BurmaNet News: December 14, 1999

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Politics -
BURMANET: "MYANMAFICATION"
NLM: PERPETUATING MYANMAR CULTURAL HERITAGE 

Inside Burma--
THE NATION : BURMA SCOFFS AT PRISON TORTURE REPORT 

International--
GOVT OF QUEBEC: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION ON BURMA
NATION: WARS BETWEEN SIAM AND BURMA
NATION : BORDER VILLAGE SUFFERS FOR BURMESE LINK 
NATION : THAIS HEIGHTEN SURVEILLANCE, EMBASSY SECURITY 
BANGKOK POST: JAPAN OFFERS TO BUY FORMER OPIUM CROP 

The regime speaks--
BBC (SWB): GOVERNMENT ATTACKS "DEMOCRACY PRINCESS"  

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BurmaNet Editor's Note: "Myanmafication"

"Perpetuating Myanmar cultural heritage," an article appearing in 
today's issue of the New Light of Myanmar is typical of the state press' 
diatribes against the "western media's long reach network" except for 
one odd paragraph. 

About half way through and without explanation, the article defends 
"Myanma-fication," a concept not previously mentioned:

    It will be utterly wrong to slander the restitution of our national 
    solidarity and patriotic legacy as 'Myanma-fication'. It is only
    with myopic intent to distort the true course of history. Thus the 
    label 'Cultural Revolution' is a total misrepresentation, as 
    there's no such one, and surely no need for such a one.

The author seems to be attacking a recent book by Gustaaf Houtmann, an
anthropologist and scholar on Buddhism.  Houtmann's book, Mental Culture 
in Burmese Crisis Politics: Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for 
Democracy, is perhaps the most significant scholarly work published on 
Burma's  politics in recent years.  In it, Houtmann writes 
of: 

   "the re-enculturing [of Burma], or 'Myanmafication' as I call it. 
    This is an attempt to revive selected aspects of culture perceived 
    as necessary for a new Burmese polity to play a role in the 
    modern world. This project in today's world, however, rather 
    than delivering freedom, is purposely engineered to imprison its 
    people."

It is measure of the regime's sensitivity about monopolizing Burma's 
cultural life that it bothers to respond in a paper to an academic work 
not even available in Burma. To read more about what seems to be 
upsetting the regime, Houtman's book is available in full text for free 
download at:

http://homepages.tesco.net/~ghoutman/final.htm



Gustaaf Houtman. Mental Culture in Burmese Crisis Politics: Aung San Suu 
Kyi and the National League for Democracy. Study of Languages and 
Cultures of Asia and Africa Monograph Series No. 33. Tokyo University of 
Foreign Studies, Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of 
Asia and Africa, 1999, 400 pp. ISBN 4-87297-748-3


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The New Light Of Myanmar: Perpetuating Myanmar cultural heritage 
Tuesday, December 14, 1999 

Perpetuating Myanmar cultural heritage 

There has been so much furor in the western media's long-reach network 
arising out of Myanmar's name change, when the Anglicized name, 'Burma', 
imposed by the British colonialists after the annexation in 1886, was 
dropped in favour of the historically correct 'Myanmar'. 

In fact, the earliest mention of Myanmar as the name of the people and 
the nation could be found in the dedicatory stone inscriptions dating 
back to the 9ffi century and the following Bagan Golden Age. The fact 
that this nation is known to the Kachins and Shans as 'Myen' and 'Man', 
and to the Chinese as 'Mien' is a vital point of affirmation. The name 
'Myanmar' portrays a national race possessing acuteness of mind, 
national pride; relentless effort and diligence. The term 'Myanmar', in 
addition to being the original home grown, formal name of a proud nation 
for centuries, has the advantage of becoming a common denominator for a 
union of eight national races, viz: 
Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin, Bama, Mon, Rakhine, Shan and other national 
races totalling 135, with linguistic diversity, intrinsic culture, 
customs and traditions. History had recorded unity and harmony among 
Myanmar national races. 

Myanmar can still proclaim with unique pride as the repository of 
priceless heritage to literature, art and architecture, painting, 
culture, fine arts and craftsmanship. Thousands of pagodas, built
within an area of 42 square kilometres during the Golden Age of Bagan 
over 1000 years ago still stand today as enduring witness to our 
ancestral grandeur. Mandalay, seat of the last reigning Myanmar king, is 
still acknowledged as the centre of Myanmar art, culture and learning. 

This invaluable Myanmar culture was perniciously degraded by the British 
colonialists, who for more than a hundred years of their domination, had 
superimposed alien culture on our national purity. Only with the 
regaining of independence could we re-invigorate and sustain our 
time-honoured values. 

Verily, more than a century of colonial rule and half a century of 
internal unrest caused by dissident elements, compounded by the 
infiltration of decadent alien culture had eroded our magnificent 
cultural fabric. The younger generations, highly susceptible to the 
demonstration effects, succumbed to its malevolent influence. 

Such insidious epidemic especially among the rising youth had motivated 
State Peace and Development Council to revitalize Myanmar's illustrious 
cultural heritage, to instill national pride, forge unity as well as 
strive for perpetuation of intrinsic moral and cultural values. 

The royal regatta, reminiscent of past regal grandeur, the performing 
arts competitions, the presentation of yearly literary awards are some 
of the visible manifestations of the dedicated mission. 

It will be utterly wrong to slander the restitution of our national 
solidarity and patriotic legacy as 'Myanma-fication'. It is only with 
myopic intent to distort the true course of history. Thus the label 
'Cultural Revolution' is a total misrepresentation, as there's no such 
one, and surely no need for such a one. 

Myanmar's history of a thousand years faithfully recorded in the Glass 
Palace Chronicle and other authentic writings by native and foreign 
historians had witnessed Myanmars unified under strong kings into a 
consolidated empire for three times: the first Myanmar Empire under King 
Anawrahta (1044-1077) the Second Myanmar Empire under King Bayint Naung 
(1551-1581) and the Third Myanmar Empire under King Alaung Phaya 
(1752-1760). The fourth unification resulted with the Panlong Agreement 
in 1947, leading towards total independence from the British rule in 
1948. 

In the Independence Declaration, the nation was proclaimed to world as 
'Pyidaungsu Myanmar Naing Ngan Daw (The Union of Myanmar). 

The "Burma" created by the British was definitely a misnomer. 

Author : Ba Than 


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BURMA SCOFFS AT PRISON TORTURE REPORT 
14.12.99/THE NATION 
REUTERS 

Burma's ruling military responded to the award of an 
international prize to a jailed journalist by saying accusations 
of torture in its prisons were "ridiculous" as they were 
inspected by the Red Cross. 

International press watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RsF) last 
Friday awarded its annual prize to Burma journalist San San Nweh, 
55, who was jailed for 10 years in 1994. She was accused of 
giving biased information to reporters and passing information on 
rights violations to the United Nations. RsF said she was 
suffering from liver and eye ailments due to torture and harsh 
prison conditions. 

Asked to comment on the award, a spokesman for the Burma 
government said in a statement faxed to Reuters: 

"Unfortunately RsF does not seem to be aware that ICRC 
(International Committee of the Red Cross) has been visiting and 
inspecting correctional facilities in Burma in accordance with 
the ICRC's standard procedures. Accusations against the Burma 
government of torture in prisons and harsh prison conditions 
sound rather ridiculous when ICRC and the government are working 
together to upgrade the general conditions in Burma prisons." 

The ICRC began prison visits in Burma in May, but its reports and 
recommendations on conditions are made to the government and kept 
confidential. 

An ICRC official in Bangkok said it had been pleased with the 
cooperation it had received in Burma, but it was a concern if its 
prison visits were used by the government as propaganda. RsF said 
13 journalists were in prison in Burma. 

San San Nweh is one of Burma's best known novelists but the sale 
of her books has been banned since she was jailed. She had 
previously been imprisoned for involvement with the beleaguered 
opposition led by Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Another 
Burma novelist, Maung Tha Ya, who fled the country earlier this 
year, told reporters that military rule there was a "living 
death" for authors. He estimated 20 prominent writers were in 
jail and at least one had died in custody. 

RsF said one journalist died in jail last year and a photographer 
had reportedly died under torture last September. It said another 
journalist, Win Tin, was near death in prison. 


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GOVT OF QUEBEC: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION ON BURMA

QUEBEC, CANADA 
[Excerpt] 
 
[The National Assembly] URGE[s] the Government of Canada to 
acknowledge that the Committee Representing the People's Parliament, 
which stems from the Parliament  democratically elected by the people 
on 27 May, 1990, legitimately  represents the Burmese people, that it 
take any necessary measure to ensure the implementation of coordinated
 international action for the respect of human rights in Burma, and that 
it call upon the Secretary General of the United Nations to continue 
discussions with the heads of the Burmese military junta and the 
country's other major political figures in order to move towards the
democratization of Burma. 
 
Eric Snider of The Burma Courier adds:

People who want to find out more about the resolution, debate, and the 
members of the legislature who spoke to it, might want to check out the 
Quebec National Assembly website: 
htttp://www.assnat.qc.ca/eng/ 

The key to getting the resolution moved in the legislature was the 
Speaker of the Assembly, Jean-Pierre Charbonneau, who has also 
committed himself to carrying the process through from where it's at 
now. 
There's lots to be learned from the process in Quebec and other places. 

One thing is the valuable role played by NCGUB leaders. Dr. Sein Win 
and U Bo Hla Tint have been available when needed to do some quiet 
lobbying in the background both in Quebec and in other provinces in 
Canada that are working on this process. 
 
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NATION: WARS BETWEEN SIAM AND BURMA
December 13, 1999

     Burma, or rather several kingdoms which once occupied 
that territory, has played the role of belligerent throughout much of 
Thailand's early history. The most serious defeats were inflicted in 
1569, when Burmese armies captured Ayutthaya and occupied the 
kingdom for 15 years, and in 1767 when two armies from Ava pillaged 
the city, reduced it to smoking rubble and enslaved tens of thousands 
of its citizens. Ayutthaya was at war with Burmese kingdoms on and 
off from 1438 during the reign of King Boromrachathirat II 
(aka Samphraya). In 1569 King Bayinnaung of Hongsawaddy 
(aka Hantawaddi) captured the city, put his ally Maha Thammaracha 
on the throne and made the kingdom into a vassal state. 

For much of Ayutthaya's early history, members of two different 
dynasties,  Suphan Buri and Sukhothai, had fought for control of the 
kingdom. 

By enthroning Maha Thammaracha, a member of the Sukhothai dynasty, 
and eliminating members of the rival Suphan Buri dynasty, the Burmese
succeeded in ushering in a long period of political stability. However 
their arrival also brought to an end the period of prosperity and 
cultural renaissance initiated by King Trailok in the mid-15th century. 
One of King Maha Thamaracha's first tasks was to rebuild the damaged 
capital. During the Hongsawaddy suzerainty, Ayutthaya's fortunes were at 
their lowest ebb and, according to historian Srisakara Vallibhotama, the 
Khmer kingdom of Angkor (which was then in decline) tried to take 
advantage of Ayutthaya's weakness by re-occupying territory it had 
earlier lost. 

In 1590, Hongsawaddy went to war with Ava, a neighboring kingdom in 
Burma, and Prince (later King) Naresuan took advantage of the situation 
to declare Ayutthaya independent. Naresuan reigned until 1605 engaging 
the forces of Hongsawaddy and Ava in battle several times. Although he 
never managed to defeat either kingdom, Burmese armies were not to pose 
a serious threat to Ayutthaya again until the mid-18th century. In the 
intervening period there was even a short-lived attempt to improve 
diplomatic relations. 

According to historian Sunet Chutintranon, King Mahadammayaza Dipati of 
Ava sent a mission to King Boromkot of Ayutthaya in 1744 who 
reciprocated in kind the following year. War broke out with Ava again in 
1759. In 1767, Eakathat, last king of Ayutthaya, was defeated by two 
armies from Ava. Realizing the very real threat posed by Burma, Siamese 
rulers during the subsequent Thon Buri and Rattanakosin periods made 
military alliances with Lanna, Champasak,Vientiane and Luang Prabang. 

Siam was invaded several times in the late 18th century by  forces from 
Burma, the most significant wars being in 1775, 1776 and 1797. All 
attacks were successfully repulsed. And, according to Sunet 
Chutintranon, King  Bagyidaw of Ava was planning another invasion of 
Siam as late as 1819.   This  was forestalled when his kingdom was 
invaded, two years later, by the British. 

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BORDER VILLAGE SUFFERS FOR BURMESE LINK 
14.12.99/THE NATION 
PREECHA SA-ARDSORN 
BAN TAKO LANG, SEEN FANG 

Nearly a month after Thailand embarked upon affirmative action to 
repatriate Burmese illegal immigrants, the tiny border hamlet of 
Ban Tako Lang is one of the places hardest hit by the measures. 

The life of inhabitants here has been shrouded with fear from 
constant military raids and regular extortion from some 
unscrupulous officials exploiting legal loopholes. 

According to the village chief Watchara Yamaroon, on Nov 9 the 
army entered the village and rounded up a considerable number of 
people and loaded them onto trucks. 

Watchara said he could not understand the objective of the action 
since those particular villagers had been living here for more 
than seven years. 

The village of Ban Tako Lang is situated near the Thai-Burmese 
border in Ratchaburi province more than 100 kilometres west of 
Bangkok. 

The major crackdown was believed to have been enforced to apply 
pressure to the village, which the Army suspected of being an 
important supply transit point for the mystical "God Army" rebel 
group in Burma. 

God Army arrived in the international spotlight after it provided 
refuge for the five Burmese student rebels who seized the Burmese 
Embassy in Bangkok and held hostages inside for more than 25 
hours. 

The five, calling themselves Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors, 
were subsequently given a safe passage to the border area with 
Deputy Foreign minister Sukhumbhand Paribatra offering himself as 
a surrogate hostage to guarantee their safety. 

The spot where the five vanished into the wilderness was believed 
to be near Ban Tako Lang. 

According to Watchara, shortly after the deputy foreign minister 
and the rebels left the area, the Army launched a search 
throughout the entire village and coincidentally founded a truck 
loading 40 sacks of rice in front of a church. 

Since then, he added, the village had come under close watch 
from all security agencies and was implicitly branded as a supply 
route for the God Army and the five Burmese fugitives. 

At times, the Army would come in and round up people and herd 
them towards the border, he said. 

"Villagers here live in fear. Sometimes they are forced to run 
into the woods with their children in the middle of the night to 
avoid capture," said Avud Aree, one of the villagers. 

"It happens every time unfamiliar vehicles are seen coming into 
the village". He said those who were caught were sent to 
Sangklaburi in Kanehanaburi province before being taken to the 
border. 

"During the registration process at the border, an officer came 
over and asked who would like to go back home. He asked for 
Bt6,500 or any valuable item in exchange for the favour," said 
Avud, adding that the payment could be made either in cash or 
instalments. 

Those who could afford to pay the bribe were transported back to 
their homes while those who could not pay would be banished from 
the country, he added. 

However, such allegations of malfeasance by public officials has 
been down-played by Immigration Bureau Commission Pol Lt Col Dr 
Chidchai Wansathit who said he did not believe immigration police 
were implicated in unlawful acts. 

He said it anyone could be disguised as police officers to extort 
money from people. Moreover, there are many agencies responsible 
for the repatriation of the illegal workers. 

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POLICE HEIGHTEN SURVEILLANCE, SECURITY AT BURMA EMBASSY 
14.12.99/THE NATION 

The Police have strengthened their surveillance and security 
protection for the Burmese embassy following a renewed threat by 
a militant Burmese group that seized the diplomatic compound in 
early October. 

Pol Maj-Gen Somphop Sakuntawipat, commander of the Police 
Metropolitan Zone 6, said yesterday that he had instructed the 
Yannawa Police Station, which is responsible for the Burmese 
Embassy, to co-ordinate closely with all units of Thai police 
intelligence. 

He said the surveillance, which had been in force since Dec 9, 
had worked well and so far there had been no indication of 
any violence against the diplomatic mission. 

Somphop said it would be "a miracle" if the armed Burmese 
militants could attack and capture the embassy again. The seizure 
on Oct 1 was possible because the embassy had no proper screening 
of visitors, he added. 

"Now the Burmese embassy has strengthened its security measures 
and imposed very strict checks of people going in and out of the 
compound including the installation of closed-circuit televisions 
and checkpoints," said the police general. 

Moreover, security guards were patrolling the premises around the 
clock at all entry points inside and outside the compound, he 
added. 

With or without a threat from the armed group, Somphop said Thai 
authorities had the responsibility to provide full security to 
foreign diplomatic missions in Thailand whether or not there was 
an official diplomatic request. 

Such responsibility was part of the country's measure to oversee 
internal peace and stability, he added. 

A group of five Burmese gunmen, who called themselves Vigorous 
Burmese Student Warriors held over 80 Burmese and non-Burmese 
hostage at the embassy for 25 hours before releasing them 
unharmed in exchange for their flight to safety. 

The leader of the group Johnny or Kyaw Ni told The Associated 
Press in an interview last week at a border hideout on the 
Thai-Burmese border that his group had planned to strike again. 

However, he did not elaborate. 

He also disclosed that his group had planned to kill the Burmese 
Ambassador U Hla Maung during Octoberb raid, adding that the 
envoy was lucky to be alive as he had left the compound just five 
minutes before the seizure. 

Johnny said his group was also prepared to kill four other 
Burmese citizens if they had to. 

Meanwhile, Deputy Agriculture Minister Arkom Engchuan said 
yesterday that Thailand stood ready to hold talks with the 
Burmese junta on the reopening of the Burmese waters for 
Thailand's fishing fleet. 

Rangoon closed its waters to Thai boats shortly after the embassy 
seizure and has since refused to resolve the problem. 

Arkom said Burma was well aware that it was the only fishing 
source for Thai fishing industries and thus wanted to reform 
fishing contracts, rules and regulations for Thai fishing 
companies. 

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JAPAN OFFERS TO BUY FORMER OPIUM CROP 
14.12.99/BANGKOK POST 
RANGOON 
DPA 

Japan has offered top dollar for Burmese-grown buckwheat as part 
of an opium crop-substitution programme in the Shan State but the 
government has yet to accept the price, Japanese officials and 
Burmese news reports said yesterday. 

Japanese importers have offered to pay $300 free on board per 
metric ton of buckwheat grown in northern Burma as a means of 
encouraging minority groups to stop growing opium, said Chojiro 
Jinta, president of the Federation of Japan Noodle Organisations. 

The Japanese officials said that buckwheat cultivation in 
northern Burma had increased from 200 acres in 1997 to 2,150 
acres now. 

The FOB price paid in Japan for top quality buckwheat imported 
from China is $280 per metric ton, they revealed. 

Burmese authorities, however, have yet to accept the attractive 
Japanese offer, sources said, citing the high transportation 
costs involved in bringing the buckwheat to Rangoon for export. 



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BBC (SWB): Government-run paper attacks "democracy princess" Suu Kyi 

>From 'Myanmar Alin', Rangoon, in Burmese 30 Nov 99 p 4 

Translation by BBC Summary of World Broadcasts

The government-run newspaper 'Myanmar Alin'has carried a 
strong attack on opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 
Referring to an interview with Suu Kyi that was broadcast on 
the Oslo-based Democratic Voice of Burma radio, the paper 
said Suu Kyi had been fabricating accusations against the 
government. Far from being guilty of economic mismanagement, 
the paper said, the government's socioeconomic achievements 
are considerable, with investments in the nation under 
the market economy at 7bn dollars and an annual growth rate 
of 6 per cent. 

Excerpts from article by Pauk Sa entitled: "Hoping to 
plant the flag atop the pole" , carried by Burmese newspaper 
'Myanmar Alin' on 30th November 

With due respects to all the people in Myanmar [Burma] 
what Pauk Sa would like to start this article off with is 
about that unparalleled democracy princess [Aung San Suu Kyi] 
who is being infected with, I believe, a malady of ill-will that
makes her unable to eat or sleep unless she comes up with 
some newly fabricated accusation and criticism every 
day to hurl at the defence services government. It
seems she gets some relief from that malady only when 
she unleashes some putrid air out of her system by 
spouting lies and untruths every day. Thinking about that
in a way makes Pauk Sa pity her. 

But after listening to an interview between 'Time' magazine
[BurmaNet--for the full text of the Time magazine interview, see 
http://cnn.com/ASIANOW/time/magazine/99/1115/burma.aungsansuukyi.html]
and the democracy princess carried by the imperialist-influenced 
radio station, DVB [Democratic Voice of Burma broadcast from Oslo 
http://www.communique.no/dvb/], at 2100 on 13th November, Pauk Sa
disgustedly realizes that the problem she poses is big. As soon as she 
was asked a  question by 'Time' she talked ceaselessly. Pauk Sa will 
recount that for all the people to know. 

This was what she said: "We are accused of not saying anything good 
about the government. Well, how can I say something good about them 
if they haven't done anything good? The reason the economy is 
declining in the country today is because of the government. 
The military clique does not know how to handle the economy. 
Companies are withdrawing from Burma because of mismanagement 
by the government. There is no such thing as long-term economic 
development here. We are facing so many problems because we 
have a bad government. That is also the reason why we have 
been calling for economic sanctions and a halt to
assistance. 

When a democracy government takes shape we will have close and
friendly relations with our neighbouring countries. It will 
be better then." 

Well, how was that?... How can that be? Our government has built roads 
that extend thousands of miles, and more than 100 bridges spanning 
rivers, including the Bo Myat Tun Bridge inaugurated a few days ago, and 
also over 100 dams and irrigation structures. 

The achievements weren't too small in the education sector either. 
Universities, colleges, vocational training schools, and primary, 
middle, and high schools were all expanded for studies. Everybody knows 
that basic computer classes were introduced at the primary level and 
multimedia classes at the middle and high schools so as to be on par 
with international education standards. 

Success in agriculture is evident by the three cropping seasons now
in place instead of one before. And peasants are becoming so prosperous 
that motorcycles can be seen noisily travelling along trails once used 
by carts. There are many villages with new brick buildings and shiny 
corrugated roofs now. There are also competing video theatres in 
villages even. One can also witness radios, televisions, video decks, 
and cassette tape players in village homes. The gardens
in the compound of peasant homes are flourishing with fruit trees 
and greens. In addition, there are indications that mechanized farming 
era is close at hand. We can see farming machines, tractors, 
harvesters, and winnowing machines. 

Prospects are good to build a new agricultural sector in the nation 
because virgin, fallow, and wetlands that had been not been farmed for 
many years are being worked on for cultivation by local entrepreneurs. 

Investments in the nation under the market economy have now reached 7bn
dollars. Many job opportunities have been opened up by the vast market 
economyand the people have also come to learn new skills because of it. 
The nation's economy is developing at an annual rate of 6 per cent. 

Similarly, ancient religious structures are being protected and 
renovated to ensure that cultural, religious, and national traditions 
are maintained and carried forward. Noble deeds of providing food, 
medicines, and garments to the monks are being carried out every day, 
month, and year to fulfil all their needs so that their tasks relating 
to the propagation of Buddhism can be performed. It was so good to see 
the government and the people working together in the installation of a 
new finial for the Shwedagon Pagoda. 

On top of that, armed nationality groups, which have been waging armed
struggles in successive eras, have declared peace and are now actively 
working together with the local populace in the tasks to build the 
nation and develop the local regions. Today, songs of peace by the 
people of different nationalities permeate the border areas. These were 
areas where guns were fired, people were killed, and things got burned 
down to ash for more than 40 years in the past. Schools, clinics, 
hospitals, offices, television relay stations, electrical power
stations, hotels, department stores, and factories have all cropped up 
overnight as if in a dream. Farms where substitute crops for poppy were 
planted are lush with growth and can delightfully be seen like a huge 
emerald green carpet being laid down. Mong La region has already been 
declared an opium free zone. 

Doesn't the democracy princess see all these things? Does she see them 
but truly believes that there is nothing good about them? If that is the 
case then what is good enough for her? 

What are the development and betterment plans for the country and the 
people that her Oxford brain has worked out? Does she plan to build the 
country with ideas of those long-nosed great foreign experts?... 

The democracy princess is so blatant about her lies that she 
dares to claim that it was the government's mismanagement that made 
the foreign companies withdraw from Myanmar. What Pauk Sa and all 
the other people in Burma feel and understand is that it is the 
democracy princess who has prevented investments from coming to Myanmar. 
The international imperialist clique or the great mentor of the 
democracy princess has been calling on others not to invest in Myanmar 
and to withdraw investments if they have done so. It has also been using 
pressure to stop international investors from coming in. 

The international imperialist clique and the unparalleled democracy 
princess have been closely colluding in a well thought out scheme to 
obstruct, object, and interfere with investments coming to Myanmar 
as well as to get investments out of our country. This is quite 
evident. Pauk Sa pities that democracy princess who has to show 
off that she is someone of authority by remarking about mismanagement 
by the government. 

I truly am sorry that she has made remarks about mismanagement 
by government just to act big. Let me explain what I mean. The 
democracy hut [NLD headquarters] is deserted and dirty with crows 
around and it looks more like a cemetery or an abandoned public 
guesthouse. To correct the situation and bring people there, 
they have been distributing vitamins, sugar, and salt to about 50
children of their party [National League for Democracy] members. 
What happened was despite vitamins, sugar, and salt being distributed, 
the children did not gain any weight. The democracy princess 
wasn't happy with the situation so she gave a speech to the 
parents. She said the sugar distributed wasn't meant for the adults 
to brew coffee, and that the vitamins should be fed to the children and
not resold on the market. She gave a warning that it would be the 
responsibility of the adults if the children weren't seen to be 
gaining weight. Some of the mothers got frightened and fed vitamins 
to their children. But instead of following the direction that suggested 
a spoonful every day, they fed the children seven spoonfuls daily to 
make them fat. They had to secretly visit the clinics nearby
when the children got into trouble. 

Can you believe that? In addition, the NLD vice-chairman suggested 
an idea to prevent the sale of vitamins and parents were told to bring 
along the old vitamin bottle if they wanted a new one. The usual scene 
on vitamin distribution days now is problems arising with mothers who
could not bring back the bottles. 

Just think about it. The distribution of vitamins for children takes 
place only once a week and only 50 mothers are involved. Pauk Sa pities 
the democracy princess who isn't even able to facilitate and manage a 
small task like that but has the brazen audacity to hurl false 
accusations about mismanagement by the defence services government which 
in fact had been efficient enough to realize socioeconomic and political 
developments of the whole country and all the people within a short 
time. 

There is something more. Pauk Sa was also very disappointed that the 
democracy princess did not even have the basic economic outlook on how 
to utilize and extract national resources in our country. She has 
perhaps been using the "science of democratic prediction" to make a 
definitive forecast that there can be no long-term economic development 
in Myanmar. 

To sum up, what Pauk Sa would like to say is that the democracy princess 
will continue to be passionate about using the phrase, "when our 
democratic government is in place" and since she is infected with a 
malady of ill will, she will continue to call for sanctions and a halt 
to assistance while making up lies to slander the government. 

Yes, it is true that the unparalleled democracy princess will 
continue to come up with well concocted schemes, and like in a 
contest to see who can plant the flag first atop the pole, she will
 be relentless in carrying out her destructive activities
to gain power. 

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