burma’s opium production up;
NLD re-registers;
Daw Suu meets Chinese envoy...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Karen leader sentenced;
Monk harassed;
Union denied registration...
DISPLACEMENT:
Rohingya repatriation;
Rohingya exodus continues...
INTERNATIONAL:
Clinton visits Burma;
China welcomes engagement;
UNGA condemns regime...
ECONOMY:
Burma at the bottom of indices...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS
____________________ |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (152K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 January 2012 |
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| Title: | | BURMA’S PARLIAMENT: A TOOL FOR INSTITUTIONALIZED OPPRESSION |
| Date of publication: | | 28 November 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | • Despite the regime’s claim that an elected legislature was a crucial step towards the
emergence of its “discipline-flourishing democracy,” the Parliament is turning out to
be the regime’s key tool for institutionalizing oppression.
• The pro-regime Union Solidarity and Development Party
(USDP)-dominated Parliament refuses to repeal the
draconian laws that provided the basis for the
imprisonment of several thousand political prisoners in
recent years.
• The refusal makes the adoption of the much-publicized
“Labor Organizations Law” and “Peaceful Gathering and
Demonstration Law” irrelevant as the regime is still able
to invoke the blanket “security” provisions of draconian
laws.
• The Parliament’s second session repeats the sham
parliamentary debates witnessed during the January-
March first session. Important issues, such as national
reconciliation and the ongoing conflict in ethnic areas
are only marginally discussed.
• During question time, regime ministers and officials go
to great lengths to categorically deny human rights
abuses and to justify repressive measures.
• Ruling party and military MPs oppose the adoption of important proposals on the
release of political prisoners and the improvement of detention conditions in jails
across the country. Instead, they introduce new restrictive laws designed to limit
political participation.
• Debate and approval of the national budget remain off-limits to MPs because State
Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Chairman Sr Gen Than Shwe approved the
budget for the 2011-2012 financial year before Parliament convened on 31 January.
• The laws that govern parliamentary proceedings, enacted by Than Shwe in October
2010, continue to severely restrict parliamentary debate and participation.
• Censorship and lack of access continue to characterize the media environment
during the Parliament’s second session.
• Despite the regime’s claim that local Parliaments would provide some degree of
legislative decentralization, most of the Division and State Parliaments fail to
introduce or debate any legislation.
• In a bogus attempt to show its commitment to reach a ceasefire with ethnic armed
groups, the regime forms two parliamentary ‘peace-making’ committees. However,
the committees fail to adopt any initiatives aimed at facilitating peace talks. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (152K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.altsean.org/Docs/PDF%20Format/Thematic%20Briefers/Burmas%20Parliament%20-%20A%20tool%20f... |
| Date of entry/update: | | 28 November 2011 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA’S ECONOMY: MISMANAGEMENT AS USUAL |
| Date of publication: | | 04 November 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | "• Following the nominal transition to civilian rule, the regime maintains the State Peace
and Development Council’s (SPDC’s) oppressive economic policies.
• The military continues to control the bulk of the budget, with no improvement in
transparency. One quarter of the 2011-2012 budget is designated for the military.
Additionally, the “Special Fund” law grants the Commander in Chief of the military
access to unlimited discretionary funds without having to be accountable.
• The regime maintains a dual exchange rate system in order to siphon off funds into
private accounts, starving the national budget of official revenue and inflating the
fiscal deficit.
• A process of privatization that began in late 2009 has facilitated the transfer of key
economic assets in the hands of cronies while lining the pockets of regime officials.
The privatization has resembled a “fire sale” to cronies that include those blacklisted
by various governments. Meanwhile, economic competition remains severely
constricted.
• Despite the suspension of the Myitsone dam project, numerous large scale
infrastructure projects continue to spur tensions in ethnic areas, cause massive
displacement, and threaten the environment. The projects are not subject to public
oversight and provide little benefit to local communities or the economy as a whole.
• As a result of increased foreign investment through large scale infrastructure projects,
the fall of the US dollar, and the dual exchange rate system, the kyat has inflated in
value, hurting export-oriented sectors.
• The regime continues to confiscate land and ignore the property rights of Burmese
citizens in favor of foreign investors and cronies..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Altsean-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (92K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 18 November 2011 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 59 - NOVEMBER 2011 |
| Date of publication: | | November 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
US steps up engagement...
INSIDE BURMA:
Fighting in Northeastern Burma;
More crimes in Kachin State;
Peace talks with ethnic groups;
More regime lies;
Parliament’s repressive laws;
NLD re-enters political fray;
Monks protest;
Regime still uses landmines...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
More arrests and imprisonment;
NDSC blocks amnesty;
Detention conditions
Censorship continues unabated...
DISPLACEMENT:
Rohingya flee Burma...
INTERNATIONAL:
UNGA Burma resolution;
ASEAN gives Chair to Burma;
China strengthens cooperation;
Nambiar visits Burma...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (187K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 December 2011 |
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| Title: | | SERIOUS INTERNATIONAL CRIMES CONTINUE IN BURMA UNDER ‘NEW’ REGIME |
| Date of publication: | | 13 October 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | "Since Thein Sein took office as Burma’s President on 30 March, the regime has continued to perpetrate crimes against humanity and war crimes with total impunity. Reports of serious international crimes have increased significantly in line with the escalation of the ongoing Tatmadaw offensives in Kachin, Shan, and Karen States.
Women and children have been particularly vulnerable. Tatmadaw soldiers raped and killed women during their offensive in Kachin and Shan States. The regime also continued to recruit children into the military in order to offset the steady increase in desertions.
In the past six months, the following crimes against humanity and war crimes have been documented:
• At least 30 cases of rape and sexual violence perpetrated by military personnel.
• Over 400 complaints of children recruited as child soldiers.
• At least 35 civilians killed.
• Systematic use of forced labor in ethnic areas.
• Forced displacement during military attacks that targeted civilians.
• At least 11 activists and media persons arbitrarily detained or imprisoned.
• Over 100 villagers arbitrarily detained in Kachin and Shan State during “counter-insurgency” operations.
• Continued use of torture.
• Systematic persecution of Muslim Rohingya in Northern Arakan State..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (114K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 13 October 2011 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 58 - OCTOBER 2011 |
| Date of publication: | | October 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• Regime uses political prisoners;
• Int’l community call for release;
• Ojea Quintana report...
INSIDE BURMA:
• Crimes, conflict in NE Burma;
• Peace talks with ethnics groups;
• Opium production increases;
• Regime’s slow flood response;
• Daw Suu, Aung Kyi meet;
• Political parties law amended...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Regime detains protesters;
• Forced labor continues...
DISPLACEMENT:
• Regime displaces 112,000;
• Burmese refugees in Malaysia...
INTERNATIONAL:
• India-regime cooperation;
• ASEAN 2014 Chair;
• Yingluck courts regime;
• Mitchell visits Burma...
ECONOMY:
• Regime angers China...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English, Thai |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (226K - English; 198K - Thai) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.altsean.org/Docs/PDF%20Format/Burma%20Bulletin/Thai/October%202011%20Burma%20Bulletin%20... |
| Date of entry/update: | | 18 November 2011 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 57 - SEPTEMBER 2011 |
| Date of publication: | | September 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY: Tatmadaw-KIA fighting;
Shan State: Civilians targeted;
Talks with UWSA, NDAA...
INSIDE BURMA:
Saffron Revolution 4 years on;
Parliament avoids key issues;
Burma still top ATS producer;
Myitsone dam suspended?
Daw Suu and Aung Kyi meet...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Arrests and imprisonment;
Media freedom restricted;
Religious persecution;
Political prisoners’ health;
Pro-regime HRC commission...
DISPLACEMENT:
IDP situation worsens...
INTERNATIONAL:
US steps up engagement;
AIPA yes, ASEAN Chair maybe;
UN calls for reforms;
EU calls for more access...
ECONOMY:
Regime token measures...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS
_________________ |
| Language: | | English, Thai |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (207K - English; 206K - Thai) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.altsean.org/Docs/PDF%20Format/Burma%20Bulletin/Thai/September%202011%20Burma%20Bulletin%...
http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs12/September_2011-Burma_Bulletin.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 October 2011 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 56 - AUGUST 2011 |
| Date of publication: | | August 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• Kachin State: Civilians targeted;
• Shan State: Fighting continues;
• Karen State: More desertions...
INSIDE BURMAp:
• Parliamentary 2nd sessions;
• Reshuffles and purges;
• 8888 commemorated;
• Daw Suu on Myitsone dam;
• Daw Suu steps up activities...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Arbitrary imprisonment;
• Ojea Quintana’s visit;
• Regime denies HR abuses...
DISPLACEMENT:
• Regime blocks aid to IDPs...
INTERNATIONAL:
• US concerned over rapes;
• Int’l cautious optimism.
ECONOMY:
• Regime tax cuts insufficient...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English, Thai |
| Source/publisher: | | Altsean-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (180K - English, Thai) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.altsean.org/Docs/PDF%20Format/Burma%20Bulletin/Thai/August%202011%20Burma%20Bulletin%20-... |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 September 2011 |
|
| Title: | | POST-ELECTION BURMA: IMPUNITY STILL REIGNS, WOMEN & CHILDREN MORE VULNERABLE TO CRIMES |
| Date of publication: | | 19 July 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | "• Since the 7 November elections, Burma’s regime has continued to perpetrate crimes
against humanity and war crimes with total impunity. Reports of serious international
crimes have increased significantly in line with the escalation of the ongoing
Tatmadaw offensives in Kachin, Shan, and Karen States.
• Women and children have been particularly vulnerable. Tatmadaw soldiers raped and
killed women during their offensive in Kachin and Shan States. The regime also
continued to recruit children into the military in order to offset the steady increase in
desertions.
• Between November 2010 and June 2011, the following crimes against humanity and
war crimes were documented:..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (124K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 20 July 2011 |
|
| Title: | | THEIN SEIN’S FIRST 100 DAYS: WORDS NOT MATCHED BY ACTIONS |
| Date of publication: | | 08 July 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | "• One hundred days after assuming the presidency,
former General Thein Sein has failed to take any
meaningful steps towards political, legal, and
economic reforms. Thein Sein’s policies have been a
continuation of the State Peace and Development
Council’s programs.
• Militarization, fighting, and displacement increased
in ethnic areas, where Tatmadaw troops continued
to commit crimes against humanity and war crimes
with impunity, including the rape of women and the
killing of civilians.
• Despite being promoted internationally as a “softliner” Thein Sein ensured that over
2,000 political prisoners remained behind bars while his regime continued to
arbitrarily arrest and imprison citizens.
• The regime ignored the National League for Democracy’s repeated calls for dialogue
and stepped up harassment and threats against Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her
party.
• Thein Sein’s regime prioritized political and economic cooperation with China, India,
and Russia. Concerns remained about the regime’s military cooperation with North
Korea..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (106K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 11 July 2011 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 55 - JULY 2011 |
| Date of publication: | | July 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
Kachin State: 20,000 IDPs;
Shan State: SSA-N targeted;
Karen State: conflict continues...
INSIDE BURMA:
Regime reshuffles;
Diplomats defect;
Daw Suu draws crowds;
Martyr’s Day demonstration;
Daw Suu meets Aung Kyi...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Reports of crimes continue;
NLD member arrested;
Political prisoners denied rights...
DISPLACEMENT:
Migrant workers strike;
Migrant registration in Thailand;
Malaysia postpones amnesty...
INTERNATIONAL:
Burma a thorn in ASEAN’s side;
Clinton presses Delhi on Burma;
UN urges release of dissidents;
Australian FM visits Burma...
ECONOMY:
Gem sale revenues fall by 46%;
Construction projects halted;
Oil and gas bids...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (166K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 August 2011 |
|
| Title: | | ETHNIC AREAS UPDATE: BURMA HEADS TOWARD CIVIL WAR |
| Date of publication: | | 29 June 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | • Despite the 7 November election’s illusory promise of an inclusive democratic
system, the situation in ethnic nationality areas continues to deteriorate...
• In addition to the ongoing offensives against ethnic non-ceasefire groups, the
Tatmadaw increasingly targeted ceasefire groups who rejected the regime’s
Border Guard Force (BGF) scheme...
• In Shan and Kachin States, the Tatmadaw broke ceasefire agreements signed in
1989 and 1994 respectively...
• Ongoing fighting between the Tatmadaw and ethnic ceasefire and non-ceasefire
groups displaced about 13,000 civilians in Kachin State, at least 700 in Northern
Shan State, and forced over 1,800 to flee from Karen State into Thailand...
• Civilians bore the brunt of the Tatmadaw’s military operations, which resulted in
the death of 15 civilians in Northern Shan State and five in Karen State...
Tatmadaw troops gang-raped at least 18 women and girls in Southern Kachin
State...
• Desertion continues to hit Tatmadaw battalions, including BGF units, engaged in
military operations in ethnic areas...
• Reports on the alleged use of chemical weapons by Tatmadaw troops surfaced
during offensives against Shan State Army-North forces...
• In February, in response to the Tatmadaw’s ongoing attacks in ethnic areas, 12
ethnic armed opposition groups, ceasefire groups, and political organizations
agreed to form a new coalition - the Union Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC)...
• The situation for residents living in conflict zones of ethnic States remains grim
as the regime re-launched its ‘four cuts’ policy which targets civilians...
• The situation is likely to continue due to Burma’s constitution and the recently
enacted laws, including the national conscription law. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (116K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 30 June 2011 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 54 - JUNE 2011 |
| Date of publication: | | June 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
Kachin State: 13,000 displaced;
Shan State: 8 civilians killed;
Karen State: Fighting goes on...
INSIDE BURMA:
Daw Suu turns 66;
Daw Suu supports CoI;
Regime attacks Daw Suu, NLD;
UNODC’s World Drug Report...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Freedom of expression;
Forced labor continues;
Abysmal human trafficking...
DISPLACEMENT:
UNHCR’s Global Trends 2010...
INTERNATIONAL:
Regime-North Korea ties;
US calls for “concrete action”;
EU: Actions not promises;
Ban Ki-moon “committed”;
India-regime cooperation...
ECONOMY:
Kyat appreciates;
India deals;
FDI nears US$20 billions...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (159K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 July 2011 |
|
| Title: | | 100 DAYS OF BURMA’S PARLIAMENT: STRENGTHENING THE STATUS QUO |
| Date of publication: | | 11 May 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | • In the months leading up to the convening of
the Parliament, SPDC Chairman Sr Gen Than
Shwe issues a series of laws designed to
maintain the military’s grip on power.
• On 31 January, the People’s Assembly and the
National Assembly convene amid tight security
in Naypyidaw for Burma’s first parliamentary
session in 22 years. Many MPs complain about
being subjected to detention-like living
conditions.
• The laws governing parliamentary proceedings
gag MPs and restrict civilian access to the
Parliament. The regime also bars domestic
journalists and foreign correspondents from
covering parliamentary proceedings.
• Lack of genuine debate characterizes the
proceedings. In the parliamentary question
time, ministers brush off questions that deal
with important issues and refuse to address the
substantive issues raised by the MPs.
• USDP and military-appointed MPs and the
Speakers in both Houses of Parliament blocked
87% of the proposals submitted, including a
proposal on national reconciliation.
• USDP and military-appointed MPs prioritize the
regime’s political agenda above the critical
political and socio-economic issues that affect
the daily life of the Burmese people. The
Parliament approves resolutions to oppose
economic sanctions and express gratitude to
the SPDC.
• After convening the Parliament, the regime continues to commit crimes against
humanity and war crimes. Tatmadaw troops attack and forcibly displace
hundred of civilians as part of their military offensives in ethnic areas. The
regime also continues to arbitrarily detain and imprison dissidents. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (155K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 13 May 2011 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 53 - MAY 2011 |
| Date of publication: | | May 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
Bogus amnesty program;
Political prisoners protest;
Ojea Quintana slams regime...
INSIDE BURMA:
Conflict and displacement;
Pro-democracy activities;
NLD on tourism;
Military strikes back;
Food insecurity in Karen State;
Regime neglects aid...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Regime jails farmers;
Burma’s press “Not Free”...
DISPLACEMENT:
Rohingya pushed back...
INTERNATIONAL:
ASEAN defers regime’s bid;
ASEAN civil society hijacked;
Nambiar visits Burma;
US sanctions & engagement;
China-Burma relations;
North Korea-Burma relations...
ECONOMY:
Regime’s Illicit financial outflow...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (167K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 04 June 2011 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 52 - APRIL 2011 |
| Date of publication: | | April 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
China, EU, US and the regime;
China: Money & good relations;
US: Sanctions & engagement;
EU: Sanctions extended...
INSIDE BURMA:
Conflict in ethnic areas;
Tatmadaw hit by desertions;
Than Shwe still in the loop;
Thein Sein’s Advisory Board;
Pro-democracy campaigns;...
Cyclone Giri six months on
HUMAN RIGHTS: New regime’s first arrest;
Internet freedom curtailed;
US human rights reports...
DISPLACEMENT:
Refugees detained, deported;
Migrant workers abused...
INTERNATIONAL:
Regime wants ASEAN Chair...
ECONOMY:
Gas rationing tightened...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (141K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 May 2011 |
|
| Title: | | LOCKED IN,TIED UP: BURMA’S DISCIPLINED DEMOCRACY |
| Date of publication: | | April 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | 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 |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma (BURMA ISSUES & CONCERNS VOL.7) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (547K- OBL version; 1MB - original) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.altsean.org/Docs/PDF%20Format/Issues%20and%20Concerns/Issues%20and%20Concerns%20Vol%207.... |
| Date of entry/update: | | 26 April 2011 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA 2011: STILL A MILITARY DICTATORSHIP |
| Date of publication: | | 24 March 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | • Despite the convening of the newly elected Parliament, Burma’s ‘democratically-elected’
regime is nothing more than a disguised version of the military dictatorship
that has ruled Burma for the past five decades...
• The military-dominated Parliament has placed high-ranking SPDC officials at the top
of the country’s political system...
o SPDC PM Thein Sein is the President...
o SPDC’s former third-in-command Shwe Mann and the junta’s Minister of Culture
Khin Aung Myint are the Speakers of the People’s Assembly and National Assembly
respectively...
o Twenty-six of the 30 newly appointed cabinet Ministers (all men) are either retired
military officials or outgoing SPDC Ministers...
o All State and Division Chief Ministers are MPs from the USDP or the appointed
military bloc...
• SPDC Chairman Sr Gen Than Shwe ensures he will continue to “guide” Burma’s
politics by naming himself the leader of a newly created State Supreme Council...
• Than Shwe bypasses Parliament and issues a series of laws that are designed to
maintain the military’s grip on power...
• Parliamentary proceedings take place in a tightly controlled environment. SPDC-imposed
procedures for MPs stifle genuine political debate and severely restrict
media coverage. MPs denounce detention-like conditions in Naypyidaw...
• The NLD steps up its activities in order to promote broad political participation across
Burma. The pro-democracy party remains Burma’s best hope for genuine dialogue
and national reconciliation...
• The situation in ethnic nationality areas continues to deteriorate. The SPDC is
targeting ceasefire groups that have rejected the junta’s Border Guard Force (BGF)
scheme. Armed conflict between the SPDC Army and these groups has already
displaced tens of thousands of civilians...
• The situation for communities living in conflict zones is grim as the SPDC prepares to
re-launch its inhumane ‘four cuts’ campaign...
• The legal, constitutional, and ground realities of the post-election scenario do not
offer evidence that justifies any softening of the existing EU Common Position.
Measures must be taken to ensure there is no deterioration in the ethnic areas,
particularly where ethnic opposition parties won seats...
• The establishment of a CoI is extremely urgent. The creation of a CoI has a strong
preventive value because it can hold the regime accountable for human rights
abuses, deter future violations, promote respect for the rule of law, and obtain justice
for the victims of these crimes. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (120K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 24 March 2011 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 51 - MARCH 2011 |
| Date of publication: | | March 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
New regime takes office;
Parliamentary debate a sham;
NLD still key political player...
INSIDE BURMA:
SPDC offensives in Shan State;
Fighting in Karen & Chin States;
SPDC hinders aid delivery;
SPDC profiting from drugs...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
UN: HR situation “serious”;
HRC condemns SPDC;
SPDC outlaws internet calls;
Ethnic persecution...
DISPLACEMENT:
Rohingya in Bangladesh...
INTERNATIONAL:
Int’l community urges reforms;
Denmark & Latvia support CoI...
ECONOMY:
Price hikes hit consumers;
Strikes in Rangoon;
Gem sales rake in US$2.8 bln...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (146K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 April 2011 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 50 - FEBRUARY 2011 |
| Date of publication: | | February 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
SPDC clique still in power;
No debate, no media coverage...
INSIDE BURMA:
NLD on sanctions;
SPDC-ethnic groups tensions;
New ethnic alliance formed;
Union Day events...
UN: Burma is regional burden;
More Rohingya boatpeople...
INTERNATIONAL:
US: Sanctions stay...
ECONOMY:
Prices rise on uncertainty;
China is Burma’s top investor;
Natural resources up for grabs;
Workers strike in Tavoy...
OTHER BURMA NEWS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (151K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 March 2011 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 49 - JANUARY 2011 |
| Date of publication: | | January 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
The SPDC’s new toy;
Parliamentary restrictions;
Military MPs appointed...
INSIDE BURMA:
NLD on foreign investment;
NLD marks Independence Day;
New military draft law;
Fighting in Karen State;
NLD delivers aid...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Crimes in Chin State;
Phone bugs and censorship;
SPDC under fire in Geneva;
Farmers resist confiscation;
SPDC forced labor;
Political prisoner tortured;
Religious persecution continues...
DISPLACEMENT:
Rohingya boat people;
Refugees in Thailand...
INTERNATIONAL:
ASEAN calls for more dialogue...
ECONOMY:
Index of Economic Freedom;
Students protest bus fares;
Chinese investment increases...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (153K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 February 2011 |
|
| Title: | | THE 2010 GENERALS’ ELECTION |
| Date of publication: | | January 2011 |
| Description/subject: | | CONTENTS:
BURMA’S ELECTIONS: MORE THREATS, MORE REPRESSION, LESS DEMOCRACY...
ELECTION TIMELINE...
ELECTION IN NUMBERS...
THE PARLIAMENT: MORE RESTRICTIONS USHER IN NEW REGIME:
USDP elects Burma’s President;
Impeachment impossible;
Constitutional amendments monopolized;
Parliamentary procedures controlled;
Parliamentarians gagged;
Public barred from Parliament...
LAWMAKERS’ WHO’S WHO: SOLDIERS, DRUG LORDS, AND CRONIES:
The generals’ new clothes;
Drug lords and regime cronies elected to office...
INSTABILITY INCREASES AFTER POLLS...
LEGAL FRAMEWORK: UNFAIR ELECTION LAWS AGAINST INT’L STANDARDS...
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION: PARTIES EXCLUDED, VOTERS DISENFRANCHISED:
Election Commission ensures SPDC control over elections;
Ethnic parties excluded, candidates rejected;
Party and candidate registration hindered;
Ethnic voters disenfranchised...
ELECTION CAMPAIGN: RESTRICTIONS, THREATS, AND INTIMIDATION:
Freedom of expression, assembly, and movement heavily restricted;
Harassment, coercion, and vote buying;
Unfair allocation of state resources...
MEDIA: CENSORSHIP, HARASSMENT, AND PROPAGANDA:
Private media silenced;
Foreign journalists barred, domestic reporters harassed;
State-run media: Censorship, threats, and 15 minutes of fame;
Propaganda and threats “yes”; information “no”...
VOTING AND POST ELECTION: FRAUD, IRREGULARITIES, AND RETALIATION:
Fraud, irregularities, threats, and harassment;
Political parties slam polls;
Post-election retaliation...
ELECTION COMPLAINTS: NO REDRESS FOR ELECTION VIOLATIONS...
ELECTION RESULTS: A VICTORY FORETOLD FOR THE USDP...
INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS: POLLS MET BY WIDESPREAD CONDEMNATION:
ASEAN welcomes the election; Manila and Jakarta note concerns;
UN: Election not free, fair, or transparent;
US: Election “unacceptable”;
EU: Election in a “climate of fear” and results “a forgone conclusion”;
Japan: SPDC fails to fulfill “expectations”;
Rest of the ‘West’ slams the polls;
China: Polls a “critical step”. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma (BURMA ISSUES & CONCERNS VOL. 6) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (1.113MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 February 2011 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 48 - DECEMBER 2010 |
| Date of publication: | | December 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:-
WikiLeaks and the junta:
China fed up;
India screwed on gas;
S’pore talking to dead people;
North Korean connection...
INSIDE BURMA:
War crimes in Eastern Burma;
SPDC rejects dialogue;
Drug production increases;
HIV/AIDS and malaria in Burma;
Giri survivors still neglected...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Freedom of information;
Political prisoners...
DISPLACEMENT:
Refugee “ping-pong” criticized;
Rohingya push-backs...
INTERNATIONAL:
UN urges reforms in Burma;
US assess Burma situation...
ECONOMY:
Chinese dam slammed;
Deals inked, implemented;
Gem sales...
OTHER BURMA NEWS
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (142K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 04 January 2011 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA 2010 ELECTION RECAP |
| Date of publication: | | 26 November 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | Election Day; Reactions; Results; Final results; People’s Assembly results; National Assembly results.....
Widespread evidence of electoral fraud, irregularities, threats, harassment, and lack of independent monitoring characterized Election Day and the days leading up to it...
The election process was met by widespread condemnation inside and outside Burma, with the significant exception of ASEAN and China...
In total, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) won 883 (or 76.52%) of the 1,154 seats at stake in the election...
The USDP’s overwhelming majority in both houses of Parliament, coupled with the 25% of the seats occupied by the military, means that the USDP/military bloc can unilaterally amend the 2008 constitution (which, for ordinary matters, requires the approval of over 75% of the representatives of both houses of Parliament). In addition, the USDP/military bloc can unilaterally elect Burma’s next President. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (320K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 25 November 2010 |
|
| Title: | | BEFORE AND AFTER THE ELECTIONS: THE CRIMES CONTINUE |
| Date of publication: | | 16 November 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | "In the 48 hours after the SPDC’s rigged elections, over 25,000 civilians fled to Thailand after fighting broke out between the SPDC Army and a breakaway faction of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army along a 150km stretch of the Thai-Burmese border. The fighting displaced thousands more on the Burmese side of the border.
These incidents add to concerns that the regime will expand its offensive against ethnic nationality groups in Northern and Eastern Burma, and lead to even more crimes against humanity and war crimes.
The regime may be relying on the sham elections and the “release” of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to distract international attention from the border situation and buy it time to launch more strikes against ethnic communities.
Calling for the SPDC to act with restraint is ineffective, because the perpetration of serious international crimes is a fundamental part of its military strategy.
In addition, the 2008 constitution, which will come into effect when the National Parliament convenes, guarantees the military immunity for its past misdeeds.
While the international community took a “wait-and-see” position with regard to the junta’s planned elections, in the two months prior to the 7 November election, the following crimes were documented:
* At least six extrajudicial killings.
* Systematic use of forced labor in ethnic areas.
* At least nine people, including two monks, were subjected to arbitrary imprisonment.
* Systematic persecution of Rohingya communities.
* At least three cases of rape and sexual violence.
A UN-mandated Commission of Inquiry into crimes against humanity and war crimes in Burma is the most practical step forward to prevent more crimes, obtain justice for victims, and provide the basis for national reconciliation and sustainable peace in the country..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (173K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 16 November 2010 |
|
| Title: | | QUOTABLE DAW SUU |
| Date of publication: | | 15 November 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | After her release from seven years under house arrest, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has
spoken on a wide range of issues concerning the past, present, and future of Burma.
What follows is a summary of the statements she made in the 48 hours that followed
her 13 November release....On the 2010 elections...On the NLD...On cooperation with other pro-democracy forces...On ethnic issues...On dialogue and national reconciliation...On talks with SPDC Chairman Sr Gen Than Shwe...On the military...On people’s participation...On her detention...On political prisoners...On democracy, rule of law, and human rights...On politics...On economic sanctions...On the management of Burma’s natural resources...On China |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (75K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 16 November 2010 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 47 - NOVEMBER 2010 |
| Date of publication: | | November 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
Election fraud & irregularities;
Political parties slam polls;
Election results;
Int’l community rebukes polls;
Parliamentary restrictions...
INSIDE BURMA:
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi freed;
Leaders hail Daw Suu’s release;
SPDC harasses HIV patients;
UNODC report on ATS;
Aid needed in Arakan State;
SPDC still uses landmines;
IAEA visit urged...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Freedom of information;
Religious freedom...
DISPLACEMENT:
27,000 flee to Thailand...
INTERNATIONAL:
UNGA resolution on Burma;
Nambiar meets Daw Suu...
ECONOMY:
New deals;
Fuel rationing returns...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS
_____________________________________ |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (224K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 December 2010 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 46 - OCTOBER 2010 |
| Date of publication: | | October 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
UN slams election process;
Independent monitors banned;
Mass release of prisoners?;
NLD boycott campaign;
Anti-election protests intensify;
SPDC pressures ethnic groups;
New flag unfurled;
Int’l criticism of election process...
INSIDE BURMA:
Cyclone Giri strikes Burma;
Health emergency in E. Burma...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Ojea Quintana calls for CoI;
Freedom of information;
Detention conditions;
Forced labor...
DISPLACEMENT:
SPDC displaces 73,000 people;
Migrant workers in Thailand;
Thailand and repatriation...
INTERNATIONAL:
RP and RI criticize SPDC polls;
Daw Suu’s release uncertain;
Ban Ki-moon “frustrated”;
Relations with Laos & Thailand...
ECONOMY:
Tavoy deep-sea port;
Burma’s corruption;
Toyota pulls out of Burma;
Explosion at oil pipeline...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (226K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 November 2010 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA’S 2010 ELECTIONS: THE STORY SO FAR |
| Date of publication: | | October 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | "This briefer shows that despite the SPDC’s repeated pledges for “free and fair” elections, indicators for election monitoring based on EU, UN, and OSCE guidelines point to the contrary. The SPDC election laws and conduct of the SPDC Election Commission have caused the dissolution of parties that won 84% of seats in the last election, and disenfranchised at least 1.5 million voters.
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
• The SPDC election laws are not in accordance with international standards and prevent the exercise of fundamental freedoms and political rights.
• Election laws bar over 2,000 political prisoners from being members of political parties. The NLD and other parties would have had to expel their imprisoned leaders, such as Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, to be eligible to participate.
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
• The SPDC Election Commission has not acted in an independent, impartial, and transparent manner.
• A number of political parties and candidates have been barred by the Election Commission’s discriminatory restrictions.
• The Election Commission financial requirements and tight deadlines for candidate registration hindered the political parties’ ability to field candidates.
• The Election Commission has canceled the polls in more than 3,400 villages in ethnic areas, disenfranchising around 1.5 million voters.
ELECTION CAMPAIGN
• The SPDC has limited the ability of political parties, candidates, and their supporters to campaign. Regime authorities have detained those who have spoken out against the polls.
• Regime officials have harassed, intimidated, and coerced party candidates and their supporters and engaged in vote buying schemes.
• The junta-proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has liberally used state resources and relied on state institutions, civil servants, and SPDC officials for the party’s campaign activities.
MEDIA
• The SPDC Censorship Board has unjustifiably limited the ability of independent media to report on election issues and developments.
• State-owned media has tightly restricted media access of candidates and political parties.
• State-run media have failed to provide sufficient information to enable voters to make an informed voting decision." |
| Language: | | English, Thai |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (447K - English; 482K - Thai) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.altsean.org/Docs/PDF%20Format/Thematic%20Briefers/Thai/Burma%202010%20elections%20-%20Th... |
| Date of entry/update: | | 27 October 2010 |
|
| Title: | | THE SPDC’S CRIMES CONTINUE: A UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY IS STILL NEEDED TO PROTECT BURMA’S PEOPLE |
| Date of publication: | | 28 September 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | • In March, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma Tomás Ojea
Quintana said that the “gross and systematic” human rights abuses in Burma
“were the result of state policy” and recommended that the UN consider
establishing a Commission of Inquiry.
• Following Ojea Quintana’s recommendation, Australia, the UK, the Czech
Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, the US, Canada, New Zealand, France, the
Netherlands, and Ireland endorsed the establishment of a UN Commission of
Inquiry on crimes against humanity and war crimes in Burma. EU and
Indonesian MPs also have endorsed the creation of a Commission of Inquiry
as well.
• Since the publication of the SPDC election laws in March, the regime
continued to perpetrate crimes against humanity and war crimes with total
impunity. These grave human rights violations underscore the urgent need for
a Commission of Inquiry.
• A Commission of Inquiry, in addition to opening a door for victims’ rights to
truth and justice, also has a preventive value to discourage more crimes from
being perpetrated.
• In the six-month period between March and August 2010, the following SPDC
war crimes/crimes against humanity were documented:
**At least 15 extrajudicial killings.
**Systematic use of forced labor in ethnic areas.
** Six hundred people were forcibly displaced in military attacks that targeted
civilians.
** At least 14 people subjected to arbitrary imprisonment.
** At least eight cases of rape and sexual violence.
** Systematic persecution of Rohingya communities.
** At least two children were recruited as child soldiers, and another child
was killed for resisting.
• Ongoing military tensions with armed groups, including anger over
disenfranchisement of some ethnic groups over the election, has increased
the likelihood of escalated armed conflict and related serious crimes after the
7 November polls. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (96K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 29 September 2010 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 45 - SEPTEMBER 2010 |
| Date of publication: | | September 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
Ethnics excluded;
Activists arrested;
Media restrictions and threats;
Boycotts and protests;
Daw Suu allowed to vote?...
INSIDE BURMA:
Ethnic groups clash with SPDC;
NLD activities continue;
SPDC Army woes;
SPDC buys helicopters;
Nuclear program goes on;
Burma behind on MDGs;
Militias and drug production...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Pegu killing;
Monks still monitored;
Arrest and prison sentences...
DISPLACEMENT:
Rohingya still pushed back;
Burmese migrants protest...
INTERNATIONAL:
Support for CoI grows;
NLD dissolution condemned;
Burma-related meetings in NY;
SPDC and China cozy-up...
ECONOMY:
SPDC arbitrary taxation;
More privatizations;
New deals...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English, Thai |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (166K- English; 216K - Thai) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.altsean.org/Docs/PDF%20Format/Burma%20Bulletin/Thai/September%202010%20Burma%20Bulletin%... |
| Date of entry/update: | | 27 October 2010 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 44 -- AUGUST 2010 |
| Date of publication: | | August 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY;
Election timeline;
Threats and harassment;
Additional restrictions;
More censorship;
Discontent grows;
Protests;
Pre-election military reshuffle...
INSIDE BURMA:
NLD boycott campaign;
Junta stops aid visas;
DKBA splits over BGF...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Arrest and prison sentences;
Religious freedom;
Detention conditions;
Freedom of information...
DISPLACEMENT:
Rohingya woes in Bangladesh...
INTERNATIONAL:
US endorses CoI on Burma;
Int’l concerns over elections...
ECONOMY:
Thailand hedges on gas;
US fines Barclays bank;
China investment;
SPDC suspends visa-on-arrival;
SPDC threatens workers...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (145K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 September 2010 |
|
| Title: | | SPDC ELECTION LAWS STRANGLE DEMOCRACY |
| Date of publication: | | 15 July 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | "Despite the SPDC’s repeated pledges for “free and fair” elections, the junta’s legal framework for the polls, including five laws issued in March and Directive 2/2010 issued in June, is repressive and undemocratic.
The Election Commission Law empowers the SPDC to handpick the Election Commission, which presides over all aspects of the electoral process. Led by a former military judge, it is authorized to cancel elections in some areas.
The Political Parties Registration Law effectively bans political prisoners (leaders of NLD, ethnic nationality parties and 88-Generation Students) from membership of political parties.
The Assembly laws reiterate the ban on political prisoners, members of religious orders, and civil servants from standing for election, either as members of political parties or as independent candidates. The laws also ban members of religious orders and those serving prison sentences from voting.
Directive 2/2010 imposes severe restrictions on political parties’ activities, including gatherings held at their own headquarters or branches" |
| Language: | | English, Thai |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (127K - English; 133K - Thai) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.altsean.org/Docs/PDF%20Format/Thematic%20Briefers/Thai/SPDC%20Election%20Laws%20Strangle... |
| Date of entry/update: | | 27 October 2010 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 43 -- JULY 2010 |
| Date of publication: | | July 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | IN THIS ISSUE:-
KEY STORY:
2 Unfair resource allocation;
2 Unfair registration process;
2 Censorship intensifies;
3 Coercion and bribes;
3 Acts of defiance continue...
INSIDE BURMA:
3 Military offensive continues;
3 Junta and ceasefire groups;
4 NLD marks Martyrs’ Day;
4 More restrictions on Daw Suu;
4 Aid still needed in the delta;
4 Dengue spreads and kills...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
5 Monks targeted;
5 Arrest and prison sentence;
5 Win Htein released...
DISPLACEMENT:
5 Deported migrants in jeopardy...
INTERNATIONAL:
5 SPDC in the hot seat at AMM;
6 US turns up the heat on SPDC;
6 SPDC nuclear program;
7 North Korean FM visits Burma;
7 Than Shwe goes to India...
ECONOMY:
7 Economic mismanagement;
8 New deals for cronies;
8 SPDC shuts Thai border;
9 Thailand signs new gas deal...
9 OTHER BURMA NEWS...
10 REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (148K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 August 2010 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA~ WOMEN’S VOICES FOR PEACE "မြန်မာနိုင်ငံငြိမ်း ချမ်းရေးအတွက် အမျိုးသမီးများ၏ အသံများ" |
| Date of publication: | | 10 June 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | CONTENTS:
MAP OF BURMA;
FOREWORD
Debbie Stothard;
INTRODUCTION
Janie Conway-Herron;
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
Pan Yein Nge;
A JOURNEY FOR CHANGE
Kham Lay;
WAR
Mi Nyo;
RUNNING TO SURVIVE
Preh Mo;
AYESHA
The Arakan Project;
MY EXPERIENCE OF A DIFFICULT LIFE
Nay Chi;
UNFORGETTABLE LIFE
Shar;
QUALITY AND STANDARD
A Phoo;
FORCED TO CHOOSE
Laminlay;
MY MOTHERLAND AND ME
Kay Zin Lin;
WAITING TO ESCAPE THE “GOD OF THE HOUSEHOLD”
Lway Shwe Kyae;
THE DESERTED DINNER TABLE
Kon Chan Gakao;
THE RAINY SEASONS THAT PASSED
Saung;
THE LIFE OF KYAT TU RWAY
Kyat Tu Rway;
FUTURE RAY OF HOPE
Yu Ka Lit;
MY SUCCESS
The Arakan Project;
RESILIENCE
Nay Jar Yine;
SILENT TEARS, BLEEDING HEART
Lack Son Pop Htaw;
FROM LADY TO ACTIVIST
Yaung Pyan;
FOLLOWING MY MOTHER'S FOOTSTEPS
Rakhaing Thu;
DIARY OF A SUPPORTIVE WIFE
Khayay Phyu;
BROKEN BOWL
Lae Lae;
A PLACE CALLED “BURMA”
Han Thu Lwin;
PEACE IN BURMA
Parrot;
THE DISPERSION OF A PEOPLE
Sayblumoo;
LIFE = CREDIT + DEBT
Ki Ki;
RAISING THE DRAGON'S HEAD
Ki Ki;
WOMEN'S HOPE
Soe Meh
"မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေးအတွက်အမျိုးသမီးများအသံ"
စာအုပ်ဟာသနပ်ခါးအဖွဲ့ရဲ့
(၇) ကြိမ်မြောက်စုစည်းမှုဖြစ်ပြီး မြန်မာနိုင်ငံက အမျိုးသမီးတွေကနေ ရေးသားထားတဲ့ စာအုပ်ဖြစ်ပါတယ်။ " |
| Language: | | English, Burmese |
| Source/publisher: | | Thanakha Team (ed) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (682 - English; 1.2MB - Burmese) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs09/Womens_Voices_For_Peace(bu)-red.pdf
http://www.altsean.org/Docs/PDF%20Format/Womens%20Voices/Womens%20Voices%20For%20Peace%20-%20Englis...
http://www.altsean.org/Docs/PDF%20Format/Womens%20Voices/Womens%20Voices%20For%20Peace%20-%20Burmes... |
| Date of entry/update: | | 27 October 2010 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 42 -- JUNE 2010 |
| Date of publication: | | June 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
More election restrictions;
Forced recruitment of party members;
Parties’ financial woes;
Registration still delayed...
INSIDE BURMA:
Nuclear program revealed;
Junta rattled by leaks;
New arms procurement;
Junta shelves BGF issue;
Daw Suu’s 65th birthday;
Daw Suu detention arbitrary;
Floods hit Arakan State;
Forced relocation continues;
Drug production increases...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
“Worst of the worst”;
Prison sentence;
No unions in the Union;
ILO says forced labor continues...
DISPLACEMENT:
Burma on US trafficking list;
Rohingya in Bangladesh;
Int’l concern over refugees;
Thailand migrant crackdown...
INTERNATIONAL:
Visits to Naypyidaw;
US concerned by NK ties;
EU initiatives...
ECONOMY:
Petrol stations open;
New deals with China...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (166K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 04 July 2010 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 41 -- MAY 2010 |
| Date of publication: | | May 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• 2010 elections;
• Opposition to election;
• NDF applies for registration;
• International concern over elections...
INSIDE BURMA:
• NLD activities;
• Cracks in the regime;
• New anti-terrorism law;
• Dam project fuels abuses;
• SPDC recruits local militias;
• Aid still needed in the delta;
• Child soldiers;
• Water shortages hit Burma...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Freedom of information;
• Detention conditions;
• Prison sentences;...
DISPLACEMENT:
• Rohingya flee to Bangladesh...
INTERNATIONAL:
• Campbell meets Daw Suu;
• US renews Burma sanctions;
• NK supplies technology...
ECONOMY:
• SPDC issues bank licenses...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (209K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 June 2010 |
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| Title: | | SPDC ELECTION LAWS SET THE STAGE FOR SHAM ELECTIONS |
| Date of publication: | | 26 April 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | "The following
paper gives a concrete update since the last report ALTSEAN published on the electoral
process in Burma [See ALTSEAN - Burma report on 2010 Elections : a recipe for
continued conflict on: www.altsean.org/Reports/2010Electionsbis.
php. ] It also explains how the regime is preparing itself for the day after the
elections which are organized with only one aim: to ensure that the country will remain
still hostage of the military for many more years to come....
Highlights:
• The State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) issues five repressive election laws that
will ensure that the polls held in Burma later this year will be neither free nor fair.
• Some of the repressive provisions include:
– Giving the Election Commission the authority to deny or delay elections in ethnic nationality
areas for “security reasons”.
– Excluding those who convicted of a crime and serving a jail term from being a member
of a political party.
– Forbidding those associated with armed opposition groups - and potentially including
those associated with ceasefire groups that reject the SPDC’s Border Guard Force (BGR)
ultimatum - from taking part in the elections.
• The SPDC continues to place severe restrictions on freedom and expression and assembly.
• In response to the unfair and undemocratic election laws, the National League for Democracy
(NLD) announces that it will boycott the SPDC’s elections.
• In the meantime, the SPDC prepares to transfer its authority to junta-backed political parties
and sell state assets to its loyal cronies.
• On the border, ethnic tensions escalate as ceasefire groups refuse to accept the SPDC’s
ultimatum that their militaries become BGFs.
• In early 2010, SPDC military offensives in Eastern Burma displace more than 4,100 villagers.
• UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma recommends the UN consider establishing a
Commission of Inquiry into war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the SPDC.
4 /
• Regardless of how the elections are conducted, the SPDC’s constitution will perpetuate
military rule, because it stipulates that:
– The military occupies 25% of the seats in Parliament and controls 3 key Ministries;
– The military has effective veto power over constitutional amendments;
– The National Defense and Security Council further entrenches the military;
– Basic human rights are still threatened..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (718K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 May 2010 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 40 -- APRIL 2010 |
| Date of publication: | | April 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
Generals in suits and ties;
Restrictions on media intensify;
Ethnics oppose elections;
Election laws condemned...
INSIDE BURMA:
Fifth BGF ultimatum rejected;
NLD to continue its activities;
Daw Suu health concerns;
Explosive April;
SPDC-Belarus cooperation;
SPDC still restricts aid...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Arrests;
Press and religious freedoms...
DISPLACEMENT:
Rohingya in Bangladesh...
INTERNATIONAL:
ASEAN calls for free & fair polls;
EU extends sanctions...
ECONOMY:
New deals...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (204K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 May 2010 |
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| Title: | | THE SPDC’S CRIMES CONTINUE IN 2010: A UNSC COMMISSION OF INQUIRY IS NEEDED TO PROTECT BURMA’S PEOPLE |
| Date of publication: | | April 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | • Since the publication of our briefer “International crimes in Burma: the urgent need for a Commission of Inquiry,” in October 2009 the SPDC has continued to commit crimes against its own people.
• In March, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma Tomás Ojea Quintana said that the “gross and systematic” human rights abuses in Burma “were the result of state policy” and recommended that the UN consider establishing a Commission of Inquiry.
• In the first three months of 2010, the SPDC continued to perpetrate crimes against humanity and war crimes with total impunity, highlighting the urgent need for a UN Security Council-mandated Commission of Inquiry into crimes against humanity and war crimes in Burma.
• In the three-month period, the following SPDC war crimes/crimes against humanity were documented:
*At least nine victims of extrajudicial killings.
* At least four instances of forced labor.
* An additional 4,100 people were forcibly displaced in military attacks that targeted civilians.
* At least 11 people subjected to arbitrary imprisonment.
* The continued use of torture.
* At least one case of rape and sexual violence.
* Systematic and widespread persecution of Muslim Rohingya communities.
* At least two children were recruited as child soldiers. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (126K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 21 April 2010 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 39 -- MARCH 2010 |
| Date of publication: | | March 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
NLD boycotts elections;
SPDC unfair election laws;
Restrictions continue;
Other election news in brief;
Groups condemns SPDC laws;
International reactions....
INSIDE BURMA:
Ethnic tension escalates;
Villagers flee forced recruitment;
More Chinese trucks;
SPDC still behind drug trade....
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Ojea Quintana calls for CoI;
UN HRC condemns SPDC;
UK & US human rights reports;
In and out of jail;
Freedom of information....
DISPLACEMENT:
Rohingya humanitarian crisis;
Migrant workers in Thailand....
INTERNATIONAL:
UNSC discusses SPDC laws....
ECONOMY:
Strikes continue;
Alcatel-Lucent helps SPDC....
OTHER BURMA NEWS....
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (231K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 21 April 2010 |
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| Title: | | EASTERN BURMA: 118,800 DISPLACED IN 18 MONTHS |
| Date of publication: | | 03 February 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | * In the 18 months spanning July 2008-December 2009, SPDC military operations displaced at least 118,800 (43,800 refugees and 75,000 internally displaced persons) people in Eastern Burma alone.
* Of this figure, at least 16,800 were victims of crimes against humanity and war crimes as defined under international law.
* Much of the displacement was the result of the junta's program to secure military and political control over ethnic areas in the lead-up to the SPDC's planned elections this year.
* Displacement is expected to increase as the regime intensifies pressure on ethnic groups resisting the elections that are predicated on a constitution designed to legitimize the military regime's political and economic subjugation of ethnic nationalities.
* At the start of 2010, SPDC Army crimes against humanity and war crimes in Eastern Burma pushed 2,000 Karen into the jungles. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (119K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 04 February 2010 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 38 – FEBRUARY 2010 |
| Date of publication: | | February 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• Displaced people threatened;
• 2,100 driven into the jungle;
• Thailand repatriates Karen;
• Crackdown on Rohingya...
INSIDE BURMA:
• SPDC releases Tin Oo;
• Daw Suu appeal rejected;
• NLD activities;
• 2010 election news;
• BGF talks at an impasse;
• 500,000 homeless in the delta...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Junta snubs Ojea Quintana;
• Detention conditions;
• Prison sentences;
• Releases;
• Torture and death...
DISPLACEMENT:
• Migrants threatened...
INTERNATIONAL:
• Calls for free and fair elections...
ECONOMY:
• More “privatizations”;
• Strikes in Rangoon...
OTHER BURMA NEWS..
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (221K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 07 March 2010 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 37 - JANUARY 2010 |
| Date of publication: | | January 2010 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
1 Economic mismanagement...
2 SPDC way to privatization...
2 Corruption cripples Burma.....
INSIDE BURMA:
3 Election promises...
3 Protests, boycotts, campaigns...
4 NLD marks Independence Day...
4 NLD re-organizes CEC...
5 SPDC toys with Daw Suu...
5 SPDC Army gets new radios...
5 Military reshuffles...
5 Death sentences for officials...
6 Opium cultivation increased...
6 SPDC presses on BGF.....
HUMAN RIGHTS:
7 Reports blasts SPDC...
7 Arrests and prison sentences...
7 SPDC-ILO agreement extended.....
DISPLACEMENT:
8 Two thousand Karen flee...
8 Rohingya plight worsens...
8 Thailand extends deadline.....
INTERNATIONAL:
9 Int’l concerns over elections...
9 US: No progress in Burma...
9 SPDC acts on anti-India groups.....
ECONOMY:
9 Civil servants pay hikes.....
10 OTHER BURMA NEWS.....
11 REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (173K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 February 2010 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 36 - DECEMBER 2009 |
| Date of publication: | | December 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
1 China presses SPDC;
2 China & SPDC sign key deals...
INSIDE BURMA:
3 Ethnics prepare for conflict;
3 Opium cultivation increases;
3 SPDC snubs Daw Suu;
4 2010 elections news;
4 Officials charged with spying;
4 SPDC dooms Burma’s children...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
5 Detention conditions;
5 In and out of prison;
5 Freedom of information...
DISPLACEMENT:
5 Rohingya pushed back;
6 Burmese migrants strike...
INTERNATIONAL:
6 MPs call for COI;
7 UNGA condemns SPDC;
7 Goodbye Gambari;
7 US sees no progress in Burma;
7 EU engages SPDC...
ECONOMY:
8 Stiglitz offers advice to SPDC;
8 From Russia with love;
8 Power to China;
9 Credit Suisse sanctioned...
9 OTHER BURMA NEWS...
10 REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (189K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 04 January 2010 |
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| Title: | | NEW US POLICY: AN ALIBI FOR REGIONAL COMPLACENCY |
| Date of publication: | | 05 November 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | BURMA’S NEIGHBORS MISINTERPRETING
US POLICY REVIEW...
WHAT IS THE NEW US POLICY?...
SPDC PLACATES NEIGHBORS...
COMPLACENCY FUELS SPDC ABUSES:
Political prisoners;
Displacement;
BGF ultimatum has fueled instability in
border areas...
SPDC THREATENS REGIONAL STABILITY:
China;
Bangladesh...
OPPOSITION TO THE 2010 ELECTIONS
GROWS...
DAW SUU REACHES OUT TO THE SPDC...
RECOMMENDATIONS.....
• The new US policy on Burma, combining long-standing sanctions with high-level
engagement, has been deliberately misread by Burma’s neighbors and used to
justify greater tolerance of the regime’s escalating crimes against humanity and war
crimes. The misrepresentation has:
o Emboldened the SPDC’s sense that it can
placate its neighbors through rhetoric
instead of genuine reform;
o Created a sense of complacency in the
region that conditions in Burma are
actually improving; and
o Tacitly encouraged the SPDC to jail
opposition leaders and persecute ethnic
nationalities.
• Essentially, the new US policy means:
o “Pragmatic engagement”, aimed at
achieving meaningful reforms, will
supplement and not replace sanctions;
o Discussions on easing sanctions will be possible only if significant advances on
core human rights and democracy issues occur; and
o The option remains of tightening sanctions on the regime and its supporters if the
situation worsens.
• Despite the hype over improvements in Burma, the facts reveal the opposite:
o As of September, there was a record high of 2,211 political prisoners as a result of
the SPDC’s intensified crackdown on political dissidents. The crackdown,
coupled with the bogus trial of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, ensures that viable
opposition candidates in the 2010 elections are locked up.
o Escalating crimes against humanity and war crimes against ethnic communities
have led to a sharp spike in displacement.
• President Obama must use the ASEAN-US Summit in mid-November in Singapore
to reinforce the key elements of the US policy on Burma. President Obama should
utilize his Asia trip to draw in governments in the region, in particular China, onto
the same page as the US and not the other way around.
• In the wake of some governments’ rejection of human rights groups at the recent
ASEAN Summit, President Obama must speak up forcefully in favor of human rights
defenders and the vital role of an independent civil society.
• US officials need to clearly articulate a set of benchmarks hinged on human rights
and democracy to measure progress in Burma in the run-up to the 2010 elections. It
is also critical to ensure:
o The election law guarantees participation of all people, including political
activists, as voters and candidates;
o Changes to the constitutional article on amendments to remove an effective
military veto and reflect common practice |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (106K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 06 November 2009 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 35 - NOVEMBER 2009 |
| Date of publication: | | November 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | IN THIS ISSUE:-
KEY STORY:
1 US presses SPDC on reforms
2 Obama defies ASEAN
2 Clinton holds the line
2 Campbell & Marciel to Burma...
INSIDE BURMA:
3 Daw Suu reaches out
4 SPDC reshuffles
4 SPDC extends BGF deadline
4 Drug exports increase
5 New aid initiatives
5 Landmine casualties increase
6 SPDC recruits child soldiers...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
6 Arrests and prison sentences
6 Detention conditions
7 Forced labor complaints soar...
DISPLACEMENT:
7 Rohingya pushed back...
INTERNATIONAL:
7 UN Committee slams SPDC
8 Japan ties aid to reforms...
ECONOMY:
8 Constitution’s economic impact
8 Corruption Perception Index
8 Pipeline construction begins
9 Gas sales and revenues grow...
9 OTHER BURMA NEWS...
11 REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (165K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 December 2009 |
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| Title: | | GUILTY AS PLANNED |
| Date of publication: | | 07 October 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | The SPDC’s sentence that extended Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s house arrest for another 18 months further demonstrates the military regime's ambitions to silence Burma’s greatest hope for peace and national reconciliation. The sentencing of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is a vicious part of the SPDC’s “roadmap” to ensure that the most viable pro-democracy candidates will be unable to run in the 2010 elections.....
“Guilty as planned” covers the trial and sentencing of Daw Aung Suu Kyi, the recent SPDC crackdown on pro-democracy advocates, as well as the broad condemnation of the SPDC’s actions from the international community."• On 11 August 2009, following an 86-day sham trial,
the military regime sentences Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
to three years in prison with hard labor for allegedly
violating the conditions of her house arrest. Shortly
after the verdict’s announcement, SPDC Chairman Sr
Gen Than Shwe commutes the sentence to 18 months
to be served under house arrest.
• On 2 October, the regime denies Daw Aung San Suu
Kyi’s appeal on her conviction, which effectively bars
her from participating in the SPDC’s planned 2010
elections.
• The sentencing of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is a vicious
part of the SPDC’s “roadmap” to ensure that the most
viable pro-democracy candidates will be unable to
run in the elections.
• UN Special Rapporteur on human right in Burma
Tomás Ojea Quintana says that the continuation of
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s house arrest was a “blow”
to the SPDC’s roadmap.
• In September, the number of political prisoners
reaches a record high 2,211. Over the past 12 months,
Burma’s military regime has sentenced 351
dissidents to prison terms, including 86 NLD
members, 50 members of the 88 Generation Students
group, and 25 Buddhist monks.
• With a few exceptions, the the international
community broadly condemns the trial and
conviction of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi."....
1 DAW SUU CONVICTED;
2 Baseless trial, scripted verdict;
3 SPDC divided under pressure;
4 Climate of fear;
4 Roadmap to prison...
5 INT’L REACTIONS:
5 ASEAN;
6 Thailand;
6 Indonesia;
6 Malaysia;
6 Philippines;
7 Singapore;
7 Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam;
7 China;
7 India;
8 UN;
8 US;
9 EU...
9 THE LADY SPEAKS:
9 Dialogue;
10 Constructive engagement;
11 Sanctions, investment, tourism;
11 Humanitarian aid;
11 Role of the military...
12 TRIAL TIMELINE...
17 INT’L REACTIONS...
22 LEGISLATORS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (281K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 07 October 2009 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 34 - OCTOBER 2009 |
| Date of publication: | | October 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
ASEAN backs off on Burma;
ASEAN: No civil rights for civil society;
Human Rights Commission inaugurated...
INSIDE BURMA:
Daw Suu’s appeal rejected;
Sanctions talks;
Ethnic groups oppose 2010 elections;
Ceasefire groups resist BGF ultimatum;
Pro-junta groups incorporated into BGFs;
ASEAN, US, and EU pledge new aid;
Rats reach Kachin and Arakan States;
Burmese heroin still a threat to the region...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Human rights situation “alarming”;
Arrests;
Prison sentences;
Custodial death;
Freedom of information;
Religious freedom;
Forced labor...
DISPLACEMENT:
Number of IDPs rising;
Rohingya used as pawns;
Burmese migrants in Thailand...
INTERNATIONAL:
Burma-Bangladesh crisis;
Switzerland, East Timor call for arms embargo...
ECONOMY:
Burmese timber exports to China;
Mobile phones in Naypyidaw;
SPDC gem sales;
Trade with Bangladesh, Thailand, and Sudan...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (200K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 06 November 2009 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 33 - SEPTEMBER 2009 |
| Date of publication: | | September 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
1 Mass release of prisoners
2 Arrests and imprisonment
3 Crackdown on monks...
INSIDE BURMA:
4 Daw Suu reaches out to SPDC
5 New parties galore
5 Kokang offensive ends
5 Conflict between SPDC and Wa
6 BGF talks go nowhere
6 SPDC Army desertions
7 Bombs
7 Food insecurity continues...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
7 Detention conditions...
DISPLACEMENT:
7 Refugees remain in China...
INTERNATIONAL:
8 US unveils new Burma policy
8 SPDC moans about sanctions
8 UNSG: Free ALL dissidents
9 Thailand crackdown...
ECONOMY:
9 Gas deals increase instability
10 Daewoo/CNPC/GAIL deal
10 New 5,000 kyat note
10 Jetstar propping up SPDC?...
10 OTHER BURMA NEWS...
12 REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (184K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 October 2009 |
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| Title: | | BURMESE UPRISING REDUX |
| Date of publication: | | 07 August 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | August 8 marks the anniversary of the 1988 nationwide popular uprising against Burma’s military regime. The 1988 uprising represents the Burmese people’s ongoing struggle against the regime’s protracted economic mismanagement and political oppression...
Twenty-one years later, the military regime’s misrule has turned Burma into:
- One the world’s Least Developed Countries;
- The world’s third most economically repressed country, and the second most corrupt;
- The world’s third largest source of refugees and asylum seekers;
- The worst internal displacement situation in Southeast Asia, and the fourth worst in Asia;
- The country with the highest number of child soldiers; and
- The top producer of opium and amphetamines in Southeast Asia and the second largest opium producer in the world...
The SPDC’s promise of democratic reform, embodied in its “seven-step roadmap to democracy”, has translated into greater oppression of the regime’s opponents, with the number of political prisoners reaching a record high of 2,160...
The expected outcome of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial could trigger a new wave of protests across the country, as she commands great trust and respect among the all of Burma’s people...
The regime’s backlash against ethnic ceasefire groups’ refusal to surrender control of their armies and participate in the bogus 2010 elections has the potential to plunge Burma into renewed conflict. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (68K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 07 August 2009 |
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| Title: | | ACTION NEEDED: BURMESE JUNTA THREATENS COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL SECURITY |
| Date of publication: | | 18 July 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | "Disturbing recent developments concerning evidence of the Burmese military regime’s close cooperation with the North Korean regime, including acquisition of long-range ballistic missile technology, must serve as an urgent wake-up call to members of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF).
It is time for the ARF, which brings together ASEAN member states and regional dialogue partners, to move beyond unconditional diplomacy and reduce the Burmese military regime’s capability to threaten the comprehensive security of the region.
Action must include restrictions and greater regulation of transactions and entities implicated in weapons deals with the regime and its proxies. It is particularly crucial that those implicated, such as Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, and China, take effective steps to stem the flow of funds and technology needed for such deals. These sanctions are less likely to hurt ordinary Burmese who do not use the formal banking system because of prohibitive commissions and rules on retail customers..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (68K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 20 July 2009 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 31 - JULY 2009 |
| Date of publication: | | July 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | • The SPDC’s trial of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
continues. Facing intense international pressure and
fearing a new wave of anti-junta street protests, the
regime postpones the verdict to 11 August...
• SPDC uses UN Sec-Gen Ban Ki-Moon’s visit to
Burma as a public relations ploy. SPDC Chairman
denies Ban’s request to meet with Daw Aung San
Suu Kyi...
• ASEAN FM meeting in Phuket issues statement
calling on the SPDC to release all political prisoners
including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Meanwhile, the
regime jails 87-year old NLD elected MP Kyaw
Khaing...
• Newly established ASEAN human rights body fails to
provide protection and enforcement mechanisms...
• US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expresses
concern over possible nuclear ties between the
North Korean and Burmese regimes at the ARF.
• US President Barack Obama extends economic
sanctions on the SPDC...
• Two-hundred more Karen refugees flee to Thailand,
seeking protection from DKBA abuses...
• Kachin Independence Organization delegates fail to
reach agreement with SPDC on transforming KIA
into border guard force. In response, the regime
sends reinforcements and more armaments to its
military forces in Kachin State...
• Rohingya flee SPDC harassment and oppression in
Arakan State, only to face violence and expulsion
from Bangladesh...
• For the first time, Malaysian authorities confirm that
government officials were involved in the
exploitation of Burmese migrants at its border...
• SPDC obstructs aid to the survivors of Chin famine,
Kachin landslides, and cyclone Nargis. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (172K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 August 2009 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 30 - JUNE 2009 |
| Date of publication: | | June 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi trial
• International condemnation
• Solidarity with Daw Suu
• Daw Suu’s birthday...
INSIDE BURMA:
• Karen State offensive
• Ceasefire groups tensions
• Child soldiers
• SPDC soldiers rape women
• Monks harassed
• North Korean connection
• Aid hard to give
• Education out of reach
• Diarrhea, cholera, dengue
• Heroin use in Kachin State
• World Drug Report...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Arrests and prison sentences
• Detention conditions
• Freedom of information
• ILO hammers SPDC
• Indexes on Burma
• Freedom of information...
DISPLACEMENT:
• Karen State exodus
• No home for Rohingya
• Malaysia pays for abuse
• Free to work, not to travel...
INTERNATIONAL:
• Asian leaders push SPDC
• Gambari’s trip to Burma
• SPDC strains relations...
ECONOMY:
• Trade hits record high...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS... |
| Language: | | English, Burmese, Shan, Karen |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (197K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 08 July 2009 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 29 - MAY 2009 |
| Date of publication: | | May 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
Daw Suu’s show trial;
Timeline;
Solidarity with Daw Suu;
International outrage;
ASEAN turns up the heat;
ASEM & ASEAN-EU meetings;
UNSG and UNSC;
ASEAN MPs slam SPDC...
INSIDE BURMA:
A rock and a hard place;
Escalating violence;
Nargis one year on;
War on children...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
ICC campaign;
Freedom of information;
Detention conditions;
Forced labor...
DISPLACEMENT:
Chasing the tail;
BDR push back;
Death in Malaysian camps...
INTERNATIONAL:
US and EU sanctions...
ECONOMY:
Empty baskets;
Full of gas;
Corporate social responsibility...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (200K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 07 June 2009 |
|
| Title: | | THE 14th ASEAN SUMMIT: LITTLE CHANGE DESPITE CHARTER |
| Date of publication: | | 10 April 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | "ASEAN leaders’ promotion of the newly enacted ASEAN Charter as an instrument of change rang hollow at the 14th ASEAN summit because of the organization’s failure to effectively deal with the problems created by the Burmese military regime. The failure was glaring.
In the weeks before the ASEAN summit, ASEAN Sec-Gen Surin Pitsuwan delivered promising statements and speeches that indicated significant change for the organization. Surin’s speeches were peppered with the terms “people-centered” and “people-caring” to describe the “reinvented” ASEAN – an ASEAN with a new guiding charter. Surin said that the Charter made “all issues relevant”, and “all issues were on the table” and “nothing could be hidden”. Of all the provisions in the charter, the most widely heralded was the call for the establishment of the ASEAN Human Rights Body (AHRB). The ASEAN Secretariat’s public relations hype over the summit would have been much easier had it not been for the Rohingya boat people.
The plight of the Rohingya fleeing Burma because of religious persecution represented the first test of the ASEAN Charter’s promise to make human rights and the rule of law common currency throughout the region. The test fell flat. Surin was undermined by the Terms of Reference for the ASEAN Human Rights Body and by the inability of ASEAN to unite to confront and resolve the Rohingya problem. .ASEAN leaders have not caught up with the rights and entitlements implemented in the Charter.
ASEAN’s failure to address the Rohingya issue and other pressing regional problems caused by the SPDC seriously undermines authority and effectiveness of the ASEAN Charter, and ASEAN itself. ASEAN leaders must realize that the current situation threatens the credibility and the integrity of the organization..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (148K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 11 April 2009 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 28 - APRIL 2009 |
| Date of publication: | | April 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
NLD sets elections conditions.....
INSIDE BURMA:
2010 elections...
Ceasefire talks amid attacks...
88 Generation Students...
Thingyan ban...
Diarrhea outbreak...
Global Fund returns?...
SPDC upsets donors...
UN report on child soldiers.....
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Arrests...
Prison sentences...
Rohingya persecuted...
Worst place for bloggers.....
DISPLACEMENT:
Bali Process fizzles...
US report slams Malaysia...
Migrant workers in Thailand
Chin abandoned in India...
Oil exploitation & displacement.....
INTERNATIONAL:
Calls for Daw Suu’s releases...
US sanctions to stay...EU extends sanctions...
Frictions with Bangladesh.....
ECONOMY:
Investment...
Economic reality check.....
OTHER BURMA NEWS.....
REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | PDF (138K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2009 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 27 - MARCH 2009 |
| Date of publication: | | March 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
* HRC condemns SPDC...
* Ojea Quintana report...
* Daw Suu's detention...
* Political prisoners...
* Arrests...
* Prison sentences.....
INSIDE BURMA:
* 2010 elections.....
HUMAN RIGHTS:
* Rohingya and Muslims...
* SPDC "internet enemy"...
* Detention conditions...
* Forced labor......
DISPLACEMENT:
* ASEAN and Rohingya...
* Migrant crackdown...
* More IDPs...
* Extra-judicial killing.....
INTERNATIONAL:
* ASEAN after the Summit...
* EU/US.....
ECONOMY:
* Gems sale...
* Sharing the spoils...
* Deals with China...
* Divestment...
* Going, going, gone.....
OTHER BURMA NEWS.....
REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 April 2009 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA IS STILL ASEAN’S SHAME |
| Date of publication: | | 17 February 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | The Burmese military regime has not improved its behavior since the ASEAN
Charter came into force on December 15, 2008. By intensifying repression in the
past two months, the regime has directly attacked the integrity and credibility of
ASEAN and its Charter. ASEAN is undermining itself by refusing to act against
such serious violations. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (84K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 19 February 2009 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 26 -February 2009 |
| Date of publication: | | February 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
SPDC sabotages Summit...
Rohingya to be deported...
Human rights "paper tiger"...
Dialogue with civil society.....
INSIDE BURMA:
SPDC aid obstruction...
New democracy campaigns...
2010 election boycott...
SPDC reshuffle...
Opium poppy cultivation up...
UWSA-SPDC relations...
Youth denied.....
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Ojea Quintana's visit...
Arrests...
New prison sentences...
Prison sentence reductions...
Mass release of prisoners
Forced labor getting worse.....
DISPLACEMENT:
Burmese migrant workers.....
INTERNATIONAL:
Gambari returns to Burma...
US to review Burma policy...
Chinese flee Burma.....
ECONOMY:
Layoffs in Burma...• “Booming” kyat...
International trade...
Questionable tourism.....
OTHER BURMA NEWS.....
REPORTS..... |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 April 2009 |
|
| Title: | | ROHINGYA, ASYLUM SEEKERS & MIGRANTS FROM BURMA: A HUMAN SECURITY PRIORITY FOR ASEAN |
| Date of publication: | | 30 January 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | Since October 2006, about 10,000 Rohingya have boarded boats in Bangladesh and Burma and headed for Thailand and Malaysia. The thousands of Rohingya boat people are only the tip of the iceberg. Millions of Burmese have fled the country in the past decade, with two million in Thailand alone...
ASEAN must be proactive in pressuring Burma’s military regime, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) to cease perpetuating the severe persecution and economic mismanagement that has been forcing millions of people to flee to neighboring countries. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (124K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 February 2009 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 25 -January 2009 |
| Date of publication: | | January 2009 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• Rohingya boat people.....
INSIDE BURMA:
• Ethnic groups boycott elections/
• SPDC for Obama?
• SPDC Army in disarray;
• Trucks from China;
• Child mortality;
• HIV/AIDS patients;
• Five million need food;
• Nargis survivors struggling;
• Drug smuggling/trafficking.....
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Custodial deaths;
• Detention conditions;
• Arrests;
• Prison sentences;
• Forced labor.....
INTERNATIONAL:
• UNGA resolution;
• Abhisit’s “flexible engagement”.....
ECONOMY:
• Sanctions update;
• The squeeze is on.....
OTHER BURMA NEWS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (125K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 February 2009 |
|
| Title: | | ISSUES & CONCERNS VOLUME 5: BURMA DEFILES THE ASEAN CHARTER |
| Date of publication: | | 10 December 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | In the year following ASEAN’s member states signing the Charter on 20 November 2007, Burma’s military regime has openly trampled on the values and rights enumerated in the document. The regime has used the “grace” period for the formal enactment of the Charter as a politically expedient way of engaging in further rights violations and oppression.
The briefer summarizes the military regime’s actions in the year since it signed the Charter......
CONTENTS:
2 SPDC DEFILES ASEAN CHARTER...
3 ASEAN says, SPDC does...
4 Burma in numbers...
4 ASEAN still lacks political will on Burma.....
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:
7 ASEAN from revulsion to rescue...
9 UN frustration, more sanctions, and more condemnation...
10 Cyclone Nargis.....
DEMOCRACY:
11 SPDC imposes constitution.....
HUMAN RIGHTS:
13 Crackdown on dissidents...
14 Detention conditions...
14 Forced labor practices – no end in sight...
15 Freedom of information.....
MILITARY:
17 SPDC offensive intensifies in Eastern Burma...
17 Arms flow into Burma.....
DISPLACEMENT:
18 Migrant workers from Burma in the region.....
AID:
19 Restrictions on humanitarian aid...
19 Cyclone Nargis...
20 Disaster mismanagement.....
WOMEN & CHILDREN:
22 Women – violence continues with impunity...
22 Children – the most vulnerable.....
HEALTH:
24 Curable diseases turn deadly...
24 Food security – hungrier than ever...
25 SPDC – Still Asia’s chief supplier of amphetamines, world’s #2 source of heroin......
ECONOMY:
27 Trade and investment goes forward...
27 Sanctions...
28 Reconstruction...
28 Dams...
30 The year of shame in review. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (304K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.altsean.org/Reports/Volume5.php |
| Date of entry/update: | | 23 December 2008 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 24 – DECEMBER 2008 |
| Date of publication: | | December 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• Ban says no’...
INSIDE BURMA:
• Daw Suu watch...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Prison sentences;
• Prison transfers;
• Detention conditions...
DISPLACEMENT:
• Migrant workers hit;
• Deaths, detention, deportation;
• Exodus from Arakan State...
ECONOMY:
• Rice trade and shortages;
• Financial crisis;
• New deals, more shame...
CHRONOLOGY...
REPORTS......• The SPDC continues to sentence activists to lengthy
prison terms and to transfer political prisoners to
Burma’s most remote prisons. Approximately 276
activists have been sentenced so far in this year,
some with multiple jail terms.
• Ban says no’ to calls to return to Burma.
• Ethnic nationalities continue to flee to neighboring
countries to escape persecution and crippling
poverty.
• As a consequence of the global financial crisis,
migrant workers are fired and deported to Burma.
• Farmers report failing harvests. Despite this, the
regime continues to increase rice exports.
• The SPDC says that Burma’s economy will not be
affected by the global financial crisis and that the
agricultural sector can employ “millions” more.
• SPDC refuses to let Daw Aung San Suu Kyi meet her
lawyer. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (107K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 February 2009 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 23 - November 2008 |
| Date of publication: | | November 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
1 SPDC jails 186 dissidents...
INSIDE BURMA:
4 Landmines casualties rising...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
4 More arrests;
4 Detention conditions;
5 Forced labor increases;
5 CEDAW conclusions...
DISPLACEMENT:
6 Exodus from Arakan State...
INTERNATIONAL:
6 UNGA condemns SPDC;
6 SPDC-Bangladesh face-off...
ECONOMY:
7 Sanctions;
7 Business with China...
8 ANNEX - 1...
10 OTHER BURMA NEWS...
11 REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (198K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 12 December 2008 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 22 - October 2008 |
| Date of publication: | | October 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• Cyclone Nargis cleanup...
INSIDE BURMA:
• Daw Suu: deained 13 years...
• SPDC Army killings...
• Offensive in Karen State...
• Bombs...
• At the monasteries...
• Chin food crisis...
• Melamine still on sale.....
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Arrests...
• Prison sentences...
• Releases...
• Detention conditions...
• Freedom of information...
• Ojea Quintana’s report.....
DISPLACEMENT:
• 66,000 new IDPs in 2008.....
INTERNATIONAL:
• Ban dissatisfed with SPDC.....
ECONOMY:
• Energy deals...
• India deals...
• Bangladesh trip...
• Rice trade and prices...
• Sanctions and boycotts...
• Gem Sale.....
OTHER BURMA NEWS.....
REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (166K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs5/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-22.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 November 2008 |
|
| Title: | | SAFFRON REVOLUTION A YEAR LATER: IT’S NOT OVER |
| Date of publication: | | 22 September 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | "On 26 September, one year will have passed since Burma’s military regime began its bloody crackdown on the Saffron Revolution. The spirit of the monk-led Saffron Revolution that moved hundreds of thousands of people to hold protests throughout Burma and inspired hundreds of solidarity events around the globe lives on.
This briefer details what has happened in Burma since: repression has intensified, the SPDC has exacerbated another humanitarian crisis, persisted with its gross economic mismanagement and refused to deliver the actual reforms it has been promising for years. Despite this, monks and ordinary people have persevered in their defiance of the SPDC." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (264K), Word (204K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.altsean.org/Docs/DOC%20Format/Thematic%20Briefers/Saffron%20Revolution%20A%20Year%20Late... |
| Date of entry/update: | | 26 September 2008 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 21 - September 2008 |
| Date of publication: | | September 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
1 Saffron Revolution one year on.....
INSIDE BURMA:
3 Daw Suu appeals detention...
3 Anti-junta protests...
4 SPDC Army...
4 Explosive September...
5 Cyclone recovery...
5 SPDC fails to control drugs.....
HUMAN RIGHTS:
5 Arrests intensify...
6 Prison sentences...
6 Mass release of prisoners...
7 Detention conditions...
7 Freedom of information.....
DISPLACEMENT:
8 Rohingya.....
INTERNATIONAL:
8 SPDC credentials challenged...
8 Gambari briefs UN bodies...
9 “Group of Friends” meeting...
9 ASEAN and UN on elections.....
9 OTHER BURMA NEWS.....
11 REPORTS.
________________ |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (266K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs5/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-21.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 November 2008 |
|
| Title: | | Campaign Kit for 8-8-88 20th anniversary: (1) BURMA 20 YEARS ON: HUNGRY AS EVER FOR DEMOCRACY |
| Date of publication: | | 02 August 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | "Twenty years after brutally suppressing the inspiring 8888 uprising, Burma’s military regime, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) has run the country’s infrastructure into the ground and squandered its natural resources. Instead of investing in the development of Burma, the regime has focused national resources almost entirely on the military, doubling the size of the army and undertaking a spending spree on weapons. Even while the regime pursued its fake “roadmap to democracy”, it oversaw sharp increases in drug production, displacement, disease, and other threats to human security in Burma and Asia...
In September 2007, the people of Burma took to the streets to call for the end of brutal repression, economic exploitation, and the impoverishment of a country gifted with natural wealth and talented peoples. The regime’s sham constitutional referendum, meant to consolidate its hold on power, cannot camouflage the steep decline in economic and social conditions...
Burma’s neighbors, and the international community, must work with genuine commitment to support concrete solutions that involve all key stakeholders. Governments of Asia and the world must no longer allow their goodwill to be manipulated by the regime. Burma’s descent into greater instability must no longer be tolerated, for the sake of its people and the people of this region..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (114K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 08 August 2008 |
|
| Title: | | Campaign Kit for 8-8-88 20th anniversary: (2) “WE WON'T FORGET, WE WON'T GIVE UP!" |
| Date of publication: | | 02 August 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | AUGUST 8, 1988:
Young people in Burma launched
massive nationwide rallies, calling
for an end to military rule and the
establishment of a democratic
government...
Military response : 3,000 people
killed, mostly students and monks.
Thousands jailed...
The “8888 generation” has bravely
continued work - from prison, in
exile, and “inside”.
Since 1988, the movement has
grown & diversified. Groups work
together across sectors to”
* improve situation of communities,
* foster reconciliation, and
* develop capacity & common
frameworks for Burma’s future..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (689K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 08 August 2008 |
|
| Title: | | Campaign Kit for 8-8-88 20th anniversary: (3) AUGUST 8, 2008: WHAT CAN THE WORLD DO? |
| Date of publication: | | 02 August 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | "Twenty years after the 8888 national uprising, the international community must realize that unconditional engagement, discreet diplomacy, and ASEAN’s so-called constructive engagement has failed.
While sanctions are a useful source of pressure and an effective signal to the regime that it will not be rewarded for brutality, these strategies have been undermined by governments that refuse to be pro-active. Such apathy and lack of political will has enabled the regime to perpetuate conditions that harm the people of Burma and intensify threats to regional security.
The international community must stand united and deny the regime the means – weapons, money, and diplomatic protection - to continue oppressing and killing civilians, and causing increasing threats to human security. A strong, united position will ensure that the regime has no choice but to engage in genuine political and economic reforms. Such reforms must begin with:
1. The unconditional release all political prisoners, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
2. The cessation of repression and hostilities against ethnic groups.
3. The commencement of tripartite dialogue..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (58K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 08 August 2008 |
|
| Title: | | Campaign Kit for 8-8-88 20th anniversary:: (4) UPDATE: BURMA’S POLITICAL PRISONERS |
| Date of publication: | | 02 August 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | • 267 - Number of arbitrary arrests in 2008...
• 107 - NLD members arrested...
• 127 - Individuals arrested for opposing the constitutional referendum...
• 17 - Activists arrested for delivering aid to cyclone Nargis survivors...
• 12 - Journalist, writers, and artists arrested...
• 11 - Monks arrested...
• 2 - Political prisoners who died in custody...
• 55 - Dissidents sentenced to jail since the “Saffron Revolution”...
• 1,900 - Current number of political prisoners in Burma...
• 65.2% - Increase in political prisoners over the past year..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (115K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 08 August 2008 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 20 - August 2008 |
| Date of publication: | | August 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | BURMA BULLETIN
ISSUE 20 – AUGUST 2008...
KEY STORY:
• August crackdown...
• Activists arrested...
• Prison sentences...
• Monks targeted.....
INSIDE BURMA:
• 8-8-8 Demonstrations...
• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi...
• Cyclone Nargis aid...
• Cyclone camps close...
• SPDC aid windfall...
• Floods...
• More trucks from China.....
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Ojea Quintana goes to Burma...
• Rape of ethnic women.....
DISPLACEMENT:
• Trafficking report.....
INTERNATIONAL:
• Gambari’s latest visit...
• Bush meets activists.....
ECONOMY:
• Price increases...
• Natural gas...
• Food shortages.....
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (253K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs5/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-20.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 07 September 2008 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 19 - JULY 2008 |
| Date of publication: | | July 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
1 Cyclone Nargis...
INSIDE BURMA:
4 Martyrs’ Day;
4 At the monasteries;
4 Bombs;
5 Food shortages...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
5 Arrests and sentencing;
5 Detention conditions;
6 Forced labor continues...
DISPLACEMENT:
6 New Rohingya camps;
6 Karen offensive;
6 Safety in Thailand?...
INTERNATIONAL:
7 ASEAN “disappointed”;
7 SPDC ratifies charter;
7 US sanctions;
7 Gambari to visit Burma...
ECONOMY:
8 Foreign investment falls;
8 SPDC fundraisers...
8 OTHER BURMA NEWS...
10 REPORTS.....
• ASEAN/UN/SPDC Nargis assessment complete: 138,366 dead or missing (61% female); 89% of survivors have less than a week’s food; 800,000 homes damaged; GDP growth projected to lose 2.7%; US$1 billion needed for recovery.
• SPDC steals US$10 million in humanitarian aid funds.
• Cyclone survivors face eviction and disease.
• Seventy percent of farmland in the Irrawaddy delta misses the planting season because of cyclone damage and shortages.
• SPDC arrests eight NLD members, nine monks and sentences ten students to jail terms.
• Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh relocated, four die. Five-hundred Karen villagers flee to Thailand. Thailand deports 35 others.
• ASEAN expresses disappointment over the extension of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s house arrest and calls for the release of all political prisoners in Burma.
• SPDC ratifies ASEAN Charter but objects to human rights monitoring body.
• UN Special Advisor on Burma Ibrahim Gambari briefs Security Council members and announces he will return to Burma in August.
• Foreign investment in Burma falls 77% over the past year. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (235K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs5/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-19.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 August 2008 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 18 - JUNE 2008 |
| Date of publication: | | June 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
1 Survivors held ransom;
2 Relief workers arrested;
3 ASEAN assesses needs;
3 Conditions for survivors...
INSIDE BURMA:
5 Daw Suu’s birthday;
5 Offensive in Karen State;
6 SPDC reshuffles;
6 Opium cultivation...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
7 Ojea: No improvement;
7 HRC condemns SPDC;
7 UNSC Resolution 1820;
8 Forced labor widespread;
8 Arrests and releases;
8 Detention conditions;
9 Freedom of information...
DISPLACEMENT:
9 Nargis survivors in Thailand...
ECONOMY:
10 Business as usual.
10 Hunger spreads...
10 OTHER BURMA NEWS...
12 REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (312K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 08 July 2008 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 17 - MAY 2008 |
| Date of publication: | | 31 May 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
1 Cyclone Nargis hits
2 SPDC downplays death toll
3 Situation "normal"
3 SPDC blocks, steals, sells aid
5 Monks shelter, SPDC evicts
5 Aid trickles in
6 Help us help you
7 ASEAN to the rescue
7 Ban breaks through
8 Food security
8 Children at risk...
INSIDE BURMA:
8 Referendum in the rubble
9 Democracy forces reject results
10 Orchestrating a farce
11 Arrests of "No" supporters
11 Daw Suu's detention extended
12 NLD arrests...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
12 Custodial deaths
13 Forced labor...
DISPLACEMENT:
13 Refugees struggle to survive...
ECONOMY:
14 Business as usual...
14 OTHER BURMA NEWS...
15 REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (360K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 June 2008 |
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| Title: | | THE SPDC CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM: A DEAD END FOR DEMOCRACY IN BURMA |
| Date of publication: | | 02 May 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | On 10 May 2008, the people of Burma will vote in an SPDC-manipulated referendum on a draft constitution that is designed to entrench military rule.
The likely consequences of a forced "Yes" vote or a majority "No" vote will have serious regional repercussions. A forced "yes" vote will likely intensify unrest in Burma among a population increasingly dissatisfied with the entrenchment of a regime notorious for its abuses and economic mismanagement. A majority "no" vote despite the regime's threats, intimidation, and fraudulent practices would result in a deeper political crisis, since the regime has repeatedly made it clear that it intends to remain in power if the constitution is rejected. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (139K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 May 2008 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 16 - APRIL 2008 |
| Date of publication: | | April 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
1 Referendum;
2 "No" vote campaign;
3 SPDC campaign;
4 Rigging the vote;
5 Atmosphere of oppression;
6 International reactions...
INSIDE BURMA:
6 Arms flowing into Burma...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
7 Prison sentences;
7 Detention conditions...
DISPLACEMENT:
7 Fifty-four die in Thailand;
8 Rohingya flee;
8 Riot in Bangladesh;
8 Riot in Malaysia...
INTERNATIONAL:
8 UNSC presidential statement;
9 Pinheiro's remarks;
9 EU sanctions;
9 Thai PM backs SPDC...
ECONOMY:
9 India deal;
10 Rice exports and shortages;
10 Gas pipeline leaking...
10 OTHER BURMA NEWS...
12 REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (288K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 May 2008 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 15 – March 2008 |
| Date of publication: | | March 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
1 SPDC constitutional referendum
2 “No” vote gains momentum
3 Monks outside Burma say “No”
4 International reactions...
INSIDE BURMA:
4 Resistance days
4 Monks continue boycott
5 Humanitarian aid restrictions...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
5 More arrests
5 Death and suffering in prisons
6 Pinheiro and HRC slam SPDC
7 ILO: Forced labor still a problem 7 Human rights record: US report
7 Freedom of information...
DISPLACEMENT:
8 More boat people
8 Malaysia arrests
8 Displacement along Thai border...
INTERNATIONAL:
9 SPDC spurns Gambari - again
9 Thai PM and SPDC cozy up...
ECONOMY:
10 Economic failure continues
10 Gems auction
11 Restrictions hit farmers
11 Thailand deals with junta...
11 OTHER BURMA NEWS...
12 REPORTS.
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| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (329K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.altsean.org/Docs/PDF%20Format/Burma%20Bulletin/March%202008%20Burma%20Bulletin.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 April 2008 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 14 – FEBRUARY 2008 |
| Date of publication: | | February 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• Referendum, elections;
• SPDC’s plan rejected;
• Int’l community critical...
INSIDE BURMA:
• NLD harassment;
• Pro-democracy activities;
• Anti-junta protests;
• Olympics boycott;
• Exiles’ draft constitution;
• KNU leader assassinated;
• Bombs...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Monks still targeted;
• Detention conditions;
• Freedom of information;
• Rohingya targeted;
• ILO MoU extended...
INTERNATIONAL:
• Gambari’s latest gambit;
• Thailand’s approach...
ECONOMY:
• New banking sanction;
• Rice to Bangladesh;
• Russian gold...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (274K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://burmalibrary.org/docs4/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-14.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 March 2008 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 13 – JANUARY 2008 |
| Date of publication: | | January 2008 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• Daw Suu slams SPDC;
• Persecution of NLD;
• NLD activities;
• Spain honors Daw Suu...
INSIDE BURMA:
• Child mortality worse than in Sudan;
• Further restrictions on aid;
• Anti-junta protests continue;
• Monks go global;
• Explosive month;
• SPDC to step up Karen Offensive;
• Chinese trucks delivered...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• More arrests;
• Detention conditions;
• Freedom of information...
DISPLACEMENT:
• Arakan State exodus...
INTERNATIONAL:
• SPDC stalls Gambari’s return;
• SPDC in international spotlight...
ECONOMY:
• Food shortages;
• Almost the most corrupt;
• Gem show...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (245K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://burmalibrary.org/docs4/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-13.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 March 2008 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA AT 60: TIME FOR CHANGE! |
| Date of publication: | | December 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | "The briefer is released ahead of Burma’s 60th anniversary of independence on 4 January 2008. 2008 also marks 20 years since the 8888 uprising.
The brief socio-economic overview of Burma’s past 60 years presents the grim realization that the past two years have witnessed a sharp decline in Burma on all fronts. Despite public relations efforts aimed at staving off both external and internal pressure, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) has perpetrated such serious mismanagement, repression and corruption that the consequences are not only threatening Burma’s stability but that of its immediate region as well." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (160K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 March 2008 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 12 – DECEMBER 2007 |
| Date of publication: | | December 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• SPDC ends year with new repression...
INSIDE BURMA:
• SPDC’s roadmap;
• NLD frustrated;
• Daw Suu’s honors;
• Pro-democracy activities;
• Monks strike back;
• Military offensive intensifies;
• Tension in Kachin State;
• SPDC: Dissent from within;
• Bird flu...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Releases...
DISPLACEMENT:
• Boat people;
• Monks flee;
• Refugee shot in camp...
INTERNATIONAL:
• UN initiatives on Burma;
• US: More sanctions...
ECONOMY:
• Nothing to harvest;
• Inflation rises...
CHRONOLOGY...
REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (216K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://burmalibrary.org/docs4/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-12.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 March 2008 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA: TIME FOR ASEAN TO BITE THE BULLET |
| Date of publication: | | 18 November 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | • ASEAN and its dialogue partners must adopt a common position to ensure
that the Burmese military regime delivers genuine reforms within a clearlystated
timeframe to strengthen and complement UN efforts.
• The common position must guarantee an inclusive process that allows key
stakeholders such as the National League for Democracy (NLD) and ethnic
nationality leadership to work freely as genuine partners with the military
regime.
• ASEAN and its dialogue partners must publicly support the solutions
proposed by the democracy movement that focus on a transitional powersharing
formula, and encourage the Burmese junta, the State Peace and
Development Council (SPDC), to be part of the solution.
• The Burmese regime’s oppressive roadmap should be abandoned in its
current state - it has intensified the problems besieging Burma, which in
turn threaten regional human and economic security.
• The roadmap has been a disaster for Burma. Since its introduction in 2003:
o Military offensives against civilians in Eastern Burma have intensified
and increased crackdowns on ethnic groups have threatened
resurgence of warfare in other areas.
o Economic mismanagement and rampant corruption have worsened,
driving a possible 50% of the population below the poverty line.
o Decaying morale, diversion of resources to the army and oppressive
interference has gravely damaged public institutions and the rule of law. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (122K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 29 December 2007 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 11 – NOVEMBER 2007 |
| Date of publication: | | November 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | IN THIS ISSUE:-
KEY STORY:
1 SPDC rejects dialogue;
2 Daw Suu speaks;
3 SPDC muscles ethnic groups...
INSIDE BURMA:
3 Protests continue;
4 Monks still targeted;
5 SPDC reshuffles and defections;
6 Child soldiers;
6 Bird flu...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
6 UNGA condemns SPDC;
7 Pinheiro’s visit;
8 Arrests;
8 Releases;
9 Freedom of information...
DISPLACEMENT:
9 New arrivals in Thailand;
9 Crackdown in Thailand;
10 More cross into Bangladesh...
INTERNATIONAL:
11 UNSC briefing;
11 EU envoy appointed;
11 India: no more arms?
11 ASEAN Charter;
11 China: Envoy briefed;
12 Japan-SPDC relations...
ECONOMY:
12 Sanctions;
12 Tay Za;
13 Gem sale;
13 Energy crisis continues;
13 Rice harvest down...
13 CHRONOLOGY...
16 REPORTS.
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| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (384K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://burmalibrary.org/docs4/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-11.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 29 December 2007 |
|
| Title: | | ASEAN SHOULD STOP “PASSING THE BUCK” ON BURMA |
| Date of publication: | | 25 October 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | • Instead of using China as an excuse for inaction, ASEAN members must exercise
their substantial influence on Burma’s military leaders to secure the delivery of
genuine political and economic reforms.
• ASEAN’s collective leverage on Burma’s junta, known as the State Peace and
Development Council (SPDC) stems from the SPDC’s reliance on:
• Petrol and diesel supplies from Malaysia and Singapore to keep business
running and military vehicles on the road.
• Trade with ASEAN which accounts for 51.3% of its total foreign exchange
revenue. Gas sales to Thailand, alone, accounts for 43%.
• Thailand and Singapore as their biggest sources of new Foreign Direct
Investment, constituting 98.61% in the past 2 years.
• Singapore’s financial services that the SPDC and their cronies utilize to store
and move their ill-gotten wealth away from Burma.
• In addition, Indonesia can take the lead for ASEAN in the UN Security Council, the
body most feared and respected by the SPDC. Indonesia is set to chair the UNSC in
November 2007.
• An ASEAN freeze - or even a slowdown on economic, material, and diplomatic
support - will shepherd the regime to political dialogue and the achievement of
genuine reforms. Actions should include a temporary freeze on all Burmese-held
bank accounts and assets in Singapore as part of a money-laundering review.
• Such actions will be an incentive for other ASEAN partners, such as China, to
actively cooperate with efforts to achieve a durable solution on Burma. “Passing the
buck” to China undermines ASEAN’s credibility and standing.
• Despite sitting on immense natural resources, Burma’s military regime is in a
vulnerable position. Oil and gas revenue from many long-term projects will not be
forthcoming until their completion and actual delivery. Meanwhile, the regime faces
financial shortages due to its own mismanagement and irresponsible spending
priorities.
• The ASEAN status quo (unconditional economic engagement, statements without
action) directly benefits the regime, and reduces any incentive for it to implement
urgently-needed reforms. It emboldens the regime to further perpetrate economic
mismanagement, crackdowns, and offensives that will affect regional stability.
• All ASEAN members, as well as India and China, are negatively affected by Burma’s
economic instability, drug production, high numbers of refugees, and the transmittal
of diseases across borders – all of which stem from the junta’s misrule and
mismanagement. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (128K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 28 October 2007 |
|
| Title: | | SAFFRON REVOLUTION: UPDATE |
| Date of publication: | | 15 October 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | In the "Saffron Revolution," tens of thousands of Buddhist monks led massive anti-junta demonstrations. It was the largest show of peaceful protests against the military regime since 1988. Between 19 August and 2 October, 227 rallies defied military rule in 66 cities across all of Burma's States and Divisions. The SPDC arrested up to 6,000 people, including at least 1,400 monks, since the beginning of the crackdown on 26 September.
This briefer contains the latest accounts of resistance and documentation of human rights abuses perpetrated during crackdowns. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (80K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 28 October 2007 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 10 - OCTOBER 2007 |
| Date of publication: | | October 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
"Situation of fear"...
INSIDE BURMA:
* Peaceful resistance continues
* SPDC propaganda rallies
*Daw Suu:12 years of detention
*Talks with Daw Suu
*Roadmap to nowhere
*Arms shopping in Moscow
*Drug production up...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
*Detention conditions
*Freedom of information...
DISPLACEMENT:
*Safety outside Burma?
*Displacement in Eastern Burma...
INTERNATIONAL:
*Global response to brutality
*UNSC action on Burma
*UNHRC resolution
*Gambari on tour
* New sanctions...
ECONOMY:
* Hunger increases
* Flights cut
* Deals postponed
* Money transfers affected...
CHRONOLOGY...
REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (245K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://burmalibrary.org/docs4/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-10.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 November 2007 |
|
| Title: | | FACE OFF IN BURMA: MONKS vs SPDC |
| Date of publication: | | 25 September 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | "Between 18 and 24 September, tens of thousands of Buddhist monks led massive anti-junta demonstrations across most of Burma’s States and Divisions. In the largest show of peaceful protests against the military regime since 1988, thousands of Burmese civilians joined the rallies.
The military junta faces a “lose-lose” situation. If they crack down harshly against the monks, they will inflame an already angry population into a sustained uprising. If the army remains passive, it will embolden the population to take a stronger stand for their rights.
The mounting protest revived calls for the UN Security Council to increase pressure on the military regime. The current vulnerability of the SPDC will ensure that any positive international intervention is more likely to have an impact. China, India, Bangladesh, as well as ASEAN countries, should be gravely concerned by the regional repercussion of instability inside Burma and work together to pressure the regime for genuine reforms." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (304K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 28 October 2007 |
|
| Title: | | FUEL PRICE HIKES INFLAME BURMESE PEOPLE |
| Date of publication: | | 14 September 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | "On August 15, the SPDC increased fuel prices by up to 500% overnight, affecting the cost of essential commodities and transport. Burmese people from all walks of life participated in nationwide protests, showing their anger and courage in the face of the intolerable burden of the SPDC’s long-term economic mismanagement.
The SPDC reacted by attacking and arresting over 150 peaceful demonstrators and key activists. The SPDC’s inflexibility is likely to prolong the economic crisis, worsening domestic instability and having negative implications in neighboring countries.
The international community condemned the arrests of activists and protesters calling for their immediate release, and for the junta to engage in genuine dialogue. But more pressure is needed to resolve the root causes of Burma’s protracted political and economic crisis.
We call on India, China and ASEAN to revive and step up their advocacy to ensure that the crisis is eased through dialogue, and to push further for a sustainable solution that involves all key stakeholders in Burma. We call on the UN Security Council to pass a resolution calling upon the SPDC to actively cooperate with the UN in delivering on promises for genuine political and economic reform." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (134K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 28 October 2007 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 9 - SEPTEMBER 2007 |
| Date of publication: | | September 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
* Saffron revolution;
* Bloggers vs junta;
* The crackdown;
* Death toll...
INSIDE BURMA:
* Emergency aid supply blocked;
* SPDC Army weak;
* Ethnic groups support protests...
DISPLACEMENT:
* Refugees expected in Thailand;
* Migrant workers in Thailand;
* Rohingya relocation continues...
INTERNATIONAL:
* 11 UNSC ready to act:
* China's shift;
* ASEAN expresses revulsion;
* More sanctions...
ECONOMY:
* Prices;
* Food shortages;
* Dam project suspended;
* Sell-off of resources continues...
CHRONOLOGY...
REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (198K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://burmalibrary.org/docs4/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-09.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 28 October 2007 |
|
| Title: | | 8888 SPIRIT STILL STRONG AS JUNTA WEAKENS |
| Date of publication: | | August 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | "Even 19 years after Burma’s national uprising, the spirit and goals of the 8888 movement remain relevant and alive through the peaceful resistance of diverse people. 88 generation students, the NLD, ethnic opposition groups, political prisoners and other pro-democracy activists continue to carry out campaigns and initiatives, defying threats, attacks, and arrests.The latest wave of resistance centres on the the junta’s economic mismanagement that is affecting their lives at a very fundamental level. The worsening economic conditions that is causing widespread human suffering in Burma have inspired citizens to protest in public, despite arrests and harassment...
We support the common aspiration of the diverse ethnic groups for peace, justice and development and renew our determination to see the achievement of political reforms in Burma in the near future. We call upon the international community, in particular, the governments of ASEAN, India, China and East Asia, to actively support political and economic reforms in Burma..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (113K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 13 September 2007 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 8 – AUGUST 2007 |
| Date of publication: | | August 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• Fuel price hike
• Protests and crackdowns
• International reactions...
INSIDE BURMA:
• MPs roadmap
• National Convention
• 8888 anniversary
• NLD
• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi honor
• SPDC Army
• Ethnic groups under pressure
• Floods
• SPDC hinders assistance
• Bird flu
• Killer fever...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Custodial deaths...
DISPLACEMENT:
• Border health threat
• Malaysia crackdown
• IDPs under attack...
ECONOMY:
• More gas...
CHRONOLOGY...
REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (192K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://burmalibrary.org/docs4/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-08.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 13 September 2007 |
|
| Title: | | NATIONAL CONVENTION: ROADMAP TO INSTABILITY |
| Date of publication: | | 17 July 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | "• The National Convention is part of the problem and not the solution to
Burma’s troubles. The results will intensify the root causes of the ethnicbased
conflicts perpetuated by Burma’s successive military regimes.
• The National Convention, which is tasked with producing detailed
principles for a new constitution, remains a fundamentally flawed and
inherently illegitimate process aimed at formalizing and prolonging military
rule in Burma.
• Ethnic groups and the National League for Democracy have consistently
proposed steps to salvage the National Convention and transform it into a
venue for dialogue; however these recommendations have been rejected.
• Originally devised by the military regime as a tactic to avoid convening
Parliament after it lost the 1990 elections, the National Convention was
mothballed in March 1996, and then revived in 2004 as part of the “7-point
roadmap to democracy”. The roadmap was a response to heightened
regional and international pressure following the Depayin Massacre..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (138K), Word (177K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.altsean.org/Docs/DOC%20Format/Thematic%20Briefers/National%20Convention%20-%20Roadmap%20... |
| Date of entry/update: | | 17 July 2007 |
|
| Title: | | Burma Bulletin - Issue 7 - July 2007 |
| Date of publication: | | July 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | IN THIS ISSUE -
NATIONAL CONVENTION:
1 New session, old story;
2 Ethnic groups unhappy...
INSIDE BURMA:
3 NLD ignored;
4 KIO under pressure;
4 SSNPLO ends ceasefire;
5 ICRC under attack;
5 Bird flu more widespread;
5 Dengue fever...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
6 Arrests and imprisonments;
6 Releases...
DISPLACEMENT:
7 Migrant workers in Thailand;
7 Refugees turned away...
INTERNATIONAL:
7 ASEAN Charter;
8 Gambari’s travels;
8 US: sanctions extended;
8 Bangladesh and the SPDC;
9 India and the arms embargo...
ECONOMY:
9 SPDC corruption;
9 Food shortages;
10 Gem sale...
10 CHRONOLOGY...
12 REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (150K), Word (186K via ALTSEAN page) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs4/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-07.pdf
http://www.altsean.org/Reports/Burma%20Bulletin/BBJuly07.php |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 August 2007 |
|
| Title: | | Burma Bulletin - Issue 6 - June 2007 |
| Date of publication: | | June 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
Health Crisis;
Bird flu...
INSIDE BURMA:
Daw Suu’s Birthday;
NLD and 88 Gen persecution;
Resignations: NLD vs USDA;
National Convention;
Militarization in Karen State;
Militarization of public service...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
ICRC, ILO and UN speak out;
Arrests and releases;
Drug cultivation reports;
Karen State clashes;
Attacks in Karenni State;
Mon cultural groups banned...
DISPLACEMENT:
Thailand: Refugees unwelcome;
Malaysia crackdowns...
INTERNATIONAL:
India-SPDC relations;
Changes at ASEAN;
EU resolution condemns SPDC;
UN...
ECONOMY:
Shwe gas goes to China...
CHRONOLOGY...
REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (158K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs4/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-06.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 July 2007 |
|
| Title: | | SHE MUST BE FREE |
| Date of publication: | | 23 May 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | "On 27 May, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s latest term of house arrest comes up for review. On that day, Daw Suu will have spent approximately 11 years and 7 months under house arrest since she was initially detained on July 20, 1989. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has never been charged with a crime.1
Burma’s military regime continues to detain Daw Aung San Suu Kyi out of fear. Fear of her ability to mobilize Burma’s people to peacefully work for democratic reform. And fear of her as the symbol for the irresistible will of Burma’s people who yearn for a free and democratic society. In one of her notable speeches, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said, “It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.” Despite the junta’s efforts to silence Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters, peaceful acts of resistance continue to grow. Most recently: “Open Heart”, Tuesday prayer campaign, “White Sunday” and “White Expression”... The Lady Speaks;
Quick Biography;
What they say;
Awards/honors..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (204K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 28 October 2007 |
|
| Title: | | Burma - Women's Voices for Hope |
| Date of publication: | | May 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | “Burma Women’s Voices for Hope” is the sixth edition of the Women’s Voices series. This book is a collection of stories and poems about the diverse experiences of women refugees, exiles and women activists from inside Burma.
The contributors, many of who are first time writers, have shared their experiences of conflict and human rights abuses under the Burma military regime. At the same time they speak with determination and hope of the type of future they envisage for Burma – a future of democracy, freedom and human rights for all.
Stories Include:
• “To Save Our People” & “In The Dam’s Path” – stories by 2 Yintalai women, sharing their concerns about the future of the remaining 1,000 Yintalai people of Burma and their struggle to stop the Salween dam project that threatens to wash their communities away.
• “With My Own Two Eyes”- tells the story of a Karen woman activist’s journeys inside Karen State to help raise human rights and environmental awareness among her people.
• “Speaking Out Can Make A Difference” and “Not the Lord of the Rings” - focus on the effects of sexual violence by the military regime, through the eyes of women responsible for documenting cases of sexual violence.
• “Why?” - is one of several stories exploring different situations of women migrant workers in Thailand.
“This new, sixth collection of, “Women’s Voices” are the voices of women shouting out to the world for an audience. We must open our ears to these voices who courageously dare to speak out. We must open our hearts to the vision that these women tenaciously work for. We must act to support them, as they refuse to give up in the face of danger.” - Excerpt from Foreword by Ms Nursyahbani Katjasungkana - Indonesian parliamentarian and a well known feminist lawyer and activist. |
| Language: | | English, Burmese |
| Source/publisher: | | Thanaka Team, ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (1MB - English; 2.66MB - Burmese) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.altsean.org/Docs/PDF%20Format/Womens%20Voices/Womens%20Voices%20For%20Hope%20-%20Burmese... |
| Date of entry/update: | | 29 October 2007 |
|
| Title: | | Burma Bulletin - Issue 5 - May 2007 |
| Date of publication: | | May 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi...
INSIDE BURMA: Soe Win’s adieu;
NGO closures;
Offensive in Karen State;
Polio outbreak;
Ethnic affairs...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
New wave of arrests;
Detention conditions
Freedom of information;...
DISPLACEMENT:
Migrant workers in Thailand;
Protests against new law..
INTERNATIONAL:
Russia: the nuclear deal;
India: more arms;
South Korea: Daewoo upset;
North Korea: one more ship;
US: sanctions extended;
UN: Gambari returns...
ECONOMY:
Trade hits record high...
CHRONOLOGY...
REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (314K, 228K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs4/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-05.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 June 2007 |
|
| Title: | | Burma Bulletin - Issue 4 - April 2007 |
| Date of publication: | | April 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
1 Humanitarian aid restricted...
INSIDE BURMA:
2 Economic crisis fuels protests;
3 Political activism;
4 SPDC Army in disarray;
4 SPDC Army offensives;
5 Bird flu lingers;
5 Opium in Shan State...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
5 Imprisonments;
6 Misrule of law...
DISPLACEMENT:
6 Rohingya departures continue;
6 Arrests in Malaysia;
7 Migrant workers in Thailand...
INTERNATIONAL:
7 EU renews sanctions
7 Renewal of N Korea relations;
7 India military deals...
ECONOMY:
7 Salween dams;
8 Gas pipeline;
8 More Gas...
8 CHRONOLOGY...
10 REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (214K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs4/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-04.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2007 |
|
| Title: | | Burma Issues & Concerns Vol. 4: The Security Dimensions - April 2007 |
| Date of publication: | | April 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | "Issues and Concerns Vol. 4 analyzes the internal situation in Burma and presents compelling reasons as to why Burma should be considered a threat to ASEAN’s comprehensive regional security and why this threat is of such a serious nature to warrant action by the UN Security Council. Topics covered in the book include:
• The World’s Longest-Running War: Whose Problem Is It?
• Why ASEAN/Why the UNSC
• Drug Production in Burma and the Trafficking of Drugs from Burma in Asia
• The Social Impact of Burma’s Drug Production and Trafficking in Asia
• Burma as a Vector for the Spread of Serious Diseases in Asia
o HIV/AIDS
o Malaria
o TB
o Filariasis
o Avian Influenza
• Refugees
o Internally Displaced Persons (“IDPs”)
o Thailand
o Bangladesh
o Malaysia
o India
• Civilians, Women and Children
o Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts
o Children and Armed Conflict
o Women, Peace and Security" |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (1.835MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2007 |
|
| Title: | | Burma Bulletin - Issue 3 - March 2007 |
| Date of publication: | | March 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | "
Inside: SPDC Army's weakness; Arrests merry go round; Karen offensive; Bird Flu; Refugees' plight; ASEAN charter; Chronology of events; List of Reports"...KEY STORY:
SPDC Army’s weakness...
INSIDE BURMA:
Harassment of activists;
New arrests, releases;
National Convention;
Junta calls on the doctor;
Attacks on the Karen continue;
Ceasefire talks;
Bird flu again...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Situation worsening;
More arrests;
Custodial death;
Birthday behind bars;
Teenage rape victims jailed;
More forced labor...
DISPLACEMENT:
Malaysia crackdowns;
Bangladesh bulldozes camps;
Rohingya boat people...
INTERNATIONAL:
AIPMC: stronger stand;
ASEAN: no sanctions;
ASEAN: no EU trade agreement;
Thai-Burma border tension...
ECONOMY:
China gets the gas?
More gas...
CHRONOLOGY...
REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (206K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs4/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-03.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2007 |
|
| Title: | | The KNU 7th Brigade defection: SPDC’s propaganda over substance - February 2007 |
| Date of publication: | | 23 February 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | "Instead of pursuing genuine reconciliation with the recognized leaders of ethnic groups, the State Peace and Development Council continues to engineer splits and factions in opposition groups.
In its latest move, on 11 February, the SPDC announced in its own media a “peace” deal with the newly formed splinter group Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army Peace Council (KNU/KNLAPC) headed up by disaffected former Karen National Union (KNU) Commander Htain Maung. The deal has provided Htain Maung and his small band of followers with supplies and televisions, but no promise of peace or the end of the military violence which forced 27,000 people to leave their homes in 2006 in Eastern Burma.
Karen grassroots and civil society organizations have responded to the attempt to cause division by rallying around the KNU, confirming their place as the legitimate leaders of the community." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (98K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2007 |
|
| Title: | | Burma Bulletin - Issue 2 - February 2007 |
| Date of publication: | | February 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• India’s quid pro quo...
INSIDE BURMA:
• Poor SPDC Army
• SPDC Master Plan
• Freedom of Assembly
• Crackdown on opposition
• New Karen splinter group...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Karen offensive
• Prison conditions
• Freedom of information
• Child soldiers...
DISPLACEMENT:
• Migrant worker arrests
• Trafficking...
INTERNATIONAL:
• Indonesia cooperation...
CHRONOLOGY...
REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (160K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs4/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-02.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2007 |
|
| Title: | | Burma Bulletin - Issue 1 - January 2007 |
| Date of publication: | | January 2007 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• China and Russia veto...
INSIDE BURMA:
• Student leaders
• NLD activities
• SPDC attacks Daw Suu
• Than Shwe health
• SPDC Corruption
• Bombs
• KNU and the “ceasefire”
• KIO and drugs
• Infectious diseases threat...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Prisoner releases, detentions...
DISPLACEMENT:
• Rohingya Exodus
• Migrant workers in Thailand...
INTERNATIONAL:
• ASEAN Summit
• ASEAN Charter
• India military ties...
ECONOMY:
• Rice Harvest
• Energy Deals...
CHRONOLOGY...
REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSESAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (132k, 198K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs4/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-01.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2007 |
|
| Title: | | Forced labor in Burma: time for action - November 2006 |
| Date of publication: | | 10 November 2006 |
| Description/subject: | | "The forced labor situation in Burma has not improved in the six years since the ILO first addressed the issue in November 2000. While the regime has responded to ILO pressure with positive measures, any gains have been lost as soon as pressure is eased. Most recently, the SPDC failed to comply with the ILO recommendations on forced labor issues made in June 2006.
The SPDC’s recent release of activists Su Su Nway and Aye Myint in June have not been followed with any genuine moves by the SPDC to end forced labor. Forced labor involving portering, sentry/patrol duty, military and SPDC infrastructure projects, and commercial agriculture activities are still prevalent throughout Burma." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (46.3K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2007 |
|
| Title: | | Burma Bulletin - Issue 0 - November 2006 |
| Date of publication: | | November 2006 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• Gambari Returns to Burma...
INSIDE BURMA:
• Daw Suu meets with Gambari, receives medical checkup
• NLD activities continue
• Student leaders jailed
• New administrative system
• Corruption among SPDC
• Karen State offensive continues...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Prison visits: ICRC out
• ILO Considers ICJ option...
DISPLACEMENT:
• Burmese work permits under new Thai leadership...
INTERNATIONAL:
• Bush Tells ASEAN Leaders to Pressure Burma
• US to Pursue UNSC Resolution
• Thai PM Visits Burma...
ECONOMY:
• Thailand to reduce energy dependence on Burma
• Burma not meeting its own energy needs
• SPDC unpaid debts
• Sale of Gold Mine...
CHRONOLOGY...
REPORTS. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (215K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs4/ALTSEAN-Bulletin-00.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2007 |
|
| Title: | | China gambles on Burma at its own peril - October 2006 |
| Date of publication: | | 05 October 2006 |
| Description/subject: | | "The briefer examines the negative impact on China’s society that is the result of China’s cozy economic and political ties with the SPDC. The serious implications of China’s economic and political ties with the SPDC include:
1. Considerable harm to China because of illegal drugs entering China from Burma and because China’s HIV/AIDS epidemic can be traced to injecting drug users in cities bordering Burma.
2. Increased tension between the SPDC and Burma’s ethnic groups who have previously depended on direct trade with China. This will destabilize China’s border regions with Burma. Instability in Burma will further frustrate efforts by China to address its serious drug problems, HIV/AIDS epidemic and other problems related to migration, human trafficking, social ills and organized crime.
3. Assuming China’s blind support, the SPDC has intensified its crackdown on dissent by re-arresting student leaders and former political prisoners, and implying that harsher persecutions are on the way." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (290K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2007 |
|
| Title: | | Rohingya and Muslims in Arakan State: slow-burning genocide - August 2006 |
| Date of publication: | | August 2006 |
| Description/subject: | | "Almost 14 years have passed since the UN General Assembly recognized the suffering the Rohingya experienced at the hands of Burma’s military regime. Yet, Rohingya and Muslims from Burma continue to be subjected to a widespread and systematic campaign of persecution and discrimination at home and the denial of basic protection and fundamental rights in neighboring countries.
Often overlooked in global media coverage, the plight of more than 1 million Rohingya and Muslims from Burma should be more closely watched by the international community, to prevent what increasingly appears to be another genocide in the making" |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (102K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2007 |
|
| Title: | | THE SPIRIT OF 8888 LIVES ON - August 2006 |
| Date of publication: | | August 2006 |
| Description/subject: | | "The courageous actions of ordinary people and political leaders alike to stand up for the principles of human rights and democracy in the past 3 years prove that the spirit of 8888 is alive and well in Burma. That these actions are being done despite threats of death, detention or persecution, show that the peoples of Burma refuse to give up on their vision of a free and democratic Burma.Altsean-Burma salutes the courage of the peoples of Burma, both in and outside the country, in their struggle.
We support the common aspiration of the diverse ethnic groups for peace, justice and development and renew our determination to see the achievement of political reforms in Burma in the near future. We call upon the international community, in particular, the governments of ASEAN, India, China and East Asia, to actively support political and economic reforms in Burma. We urge them to support initiatives to bring Burma before the UN Security Council as a means to hasten reforms.
8888 - Don't Forget, Don't Give Up!" |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (274K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2007 |
|
| Title: | | ATS Briefer, July 2006 |
| Date of publication: | | July 2006 |
| Description/subject: | | "
The briefer examines the global and regional impact of amphetamine production and use. With the increased use of amphetamines, there are almost twice as many users of amphetamines in the world than of opiates. The bulk of amphetamine production and trafficking in the world occurs in Southeast Asia.
Burma is a primary source of amphetamines to the world market. Amphetamine production and trafficking has given the SPDC an alternative source of revenue that has allowed the SPDC to reduce opium and heroin production in response to international pressure.
Regional governments need to seriously assess the health, social, and human security threats linked to increased amphetamine production and use. Injected and tablet forms of amphetamines are directly linked to the spread of HIV/AIDS from Burma to India and China. Every country neighboring Burma is negatively impacted by amphetamine use." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (275K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2007 |
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| Title: | | BURMA BRIEFING: ISSUES AND CONCERNS VOL. 3 - July 2006 |
| Date of publication: | | July 2006 |
| Description/subject: | | "Issues and Concerns Vol. 3 contains a selection of articles covering developments in Burma and in the ASEAN community. Topics covered in the book include:
• ASEAN’s increased frustrations in dealing with Burma’s junta.
• The regime’s decision to move the capital to Naypyidaw.
• Shake-ups and reshuffles in the SPDC.
• Possible UNSC action on Burma.
• Bomb blasts and instability within Burma
• The SPDC’s continued mismanagement of Burma’s economy
• India and China’s continued competition over Burma’s gas and oil reserves
• Increased military aid from Russia
• SPDC rejects NLD offer for dialogue
• SPDC intensifies crackdown on NLD
• Update on conditions of political prisoners and new arrests
• Update on Ethnic relations and SPDC attacks on armed ethnic groups and SPDC Army offensive in Karen State
• Update on SPDC interference in the delivery of humanitarian aid
• SPDC ability to respond to bird flu
• Update of forced labor" |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (928K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2007 |
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| Title: | | NATIONAL CONVENTION: THE SPDC DELUSION OF DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
| Date of publication: | | 01 February 2006 |
| Description/subject: | | The briefer examines the December 2005 – January 2006 convening of the ongoing SPDC National Convention (NC). The constitution drafting process continues to be illegitimate, unrepresentative, and an exercise in futility.
Despite the junta’s repeated claims that the National Convention is nearing an end, the SPDC tells foreign diplomats that the latest session of the NC will not complete new constitution. The slow pace of democratic reform draws criticism from the international community.
While the USDA was active in organizing “forced” rallies in support of the NC process, the NMSP and KNPP pull their delegates from the NC as tensions mount between SPDC and other ceasefire groups. Convention delegates who attend the NC proceedings meet in a climate of fear and intimidation. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (226K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 29 October 2007 |
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| Title: | | BURMA’S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE ASEAN CHAIR – RETREAT OR DEFEAT? |
| Date of publication: | | 13 September 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | On 26 July 2005, the SPDC withdrew its claim to the ASEAN chair, causing a massive loss of face for Snr Gen Than Shwe and his cronies.
The move has been followed by intense speculation – that Than Shwe has been ousted, and that the military leadership will become further isolated from the concerns of the international community. With the military regime in a weakened state, now is the time for ASEAN and the international community to push the junta towards genuine and comprehensive reforms for democratization in Burma.
Also in the lead up to the decision, over 200 prisoners were released, apparently in an attempt to appease international opinion. Crackdowns on political dissent continue, and the situation remains tense between the SPDC Army and ethnic groups as the SPDC reinforces its military presence in several territories, and opposition groups resist committing to the junta’s “road map”.
Pressure on the junta leadership has been exacerbated by the humanitarian crisis and failing economy. The delivery of humanitarian aid is severely frustrated by junta restrictions, while widespread food shortages continue. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (108K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 29 October 2007 |
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| Title: | | PRESSURE WORKS: BURMA BACKS OFF FROM ASEAN CHAIR |
| Date of publication: | | 06 August 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | "Unprecedented pressure from ASEAN has forced the Burmese regime to back off from claiming the coveted chair for 2006. Although billed as “Burma’s own decision”, the move – affecting the regime’s credibility and prestige – was a defeat for regime head Senior-General Than Shwe.
Burma’s decision to relinquish its turn at the ASEAN chairmanship shows that persistent pressure works, and it works most effectively when applied from within ASEAN. Although being forced to relinquish the chairmanship was undoubtedly a success for ASEAN and the Burma democracy movement, it was only one of many steps towards the country achieving a genuine democracy.
Moving beyond the chairmanship, ASEAN should now insist the junta set a clear timetable in fulfilling its long-standing pledge to ASEAN and the international community to commence a genuine and inclusive process towards democratization in Burma. In this process, ASEAN should engage with China and India – both countries which have significant influence and business ties with the regime – to convince them that a free, democratic and prosperous Burma presents a better business case and strategic partner than the bankrupt, pariah state it is now...Page 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Page 3 MOVING ON: BEYOND THE CHAIRMANSHIP
Asean’s Continuing Leverage
Page 4 THAN SHWE BACKS DOWN
The Official Announcement
Asean’s New Reality: Pressure Works!
Asean, US, EU elated
Burma, China, Rangoon diplomats upset
ARF hits out at Burma
News Blackout in Rangoon
Page 6 THE ROAD TO VIENTIANE
Asean Parliamentarians Lead the Charge
Asean Ministers Follow Suit
Page 8 THE CHAIR WAS IMPORTANT TO THAN SHWE
He wanted it – bad
Why did he need it?
SPDC Rank and File Demoralized
Evaporating Ethnic Trust
Economy in the Doldrums
No Face, No Money
Page 13 WHAT THEY SAID: STATEMENTS ON BURMA’S ASEAN CHAIRMANSHIP
NCGUB
Asean Press
International Press
Asean Leaders
Asean Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus
Other International Leaders & Commentators |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (164K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 January 2006 |
|
| Title: | | WAITING TO EXPLODE? |
| Date of publication: | | 01 June 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | Three bombs detonated in central Rangoon on 7 May 2005. The SPDC has been accused of having had foreknowledge of the bombings, but only organizing protection of military buildings. The bombings have been commonly assumed to be an “inside job” to justify increased military actions against dissident groups, or as an expression of tensions between Vice-Sr Gen Maung Aye and “young guns” aligned with Sr Gen Than Shwe.
The reshuffle of half of the country’s regional commanders and the recall of many Burmese ambassadors, reported two weeks after the bombings, heighten speculation about the internal integrity of the regime post-Khin Nyunt ouster. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (86K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 January 2006 |
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| Title: | | CALL FOR FATF TO MAINTAIN BURMA’S NCCT STATUS |
| Date of publication: | | 31 May 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | In 2001, Burma was designated Non-Cooperative Country or Territory (NCCT) by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), indicating major deficiencies in a country’s anti-money laundering regime, and cautioning financial institutions to pay special attention to their business relations and transactions.
In November 2004, the FATF removed extra measures against the regime as a result of improvements’ in the SPDC’s money laundering standards. This action overlooked flaws in the SPDC’s anti-money laundering mechanisms, as well as failings in newly enacted laws.
Despite the regime’s recent showcase closing of two banks, the SPDC has not taken significant action against money laundering. Closing the banks was merely an attempt to convince the international community that the SPDC is “tough on money laundering” in the lead up to the next meeting of the FATF in June...
The SPDC’s approach to money laundering remains sub-par and a threat to regional economies and global efforts to combat money laundering.
"The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) must renew Burma’s placement on the Non-
Cooperative Country or Territory (NCCT) list. Despite the regime’s recent showcase
closing of two banks, the SPDC has not taken significant action against money
laundering..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (98K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 January 2006 |
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| Title: | | "Show Some Self-respect!" - An Interview with Debbie Stothard |
| Date of publication: | | 26 April 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | Burma activist group leader speaks out on Asean dilemma...
"As the 2006 date for Burma’s assumption of the Asean chairmanship draws ever closer, the organization’s policy towards Rangoon comes under increasingly close scrutiny from the Alternative Asean Network on Burma. Formed in 1996, ALTSEAN is a network of Southeast Asia activists, NGOs, academics and politicians who are working for democracy and respect for human rights in Burma. The Irrawaddy recently talked to Altsean’s co-ordinator, Debbie Stothard, about her movement’s approach to the thorny question of Burma’s suitability for chairing Asean..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | "The Irrawaddy" Vol. 13, No. 4 |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 27 April 2006 |
|
| Title: | | "Blurred Vision" -- Report Card, January - March 2004 |
| Date of publication: | | March 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | Inside: Ethnics Draft Alternative Roadmap , NLD’s 4 Minimal Demands, Resource Diplomacy Bails Out Regime, A New Narcotic Drink Called ASEAN...
CONTENTS
3 BLURRED VISION...
4 DEMOCRACY & DIALOGUE:
* National Convention to Restart;
* Myanmar Road to Democracy”:
The Way Backward;
* Making & Believing Promises;
* Reactions to the Roadmap: 4
Minimal Demands, Tripartite
Dialogue First, Alt. Roadmap;
* International Community: Looking
For a Timeframe;
* Repression Continues: Criticizing
Roadmap gets 17 Years Jail;
* Razali Leads Choir of Optimists...
17 MILITARY THREAT:
* Going Nowhere;
* Command & Control;
* Procurement & Recruitment:
Upgrading the Airforce, Ethnic
Recruitment, Forced Portering;
* International Military Ties;
* Breaching the Ceasefires:
Karenni, Karen, Shan, Mon;
* Security Tightened;
* Army in Short Supply?
25 DRUGS:
* Counter Narcotics: Thailand;
Orders Friendly Ties, China
Getting Fed-Up, India to Intensify
Cooperation;
* US Report: Small Concession;
* Opium Production: Rising Or
Falling? Crop Substitution Fails,
Villagers Forced To Pay;
* Junta & Police Clash At SPDC
Poppy Plantation;
* “Asean”: The New Narcotic Drink;
* New Trade Route?
* Wa Ecstasy? Wa Refineries Move,
ATS Factories At Panghsang, Wa
Take Ruby Hill;
* Seizures;
35 ECONOMY:
* Natural Resources: Regime’s
Redemption
* A Golden Land: Diamond And
Gold Mining At Set Ga Done
* Change To Euro Confirmed
* India: New Official Trade Point
* No Go Area: Bangladesh Shipping
Route Suspended
* BIMSTEC Free Trade Area
* Domestic Economy: More
Contradictions: Rice Export Ban,
Raw Goods Liberalization, Three
Banks Reopen
* Foreign Trade: Buy Less, Export
More, No More Prawns, China-
Burma Trade US$1 Billion in 2003,
East-West Corridor
* Quick Money Makers: A Guide For
Dictators: Japan Tax, Foreign
Investment For Tourism,
Concessions In Exclusive
Economic Zone, Sell Some Gems
* Mekong Power Grid: Questionable
Policies
* ICFTU Updates Shame List
47 AID
* Japan Resumes Aid
* EU To Offer Border Assistance
* US Supports Aids Projects
* FAO
* UN Rice To Ex-Poppy Farmers
50 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
* United Nations: No One Happy
* India: Looking East?
* China
* Bangladesh
* ASEAN: Easily Intimidated?
* ASEM
* Bangkok Process
* European Union: A Little Less
Conversation, A Little More Action
* United States
* Australia
59 THAI-BURMA RELATIONS
* Enduring Faith
.
* Understanding Is The Key
* Bangkok Process: Yes, No,
No
..Yes
* Economics
* Tavoy Port
* Thaksin Defensive Over
McConnell Accusations...
* Human Rights Watch, Another
Damning Report
* Bo Mya Thanks Thais
65 ETHNIC RELATIONS
* KNU Ceasefire: No Formal
Agreement
* New Hopes For KNPP Ceasefire
* KIO: Failed Coup
* Shan State Army-South:
Committed To Peace
* Salone/Moken Forced On Land
For Tourism
* Arakan National Council: A Source
of Concern For Rohingyas
* Chin National Front: Ready For
Ceasefire Talks
* Ethnic Council Formed
73 HUMAN RIGHTS
* Political Prisoners: New Arrests,
Political Prisoner Dies One Month
Before Completing Sentence,
Deteriorating Health Condition Of
Political Prisoners, 15 Years Jail
For Sports
* Total In Burma: French Activist
Denies Wrongdoing
* Freedom Of Movement
* Forced Labor: Junta Agrees To An
Independent Mediator, Junta Will
Review Death Sentences Of “ILO
3”, Forced Labor, Extortion,
Confiscation Continues
* Burma: High Risk Of Genocide
* Burmese In Bangladesh Prison
Despite End Of Sentence
* Freedom Of Information: More
Press Freedom In China Than In
Burma
* The US On Burma: Worsening
Human Rights Record
* Pinheiro: Caution & Despair
* Min Ko Naing: 15 Years in Jail
82 WOMEN & CHILDREN
* Junta Continues To Rape Women
Despite Ceasefire Talks
* Lack Of Attention To Women’s
Rights Fuels HIV/AIDS Epidemic
* Burmese Women’s Reproductive
Health At The Thai-Burma Border
* NLD Women Demand Releases
* Forced Recruitment For Junta Org
* Child Soldiers, Girl Soldiers
* Child Prisoners: Judges Ignorant
Of The Country’s Laws
87 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
* Junta Tightens Its Grip On
Buddhist Clergy: Monks Arrested,
Disrobed And Imprisoned, Jailed
for Refusing SPDC Donations
* Buddhist-Muslim Clashes In
Arakan State
* Christians Persecuted In Chin
State
* Activist Monk Passes Away
* Inter-Faith Prayer Amidst
Repression At Thai-Burma Border
91 DISPLACEMENT
* IDPs: 3,500 Displaced In Karenni
& Karen States, Asian Highway
Forces Relocation In Sagaing Divn
* Refugees: Japan, Bangladesh,
Malaysia
* UNHCR Plans Repatriation While
Displacement Continues
* Thailand: UNHCR Suspends
Refugee Status Determination For
Burmese, No More Persons Of
Concern (POC) Status For
Refugees, Hunger Strike In
Bangkok Prison
* Migrant Workers: Thousands Flee
Ahead of Thai Crackdown,
Repression of Labor Activists
* Human Smuggling
98 HEALTH
* Bird Flu Stories
* HIV/AIDS Joint Proposal
100 ENVIRONMENT
* Chinese Dams On The
Nu/Salween River
* Thai-Burma Projects For The
Salween River
* Mangrove Reforestation
* A Tiger Reserve For The SPDC
* Wildlife Trade Thriving
103 CHRONOLOGY:
JAN ~ MAR 2004
119 MEDIA ABBREVIATIONS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (453K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 January 2006 |
|
| Title: | | INTERIM REPORT CARD: JULY 2004 – FEBRUARY 2005 |
| Date of publication: | | March 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | A Summary of Political and Human Rights Developments in Burma
Prepared for the 61st Session on the UN Commission on Human Rights, March 2005...
CONTENTS:
2 DEMOCRACY BLUES
3 MILITARY PURGES: INHERENT
INSTABILITY
The Fate of Gen Khin Nyunt
The New MI
Corruption Continues Unabated
Continuing Instability
Mass Prisoner Releases
9 THE NATIONAL CONVENTION
Illegitimate, Unrepresentative,
Militaristic
Tightening Control of Ceasefire Grps
Entrenching Military Rule
Order 5/96: 20 Years’ Jail for Criticism
Democratic Forces Reject Roadmap
Not Representative of Burma’s People
Divide and Rule Tactics
USDA: The SPDC’s New Party
17 DEMOCRACY, SPDC-STYLE: NO
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
Continued Arrests & Detentions
NLD Calls for Dialogue Rejected
CRPP Head Threatened by Junta
NLD Petition Campaign
22 ETHNIC RELATIONS
Shan Leaders Arrested
Battles Ahead
26 DISREGARD FOR THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
ILO – No Intention to Change
Bangkok Process: Thailand holding on
UN Envoys
28 OVERVIEW: HUMAN RIGHTS
29 ABUSES OF ECONOMIC RIGHTS
30 EXTORTION & LAND
CONFISCATION
32 FORCED LABOR
34 TORTURE
35 ARBITRARY DETENTION
Detained Beyond the their Sentences
Prisoner Deaths
Life-Threatening Health Conditions
39 SUMMARY EXECUTIONS &
EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS
41 FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
43 RULE OF LAW
Junta Cracks Down On Romance
Miscarriages of Justice
Complainants Sent To Jail, Killed
46 RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE
46 FORCED RELOCATION &
DISPLACEMENT
48 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
49 HUMAN TRAFFICKING
50 RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
51 IGNORING TSUNAMI-AFFECTED
BURMESE
52 LANDMINES |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (266K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 January 2006 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BRIEFING - BURMA’S NATIONAL CONVENTION: ILLEGITIMATE, UNREPRESENTATIVE & OPPRESSIVE |
| Date of publication: | | 16 February 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | On 17 February 2005, Burma’s ongoing National Convention was scheduled to reconvene. The briefer examines the National Convention including information on structure, process, reasons why it is illegitimate, democratic alternatives, and international responses...
FEBRUARY 2005 UPDATE:-
NO CHANGES IN SIGHT:
Tightening Control of Ceasefire Groups;
National Convention Process Unchanged;
Crackdown On Shan Leaders Ahead Of
National Convention;
Discontent Brewing Amongst Ceasefire
Groups;
CRPP Rejects National Convention...
CONCLUSION...
RECOMMENDATIONS...
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:-
AN EXCUSE NOT TO CONVENE
PARLIAMENT...
ENTRENCHING MILITARY RULE:
The Military Junta Does Not Want
Democracy;
Six “Objectives”;
Chapter Headings;
104 “Principles”...
FIRST STEP IN A ROADMAP TO
DEMOCRACY?
The 7-Point Roadmap;
Fundamentally Flawed;
Continuation of a Previous Failure;
No End in Sight;
Who Will Draft the Constitution?;
1990 Election Results Must Be Upheld;
Democratic Forces Reject the Roadmap...
NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF BURMA’S
PEOPLE:
Worse Than the 1993 Convention;
Thugs and Drug Lords at the NC...
THE REGIME’S DESPERATION:
NC Structure;
SLORC Order 5/96: Freedom of Expression
Criminalized;
1,076 Handpicked Political Prisoners;
Bizarre Regulations;
Strict Script Supervision;
Media Gagged, Blindfolded, Deaf;
Divide-and-Rule: Joint Proposal Refused...
ALTERNATIVES TO THE NATIONAL
CONVENTION:
Ceasefire Groups Also Want Democratic
Process;
Ethnic Groups Draft an Alternative
Roadmap;
Eight New Basic Principles from Democracy
Movement...
INTERNATIONAL RESPONSES:
Exclusion of the International Community;
ASEAN: The Failure Of Unconditional
Engagement;
UN Consensus;
Western Condemnation. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (159K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 26 February 2005 |
|
| Title: | | TSUNAMI IMPACT ON BURMA - Update 28 January 2005 |
| Date of publication: | | 28 January 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | Note: This briefing note is an update of a previous Altsean-Burma paper entitled “Tsunami
Impact on Burma – Update as of 4 January 2005”. It covers tsunami-related developments
affecting the Burmese population inside Burma and in Thailand from 4 to 28 January 2005...In December of 2004, an undersea earthquake near Indonesia triggered a tsunami that caused widespread destruction in Indonesia, Thailand, India and, most likely, Burma. Because of Burma’s secretive military regime, it has been had to assess the full extent of the tsunami’s damage to Burma.
The briefer examines the probable damage caused by the tsunami to Burma, the SPDC’s reporting and response to the event, as well as the impact of the tsunami on migrant workers from Burma working in Thailand and the Thai government’s treatment of the migrant workers.
Note: This briefing note is an update of a previous Altsean-Burma paper entitled “Tsunami Impact on Burma – Update as of 4 January 2005”. It covers tsunami-related developments affecting the Burmese population inside Burma and in Thailand from 4 to 28 January 2005. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (101K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 26 February 2005 |
|
| Title: | | TSUNAMI IMPACT ON BURMA – Update as of 4 January 2005 |
| Date of publication: | | 04 January 2005 |
| Description/subject: | | "The tsunami has highlighted the reality that Burma is a failed state that has been slow to
recognise the seriousness of the situation. The military authorities have denied the severity
of the effects of the tsunami and associated earthquakes. Besides being slow to act to
support its own citizens, the regime has also hindered aid agencies and concerned people
from providing direct assistance.
The impacts on Burmese have not just been felt in the country, but also amongst thousands
of migrant workers and asylum-seekers in Thailand. However, the Burmese authorities has
not moved to provide support to their citizens overseas, neither has it been committed to
helping account for foreigners who may have been present in coastal areas affected by the
tsunami..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (90K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 26 February 2005 |
|
| Title: | | A Failing Grade - Burma's drug eradication efforts |
| Date of publication: | | November 2004 |
| Description/subject: | | "...Since the assumption of power of the State Law and Order Restoration
Council (SLORC) in September 1988, Burma has experienced a dramatic rise
in the production and export of illegal narcotics. Since 1996, opium and
heroin production doubled. In the years since there has been a steady decline
in opium production and the export of heroin. Far from being the result of
government and international efforts, this has been largely the cause of a
production and market shift, from opiates to amphetamine type stimulants
(ATS). The drug trade in Burma is conducted predominantly by Chinese
criminal organizations, protected at every step by ethnic militia armies with
links to transnational criminal networks. They are routinely and
systematically assisted by members of the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) in a
network that has no official approval, but which is so widespread and deep
as to be systemic and multi-layered, from the troops on the ground to the
generals in Rangoon....The SPDC has failed to resolutely interdict the narcotics trade in Burma.
Efforts so far to accord with its stated aims and international obligations
have been insufficient to increase the current level of United Nations
funding, or for the United States Government to certify the regime as
cooperating fully on stopping the drug trade. Narcotics eradication efforts
cannot be depoliticized or sequestered from the SPDC's wider aims, which
includes the pacification of ethnic people. The humanitarian crisis facing
opium farming communities in the Shan State must be urgently addressed by
the international community. This should entail greater lobbying of the
SPDC to slow down their eradication drive and take a more gradual,
sustainable approach to eradication. The regime must demonstrate that their
war on drugs is one conducted with greater respect for human rights,
providing sustainable alternative incomes and more positive development for
the communities. Other communities affected by drug eradication projects,
such as Shan displaced by UWSA and UNODC sponsored forced
relocations should also be recognized and assisted..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Altsean-Burma |
| Format/size: | | html, pdf (7.18MB - 250 pages) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 14 December 2004 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BRIEFING: ISSUES & CONCERNS VOLUME 1 |
| Date of publication: | | November 2004 |
| Description/subject: | | Issues and Concerns Vol. 1 contains a selection of articles covering background information on a wide range of Burma-related issues. Topics covered in the book include:
• Basic Facts on Burma
• A Brief History
• Reshuffling the SPDC Deck
• The National League for Democracy (NLD)
• Who’s Who
• Burma’s Economy: Soldiers Are Not Economists
• Ethnic Diversity: No Barrier to Unity
• Federalism & The Union of Burma
• The 8888 General Strike
• The 1990 General Elections in Burma
• The Depayin Massacre
• Roadmap To Democracy: Buying Time
Burma’s National Convention: Illegitimate, Unrepresentative & Oppressive
• Undermining Regional Security
• Burma & The International Community
• Advancing Regional Interests
• Burma: ASEAN’s Shame
• The Un Secretary-General & His Special Envoy
• Civil Society’s Response to the Crisis In Burma
• International Initiatives: Strength Elicits Results
• Economic Sanctions: A Consequence of the Regime’s Inflexibility
Who Needs the Rule of Law?
• Repression of Pro-Democracy Activists
• Abuses Against Ethnic Nationalities
• Press Freedom Denied
• Human Trafficking
• Military Rule Is Bad for Your Health
• Violence Against Women
• Refugees & Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (1.694MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 29 October 2007 |
|
| Title: | | BURMA BRIEFING: ISSUES AND CONCERNS VOL. 2 - Nov 2004 |
| Date of publication: | | November 2004 |
| Description/subject: | | UPDATE: THE KHIN NYUNT OUSTER:
It’s Not Over, Yet;
Another Generation of Political
Prisoners?...
MILITARY RESTRUCTURING...
BORDER ISSUES:
Border Trade;
Confiscations, Arrests;
Thailand...
ECONOMY AND BUSINESS:
Closures;
Kyat;
Trade & Investment...
DRUGS...
ETHNIC NATIONALITIES:
National Convention...
THE NLD & DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI...
NCGUB...
INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS:
ASEAN Turns Up the Heat?
Thailand: Soe Win A Nice Guy’;
Malaysia: Why Weren’t We Told?
Philippines: More of The Usual’
Indonesia: Surprise Visit;
China: Quietly Concerned;
India: Friendly Overtures;
EU: Asians Should Help;
US: More Pressure, Please;
UN...
WHO’S IN, WHO’S OUT...
WHO’S WHO: SPDC LEADERS’
BIOGRAPHIES...
PRISONER RELEASES: EASING THE
PRESSURE VALVE?
Who Was Released?
Some Still Waiting;
What About Aung San Suu Kyi;
No Signs of Change;
A Response to Pressure;
Not the First Time;
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi: Burma’s Most Famous
Political Prisoner...
WHY THE RELEASES?
International Pressure;
Internal Pressure;
What Next?;
Conclusion...
LOTS OF NOISE, LITTLE CHANGE: HUMAN
RIGHTS POST KHIN NYUNT...
LEGISLATORS ACTING ON BURMA:
Inter-Parliamentary Union;
3,285 Parliamentarians Sign
Solidarity Declaration;
European Parliament Calls for Increased
Pressure on Burma;
Parliamentarians Support the CRPP;
US Congress: United on Burma;
Other Recent Parliamentarian
Initiatives;
ASEAN: Parliamentary Caucuses Emerge:
Malaysia;
Thailand...
RECENT CIVIL SOCIETY
INITIATIVES ON BURMA:
Nobel Laureates;
Regional Activists;
Labor Groups...
RESPONSES FROM
INTERNATIONAL BODIES:
UNGA’s Annual Resolutions;
ILO: Pressure Triggers Response;
FATF: Money Laundering Concerns...
LEGAL PROOF OF A DICTATORSHIP:
Emergency Provisions Act (1950);
State Protection Law (1975);
Television & Video Law (1996);
21 Unlawful Associations Act (1908);
Interpretation of Expressions Law (1973);
Printers & Publishers Registration Law (1962);
The Official Secrets Act (1923);
Habitual Offenders Act (1961);
The Burma Wireless Telegraphy Act (1933);
The “National Convention” Law 5/96 (1996);
22 Uses & Abuses of the Law;
But Sometimes the Law isn’t so Important
Further Deficiencies;
Guilty Until Proven Innocent;
Inaccessible Laws;
Legal Bid to Free Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Fails;
More Sackings...
THE LAST WORD - QUOTES FROM AUNG
SAN SUU KYI on:
Burma & ASEAN;
ASEAN’s Constructive Engagement;
Refugees;
Democracy;
25 Human Rights & Asian Values;
The UN Special Envoy Razali Ismail;
The 1990 Election;
Power-Sharing?
On the NLD’s “Inflexibility”;
Some Resources from Altsean-Burma. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (491K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 26 February 2005 |
|
| Title: | | DECLARATION OF THE REGIONAL STRATEGY MEETING ON BURMA |
| Date of publication: | | 08 June 2004 |
| Description/subject: | | "We, the participants of the Regional Strategy Meeting on Burma, from 40 organisations in 10 countries, met for 2 days in June in Thailand,
AFFIRM THAT:
* The democratisation of Burma is integral to freedom and democracy in the entire region.
* Tripartite dialogue premised on observance of human rights and democratic principles is essential to genuine National Reconciliation.
* Free and fair elections are a cornerstone to any democratic state, therefore the outcome of the 1990 multi-party elections organised by the military regime must be acknowledged.
* Asean is a key actor in determining the future of Burma, and therefore the future of this region.
* Asean and the international community need to focus more effort and resources to advocate effectively for genuine reforms in Burma.
* Sanctions, particularly economic sanctions, are vital non-military options to support the democracy movement in Burma. Hence, the continuation and expansion of such sanctions are needed.
RECOGNISE THAT:..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Regional Strategy Meeting on Burma |
| Format/size: | | html (19K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 08 June 2004 |
|
| Title: | | ON THE ROAD TO DEPAYIN: |
| Date of publication: | | 04 June 2004 |
| Description/subject: | | "The following excerpts have been translated from footage of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's tour of Mandalay Division, Kachin, State, Shan State and Sagaing Division in the weeks leading up to the murderous attack on her entourage on May 30, 2003.
She made these impromptu speeches at rallies that attracted thousands of people who traveled great distances to see her despite harassment and severe warnings by the authorities.
Several isolated protests organized by the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) acting under the direction of Burma's military leaders. These went relatively unheeded until the USDA stepped up their campaign of threats and intimidation, which culminated in the Depayin attack which resulted in scores killed, and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and NLD Deputy Chair U Tin Oo detained..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Altsean-Burma |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 08 June 2004 |
|
| Title: | | BRIEFING NOTE: IT IS TIME TO ACT ON BURMA, |
| Date of publication: | | 01 June 2004 |
| Description/subject: | | SHOULD THE SPDC BE ALLOWED TO GET
AWAY WITH LIES?
Patience & Flexibility...
WHY ACT NOW?--
SPDC's Broken Promises;
Lack of Democratic Progress;
Continuing Human Rights Abuses;
Releases from international pressure;
Security Concerns, Military Threat...
PRESSURE WORKS:--
Archbishop Desmond Tutu;
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi;
U Lwin, NLD Spokesman;
Asian Activists;
Malaysian Parliamentarians;
Sen. John McCain & HE Madeline Albright;
Sanctions Take Time;
Engagement is not working...
WHAT THE REGIME IS BEING URGED TO DO...
WHAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
CAN DO...
A BAN ON FINANCIAL REMITTANCES â“ THE
PRACTICAL OPTION...
A LIFELINE FOR THE DEMOCRACY
MOVEMENT...
A NON-VIOLENT BARGAINING CHIP...
TAKING AIM AT SPDC'S ECONOMIC
LIFELINES...
CREATING DOMESTIC PRESSURE FOR
CHANGE:--
Undermining Moderates?...
INSTIGATING REGIONAL ACTION...
SPDC â“ FEIGNING REFORM & ROLLING OUT
THE CHARM...
DAMPENING EFFORTS:
Relabeling;
Enabling Remittances;
Business Diplomacy...
SANCTIONS & SEX WORK:--
Burma's biggest pimp;
Increasing since 1988;
Jumping the Gun;
Low Factory Wages;
Insufficient evidence;
Numbers of job losses disputed;
Job losses from capital flight;
Reforms needed...
PEOPLE OF BURMA SUPPORT SANCTIONS...
PREDICTIONS: Brief Chronology of �Predictions'
by the Thai Government...
RECENT ARMS& DEFENSE EQUIPMENT
ACQUISITIONS...
ROGUE REGIMES â“ Pyongyang & the SPDC...
GOING NUCLEAR!...
REGIONAL THREAT...
THE WORST SANCTION:
The Ongoing Banking Crisis;
Investor-Unfriendly Climate...
APPENDIXES:
Burma: An Albatross for Both Asean & Europe,
By Kavi Chongkittavorn. The Nation, Jun 14 04...
Non Interference In Burma Is Not An Option, By
Mitch McConnell and Dianne Feinstein. The
Asian Wall Street Journal, Jun 14 04...
Declaration of the Regional Strategy Meeting on
Burma, Jun 8 04....
Press Statement by the Pro-Democracy
Myanmar MPs' Caucus of The Malaysian
Parliament, Jun 8 04...
Envoy: Assembly a "Mass House Arrestâ�. The
Nation, Jun 2 04...
Now is the time for action on Burma, By Tashika
Elbegdorj. The Nation, May 10 04...
�Window Dressing,' Baltimore Sun, May 12 04...
Don't Help Burma's Generals, by Zaw Oo, Far
Eastern Economic Review, May 6 04...
Imposition of Special Measures against Burma,
Myanmar Mayflower Bank, and Asia Wealth
Bank, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
System, May 3 04...
A Need to Act on Burma, by John McCain &
Madeleine Albright, Washington Post, Apr 27 04...
No Excuse for Inaction on Burma, Fred Hiatt,
Washington Post, Apr 5 04...
Press Release: FATF Strengthens Global Anti-
Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing
Campaign, Feb 27 04...
Foreword to Ready, Aim, Sanction: Non-Military
Options to Support Burma's Democratization,
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nov 03...
Press Release: FATF decides to impose
counter-measures on Myanmar, Nov 3 03. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (207K) 39 pages |
| Date of entry/update: | | 06 July 2004 |
|
| Title: | | SPECIAL REPORT: ON THE ROAD TO DEMOCRACY? |
| Date of publication: | | 29 February 2004 |
| Description/subject: | | A Summary of Political & Human Rights Developments in Burma September 1 2003 - February 29, 2004...
Prepared for the 60th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights, March 2004...
CONTENTS:
2 ON THE ROAD TO DEMOCRACY?
4 Context of the Roadmap;
5 Nation-Wide Crackdown;
5 No Justice - No Accountability;
6 Rise of the Hardliners;
6 Forced Military Training;
8 Dissecting the Roadmap;
9 'Moderate' vs 'Hardline'?
10 Democratisation or Delay Tactic? 13 Broken Promises;
15 Lessons from the National Convention 1990-1996;
16 SPDC Actions Thus Far to Implement the Roadmap;
17 Bangkok Process - Dialogue with One Side;
17 USDA PIan to Destroy Democratic Movement;
19 Ethnic & Pro-Democracy
Groups Reject Roadmap;
20 NLD: Dialogue or Detente;
21 Ethnic Nationalities Seminar's
Common Position;
22 Ceasefire Groups: Conditional
Support, Misrepresentation;
23 Pushed to the Ceasefire Table
at Gunpoint;
26 Rethinking the Roadmap;
26 A Starting Point, Not a Fait Accompli;
28 OVERVIEW: HUMAN RIGHTS:
29 Arbitrary Detention;
31 Miscarriage Of Justice;
32 Update on Depayin Victims;
32 Arbitrary Detentions May 31 -Aug 31, 2003;
34 Torture;
36 Exlrajudicial Killings & Summary
Executions;
37 Freedom of Expression;
37 Religious Intolerance;
38 Update on Ethnic Nationality
Relations;
39 Forced Labor;
41 Forced Relocation & Displacemt;
42 Landmines;
44 Violence Against Women;
45 Child Soldiers;
47 Abuse of Economic Rights. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Altsean-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (371K), html (341K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/roadmap-SR.htm
http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/OnThe%20Road2DemocracyA4.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 24 March 2004 |
|
| Title: | | Under Pressure: Report Card July-September 2003 |
| Date of publication: | | January 2004 |
| Description/subject: | | UNDER PRESSURE:
DEMOCRACY AND DIALOGUE:-
* No Justice For Black Friday Victims
* Depayin Victims Missing / Detained
* U Tin Oo & Other NLD Leaders
* Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
* ICRC Visits
* More Eyewitness Accounts
* Ethnic Groups Warned Not To
Speak Out About Black Friday
* The Big Picture - Nationwide
Crackdown & �Clean Up'
* Ongoing Arrests, Sentencing, And
Harassment Of Opposition Members
* NLD MPs Flee To Thailand
* Authorities Shoot Hunger Strike
Prisoners
* Activist Dies After Depayin Attack
* Releases
* SPDC Propaganda Offensive
* Bomb Blasts - SPDC Points Finger
At Opposition Groups
* Anti-SPDC Leaflets
* Asean Interventions-Little Attempted,
Little Gained
* Thai �Road Map'
* Indonesian Envoy
* Razali's Visit - No High Hopes
* Regime Roadmap-Another �Road To
Nowhere'
* The Perfect Stalling Tactic
* National Convention Background
* What's Missing From �Road Map'
* What The Convention Does Offer
* Play By Our Rules Or Stay Out
* Who's On Board
* SPDC Rallies And Prayers To
Support Road Map And Ward Off
Sanctions
* Reactions To The Roadmap
* Ethnic & Political Groups' Rejection
* Ceasefire Groups' Conditional
Support
* International Community: Wait & See�
MILITARY THREAT:-
* SPDC Reshuffle Rise Of The
Hardliners
* General Khin Nyunt-Promoted Or
Demoted?
* Forced Conscription
* New Bases, Battalions & Tanks
* Military Border Buildup
* ABSDF Forced Out Of KIO Territory
* Tatmadaw Goes International
* China - Military Visit
* Thailand - More Naval Cooperation
* India - Quid Pro Quo
* Bangladesh - Shopping For Arms &
Intelligence
* Bombs
* Attack On SPDC Warship
* Students Clash With Police
* MI Sergeant Arrested For Corruption�
33 DRUGS:-
* Thaksin Gets Tough
* Wa
* Goodbye Opium, Hello
Amphetamines
* Newer, Stronger Yaba Pill
* Burma Destroys Poppy Crops
* France Funds Drug Monitoring
Project
* Militia Leader Top Drug Producer
* US Burma �Failed Demonstrably'
* Regional Meetings
* Regional Threat
ECONOMY:-
* Sanctions Begin To Bite
* Eating Lobster In Rangoon
* More Cash, Less Credit
* Fecs On The Way Out?
* Changing To Euros
* Effects On Border Trade
* Job Losses
* Wobbly Kyat
* Bank Crisis Continues To Bite
* Root Cause
* Arakan State - Govt Control &
Private Monopolies
* New Agriculture Policies Amid
Shortages
* New Agricultural Census
* IT Workshop
* Regional Economic Integration
* GMS, Regnl Routes = $$ For Junta
* Foreign Trade & Investement
* Regional Imports Up, Exports Down
* Australia, Bangladesh, China, India,
South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam
* Pressure & Divestment
* More Companies Jump Ship
* Premier's Long Goodbye
* ITF Calls For Boycott
* BAT - Fishy Business
* Unocal Trial Moves Forward
* SPDC Launches New Airline
* Tourism - Still Bringing In $$ For The
Junta
* Britain Tells Travel Companies To
Pull Out�
AID:-
* China funds power projects
* Australia funds ICRC in Burma
* Backdoor funding via ADB & GMS
* ERI's Needs Assessment On Aid
* UN FAO�
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:-
* Actions Speak Louder Than Words
* Junk Salesman
* United Nations
* United States Applies Sanctions
* Sanctions "Badâ�
* Sanctions "Goodâ�
* Effects of Sanctions
* Canada
* Asean â“ What Would You Like To
Hear?
* No Parliament, MPs Not Welcome
* Malaysia â“ Hard & Soft
* Indonesia â“ Patience Thins
* Philippines Maintains Position
* Singapore: No Comment
* Vietnam Silent
* Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)
* India, China, Bangladesh â“ Courting
the SPDC
* India 's New Best Friend
* China â“ Maung Aye Sent to Grovel
* Bangladesh - Buying Friends
* Japan Takes A Stand
* South Korea At Odds
* Pakistan Warming
* Australia's Mixed Message
* European Union ⓠBig Bark, No Bite�
THAI-BURMA RELATIONS:-
* Thai Roadmap
* Thaksin's Response To Black Friday
* Thai â“ US Relations
* Sanctions
* Economic Links
* Crackdown On Refugees
* Migrant Workers
* Thai-Based Dissidents
* Arrested For Murder And Released
* Military Relations�
ETHNIC RELATIONS:-
* Junta Tells Ceasefire Groups To
Keep Quiet
* Ethnics Welcome US Sanctions
* Arakanese Tell ASEM: More
Pressure Needed
* Wa Want Political Recognition
* ALD Leader Dies
* KNLA: 66 Battles In 64 Days
* Naga Rebel Base Destroyed
* Ceasefire Groups Invited To China
HUMAN RIGHTS:-
* ICRC Visits Shan State
* Human Trafficking â“ Failure To
Comply
* KHRG Report Exposes Military
Violations
* Political Prisoners
* Violence Against IDPs In Eastern
Shan State
* Forced Labor
* Forced Fire Safety Training
* Extortion
* Freedom Of Information
* Freedom Of Movement
* Human Rights Training For Youth In
Bangladesh�
WOMEN AND CHILDREN:-
* More Women Leaders
* Sanctions = Sex Slavery?
* SPDC Pays Parents For Child
Soldiers�
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:-
* Forced Religious Conversion
* USDA's Anti-Muslim Pamphlets
* Anti-Muslim Riot In Mandalay
* Authorities Ban Muslim Prayers
* Mosque Demolished - PM Loses
Face
* Forced Mantra Chanting
* Revered Monk Dies Suddenly
* Buddhist Monks Warned To Stay
Away From Politics�
DISPLACEMENT:-
* INTERNALLY DISPLACED
PERSONS (IDPs)
* REFUGEES
* Thailand Tightens Up
* India: Thousands Of Chin Refugees
Expelled
* Bangladesh Repatriation Continues
* Malaysia Gets Hostile
* Japan Reprieve
* MIGRANT WORKERS
* Thai Authorities Fail To Protect
Workers In Mae Sot
* Japan: SPDC Denies Passports To
Burmese�
LANDMINES�
EDUCATION:-
* SPDC Claims
* Reality For Mandalay Students�
HEALTH:-
* Still Waiting For Water
* "Condomâ� Word Used For First Time�
ENVIRONMENT:-
* Tigers Face Extinction�
CHRONOLOGY: 1 JUL ~ 30
SEP 2003�
APPENDIX I:
RECOMMENDATIONS: "SHAN
REFUGEES: DISPELLING THE
MYTHS"...
APPENDIX II: INTERVIEWS ON
FORCED MILITARY
CONSCRIPTION |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (657K) 120 pages |
| Date of entry/update: | | 20 March 2004 |
|
| Title: | | Ready, Aim, Sanction! |
| Date of publication: | | 20 November 2003 |
| Description/subject: | | 1 FOREWORD BY ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU;
INTRODUCTION:-
3 FLAWED IMPLEMENTATION;
3 MOVING AHEAD;
4 RESISTANCE;
4 BROKEN PROMISES;
5 NO DELAY;
6 SMART SANCTIONS...
PART 2: THE STORY SO FAR:-
7 CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS;
9 ROADMAPS LEADING NOWHERE:
* Thai �road map' _ Much Ado About Nothing;
* The SPDC Roadmap_ the Perfect Stalling Tactic;
* National Convention background;
* What's missing from the �road map';
* What the convention does offer;
* NLD & ethnic nationality participation not required;
12 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS;
14 BROADER INDIRECT IMPACT OF SANCTIONS;
17 LIMITATIONS OF SANCTIONS:
* �Carroty Sticks';
18 SANCTIONS & THE ECONOMY...
PART 3: CURRENT SANCTIONS:-
21 CANADA'S SANCTIONS ON BURMA;
22 EUROPEAN UNION SANCTIONS ON BURMA;
23 JAPAN'S POLICY ON BURMA;
24 UNITED STATES SANCTIONS ON BURMA;
25 SANCTIONS & ACTIONS: AN ASSESSMENT;
25 IMPORT BAN:
* Direct Impacts;
* Room For Improvement;
26 BAN ON REMITTANCES TO BURMA:
* Direct Impacts;
* Room For Improvement;
28 FOREIGN INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS:
* Direct Impacts;
* Room For Improvement;
30 ARMS EMBARGO / NON-PROVISION OF ARTICLES/SERVICES
THAT COULD BE USED FOR REPRESSION
* Direct Impacts:
* Room For Improvement;
33 ASSETS FREEZE:
* Direct Impacts & Room For Improvement;
34 TRAVEL/VISA BAN:
* Direct Impacts;
* Room For Improvement;
35 BAN ON DIRECT FOREIGN ASSISTANCE:
* Direct Impacts & Room For Improvement;
* Japan Suspends Aid to Burma;
* Drug Eradication Assistance;
* Direct Impacts & Room For Improvement;
37 SUSPENSION OF MDB & IFI ASSISTANCE:
* Direct Impacts & Room For Improvement;
38 TRADE PREFERENCE SUSPENSIONS:
* Direct Impacts;
* Room For Improvement;
40 DIPLOMATIC DOWNGRADES;
40 INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION (ILO):
* A Model For Sanctions;
43 UNITED NATIONS:
* SPDC Thumbing Their Nose At The UN;
* UN Interventions;
* Extreme Violations;
* Broad Based Support;
46 WHAT ABOUT THE UNSC?
47 UN SECRETARY GENERAL'S SPECIAL ENVOY TO BURMA:
* Turning of the Tide;
* A New Strategy;
* UN Special Envoy's Mandate;
49 THE UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR'S OBLIGATION:
* A Different Tune;
50 UNDERMINING ITSELF;
PART 4: RECOMMENDED ACTIONS & SANCTIONS:-
51 �RECIPE FOR RECONCILIATION';
51 PRINCIPLED ENGAGEMENT:
* Nominations for the Burma Diplomatic Squad;
* Components of the Recipe;
* Reconstruction of Burma;
54 NO MORE TOYS FOR THE BAD BOYS;
54 WIDEN BAN ON REMITTANCES TO BURMA;
55 IMPORT BAN ON GOODS FROM BURMA:
* 10% of Exports Profits Directly Fund the Regime;
58 BAN ON CONFLICT RESOURCES:
* SPDC Involvement;
* Examples of SPDC �unofficial' involvement in logging;
* Local Communities â“ Logging often hurts more than it helps;
* Gems;
* Environmental Destruction;
* Employment;
* Forced Labor;
* Ethnic Nationalities â“ Between A Rock & A Hard Place;
* Drugs, HIV/AIDS & Money Laundering;
* Resource Diplomacy;
* Who's Operating?
* Some of the Big Boys...
70 BAN ON NATURAL GAS IMPORTS FROM BURMA;
71 RESTRICTION ON FUEL SALES TO BURMA;
72 BAN ON OIL & GAS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI):
* Oil & Gas;
* New Pipeline Proposal;
* Yadana Partners Strike Again;
* Greater Mekong Subregion Project;
74 FULL INVESTMENT BAN:
* Major FDI Players;
* FDI 2001-2002;
* Trade Fairs;
* FDI Exposure to Money Laundering;
* What About the Workers?
79 SPECIAL FOCUS: TENTACLES 'S HOLD ON THE
FORMAL ECONOMY:
* The BIG Tentacles â“ A Snapshot!
* Ministry of Defense;
* DDP: Directorate of Defense Procurement;
* DDI: Directorate of Defense Industries;
* MEC: Myanmar Economic Corporation;
* UMEH (UMEHL): Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings;
* MOGE/MPE/MPPE;
* Ministry of Industry I;
* Ministry of Industry II;
* Myanmar Agricultural Produce Trading (MAPT);
* Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE);
* Myanmar Export-Import Services (MEIS);
* Ministry of Post and Telegraphs (MPT);
* Ministry of Hotels & Tourism;
* Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise (MEPE);
* Directorate of Ordnance;
* State-Owned/Controlled Banks;
86 A CLOSER LOOK: UNION OF MYANMAR ECONOMIC
HOLDINGS LTD (UMEH/UMEHL/UMEHI):
* Gems;
* Jade;
* UMEH Business Ventures;
* Keeping It In The Family: Industrial Estates;
* It Gets Worse;
* Six Degrees Of Separation;
* Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA);
* Na Sa Ka: Making Human Rights Violations Profitable...
95 WIDEN THE ASSETS FREEZE;
95 IMPLEMENT FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE (FATF)
RECOMMENDATIONS;
98 WITHHOLD ASSISTANCE FROM IFI/MDBS:
* Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS);
* East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC);
* Power Trade Operating Agreement (PTOA);
* Technical Assistance;
* Withhold GMS Funding For Projects In Burma...
102 SUSPEND JAPAN'S OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
(ODA) TO BURMA:
* Options;
105 PRESSURE ON JAPAN;
105 BOYCOTT AND DIVESTMENT CAMPAIGNS;
108 DELAY TOURISM:
* Benefiting Whom?
109 ASEAN TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY:
* The Reality;
* Credibility on the Line;
111 INCREASE PRESSURE ON THE REGIME'S KEY PARTNERS;
112 SPORTS EMBARGO;
113 OFFICIAL RECOGNITION FOR THE CRPP;
113 INCREASE CAPACITY OF THE DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT;
114 PUT SPDC ON PROBATION;
114 TAKE BURMA TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL
(UNSC):
* Rampant Military Growth;
* Known weapons procurement during 2001-July 2003;
* Civilian Military Porters;
* Child Soldiers;
* Drugs;
* Civil War;
* Displacement of People;
* Systematic human rights abuses;
* Failure to recognize democratic elections;
* Regional Implications...
PART 5: MYTHS & REALITIES:-
132 MYTH 1: Sanctions on Burma have not worked.;
133 MYTH 2: The effectiveness of sanctions is too limited to beconstructive;
134 MYTH 3: The SPDC is not influenced by international
pressure;
135 MYTH 4: Sanctions can be used as a scapegoat by the SPDC
for internal policy failures;
136 MYTH 5: Sanctions will alienate the �moderates' in the regime;
137 MYTH 6: Sanctions take away incentives for the regime to
make progress;
138 MYTH 7: Constructive engagement would be successful in
bringing reforms in Burma;
139 MYTH 8: Sanctions and principled engagement cannot work
as complementary approaches;
141 MYTH 9: Western nations' economic stake in Burma is not
large enough for sanctions to be effective;
142 MYTH 10: Sanctions will not impact the regime but will mostly
hurt civilians:
* Formal and Informal Economy;
* Reality Check;
* Jobs Lost?
146 MYTH 11: Sanctions are starving the population:
* Very Low Nutrition and Life Expectancy Rates;
* More Displacement in Ethnic and Central Areas;
* Logging and Increased Poverty;
* Military Forces and Arms Procurement Have Increased;
* More Oppression;
* Four-Cuts Program;
* Mawchi Township: Impoverished by the SPDC;
151 MYTH 12: Investment and trade has brought better working
conditions;
153 MYTH 13: Sanctions destroyed Burma's investment climate:
* Mandalay Brewery: A Cautionary Tale;
156 MYTH 14: Sanctions created Burma's current financial crisis;
* Foreign Exchange Certificates (FECs);
158 MYTH 15: Burmese people do not want sanctions;
159 MYTH 16: International pressure & sanctions will isolate the
regime, push it closer to China;
PART 6: IRREVERSIBLE STEPS FORWARD:-
162 LESSONS FROM AFGHANISTAN:
* A Few Steps Behind;
* Engagement & Reward â“ A Dangerous Game;
* Transformation;
164 SANCTIONS FOR CHANGE:
* Clear Recipe;
* Period of Leverage & Enforcement Actions;
* Timing & Strength;
* Committee oversight;
* Communication;
* Moderates?;
* Lose-Lose Situation;
* Premature Action;
172 EU'S NEW STRATEGY APRIL 2003 â“
WHY IT DIDN'T MEASURE UP;
174 LESSONS FROM HAITI, NIGERIA, AND SOUTH AFRICA:
* Haiti;
* Nigeria;
* South Africa;
179 RECIPE FOR SUCCESS:
* A Non-Zero Sum View of the Conflict;
* Sticks as Well as Carrots;
* Asymmetry of Motivation Favoring the State Employing Coercive Diplomacy;
* Opponent's Fear of Unacceptable Punishment for
Noncompliance;
* No Significant Misperceptions or Miscalculations;
* Democracy Movement's Support For Sanctions;
* Support on the Thailand-Burma Border;
* What Armed Resistance & Ethnic Nationality Groups Think;
* NCGUB;
184 CHECKLIST FOR THE UNITED NATIONS;
184 CHECKLIST FOR THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL;
184 CHECKLIST FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION & OTHER
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES;
185 CHECKLIST FOR ASEAN;
185 CHECKLIST FOR CHINA;
185 CHECKLIST FOR JAPAN;
186 CHECKLIST FOR INDIA;
186 CHECKLIST FOR AUSTRALIA;
186 CHECKLIST FOR CANADA;
187 CHECKLIST FOR THE UNITED STATES;
187 CONCLUSION;
188 INDEX. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (1.2MB) 212 pages |
| Date of entry/update: | | 21 November 2003 |
|
| Title: | | ARRESTED: Report Card: 1 April ~ 30 June 2003 1 |
| Date of publication: | | November 2003 |
| Description/subject: | | 3 BLACK FRIDAY: A SLAP IN
THE FACE OF ASEAN:
Asean â“ Paying the Price of
Constructive Engagement;
Plans for the Future - Another
�Road to Nowhere';
SPDC Reshuffle â“ Rise of the
Hardliners;
The Big Picture â“ Nationwide
Crackdown & Military Buildup;
Attack was Premeditated;
Chronology - the Attack & its
Aftermath;
SPDC Cover-up & Damage
Control;
Partial List: Dead, Arrested,
Detained, Releases;
International Response;
Rogues Gallery for Black Friday...
36 DEMOCRACY AND DIALOGUE:
Razali Locked Out;
NLD Trip to Chin State â“ SPDC
Turns Up the Heat;
Tissue of Lies;
38 MILITARY THREAT:
Building Capacity;
Good Friends & Neighbors;
Forced Conscription On Rise;
Bomb Blasts;
Navy Extortion...
41 DRUGS:
WA;
US Report: SPDC Link to Drugs;
EU & Japan: More Money for
Drug Aid, Boycott;
Regional Threat...
46 ECONOMY:
Funny Numbers;
Bank Crisis Continues;
SPDC Ends Rice Procurement
Policy;
Petroleum & Hydro â“ Yet
Another Plan;
Foreign Trade;
Foreign Investment Figures on
Decline;
Pressure and Divestment;
Tourism: Mixed News...
54 AID:
Japan: Aid Suspended;
Australian Ambivalence;
ICRC Pushes for Greater Access;
Britain, Sweden, and Norway to
Support AIDS Program;
UK Wildlife Aid;
Aid for UN Drug Reduction
Program;
UN Development Gap Plan...
56 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:
Unhappy With Empty Promises;
Asean;
China â“ Friendship First;
India: Engagement for Security;
Bangladesh: Warming Up;
Japan Delicately Pushing;
US Complains Dialogue Has
�Ground to a Halt';
EU: Dashed Hopes;
UN: Human Rights Resolution...
62 THAI-BURMA RELATIONS:
Economic Links;
Border: Murder, Porn, Intrusion;
Crackdown Against Thai-Based
Dissidents.
Refugees...
67 ETHNIC RELATIONS:
KNU Protests International
Support for Junta;
ICG Report: Ethnics Need More
Political Influence;
KNU Attacks SPDC to Incite
Talks;
Ethnics: Black Friday Will Bring
�Catastrophe'...
68 HUMAN RIGHTS:
Forced Labor;
Political Prisoners;
New Arrests;
Student Fracas in Mon State;
Right to Food;
Freedom of Information...
72 WOMEN AND CHILDREN:
Rape;
Trafficked Woman Granted
Asylum in Australia...
73 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
6 Muslims Arrested, Madrassa
Destroyed;
Burmese Muslim Supplying
Weapons to Al-Qaeda?
Muslim Leader Calls on
Neighboring Countries to Help...
74 DISPLACEMENT:
Internally Displaced Persons
(IDPs);
Refugees;
Bangladesh: Rohingya
Repatriation Continues;
Migrant Workers;
Trafficking...
80 EDUCATION:
South Korea to Cooperate in
Maritime Training;
ABSFU Releases Education
Report;
80 HEALTH:
Repression & Disease...
81 ENVIRONMENT:
New Construction in Pagan;
Logging;
82 CHRONOLOGY:
1 APR ~ 30 JUN 2003
96 APPENDIX I:
RECOMMENDATIONS &
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: "NO
SAFE PLACEâ�
99 APPENDIX II: AUNG SAN SUU
KYI'S TRAVELS BEYOND
RANGOON. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (1.76MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 21 November 2003 |
|
| Title: | | CHARM OFFENSIVE: Report Card March 2003 |
| Date of publication: | | November 2003 |
| Description/subject: | | 3 DEMOCRACY & DIALOGUE:
Inviting the US, Keeping the UN Out;
SPDC Lashes Out at Opposition;
Harassment of Daw Suu;
CRPP, SPDC Refuses to;
Recognize Ethnic Parties,,,
7 MILITARY THREAT:
Reshuffle;
Ne Win Family Appeal Rejected;
Explosion on Gas Pipeline;
18 Villagers Killed in Crossfire;
Bombs;
Army vs NaSaKa;
New Equipment & Infrastructure;
Upgrading NaSaKa...
12 DRUGS:
Thaksin's War on Drugs;
UWSA Deny Putting Contract on
Thaksin;
Wa Continue Production;
SSA Joins War on Drugs;
Less Opium, More Meth;
US Fails to Certify Burma;
US Not Invited to Opium Survey;
India & China;
Aid for Crop Substitution...
16 ECONOMY:
Price Hikes;
Pay Rise for Civil Servants;
Forced Sale of Crops;
Oil & Gas;
Bank Crisis;
Foreign Trade & Investmen;
Tourism, Pressure and Divestment...
30 AID:
United Nations, Japan, Israel;
Helen Keller Intl/ TotalFinaElf;
FIFA...
32 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:
US-Running Out of Patience;
Vietnam â“ Strengthening Close
Friendship;
Russia, Malaysia
China - Exchanging Goodwill Visits;
UK - Growing Criticism;
Asean, Asean â“ EU Meeting;
Bangladesh â“Trading Ties;
Japan Defends Policy;
India, Australia...
38 THAI-BURMA RELATIONS:
High Level Visits to Burma;
Princess Smoothening Relations;
Thaksin, the Great Mediator?
Border...
43 ETHNIC RELATIONS:
5 Armies Establish Joint Command;
Defections, Divide and Rule;
Ceasefire Groups Strengthen Ties;
Arakan State â“ Rangoon Tightens
its Grip;
Shan, Karen, Mon...
48 HUMAN RIGHTS:
Amnesty Intl Inside for 1st Time;
SPDC Threatens Villagers before
ICRC Missions, Villagers Trained to
Lie to Intl Monitors;
Political Prisoners, New Arrests;
Pinheiro's 5th Mission, "the Bug";
US Country Report on HR;
Forced Labour, Extortion;
Land Confiscation, Shoot Order;
Freedom of Press & Expression...
55 WOMEN & CHILDREN:
Rape, Child Soldiers...
57 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:
Blacklist;
WCC Chair Meets Khin Nyunt;
Discrimination Against Muslims;
Discrimination Against Christians;
Forced Conversion...
59 DISPLACEMENT:
IDPs;
Refugees & Asylum-seekers;
Migrants...
64 LANDMINES...
65 HEALTH...
66 ENVIRONMENT...
67 CHRONOLOGY: 1 JANUARY ~ 31
MARCH 2003...
72 APPENDIX I: Current
Composition of the CRPP...
73 APPENDIX 2: SWAN
Recommendation to UNHRC...
74 APPENDIX 3: Diplomatic Visits/ |
| Language: | | English |
| Format/size: | | pdf (1.2MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 21 November 2003 |
|
| Title: | | BRIEFING: BLACK FRIDAY & THE CRACKDOWN ON THE NLD (update) |
| Date of publication: | | 24 June 2003 |
| Description/subject: | | ⢠Sr-Gen Than Shwe is responsible for the murderous ambush on NLD leaders Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, U Tin U, and their entourage and the ensuing crackdown on the democratic movement in Burma. Than Shwe perpetrated such criminal behavior because he was confident that Asean, India and China would help his regime weather criticism, and continue to supply him with weapons.
⢠Black Friday May 30 and the ensuing crackdown has been the most ruthless and bloodiest attack on the democracy movement in Burma since the 1988 massacre.
's nationwide high alert a week before the attack, and a high-level meeting on the eve of Black Friday (see section below).
⢠500-1,000 of USDA members, police, men dressed as monks, armed soldiers, and prisoners ambushed hundreds of unarmed NLD supporters, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and the NLD team with lethal weapons: guns, sharpened bamboo stakes, catapults, and steel and iron pipes.
⢠Hundreds have been arrested, killed, and are missing. Reportedly, 65 bodies were secretly cremated in the Northwest Military Command compound. Scores of people, including NLD Deputy Chairman U Tin U, are missing.
⢠Universities are closed, NLD offices are padlocked and the SPDC is trying to terrorize the population to suffocate the widespread support for democracy by the people of Burma.
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This briefing is divided into the following sections:
Pg 2 Premeditated â“ summary of developments indicating that the Black Friday ambush and subsequent crackdown was planned.
Pg 3 A List of Travels out of Rangoon made by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in the past year.
Pg 3 The Lead-Up â“ key events prior to May 6, 2003.
Pg 4 The Kachin Tour & Related Events (May 6-30,2003)
Pg 9 Map of locations visited by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
Pg 9 Anatomy of the Attack â“ details from eyewitnesses.
Pg 11 The Aftermath: The Investigation â“ U.S. Embassy officials visit the scene, Damage Control
Pg 12 Casualties, Missing, Arrested, Detained, Released, ICRC, Ensuing Crackdown
Pg 17 Razali Visit
Pg 18 The Initial International Outcry â“ response from governments, organizations, and key individuals.
Pg 27 3 Weeks after Black Friday â“ A Time to Stand and Be Counted â“ AMM & ARF, sanctions
Pg 33 Global Day of Action June 19 & Beyond
Pg 34 A Time for Serious Action - No More Business As Usual, Upcoming Events, ASEAN, Sanctions, Boycotts, United Nations, UN Security Council, International Labor Organization, Methods to Increase Pressure on the SPDC. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (410K), Word (428K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/BlkFriupdatejun24.doc |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 July 2003 |
|
| Title: | | Abused Bargaining Chips (Women's Report Card on Burma, July 2001-January 2003). |
| Date of publication: | | March 2003 |
| Description/subject: | | WOMEN AND POLITICS:
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi;
Women�s Participation;
Women in Opposition;
Recommendations...
RAPE:
No More Shame & Silence;
SPDC Response;
Smokescreen;
International Outcry;
Endemic;
Not Safe Anywhere;
Recommendations...
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN:
UN Rapporteur on VAW;
Violence for Silence;
Women Outside of Burma;
Domestic Violence;
Recommendations...
TRAFFICKING:
SPDC Angle;
Recommendations...
19 Forced Labor;
HIV/AIDS:
Prevalence;
High Mobility;
Sex Work;
Education & Cultural Restrictions;
SPDC Manipulation;
Recommendations...
HEALTH:
Access to Health Care;
The Result;
Birth Spacing & Contraception;
Maternal Health in Thailand;
Funding;
Migrants & Displaced Persons;
Recommendations...
DISPLACEMENT
Unwelcome;
Justice;
Recommendations...
EDUCATION: Recommendations...
NON-BURMAN ETHNIC NATIONALITIES:
Recommendations...
APPENDICES: Licence To Rape;
UDHR Article;
Abbreviations; Women and
Solidarity Group Contacts;
Urgent Action Contact Information...
Resources from Altsean. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (549K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
|
| Title: | | Balancing Act (Report Card, Burma, 1 October-31 December 2002) |
| Date of publication: | | March 2003 |
| Description/subject: | | DEMOCRACY & DIALOGUE:
Razali�s Waning Influence;;
Daw Suu�s Trips;
CRPP;
Political Prisoners;
New Arrests;
Watchdog;
Letter Bombs To Embassies;
Ethnic Parties...
MILITARY THREAT:
New Equipment and Infrastructure;
Military Training and forced conscription;
Reshuffle;
Ne Win�s Death;
Coup Plot Trial � Round 2...
DRUGS:
Uwsa Threat;
Wa Versus Shan;
Neighbours Get Their Share;
Us Drug Certification: A Close Call;
Aid For Crop Substitution...
ECONOMY:
Crisis & Rampant Inflation;
Rice Shortage & Ban On;
Commodities;
Fuel Crisis;
Border Trade With Thailand;
Trade;
Pressure & Divestment;
Investment;
Petroleum & Hydro Infrastructure Projects;
Air Links;
Tourism...
AID:
United Nations, Australia, Britain, China, Japan...
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:
Asean, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan,
China, Japan, Israel, Ukraine, Serb
Republic, Australia, United States,
Canada, United Kingdom, European
Union, United Nations, International
Labour Organisation, International
Committee of The Red Cross...
THAI-BURMA RELATIONS:
Border Reopens;
Drugs;
Goodbye Task-Force 399;
Critical General Removed;
�Peace Dividend�;
Crackdown And Arrests...
ETHNIC RELATIONS:
Rohingya� Highly Vulnerable!;
Shan � Highly Vulnerable!;
Karenni;
Karen;
Mon...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Pinheiro, UNGA & UNCHR;
ILO Mission;
Extortion;
Land Confiscation;
Child Soldiers;
Human Trafficking;
Freedom of Press & Expression...
WOMEN & CHILDREN:
Multilingual Poster;
Children...
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM...
DISPLACEMENT:
IDPs;
Refugees;
Repatriation & Deportation;
Migrants...
LANDMINES...
EDUCATION...
HEALTH...
ENVIRONMENT...
CHRONOLOGY: 1 SEPT ~ 31 DECEMBER 2002...
APPENDIX I: THE NEW CHAIN OF COMMAND...
APPENDIX II: ICFTU DATABASE
OF FOREIGN COMPANIES WITH
BUSINESS LINKS TO BURMA...
APPENDIX III:
RECOMMENDATIONS: �MY GUN
WAS AS TALL AS ME�...
APPENDIX IV: DAW AUNG SAN
SUU KYI'S ITINERARIES...
ALTSEAN PUBLICATIONS ON THE
INTERNET...
ALTSEAN LIST OF RESOURCES... |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (1MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
|
| Title: | | Smokescreen (Report Card, Burma, 1 July-30 Sept 2002) |
| Date of publication: | | December 2002 |
| Description/subject: | | Contents:
Smokescreen;
Democracy & Dialogue:
Stonewall;
Razali;
Tripartite;
National Reconciliation;
Political Freedoms;
Political Activity Resurfacing;
PR Exercise;
New Arrests...
Military Threat:
Growing Military Power;
Coup Plot Trial;
Reshuffle;
Backstabber;
Na Sa Ka Border Security Forces...
Thai-Burma Relations:
Pushing The Limits;
Making Friends;
All About The Money;
Playing Hardball;
Crackdown & Arrests;
�Business Diplomacy�;
Drugs;
Thaksin�s Profit;
Wa Threat;
Thai Solidarity...
Drugs:
Opium Survey 2002;
Structural Problems;
Focus On The Wa;
Drug Decline?;
The New Drug Front;
Degrees Of Separatn(?)
Drug Clinics...
Ethnic Relations:
Shan; Karen;
Mon; Kachin;
Rohingya & Rakhine;
Wa; Chin;
Amnesty Report...
Religion...
Economy:
The Crisis & The Kyat;
Econ. Devt. Outlook;
Trade;
Imports & Exports;
Divestment;
Investment;
Malaysia �Big Winner;
Tourism;
Petroleum & Hydro...
Aid:
Transparency & Accountability;
Japan;
China;
European Union;
United Nations;
ADB...
International Relations:
United States;
Malaysia;
India;
European Union;
Japan;
China;
Vietnam;
Bangladesh;
South Korea;
Israel;
Singapore;
Bhutan;
United Arab Emirates;
Greece;
International Actions;
Asean...
Human Rights:
Lack Of Security;
Pinheiro & UNGA;
ILO;
Forced Labor;
Forced Portering;
Freedom Of Expression & Info;
Extortion;
Forced Relocation;
Trafficking;
Political Prisoners;
Health & Death In Custody;
International Concern;
Watchdog...
Women:
No More Shame & Silence;
Smokescreen;
International Outcry;
Endemic;
Not Safe Anywhere...
Displacement:
Refugees & Asylum Seekers;
Migrants;
IDPs;
Repatriation & Deportation...
Education...
Health...
Landmines:
Victims...
Enviroment;
Cchronology: 1 July-30 Sep 2002...
List Of Abbreviations...
Appendis 1: Japanese Foreign Minister's Visit...
Appendix 2: Recommendations fr �License To Rape�...
Appendix 3: Recommendations fr Amnesty Security Report. |
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| Format/size: | | html (808K) Conversion to html a bit scrambled -- Works better with Internet Explorer. than Netscape |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | A Peace of Pie? - Burma's Humanitarian Aid Debate |
| Date of publication: | | 13 October 2002 |
| Description/subject: | | A PEACE OF THE PIE? AID & POLITICS: PEACEBUILDING & NATIONAL RECONCILIATION:
National Reconciliation, Humanitarian Aid & �Neutrality�,
From �Secret Talks� To Tripartite Dialogue;
THE HUMANITARIAN 'CRISIS':
Taking The Politics Out Of Aid, Leaked UN Memo;
�BETTER GOVERNANCE IS THE ANSWER� -
Transcript Of Interview With Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, August 2002;
THE DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT;
THE ETHNIC NATIONALITIES:
The �No AID� Position;
THE SPDC;
WHOSE RESONSIBILITY?:
Causes Of Humanitarian problems in Burma, Oppression Of Civil Society,
SPDC Society, Armed Conflict, Human Rights Violations, Killings, Forced Labour, Rape, Food Security, Forced Relocation & Dislocation, Economic Mismanagement, The Way Forward;
ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT AID:
Building Civil Society And Pluralism, Gongos, Independence Of Ingos,
Reducing Conflict, Assistance To The Most Needy, Strengthening State Capacity For Responsibility, Lack Of Expertise, Aid Cannot Wait, Witnessing Human Rights, Corruption, Complementary Work, Bums-On-Seats;
�THE RIGHT WAY�:
Transparency, Accountability, Monitoring, The Role Of Aid Agencies,
Donors and The International Community;
CHRONOLOGY;
APPENDIX 1: NGOS & DONORS IN BURMA:
International Ngos In Burma, Donors, Donor/Government Policies,
Multilateral Organisations, Corporate;
APPENDIX II: POLITICAL & NATIONAL RECONCILIATION
by Dr. Chao-Tzang Yawnghwe;
APPENDIX III: Myanmar: a silent humanitarian crisis in the making;
APPENDIX IV: DCI � SPDC�s newest weapon;
BIBLIOGRAPHY;
RESOURCES FROM ALTSEAN-BURMA. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma) |
| Format/size: | | html (928); Word (394K) |
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| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | New Page, Old Story (Report Card, Burma: 1 April - 30 June 2002) |
| Date of publication: | | September 2002 |
| Description/subject: | | DEMOCRACY:
The Talks, The "Big" Development, SPDC Word Games, Tripartite, Working for National Reconciliation, International Response, Sanctions, Razali, Political Prisoners, That's All Folks. MILITARY THREAT:
The "Coup Plot" Trial, Power Struggle, Weapons, Restructuring. THAI-BURMA RELATIONS:
Bordering on Disaster, Let the Games Begin, Thaksin Appeases, Drugs. DRUGS:
Production, Eradication & Prevention, A New Way to Play the Same Card, UNCDP, Regional Problem, US Position Shift. ETHNIC RELATIONS:
Shan, Kachin, Karen, Rakhine & Rohingya, Chin, Mon. RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION. HUMAN RIGHTS:
Extortion, Forced Labour, Political Freedoms, Death Sentences, Arbitrary Arrests, Forced Relocation, Village Destruction, UNCHR, ILO, International Actions, Legalizing Abuse of Power. WOMEN:
License to Rape, Trafficking. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:
Asean, EU, US, DCI Associates, China, India, Japan, Russia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, East Timor, Australia. ECONOMY:
The Crisis, The Kyat, Gold Rush, 2001-2002 Fiscal Year, Jan-Feb 2002, Investment, Pressure & Divestment, Import/Export Bans, Watchdog, Expensive Lobbyist, Aid Update,
International Crisis Group, The Money Move, Sanctions Remain but HIV/AIDS Planned. DISPLACEMENT:
Repatriation & Deportation, Migrant Workers, Refugees, IDPs. EDUCATION. CHRONOLOGY: 1 April ~ 30 June 2002. APPENDIX i: AN INTERVIEW WITH DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI. APPENDIX II: Executive Summary: We are Not Free to Work for Ourselves. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma) |
| Format/size: | | html (798K); Word (366K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/New_Page.doc |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Rangoon Suspense (Report Card Burma: 1 Dec '01-31 March '02) |
| Date of publication: | | July 2002 |
| Description/subject: | | Includes "coup plot" & chronology.
DEMOCRACY:
The Talks, Political Prisoners, Political Freedom.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:
Theme: "Democracy", China v. India.
INTERNATIONAL AID, UPDATE:
Japan, South Korea.
ECONOMIC SITUATION:
Heading for Economic Collapse, The Kyat: Downhill all the way,
International Trade, Pressure, Foreign Direct Investment.
DRUGS:
Production, UWSA, Eradication & Prevention, Regional Problem,
UNDCP & Funds.
THAI-BURMESE RELATIONS:
Drugs, Fighting on the Border, Aiding Rebels, People from Burma in Thailand.
MILITARY REGIME:
The 'Coup Plot', USDA, Police, T he Weapons Keep Coming, Regional Security, The Nuclear Reactor.
WOMEN & CHILDREN:
Women award, violence, Children sex work, violence.
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Prof. Pinheiro's 2nd Trip to Burma, Forced Labour, Extortion,
Freedom of Expression, Labour Rights.
ETHNIC:
Chavalit's Intervention, Karen, Shan, Karenni, Lahu, Mon.
RELIGION.
HEALTH:
Prosthesis, HIV/AIDS, Thailand & the Health of People from Burma.
EDUCATION:
Monastic Education, Study Abroad, Closure.
DISPLACEMENT: IDPs. REFUGEES - Thailand, Rohingya;
MIGRANT WORKERS - THAILAND highl y vulnerable, registration.
ENVIRONMENT:
Ivory, Logging & Furniture Smuggling.
CHRONOLOGY.
APPENDIX 1: INTERVIEW WITH DR. CHAO TZANG YANGHWE.
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
ERRATA. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma) |
| Format/size: | | HTML (987K) 60 pages; Word doc. (823K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/Rangoon_Suspense.doc |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Burma's Secret Talks: Some Talk, Little Action |
| Date of publication: | | April 2002 |
| Description/subject: | | Talks Checklist;
Uneasy Dance -
Confidence Building or Confidence Trick?
Dashed Hopes;
Razali Backstep;
Concrete Signs;
Sshhh!
Mid-Term Developments That Signal Imminent Reforms - tripartitie talks, Release of political prisoners, political freedom;
Ethnic Nationalities;
The Wider Picture.
Factors in the Dynamic -
Military consolidation - March 2002 "coup plot", refashioning of khin nyunt, the army's party,
Leverage - Forced Labor, Pinheiro, Drugs;
CRPP;
National Convention.
What Do They Say? -
NLD - ethnic politics;
Ethnic Groups;
SPDC - talk on ethnic groups;
Pro-Democracy Allies;
International Community - west, east.
39 Who's Who -
Aung San Suu Kyi;
Than Shwe;
Khin Nyunt;
Maung Aye;
Razali;
Kyaw WIn;
Than Tun;
U Lwin;
Other Players.
Chronology |
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| Source/publisher: | | Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma) |
| Format/size: | | html (705K) 60 pages; Word (638K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/Burma's_Secret_Talks_%20apr_02.doc |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Burma: Tentative Steps |
| Date of publication: | | March 2002 |
| Description/subject: | | Report Card Sept.�00 ~ Jan.�01. Bumper Issue �Talks� Special.
Inside:
5 parter on the Rangoon Talks, Landmines, ILO, Drugs, Women & the Usual Topics;
Chronology 1st Sept.�00 ~ 31st Jan.�01.
Printed in Bangkok, March 2001
ISBN 974 88306 � 4.
TENTATIVE STEPS TOWARDS DIALOGUE:
� Expectations;
� Outcomes;
� The SPDC;
� The NLD;
� The Ethnic Nationalities;
� �Concessions� to Asean;
� Public Relations Rhetoric;
� Role of Sanctions;
� Where Do We Go From Here?
WOMEN & HEALTH:
� 2nd Myanmar Women�s Conf.;
� Rohingya Women: Double Burden;
� Women�s Reproductive Rights Infringed in Thailand;
HIV/AIDS:
� A Tragedy Unfolding;
� Denial & Ignorance;
� The Reality;
� Geographical Mobility.
� HIV Prevention;
� Declining Health & Education Standards;
DRUGS:
� Drug Production;
� Transmigration of the Wa Cont.;
� UWSA & SSA (South);
� SPDC & Drugs;
� Drug Eradication Measures;
ECONOMIC SITUATION:
� SPDC Growth Fantasies;
� Foreign Investment Collapse;
� Prices of Basic Items Will Rise Again;
� Japan;
EDUCATION:
� New Education Plan from SPDC;
� Revolving Door of Closures;
HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION:
� The ILO Resolution;
� Landmine Monitor Report 2000;
� US Court Case against Unocal;
RELATIONS WITH RELIGIOUS & ETHNIC GROUPS:
� God�s Army Surrenders;
RELATIONS WITH THE DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT:
� Traveling in Burma With the NLD;
� The Revolving Door of Arrests;
� Homeless in Rangoon;
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:
� �Mediation� by Asean;
� Mahathir Visits Burma;
� EU-Asean Meeting;
� The Off/On EU Troika;
� Changes in Foreign Policy: Thailand & The United States;
� U N Special Rapporteur Resigns;
REFUGEES & MIGRANT WORKERS:
� Repatriation of Karen;
� Repatriation of Rohingya;
� Burmese Refugees in Guam;
� Migrant Labour in Thailand;
CHRONOLOGY: September 1st 2000 - January 31st 2001.
Appendix 1: Leadership Calls for NTl Reconciliation;
Appendix 2: Intl Strategy Meeting on Burma statement;
Appendix 3: Burma At The Crossroads;
Appendix 4: The Coming Transition & The Ntl. Reconciliation Program;
Appendix 5: ICFTU: Election of Burmese Official TO chair major U N C�tee;
Appendix 6: Index of Economic Freedom for Burma 2001. |
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| Source/publisher: | | Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma) |
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| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/Tentative%20Steps-2.doc |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Report Card Burma: Labour Pains |
| Date of publication: | | March 2002 |
| Description/subject: | | Report Card Burma: 1 Sept- 30 Nov '01
Introduction;
Dialogue & Democracy:
What are concrete steps?
1. Tripartite Dialogue 2. Release of political prisoners 3. Political freedom;
International Relations:
The Military Red Carpet, Than Shwe in Malaysia;
Humanitarian Assistance:
Spdc Plea Continues, European Union (eu), Who, Australia, Japan, Baluchaung Dam;
Economic Situation:
Economic Delusions, A not so merry go-round, Currency & the Kyat, Rampant
Inflation, International Trade, Foreign Direct Investment, Thailand & Border Trade;
Drugs:
United WA State Army (UWSA)- Not in my backyard, Spdc and Drugs, Drug
Eradication sham, Money Laundering;
Thai-Burma Relations:
Drugs, Tensions;
The Military:
Effects of Militarisation, Reshuffles;
Health:
HIV/AIDS;
Human Rights:
Forced Labour, Extortion, IDPs, Landmines, Freedom of Expression,
Pinhero's first report;
Women:
Thailand, Violence;
Refugees & Migrants:
Refugees, Migrant Worker Registration - Thailand, Repatriation from Thailand;
Ethnic Relations;
Religious Persecution;
Chronology;
Appendix 1: Military Structure;
Appendix 2: RTM Statement, 15-16 November;
Bibliography. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma) |
| Format/size: | | HTML (790K) 64 pages; Word (432K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/Labour%20Pains%20Sep-Nov%202001.doc |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Report Card Burma: Burma's Plea |
| Date of publication: | | October 2001 |
| Description/subject: | | Report Card Burma: 1 May-31 Aug '01
In memory of
Daw Kyi Kyi
(18 May 1920-15 June 2001).
Introduction;
Democracy:
Progress? Open & Tripartite, Response, Humanitarian assistance;
International Relations:
"Pat on the back", Keeping a distance, Japan;
Drugs :
SPDC involvement, Thailand, Anti-Drugs;
Thai-Burma Relations :
Drugs & Armed Conflict, Social Relations, Prime Minister's visit;
The Military:
Internal turmoil, New weapons, Ramifications;
Economic Situation:
Growth & GDP, Mismanagement, Private sector, Agriculture, Kyat & Inflation,
Border Trade, Foreign trade & investment, Textiles, Quotas, Tourism,
ILO & Safety, Appeal for aid;
Health :
HIV/AIDS, Thai-Burma Health Initiative, Humanitarian assistance;
Human Rights :
Forced labour, Human rights Training, Pipeline investment, Freedom of information;
Education :
Funding, NHEC Education seminar, It's political;
Displacement: IDPs, Refugees & Migrants :
Shan-Wa, Hunger strike, Thai Refugee camps, Registration, Repatriation,
Xenophobia, Asylum & HIV;
Ethnic & Religious Relations:
Ethnic relations, Religion;
Environment: :
Salween dam, Logging, Refugees & Deforestation;
Landmines :
Victims, SPDC, Others use, Medical treatment;
Chronology ;
Appendix A: Mobility & HIV ;
Appendix B: Prisoner Releases ;
Bibliography. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-Burma) |
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| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Report Card, Burma: Still Waiting |
| Date of publication: | | September 2001 |
| Description/subject: | | Report Card, Burma: 1st Feb - 30 April '01
Democracy :
Dialogue, Calls for Caution;
Thai-Burma Relations :
Armed Conflict, Border Trade, Blockade, Drugs, Espionage, Making Amends;
Military Consolidation :
Myanmar Armed Forces Day, Military Strength, Power Struggle;
Economic Situation :
SPDC Reports, Industries of Interest, Non-SPDC Reports, Inflation,
Currency Exchange, Free Market & Private Enterprise, Border Trade,
International Trade & Tourism, Thailand, Japan & Baluchaung;
Drugs :
Heroin, Methamphetamines, SPDC: a main player?, UWSA, Shan State;
Health :
Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, Japan's Role;
Human Rights :
Forced labour, Taxation, Responses to the ILO Call for Sanctions,
Procurement Policy, Land Confiscation, Torture, Freedom of Information,
Political Prisoners, Human rights Training,
UN Special expert on human rights situation in Myanmar;
Women :
Rape, Women from Burma in 2nd Countries, Health;
Children :
Health, Child Soldiers, Trafficking
Ethnic & Religious Relations :
Peace v. Armed Conflict, Kachin Coup, Religious Relations, Chinese;
Forced Relocation & IDPs ;
Refugees & Migrant Workers :
Bangladesh, Guam, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Repatriated Refugees;
Chronology ;
Bibliography . |
| Language: | | English |
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| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/STILLWAITING%20Feb-Apr01.doc |
| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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| Title: | | Women's Report Card on Burma 2001 |
| Date of publication: | | June 2001 |
| Description/subject: | | WOMEN AND POLITICS: The Democracy Movement,
"Dialogue",
Women's Organisations,
Inside Burma,
Outside Burma;
WOMEN, POVERTY & THE ECONOMY:
Living in Poverty;
SPDC and Poverty;
WOMEN AND EDUCATION:
Access to Basic Education,
Education and Politics;
"Relevant History",
The Re-Opening of Universities;
WOMEN AND HEALTH:
Access to basic health standards and facilities,
Demographics;
HIV/AIDS:
Women, Children & HIV,
HIV/AIDS Prevention,
Family Planning,
Refugees & Migrant Workers;
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN:
Rape,
Women outside Burma,
Commercial Sex Workers (CSW);
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SPDC:
BIBLIOGRAPHY;
WHAT YOU CAN DO;
CONTACTS:
Women of Burma Groups,
Groups Working with Women of Burma,
Burma on the Internet;
RESOURCES FROM ALTSEAN-BURMA. |
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| Date of entry/update: | | 03 June 2003 |
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