------------------------ BurmaNet ------------------------ "Appropriate Information Technologies, Practical Strategies" ---------------------------------------------------------- The BurmaNet News: August 7, 1997 Issue #791 Noted in Passing: While people are losing human rights in the so-called democratic countries, people in Myanmar are enjoying their rights fully. - SLORC editorial (see BKK POST: RANGOON DEFENDS 'DISCIPLINE DEMOCRACY') HEADLINES: ========== BKK POST: RANGOON DEFENDS CONCEPT OF 'DISCIPLINE DEMOCRACY' ASSK: POLITICAL, SPIRITUAL STRUGGLES INSEPARABLY LINKED DVB: SEIN WIN: ASEAN RESPONSIBLE FOR BURMA AFTER ADMISSION REUTER: MILITANT BURMA REFUGEES BOYCOTT FOOD IN BANGLADESH KNU: KNU PRESS RELEASE NO. 44/97 KNPP: MONTHLY NEWS RELEASE (FORCED LABOR) BKK POST: PTT NO SHOW LEAVES LAWYERS COMPLAINING SLORC: UNDIVIDED FAMILY NEST REMAINS INTACT BKK POST: LEGAL FANGS BARED OVER ANDAMAN ISLES ALTSEAN ANNOUNCEMENT: AUGUST 8 ACTIVITIES IN THAILAND ANNOUNCEMENT: CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR MEMORIES OF 8888 ANNOUNCEMENT: ADDRESS CHANGE - EURO-BURMA OFFICE BURMANET SUBJECT-MATTER RESOURCE LIST ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- BKK POST: RANGOON DEFENDS CONCEPT OF 'DISCIPLINE DEMOCRACY' August 6, 1997 Rangoon, AFP Burma defended yesterday its concept of "discipline democracy" and dismissed "concocted accusations" from abroad of human rights abuses. In an editorial, the state-run New Light of Myanmar daily said Western values and methods were not appropriate to the situation in Burma. "Myanmar [Burma] is building the system of discipline democracy which is considered the most appropriate for its situation and which will guarantee perpetuation of sovereignty and contribute to political, economic and social uplift," it said. The editorial quoted Lieutenant General Khin Nyunt, head of military intelligence for the ruling junta, as citing women's rights as an example of an issue loudly defended in the West but imperfectly implemented. In Burma, women "by nature ... always conduct themselves to observe religious and cultural norms of their own volition and not due to restriction", the editorial said. Summarising Khin Nyunt's remarks, the daily said: "While people are losing human rights in the so-called democratic countries, people in Myanmar are enjoying their rights fully, upholding their cultural norms and traditions which are in harmony with their religion." The newspaper dismissed what it alleged were "concocted accusations on human rights violations broadcast by some subversive radios" and said that Burma's people enjoyed full rights as a birthright. Burma, along with Laos, was admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) last month despite objections from Western nations critical of the Burmese junta's human rights record and suppression of democracy. ***************************************************************** ASSK: POLITICAL, SPIRITUAL STRUGGLES INSEPARABLY LINKED August 4, 1997 (Mainichi Daily News) "Kaleidoscope" Letter from Burma (No. 7) by Aung San Suu Kyi The toys of my early childhood seemed luxurious in post-World War II Burma, but in fact they were quite modest. I had a series of round-eyed, hairless dolls made of thin, pink plastic, which buckled and cracked easily, and with moveable limbs attached by means of brittle elastic string that could ill withstand the attention of restless little hands. Few children could resist the temptation to put the chubby arms and legs through vigorous acrobatic maneuvers until the ill-used articles either snapped off or hung dejectedly from a sad gray cord wrung out of all elasticity. In spite of their lack of durability and beauty, I regarded these dolls with vague respect, as I had heard some adults expound the theory that the metamorphosis of Japan into a modern, industrialized nation had begun with the manufacture and export of such objects. Apart from the dolls, there were dolls' tea sets (made of plastic much harder than the dolls themselves), wind-up toys (a velvety little monkey clashing a pair of cymbals stands out in my memory among a motley fleet of painted, tin vehicles), jigsaw puzzles, board games, colored pencils and water colors. The toy that I considered most fascinating was a kaleidoscope. It filled me with wonder that the slightest turn of an unassuming little metal tube should result in a beautiful visual experience, which was completely new each time. Somebody said that the patterns formed in the kaleidoscope were similar to the structure of snowflakes, making the toy doubly exotic for me as snow was a thing of remote, unreachable beauty in our tropical world. The kaleidoscope did not last long. My two brothers and myself, numerous children visitors and grown-ups who did not consider it beneath their dignity to display an interest in toys, subjected the tube to more twirling and shaking than it could take without collapsing into bits. After the kaleidoscope had gone the way of all over-used toys, my brother put together a crude, home-make version from three strips of mirror and chips of colored glass. It was neither neat nor convenient, but it served its purpose, which was to create enchantment. When I came across the translucent brightness of stained glass in my adult years, I was reminded of the jeweled mosaic wonders of that rickety little homemade kaleidoscope. A fall down the stairs a couple of months ago brought back memories of the favorite toy of my early childhood. This was not because as I tumbled down I saw starts and technicolored flashes as might have happened to characters in the comics I read in those days. It was because the weeks of enforced rest that followed the incident put me in a position from which I could get a panoramic view of life as a series of vignettes, the components clustering and dispersing and shifting and changing with kaleidoscopic virtuosity. In this age of advanced medical technology there must be devises that make it possible for a person to read comfortably while lying flat on her back. However, since I have not yet acquired such devices and in any case my doctor had advised me not to strain my eyes, I found myself with a lot of time for contemplation. As I lay with one hand resting on my brow in conformity with proper poetic convention, the permutations and combinations of human problems arising out of samsara, the continual cycle of life and death and suffering due to karma. Its nature appeared before me, more varied than snowflake patterns but hardly possessed of such delicate prettiness. Although the pattern of life changes constantly, sometimes echoes of old configurations recur. As a student, I was caught up in the 1960s concern about apartheid, contributing my tiny bit of support for the struggle of the black people by refusing to buy products from South Africa. Now in my mature years, I am caught up in the question of economic sanctions against the military regime in my own country. The hows and whys and wherefores, the analysis of possible consequences, the weighing of the pros and the cons, the never ending argument about the relationship between politics and economics. (How can those who know that Japanese were given honorary white status in South Africa under apartheid because of the economic status of Japan deny the intimate link between politics and economics?) Mixed into the familiar and the deja vu are the unpredictable, the unexpected, and the sense that life is continual process of learning. As my 52nd birthday approached in June, I remembered a friend at university quoting the lines of Horace: Eheu fugaces, Postume, Postume Labuntur anni We were both in our very early twenties and we imagined we could feel the cool draught of fleeting time on our well rounded cheeks. The thought of our youthful world-weariness makes me smile now, and it occurs to me that in many ways the young are probably tougher than the old. Largely untried and untouched by the "vicissitudes of life," a phrase that has a comic ring for those who have not known the twists and turns of capricious fortune, we were clad in a steely armor of innocent prejudices and expectations, barely pierced by uncertainty. Fifty seemed old to us then, an age when we would know just about all that has to be known about life, blase as Betty Grable in her prime with narrowed eyes and hard mouth. Well, of course now that I am well established in my second half century, it turns out to not like that at all. Birth and death are the two faces of the alchemist coin of existence. A month after my birthday came the 50th anniversary of my father's death. He died when he was 32 years old, and it is difficult to imagine him as an octogenarian. The year my father would have turned seventy, an old friend of the family remarked that we should not mourn his early death because he was blessed not to have become old, no to have known, as she put it, "the destroying years." He remains forever preserved in the tender sternness of his youth and in the intense gravity of the struggle that was his life. But still, it saddens me and many others among my countrymen and women to remember that he had been cut off in his prime, before he was able to complete the task of setting Burma firmly on th path to strong, stable nationhood. Had he lived long enough to guide our country through the crucial first decades of independence, there is every likelihood that we would now be enjoying the fruits of justice, unity, peace and a confident, well-nurtured, well-educated people. This year's Martyrs Day, which commemorates the assassination of my father and eight associates, coincided with the full moon of the Burmese month of Waso, which marks the beginning of the rainy season Buddhist retreat. The National League for Democracy arranged a ceremony for offering food and robes to fifty monks for the sake of merit to be shared between those who have passed away and those who have been left behind. It was an occasion that afforded us with an opportunity to reflect on the three aspects common to all conditioned things: /anicca/ (impermanence), /dukha/ (suffering) and /anatta/ (the unresponsiveness of objects to one's wishes) and on nirvana, the unconditioned, undefiled state where anicca, dukha and anatta become extinct. Spiritual matters are as much an integral component of the fabric of human existence as politics, which has to do with how man relates to others of his kind. Whether we like it or not, the spiritual and political will remain part of the design of our lives. *********************************************************** DVB: SEIN WIN: ASEAN RESPONSIBLE FOR BURMA AFTER ADMISSION July 31, 1997 (Democratic Voice of Burma Radio) DVB telephone interview with Dr. Sein Win, prime minister of National Coalition Government of Union of Burma in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 31 July Prime Minister Dr. Sein Win has just held a news conference a few hours ago in Copenhagen, Denmark, after the cabinet meeting of the National Coalition Government of Union of Burma, NCGUB. At the news conference, he explained continued his commitment to the struggle for democracy and normalization of relations with ASEAN following the admission of the SLORC [State Law and Order Restoration Council]. He also disclosed that letters of protest have been sent to five Danish companies which have established joint ventures with SLORC. The DVB [Democratic Voice of Burma] telephoned Dr. Sein Win and asked him about future programs laid down by the NCGUB cabinet meeting. Dr. Sein Win answers as follows: [Begin Sein Win recording] We first reviewed the prevailing political developments and addressed the issue of how we would proceed in the future and reviewed the situation inside our organization. We passed resolutions at the meeting. I would not like to go into the details of the future programs, but we will have to step up international pressure. We concluded that it is necessary to maintain international pressure so long as the situation in Burma remains unchanged and dialogue does not take place and the violation of human rights continues. We deliberated on how to step up international pressure. We also discussed in detail our policy toward the international community, including ASEAN, and we formed committees to take charge of various affairs. In particular, we resolved to continue to work more for unity and cooperation with indigenous races in order to establish a federal state. Our resolutions included decision to hold more conferences like that of Metharawhta and to work hand in hand with the indigenous races. Now that ASEAN has accepted [Burma], the ASEAN has the responsibility. We cannot deny that the ASEAN will have to take responsibility for actions taken by the SLORC. Another point made is that ASEAN should urge the SLORC to find a political solution and to hold dialogue with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and democratic forces. We view that if such action is not taken, the problem of Burma will gradually become the problem of ASEAN. We appreciate assistance from friendly nations such as Denmark. The support for our movement has been growing gradually. Our movement remains nonviolent and we are operating only through political means. I would like to inform all that we absolutely do not espouse terrorism. ********************************************************** REUTER: MILITANT BURMA REFUGEES BOYCOTT FOOD IN BANGLADESH August 5, 1997 CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, Aug 5 (Reuter) - Thousands of Burmese Moslem refugees seeking a permanent home in Bangladesh refused food rations for the 16th straight day on Tuesday. Militant refugees barricaded the entrance to their camp, shouting demands and warning of tougher action if anyone tried to force them from Bangladesh, witnesses said. Government officials said militants in the Nayapara camp on Bangladesh's southeastern border with Burma were preventing officials from giving the refugees food. ``The militants in the Nayapara camp even prevented the sick and frail from collecting food rations for the 16th consecutive day,'' one government official said. ``This is a very complex situation and we can't really force anything,'' he told Reuters in the port of Chittagong. ``The militants are keeping a close watch on those intending to take the rations. Sometimes they get very rough while enforcing the boycott,'' he said without elaborating. The food boycott started on July 21 as part of a protest by Burmese Moslems, known as Rohingyas, against what they say are attempts by the Bangladesh government to send them back home by force. At least 20 people, including six policemen, have been injured in clashes at the Nayapara camp, which forced authorities to suspend the repatriation process. There are about 21,000 Rohingya refugees at two camps in Bangladesh -- about 13,000 at Nayapara and 8,000 at another camp, Kutupalong. They are the remnants of some 250,000 Rohingyas who crossed into Bangladesh in early 1992 from western Burma's Moslem-majority Arakan province to escape alleged persecution by Burma's military government. A food boycott at Kutupalong ended last week. ************************************************* KNU: KNU PRESS RELEASE NO. 44/97 August 6, 1997 From: "win1" OFFICE OF THE SUPREME HEADQUARTERS KAREN NATIONAL UNION, KAWTHOOLEI Regarding SLORC offensive against KNU August 6, 1997 The onslaught of SLORC against the Karen civillians living in Thaton, Nyaunglebin, Pa-pun and Taungoo Districts begining from 11,2,97 to 31-7-97 are as follows: Killing and Destruction in Thaton district. * (9) villages totaling (196) houses were burnt and destroyed. * (882) villagers becames homeless. * (55) villages consisting of (1926) families with the population of (19649) forced to relocate. * (11) villagers, so far were killed. Killing and Destruction in Pa-pun District. * (88) villages with (3000) houses were burnt and destroyed. * (369) rice barns with (60000) baskets of paddy were burnt and destroyed. * (20,000) civilians became homeless without food. * (4) churches and (60)schools were burnt down. * (33) villagers so far, were killed. Taungoo District. * (14) villages with (350) houses were burnt and destroyed. * (1993) civilians became homeless. * (50) rice barns with (149) baskets of rice and (580) baskets of paddy were burnt to ashes. * (57) villages having (2761) houses with the population of (14374) were forced to relocate. * (14) churches and (14) schools destroyed. Nyaunglebin District. * (67) villages consisting of (669) houses were burnt and destroyed. * (4679) civilians became homeless. * (227) families from (3) villages were driven out from their place in Mone Towhship. * (Detail from Kyauk-kyi and Shwe-gyin are not yet known.) * (162) rice barns with (7870) baskets of paddy were burnt and destroyed. * (39) civillinas, so far, were killed. The total number of villages that had been burnt and destroyed was (178), in other words, (4218) houses destroyed and many thousands Karen population became homeless. If the onslaught of SLORC against the population in Pa-an, Kaw-Kereik, Moulmein, Mergui, Tavoy and Boke-pyin were added, this will be enormous. ****************************************************** KNPP: MONTHLY NEWS RELEASE (FORCED LABOR) July 20, 1997 THE GOVERNMENT OF KARENNI MINISTRY OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND INFORMATION _____________________________________________________ JULY 20, 1997 Monthly News Release Slorc regional commander ordered to all villages headmen located along the Dee Mawsoe-Daw Tama Gyi main road that a family member from each must come out and having to work at the project of rebuild old logging road from Htee Thanga, Pon river to Daw Pet and Daw Tama Gyi. This project must be finished at the end of September, 1997. Slorc commander planning to transport all teaks and hard-wood from east bank of Pon river down to Rangoon for exportation as well as trying to finish their log's transportation at the end of this year, 1997. The Karenni people from Daw Tanaw, Daw Tatho, Daw Ladu and other 20 villages. Soe Moe Township who fleeing to Shan-Karenni border having suffered from shortage foods and diseases. They only relying on the bamboo shoots, jack fruit and rice soup for their daily lives. Mostly, the elders and children having deficiency by the lack of foods and medicines, thus they calling for humanitarian aids to international communities according to an inside source. ****************************************************************** BKK POST: PTT NO SHOW LEAVES LAWYERS COMPLAINING August 6, 1997 (abridged) by Chakrit Ridmontri PIPELINE DETAILS STILL UNDER WRAPS Representatives of the Petroleum Authority of Thailand failed to show up at a meeting with the Lawyers Council of Thailand on Monday to explain details of its gas pipeline. The PTT had promised last week to provide information requested by lawyers representing Kanchanaburi villagers; but no one from the company showed up at appointed time. Warin Thiamcharas, an environmental lawyer, said the meeting was meant to discuss the lawyers' request for information on certain issues such as contents of PIT's contracts, risks from the pipeline as mentioned in the environmental impact assessment, and compensation for villagers whose land was cleared to pave the way for the pipeline. "The lawyers have repeatedly asked the PTT to answer these questions but without success. We may have to take the issue to court," he said. The PTT is speeding up construction of the 260-km pipeline which will deliver gas from Burma's Yadana and Yetagun fields to a gas turbine of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand in Ratchaburi. The project is scheduled for completion next June. The PTT says if it cannot take delivery of the gas on time it: would be fined by the Burmese government at a rate equal to the price of gas in-take per day, estimated at about 40 million baht. But details of the contract between n the PTT and the government of Burma were never made public. ********************************************************** SLORC: UNDIVIDED FAMILY NEST REMAINS INTACT August 6, 1997 (abridged) From: OKKAR66127@AOL.COM We made our way to the International Business Centre on the evening of the 25th of July, 1997, as a ceremony to honour a renowned artist was to be held there. The occasion was to honour U Han Tin, the famous sculptor who had produced the carvings on teak stumps that are on display at the I.B.C. The other sculpture displays a bird's nest at its centre, with newly hatched hornbill chicks being cared for by there proud parents. Being life-size, the scene looks all so real. The hornbill is the national bird of the Chin people, one of the major races dwelling in northwestern Myanmar. The legend of the selfless loyalty of the hornbill birds its well known, in therefore the scene without doubt depicts the firmly sealed family ties of our peoples. The caption of "Undivided Family Nest Remains Intact" its apt for it signifies the unity of all our indigenous races living in harmony within our home land, for better. Myanmar having become a full fledged member of ASEAN, the hornbill's nest could be viewed in a broader context; for Myanmar is no longer isolated but has entered the fold of the ASEAN community. ASEAN countries being birds of a feather will be able to stand together to weather all economics or political storms, as a family united with nest unimpaired. The Ministry of Forestry on his part pledged that U Han Tin's hornbill bird nest sculpture would be donated to be displayed as an emblem of unity at the ASEAN museum in the event that such a museum is established in Myanmar. *************************************** BKK POST: LEGAL FANGS BARED OVER ANDAMAN ISLES August 6, 1997 by Nussara Sawatsawang in Ranong Thailand remains confident about its legal rights to three small islands off Ranong that continue to be a source of conflict with Burma. Ownership of the islands will be discussed by legal experts when the Thai-Burmese Joint Boundary Committee meets in Phuket on August 18 and 19 to hammer out disputes along a 2,400-km border. Legal and Treaties Department director-general Somboon Sangiambutre expressed confidence that Ko Lam, Ko Khan and Ko Khi Nok, at the mouth of Kraburi River, were part of Thailand under the Anglo-Siam Treaty of 1968. Thai and Burmese officials will defend their claims in Phuket. Until a decision is reached, the islands remain a no-man's land, off-limits to settlement or even temporary use. Several months ago, Thai officials found two Burmese armed military officers on Ko Lam, then arrested four Burmese illegally cutting trees on the 250-square-rai island. ***************************************************************** ALTSEAN ANNOUNCEMENT: AUGUST 8 ACTIVITIES IN THAILAND August 7, 1997 From: altsean@ksc.th.com FROM THE AUGUST 8 JOINT COMMITTEE [Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) Alternative Asean Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-BURMA) Thai Action Committee for Democracy in Burma Campaign for Popular Democracy Amnesty International - Thailand MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT: Activities To Commemorate The 30th Anniversary Of Asean's Formation & The 9th Anniversary Of The Burma Uprising on August 8, 1997, Bangkok, Thailand A forum featuring speakers from Burma, Thailand, Philippines and Malaysia, including Thai Democrat MR Sukhumband Paribatra and Malaysian Opposition Leader Mr Lim Kit Siang, is one of the activities organized by a coalition of concerned organizations and individuals on Friday, August 8, 1997. The activities are being organized to commemorate two significant anniversaries in regional and international history - the formation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the democracy uprising in Burma. The activities organized are listed as follows: 0900 PROTEST & PRESENTATION OF JOINT STATEMENT TO THE BURMESE EMBASSY Sathorn Nua Rd. Coordinated by TACDB in cooperation with the Students Federation of Thailand. 1500 - 1800 FORUM: ASEAN'S 30 YEARS - IMPLICATIONS FOR PEOPLES OF ASEAN YMCA Collins House, Rajawadee Hall (Ground Floor), Sathorn Tai Rd Speakers: MR Sukhumband Paribatra, Member, House of Representatives Adjan Kusuma Snitwongse, Director, ISIS Mr Lim Kit Siang, Malaysian Opposition Leader Adjan Surichai Wankeaw, Chulalongkorn University Mr Gus Miclat, Philippines Activist Ms Pornsuk Koetsawang, Mahidol University Adjan Charnvit Kasetsiri (Moderator) (Most of the proceedings will be in English, therefore, an interpreter will be provided for Thai speakers and listeners.) Coordinated by FORUM-ASIA & ALTSEAN-BURMA. 1900 - 2030 DINNER AND CULTURAL PERFORMANCE Venue: YMCA Collins House, Rajawadee Hall (Ground Floor). Sathorn Tai Road. Coordinated by FORUM-ASIA, ALTSEAN-BURMA & TACDB. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE TELEPHONE 66 2 276 9846 - 7 (THAI LANGUAGE) or 66 2 275 1811/ 693 4515 (ENGLISH) or email *************************************************** ANNOUNCEMENT: CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR MEMORIES OF 8888 August 6, 1997 From: FreeBurma@AOL.COM Commemoration of the 9th Anniversary of 8.8.88 "Join us in protest against the SLORC rule in Burma" Dear friends, On August 8, 1997, people of Burma of near and far will recall the painful memories of brutal massacres in our homeland nine years ago. In 1988, millions of people took to the streets and demanded the restoration of democracy in the land of repression. Many thousands sacrificed their lives in the peaceful movement. The largest show of people's power turned out on the auspicious day of 8.8.88 (August 8, 1988) and on the same day, the government's brutal crackdown took hundreds of lives. Young people and students led these protests and many of them paid with their lives. Some of them have been arrested and detained since then. Schools were closed for the next three years, shutting out any educational opportunities for Burma's future generation. Since then, the democratic movement has sustained and continued the non-violent activities inside and outside of Burma. Today, there are thousands of political prisoners suffering in the hands of brutal dictators. Among them are students and young activists. Many are dying under hellish prison conditions while some have gone through severe tortures. The list includes Min Ko Naing, chairman of the All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABSFU) that has played a major role in the democratic uprising. Not only are the activist students under severe restrictions, but all the schools of higher learning have been closed for months. Thus, Burma is deprived of her potentials of young educated generation. In the light of these circumstances, we, the Democratic Burmese Students Organization (USA) will hold a candlelight vigil in front of the SLORC Ambassador's residence in Washington D.C., to commemorate the 9th anniversary of 8-8-88 massacre. Please join us to show your support for the democratic cause in Burma. Date: August 8, 1997 (Friday) Place: 2223 R Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008 Time: 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Direction: Dupont Circle Stop (by Red Line Metro) Contact: Information Committee, DBSO (USA) - East Coast (301) 424-6009 / (301) 468-5754 ------------------ Democratic Burmese Students Organization (USA) - East Coast P.O.Box 443, Rockville, MD 20848-0043, USA. Fax. (301) 468-9672 Email: dbsousa@aol.com ******************************************************** ANNOUNCEMENT: ADDRESS CHANGE - EURO-BURMA OFFICE August 5, 1997 From: yawnghwe@ott.hookup.net Important Notice EURO-BURMA OFFICE As of 1 September 1997, Harn Yawnghwe, Program Director of the Associates to Develop Democratic Burma and Editor of the Burma Alert, will be working from the European Office for the Development of Democracy in Burma (Euro-Burma Office) in Brussels, Belgium. Contact address: EURO-BURMA OFFICE Square Gutenberg 11 - 2, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium Telephone: 32 2 280-0691, Fax: 32 2 280-0310 BURMA DONORS SECRETARIAT The Burma Donors Secretariat will also as of 1 September 1997 function from the Euro-Burma Office in Brussels. Please send all project proposals and funding enquiries to: Burma Donors Secretariat c/o EURO-BURMA OFFICE Square Gutenberg 11 - 2, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium Telephone: 32 2 280-0691, Fax: 32 2 280-0310 ADDB - BURMA ALERT The Associates to Develop Democratic Burma and the Burma Alert will continue to function from Canada. Peter Globensky, formerly Director of Programmes with the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development in Montreal, will be advocating in Canada for the Burmese democracy movement on behalf of the ADDB. Emma Gorst in Toronto has been engaged as Sub-Editor of the Burma Alert. All news items, news reports and questions about subscriptions to the Burma Alert, and ADDB matters should be addressed to Gayle Graham who will re-direct the communications to either Harn Yawnghwe, Peter Globensky or Emma Gorst: ADDB - BURMA ALERT Attention: Gayle Graham P.O. 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