By NAW NOREEN
Five army battalions are ready and waiting in eastern Burma after the ruling junta yesterday set a deadline for a renegade Karen commander to lay down his arms.
The breakaway faction of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) has been given until 31 December to either surrender their weapons or transform into a government-controlled border militia.
Nov 23, 2010
Military junta orders KIO to shut down all liaison offices
In the midst of growing tension between the two sides, the Burmese military junta ordered the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) to shut down all its branch liaison offices immediately in Northern Burma, KIO sources said.
The liaison offices of the KIO, and its armed wing, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), are mainly based in Kachin State and Northern Shan State.
The liaison offices of the KIO, and its armed wing, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), are mainly based in Kachin State and Northern Shan State.
Nov 17, 2010
Amyu bawsang, democracy lam Su Chyi hparan na, Jinghpaw ni myit mada
By KNG
Myen mung democracy ningbaw Slgj. Awng San Su Chyi gaw, mungdan kata democracy gawde lam hte amyu bawsang manghkang ni hpe, rau sha hparan sa wa na matu Jinghpaw ni myit mada nga ai re.
November 13 ya, dum nta rim sharen tawn ai kawn lawt pru wa sai hte, Slgj. Su Chyi gaw, “amyusha mahku mara lam hte democracy gawde lam hpe matut galaw sa wa na re lam” tsun shaga wa sai.
Myen-Miwa ga jarit shara mi kaw du nga ai, Matsat-4 (8-8-88) Jinghpaw jawngma ningbaw dingsa Slg. Awng Wa gaw, “Shi lawt wa ai gaw, anhte Myen mung hta democracy lu hkra shamu shamawt lam hta grai manu dan ai re. Bai nna, anhte bawsang amyusha ni hte Myen amyusha ni a lapran bawngban sa wa na lam hta mung, grai lu garum na re,” nga ai.
Ralata poi ngut ai hpang, dai ralata poi hta shanhte hpyen asuya a Pyi HKai Hpyu pati, n tara adang la ai hpang, Su Chyi hpe dat ai raitim, shi lawt wa ai gaw, Myen mungdan ting hta shi a lagaw lahkam ningnan bai lahkam hpang wa lu sai. Bawsang myusha ni yawng a matu mung myit rawt hpa re lam, Myitkyina e daju ai Wunpawng Amyusha Mungbawng Rapdaw (WMR) a komiti malawm Slg. Nsang Tu Awng tsun ai.
Shi bai tsun ai, “Amyu bawsang lam gaw democracy lam re, democracy lam mung amyu bawsang lam re. Democracy lam hte amyu bawsang lam gaw maren sha re majaw, democracy lu yang, amyu bawsang manghkang mung hpara lu na re.”
Myen mung democracy ningbaw Slgj. Awng San Su Chyi gaw, mungdan kata democracy gawde lam hte amyu bawsang manghkang ni hpe, rau sha hparan sa wa na matu Jinghpaw ni myit mada nga ai re.
November 13 ya, dum nta rim sharen tawn ai kawn lawt pru wa sai hte, Slgj. Su Chyi gaw, “amyusha mahku mara lam hte democracy gawde lam hpe matut galaw sa wa na re lam” tsun shaga wa sai.
Rim da ai kawn lawt pru ai hte, amyusha mahku mara lam hte democracy lam hpe matut galaw na, mungshawa de hkadahka jaw ai Democracy ningbaw Slgj. Awng San Su Chyi.
Myen-Miwa ga jarit shara mi kaw du nga ai, Matsat-4 (8-8-88) Jinghpaw jawngma ningbaw dingsa Slg. Awng Wa gaw, “Shi lawt wa ai gaw, anhte Myen mung hta democracy lu hkra shamu shamawt lam hta grai manu dan ai re. Bai nna, anhte bawsang amyusha ni hte Myen amyusha ni a lapran bawngban sa wa na lam hta mung, grai lu garum na re,” nga ai.
Ralata poi ngut ai hpang, dai ralata poi hta shanhte hpyen asuya a Pyi HKai Hpyu pati, n tara adang la ai hpang, Su Chyi hpe dat ai raitim, shi lawt wa ai gaw, Myen mungdan ting hta shi a lagaw lahkam ningnan bai lahkam hpang wa lu sai. Bawsang myusha ni yawng a matu mung myit rawt hpa re lam, Myitkyina e daju ai Wunpawng Amyusha Mungbawng Rapdaw (WMR) a komiti malawm Slg. Nsang Tu Awng tsun ai.
Shi bai tsun ai, “Amyu bawsang lam gaw democracy lam re, democracy lam mung amyu bawsang lam re. Democracy lam hte amyu bawsang lam gaw maren sha re majaw, democracy lu yang, amyu bawsang manghkang mung hpara lu na re.”
Asak kung Jinghpaw nu num lahkawng, roi rip hkrum
By KNG
Jinghpaw mungdaw, Hugawng Pa na asak kung Jinghpaw nu num lahkawng gaw Yuzana company amu galaw masha langai a hkum shan roi rip ai hte adup gayet hkrum sai re.
Ndai mabyin gaw November 13 ya shani byin ai rai nna, nu num langai gaw Wara Zup mare na re ai hte kaga langai gaw Nam Sai mare na re lam, chye lu ai.
Hugawng Pa maling mala hpe jak hte shawt shakrin nhtawm Kumshu hte Nai Kadung sun galaw nga ai, Yuzana company. Sumla: KDNG
Roi rip hkrum ai nu num lahkawng gaw, ja htu dabang nga ai, Yuzana company sun makau, Ban Kawk mare de gat dut sha nga ai hte, gat dut sa ai lam lapran, nam maling de dai, company masha wa, masu lau la na, ya na zawn roi rip wa sai re lam, dai lam chye ai buga masha ni tsun ai.
“Roi rip ai wa gaw shi dai zawn galaw ngut jang shanhte hpe tsun ai da, ‘ngai gaw 99 (company shara) kaw nga ai re. Ya na zawn byin mat ai hpe, tawng ban ai, ya hpang de bai hkrum ga’ nga tsun na mat mat ai,” nga nna, ndai mabyin hpe chye ai buga masha langai KNG de tsun wa ai.
UN Security Council to Discuss Burma Issue
WASHINGTON—For the first time in several months, the United Nations Security Council will hold consultations on Burma on Thursday.
The 15-member body is expected to discuss the current situation in Burma in the aftermath of the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, the pro-democracy leader, and the completion of parliamentary elections, which the world has termed illegitimate.
Britain is the president of the UN Security Council for the month of November.
Meanwhile, the former first lady, Laura Bush, has said that she hoped that the release of Suu Kyi is unconditional, and that she would not be put under house arrest again.
The 15-member body is expected to discuss the current situation in Burma in the aftermath of the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, the pro-democracy leader, and the completion of parliamentary elections, which the world has termed illegitimate.
Britain is the president of the UN Security Council for the month of November.
Meanwhile, the former first lady, Laura Bush, has said that she hoped that the release of Suu Kyi is unconditional, and that she would not be put under house arrest again.
Suu Kyi reignites push for ethnic autonomy
Ethnic leaders have met with released opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi in a bid to reignite a major push for autonomy for Burma’s myriad ethnic groups.
The convening of a second Panglong Conference more than 60 years after the historic 1947 meeting has been made a priority by Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party, which until its dissolution earlier this year had been the strongest opposition to the majority Burman junta.
Suu Kyi was accompanied on Monday by senior members of the NLD, including deputy Tin Oo and elder Win Tin, at the party’s Rangoon headquarters, where she met with key figures from various ethnic groups in Burma.
Nov 14, 2010
Aung San Suu Kyi Addresses Supporters at Party Headquarters
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi urged people to stand up for their rights and seek democracy in military-ruled Burma, in a rare address after gaining her freedom from house arrest.
Thousands of supporters cheered Aung San Suu Kyi Sunday as she spoke at her National League for Democracy party headquarters in Rangoon. She said freedom of speech is the basis of democracy.
Nov 13, 2010
Nov 12, 2010
Myen hte SSA-N, matut gap hkat ai lam n nga
By KNG
Lahta Sam mung, Myen hte Sam hpyen, Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) lapran, November 11, mana de kalang bai gap hkat ai lam byin wa sai raitim, dai hpang matut gap hkat ai lam n nga ai hpe chye lu ai.
Myen hpyendap ni shawng gap ai majaw, SSA-N daju makau, Kunkieng-Wan Lwe kahtawng e minit 45 ram gap hkat wa sai re.
SSA-N hpyenla ni. Sumla: Shan Herald Agency for News
Lahta Sam mung, Myen hte Sam hpyen, Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) lapran, November 11, mana de kalang bai gap hkat ai lam byin wa sai raitim, dai hpang matut gap hkat ai lam n nga ai hpe chye lu ai.
Myen hpyendap ni shawng gap ai majaw, SSA-N daju makau, Kunkieng-Wan Lwe kahtawng e minit 45 ram gap hkat wa sai re.
Voting infractions ‘wouldn’t alter result’
BY FRANCIS WADE
Despite breaches of standard election procedures being witnessed at polling booths last week, they were not significant enough to drastically alter the result, a recent report claims.
The report, drawn up on 8 November and titled Preliminary Findings Report, uses surveys from 175 election observers who witnessed proceedings at polling stations last week. The document is anonymous, but bills the authors as an “independent and politically neutral local association” based in Burma.
Despite breaches of standard election procedures being witnessed at polling booths last week, they were not significant enough to drastically alter the result, a recent report claims.
The report, drawn up on 8 November and titled Preliminary Findings Report, uses surveys from 175 election observers who witnessed proceedings at polling stations last week. The document is anonymous, but bills the authors as an “independent and politically neutral local association” based in Burma.
What the papers say
By FRANCIS WADE
Published: 8 November 2010By all accounts it was a mute affair: polling stations across the country hosted desultory audiences of voters who braved the soporific atmosphere to cast ballots, while the streets of Rangoon, which the media fanfare had depicted as a carnival in the run-up to yesterday, were quiet.
Footage filmed undercover (despite a less-than-convincing crackdown on journalists) showed patchy queues outside ballot stations, and voter turnout was thought to be no more than 60 percent. A bored looking Than Shwe joined his equally jaded second-in-command on the front page of the New Light of Myanmar, as they added their support to the ‘transition’ – perhaps years of rehearsals had finally taken their toll, as both appeared ready to collapse into the ballot box and make way for a new era of military rule.
Published: 8 November 2010By all accounts it was a mute affair: polling stations across the country hosted desultory audiences of voters who braved the soporific atmosphere to cast ballots, while the streets of Rangoon, which the media fanfare had depicted as a carnival in the run-up to yesterday, were quiet.
Footage filmed undercover (despite a less-than-convincing crackdown on journalists) showed patchy queues outside ballot stations, and voter turnout was thought to be no more than 60 percent. A bored looking Than Shwe joined his equally jaded second-in-command on the front page of the New Light of Myanmar, as they added their support to the ‘transition’ – perhaps years of rehearsals had finally taken their toll, as both appeared ready to collapse into the ballot box and make way for a new era of military rule.
China will not support Kachin Army in civil war with Burmese Military
The Chinese Communist Government will not supply weapons to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), if civil war breaks out between the KIA and Burmese Army, according to Chinese authorities.
KIA officials project armed conflict could spread to northern Burma from the current fighting between the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) and Burmese Army in Myawaddy and the Three Pagoda Pass, near the Thai border, which started on November 7th, Election Day in Burma.
KIA officials project armed conflict could spread to northern Burma from the current fighting between the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) and Burmese Army in Myawaddy and the Three Pagoda Pass, near the Thai border, which started on November 7th, Election Day in Burma.
Supporters Gather to Welcome Suu Kyi
By KO HTWE
As anticipation mounts that National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi will soon be released, dozens of supporters wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan “We Stand With Aung San Suu Kyi” had gathered outside the party's headquarters in Rangoon by 12 midday while correspondents from foreign new agencies and Rangoon-based journals waited nearby.
Suu Kyi's period of house arrest is due to expire on Saturday, but rumors have circulated that Snr-Gen Than Shwe had signed an authorization to release the Nobel laureate.
As anticipation mounts that National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi will soon be released, dozens of supporters wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan “We Stand With Aung San Suu Kyi” had gathered outside the party's headquarters in Rangoon by 12 midday while correspondents from foreign new agencies and Rangoon-based journals waited nearby.
Suu Kyi's period of house arrest is due to expire on Saturday, but rumors have circulated that Snr-Gen Than Shwe had signed an authorization to release the Nobel laureate.
Election Voices
By IRRAWADDY
The consensus among those who took part in last Sunday's election as independents or candidates of parties not backed by the ruling regime was that it was grossly unfair and marred by blatant vote-rigging that favored the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP). While some called on the junta-appointed Election Commission to address numerous reports of irregularities, others expressed doubt that any action would be taken.
Below is a sampling of some of the views expressed by candidates and other observers of Burma's first election in 20 years.
“What people voted for was the Peacock, but the only result was the Lion. Polling station officials themselves brought the ballot boxes to their homes and stole a lot of ballots.”
The consensus among those who took part in last Sunday's election as independents or candidates of parties not backed by the ruling regime was that it was grossly unfair and marred by blatant vote-rigging that favored the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP). While some called on the junta-appointed Election Commission to address numerous reports of irregularities, others expressed doubt that any action would be taken.
Below is a sampling of some of the views expressed by candidates and other observers of Burma's first election in 20 years.
“What people voted for was the Peacock, but the only result was the Lion. Polling station officials themselves brought the ballot boxes to their homes and stole a lot of ballots.”
Nov 11, 2010
Burmese army takes DKBA stronghold
By NAW NOREEN
Published: 11 November 2010A key stronghold of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) has been captured by Burmese troops after hours of heavy artillery bombardment.
The Waw Lay base inside Karen state was taken yesterday after government troops peppered buildings with heavy fire. Several houses, including that of renegade DKBA leader Na Kham Mwe, were also razed.
Published: 11 November 2010A key stronghold of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) has been captured by Burmese troops after hours of heavy artillery bombardment.
The Waw Lay base inside Karen state was taken yesterday after government troops peppered buildings with heavy fire. Several houses, including that of renegade DKBA leader Na Kham Mwe, were also razed.
Winners Become Losers One Day after Election
MANDALAY—"I did not vote for the 'Lion,'" the symbol of the junta's proxy political party, she whispered to her friends. Then Tin Thein looked around the poll station to see if anyone was watching her as she put her ballots in the white plastic box. She felt as if she had completed her mission.
Polling Station No.1 was located in a community between Street No. 30, No. 31 and Shwe Mandalay Chanayetharzan Ward Street No. 77, which is well-known for its political background and activism.
Polling Station No.1 was located in a community between Street No. 30, No. 31 and Shwe Mandalay Chanayetharzan Ward Street No. 77, which is well-known for its political background and activism.
Canadian Company Charged with Illegal Exports to Burma
BY IRRAWADDY
The Canada Border Services Agency(CBSA) has charged Kenn Borek Air Ltd and its former general manager, Stephen Penikett, with unlawfully exporting goods to Burma.
A CBSA investigation found that the company exported one de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft and 149 aircraft parts to Burma without valid export permits during Novenber 2007, according to a report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
The Canada Border Services Agency(CBSA) has charged Kenn Borek Air Ltd and its former general manager, Stephen Penikett, with unlawfully exporting goods to Burma.
A CBSA investigation found that the company exported one de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft and 149 aircraft parts to Burma without valid export permits during Novenber 2007, according to a report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
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