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BurmaNet News: November 1, 2001
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An on-line newspaper covering Burma
November 1, 2001 Issue # 1910
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INSIDE BURMA _______
*DVB: NLD says "no improvement" in political situation
MONEY _______
*Xinhua: Myanmar's Foreign Trade Up in 1st 8 Months of 2001
*Xinhua: Foreign Investment in Myanmar Down in 1st 8 Months of 2001
*The Independent: Aptech launches its operation in Yangon
DRUGS______
*Narinjara News: 10,000 kyat for a month: Open season for a private
REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL _______
*Asia Times: Former aide to Suu Kyi slams sanctions, draws flak
*Reuters: Myanmar students say peace talks a farce
*Shan Herald Agency for News: Thailand to create a refugee monitoring
team
EDITORIALS/OPINION/PROPAGANDA________
*Xinhua: Myanmar Media Complain Getting Least Foreign Aid
OTHER______
*PD Burma: Calendar of events
__________________ INSIDE BURMA ____________________
DVB: NLD says "no improvement" in political situation
Democratic Voice of Burma, Oslo, in Burmese 1430 gmt 29 Oct 01
National League for Democracy NLD spokesperson U Lwin told Democratic
Voice of Burma DVB that NLD has managed to reopen 24 of its township
offices in Rangoon Division. U Lwin added that the NLD is attempting to
reopen its township offices step by step nationwide. To learn more about
NLD's plans to reopen the township offices and the recent release of
some political prisoners by the SPDC State Peace and Development Council
DVB correspondent Ko Moe Aye interviewed NLD spokesperson U Lwin about
the latest developments.
Ko Moe Aye We have learned that the NLD has managed to reopen 24 of its
township offices in Rangoon Division. On the other hand, the news we
received indicated that the local authorities did not allow the
reopening of NLD township offices in the other states and divisions. U
Lwin Well, some of our offices were shut down because they say that we
did not have enough membership. The signboards of some were also taken
down and the people held rallies denouncing their support for the NLD.
That is why the Election Commission closed down the offices.
There are townships like that and there are some townships where the NLD
offices were not closed. In Mandalay six NLD township offices were not
closed down... Meanwhile, some anxious NLD members approached their
respective Township Election Commissions and asked permission to put up
the signboards and to reopen the township NLD offices. But they were
denied permission and the township authorities told them to inform the
NLD head office and let the NLD deal with the higher authorities. If
they can get approval, then the township offices can carry on. That is
the current situation. We will work with Rangoon Division first and then
Mandalay Division. We have told all the responsible personnel...
Ko Moe Aye Do you mean to say that the NLD will reopen its township
offices one division after another, one state after another like a
roster?
U Lwin Well, as I said before we have a programme and we will have to
follow that programme. You just cannot reopen the offices based on
rumours and then take matters into your own hands. If you follow the
programme step by step then these things will be all right.
Ko Moe Aye In one recent news report you mentioned that the political
prisoners were released only once a month. Any comment on that?
U Lwin Well, it is not once a month now. After Mr Pinheiro UN special
rapporteur for human rights returned they released some prisoners, I
think it was the 26th, a Friday evening.
Ko Moe Aye We learned about your comments that the rate of releasing the
political prisoners is pretty slow.
U Lwin Yes, that is correct. It is not only slow but few as well. I am
always commenting about that.
Ko Moe Aye How many NLD members are still in the jails?
U Lwin If they are from the organizing committees we know the exact
number but if they are ordinary NLD party members and if their
respective families did not inform us then we are not in a position to
know. So, the real number of incarcerated members amount to twice of
what we actually know. At this point there are over 800, including
ordinary NLD members, in the jails. We did not even know when the
recently-released members were arrested except one township organizing
committee member. We have now asked for the list of imprisoned NLD
members from the townships. So, according to the list there are
altogether 827 NLD members in jails.
Ko Moe Aye You mentioned that the release of political prisoners is not
only slow but few as well. Do you think the reopening of the NLD offices
is also slow?
U Lwin This matter involves both sides. First consider it our matter and
there are many things NLD has to do. Since we have to do it ourselves,
it will take time.
Ko Moe Aye You mean to say that the NLD head office will draw a
programme in accord with the party's constitution.
U Lwin Well, when we work accordingly with the constitution we have to
be very thorough. We have to be responsible for the township members.
That is why we need to study them and discuss about them with
responsible persons. Furthermore, they must also be trustworthy. There
are some persons who are doing things on their own. Of course these are
the irregularities. In the earlier part, due to the difficulty in
communications some are operating on their own which is not systematic.
That is why we are trying to do it systematically this time according to
rules and regulations. This is to take responsibility of our own
organization and does not concern them the authorities .
Ko Moe Aye Does the NLD CEC Central Executive Committee have regular
meetings? Do the CEC members go regularly to the NLD head office? Is the
NLD headquarters operating normally?
U Lwin Yes.
Ko Moe Aye After considering everything - the reopening of township
offices, the release of political prisoners, and the regular and normal
functioning of the NLD headquarters, can you say that there is
improvement in the prevailing political situation?
U Lwin Well, this is part of the daily routine. According to the
situation that you have heard, there is no improvement at all.
______________________MONEY________________________
Xinhua: Myanmar's Foreign Trade Up in 1st 8 Months of 2001
YANGON, November 1 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's foreign trade, including the
border trade, totaled 3,666.54 million U.S. dollars in the first eight
months of this year, up 32.98 percent from the same period of 2000, the
country's Central Statistical Organization (CSO) said in its latest
data. Of the total trade volume during the first eight-month period,
imports were valued at 2,032.12 million dollars, increasing by 18. 91
percent, while exports amounted to 1,634.42 million dollars, rising by
55.92 percent.
However, the trade deficit stood at 397.7 million dollars, the CSO said.
The data show that there are 14 countries and regions in the world with
which Myanmar is mainly trading. Of them, Thailand had the largest
bilateral trade volume with Myanmar during the eight- month period with
648.89 million dollars, followed by Singapore ( 542.94 million), south
Korea (309.62 million), Japan (287.64 million), India (279.95 million),
China (251.02 million) and the United States (245.9 million). The
statistics also show that Myanmar's bilateral trade with five member
countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) --
Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines -- totaled
1,669.01 million dollars in the first eight months of this year, up
51.92 percent from the same period of 2000.
The regional bilateral trade accounted for 45.52 percent of Myanmar's
total foreign trade during the eight-month period with its import from
these ASEAN members representing 944.25 million dollars and its exports
taking up 724.76 million dollars. The figures also indicate that
Myanmar's private sector accounted for 1,221.27 million dollars or 60
percent of the total import value, while it made up 805.4 million
dollars or 49.27 percent of the total export value in its foreign trade
during the period.
___________________________________________________
Xinhua: Foreign Investment in Myanmar Down in 1st 8 Months of 2001
YANGON, November 1
(Xinhua) -- Foreign investment in Myanmar totaled 49.49 million U.S.
dollars in 10 projects in the first eight months of this year, reducing
by 34.98 percent from the same period of 2000, according to the latest
figures issued by the country's Central Statistical Organization. Of the
investment, which came from seven countries and regions during the
period, Thailand took the lead with 25.75 million dollars, followed by
south Korea (9.21 million), Hong Kong (7.5 million ), Singapore (3.53
million), Malaysia and Indonesia (1.5 million each) and Canada (0.5
million). Of the sectors injected by these foreign investment,
manufacturing stood the highest with 23.24 million dollars, followed by
construction (20.5 million), hotels and tourism (5.25 million) and
mining (0.5 million). Meanwhile, investment drawn specifically from
member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
amounted to 32. 28 million dollars in five projects during the first
eight-month period, taking up 65.22 percent of Myanmar's total foreign
investment. According to official statistics, since opening to foreign
investment in late 1988, Myanmar had drawn a total of such contracted
investment of 7,390.253 million dollars in 366 projects as of the end of
August 2001. Of the leading foreign investors, Singapore ranked the
first with 1,507.53 million dollars, followed by Britain with 1,401
million and Thailand with 1,289.75 million dollars.
___________________________________________________
The Independent: Aptech launches its operation in Yangon
October 30, 2001 Tuesday
Aptech Worldwide, the global IT training and education major, launched
its operation in Yangon, Myanmar, the 45th country, through a special
ceremony held at International Business Centre, Yangon recently.
The chief guest of the ceremony was U Hlaing Win, Deputy Minister,
Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement. Avinash C Pandey,
First Secretary, Embassy of India in Myanmar, also present on the
occasion.
Aptech Worldwide Bangladesh Limited, Dhaka, will control Aptech's
operations in Myanmar and Pakistan.
Inaugurating the ceremony, Tin Win Aung, Group Managing Director of MCC
Group of Companies and the master business partner, said: "India,
Bangladesh and Myanmar have many synergies that brought these countries
together. Aptech's Programs will enable students of Myanmar to learn IT
in the Aptech way. Through the India Window Program in India and the
eACCP- 2003 curriculum which would be offered in Myanmar, Aptech has
taken up the responsible position of a modern day Gurukul with a strong
determination to train participants in the latest technology and prepare
them to compete in the fast paced world of IT."
Speaking on the occasion, Amitava Ghosh, Managing Director, Aptech
Worldwide, Bangladesh, said: "It gives me immense pride to be associated
with Myanmar, a country rich in culture and literature and today on the
road to be an IT power to reckon with. Students of Myanmar will
definitely be able to imbibe the best in information technology through
Aptech's IWP (India Window Program), a modem day Gurukul."
________________________DRUGS______________________
Narinjara News: 10,000 kyat for a month: Open season for a private
31/10/2001
Teknaf, 31 Oct. 01: As the SPDC junta cannot bear the expenditure for
running the battalion headquarters in Rakhine State, the battalions have
recently been directed to carry out all types of businesses, legal or
clandestine, so that the running cost for the offices may be collected
from outside, according to a top Muslim trader from Sittwe who on
condition of anonymity told to Narinjara. A monthly contribution of
10,000 kyats to the SPDC coiffure now allows a private to conduct any
type of business including smuggling. The move has encouraged many of
the real traders and merchants to advance money to the soldiers and
carry on business on their behalf, which, as it is natural, helps to run
a profitable business and protects the businessmen from hassles of other
law enforcing authorities, including the much-hated MIs. The top
businessman himself has invited and offered money to three members of
the military so that he can now carry on his business without any
intimidation. However the businessman expressed his inability to tell
anything about any drug trade that could entail such an open season for
the military when asked by Narinjara. It may be mentioned here that,
there are more than fifty battalions of the army and their headquarters
all over Rakhine State alone.
___________________ REGIONAL/INTERNATIONAL___________________
Asia Times: Former aide to Suu Kyi slams sanctions, draws flak
October 31, 2001.
By Tim Shorrock
WASHINGTON - A former aide to Myanmese opposition leader Aung San Suu
Kyi is stirring up anger among exiled dissident groups for calling on
the US Congress and human-rights groups to end their economic sanctions
against the military regime in Yangon.
"To target innocent people makes me very, very bitter," Ma Thanegi, a
Myanmese writer who spent three years in prison after working as the
personal assistant to Suu Kyi in the early 1990s, said of the US
sanctions against Myanmar. "This is economic terrorism. It won't bring
economic change and won't even bring any positive change. It is so
unfair and so cruel."
Thanegi is a contributing editor to the Myanmar Times, one of a handful
of publications tolerated by the Myanmese government. In a speech here
to a forum this week sponsored by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, she
said economic sanctions against Myanmar do not hurt the government but
instead threaten the livelihood of "totally innocent workers", including
more than 200,000 women employed in the garment industry.
A sanctions bill under consideration in the US Senate, she said, would
force 300 to 400 factories to close, putting thousands of young women
out of work and forcing many of them to become prostitutes to survive.
"Why can't there be other means than to target people without skills,
and women?" she asked.
Thanegi's comments did not draw much sympathy from the audience, which
appeared to be composed primarily of student and human-rights activists,
with a few business people and State Department officials also in
attendance. During her question-and-answer session, Thanegi was barraged
with hostile questions from the activists. They demanded to know where
she got her statistics, whom she was representing and why she refrained
from asking tough questions of Myanmar's military leaders in her
capacity as a journalist.
"In 1998, we asked for democracy and a lot of people were killed in the
streets," said one activist, referring to the violent crackdown on the
opposition by the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), as
the ruling junta was then called. Now called the State Peace and
Development Council, it seized power in September 1988 and refused to
abide by the results of a 1990 election, which gave Suu Kyi's National
League for Democracy (NLD) 392 out of 485 parliamentary seats.
With Yangon holding thousands of political prisoners and resorting to
torture and other forms of repression against dissidents, "the only
power we have is the ability to impose some economic restrictions on the
country", said a student.
As Thanegi spoke, some in the crowd passed out leaflets calling her "the
dictator's spokesperson". Thanegi replied that she spoke "as an ordinary
person who knows all levels of society". The people of Myanmar, she
asserted, "want peace and more freedom, but they also want economic
prosperity".
Throughout her talk, Thanegi referred to her country as Myanmar (as
opposed to Burma), using the name adopted by the Yangon regime but which
is rejected by the United States and most dissidents. "Burma", she said,
was the name forced on the country by Britain during colonial
occupation. "I feel the name should have been changed immediately after
independence," she said.
David Steinberg, a former US diplomat in Asia who has written a book
about Myanmar, responded to Thanegi's remarks by pointing out that
military's control of the economy was "enormous". "Even if Suu Kyi came
to power, the military will have massive influence to control the
markets," he said. "It will be a quasi-market society."
US policy toward Yangon, he said, was based on the military's refusal to
honor the results of the legitimate election of 1990. "There's no doubt
about what the NLD did in that election; it devastated the military and
the military-backed parties."
The United States formally imposed sanctions on Myanmar in 1990, and the
policy has received bipartisan support from the US Congress. The issue
of human and labor rights in Burma has also become a major issue for
local governments. Over the past decade, many cities and states have
passed ordinances banning their governments from doing business with US
corporations, such as Unocal, that continue to do business with Myanmar.
These campaigns have been fueled by reports from Amnesty International
detailing the widespread use of torture by the Myanmese military regime
and reports from the United Nations, Human Rights Watch and other groups
of forced labor, massive relocations of minority peoples and numerous
other human-rights abuses.
In recent years, US business groups have challenged the sanctions
movement, saying local laws favoring sanctions violate the US
constitution's requirement that foreign policy should be conducted by
the federal government. Last year, in a landmark decision, the Supreme
Court agreed with their arguments. That has inspired several bills in
Congress that would extend sanctions in Myanmar and ban US investment
until Yangon releases all political prisoners, concludes its ongoing
dialogue with Suu Kyi, provides assurances that it is not employing
forced labor and makes substantial progress in halting the flow of
narcotics.
"That means we are guilty until proved innocent," said Thanegi. "That I
find very strange in a country like the United States."
During a visit to Yangon in January, Steinberg said, he told the
military "at a senior level" that the Republican Party, reflecting the
views of its business supporters, generally does not like sanctions.
"But no administration, even a Republican one, can lift those sanctions
unless you do something significant, something substantial," he told the
military. "But nothing has happened."
In any case, Steinberg said, the relationship between market capitalism
and democratic development "is not a simple matter". He pointed out that
South Korea began its export push in 1961 but did not have political
liberalization until 1987. In addition, "business wants predictability,
and in [Myanmar] you have no predictability", he said.
During her talk, Thanegi admitted some problems with the press in
Myanmar but said the situation was improving. "Censorship still exists,"
she said. "But compared to [the period of] socialism, there are many
good magazines. There are very good articles about finance and
economics."
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent organization
that monitors the media around the world, paints a very different
picture, however. In its 2000 report on the state of the press in
Myanmar, the center said "conditions for journalists ... are among the
worst in the world and showed no sign of improvement".
"All media outlets are either owned or controlled by the [military
government]. The handful of private journals allowed to publish face
strict licensing requirements, and all published material must be
submitted to the official Press Scrutiny Board for approval.
Most foreign journalists are barred from the country," it said.
Thanegi's publication, the Myanmar Times, was the first privately owned
newspaper allowed to publish by Yangon, CJP said. The publication, "a
joint venture between a local firm and an Australian businessman, showed
no evidence of independence, however, merely presenting government
propaganda more professionally than the clumsy official press", the
report said.
Asked to comment, Thanegi said the Times "does go through censorship. I
know we try to push for press freedom, but sometimes we get censored."
(Inter Press Service)
___________________________________________________
Reuters: Myanmar students say peace talks a farce
BANGKOK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - A group of exiled anti-government Myanmar
students on Thursday accused military rulers of using talks with the
pro-democracy opposition as a way of securing foreign aid and avoiding
trade sanctions. The All Burma Students Democratic Front (ABSDF) said
in a statement marking the 13th anniversary of its founding that the
ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) was negotiating in bad
faith. ``It is easy to decode that holding long-lasting, secret talks
between democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the SPDC is just a
political deception which the SPDC aims to (use to) lift the
international sanctions and re-obtain the international aid,'' said the
statement sent to news organisations. ``Under present circumstances,
many phases still need to be reached before there is true, politically
balanced dialogue,'' it said.
The ABSDF is made up of pro-democracy exiles mainly living in Thailand,
many of whom fled Myanmar after the military crushed a student-led
democracy uprising in 1988. The group usually reflects the views of
Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, which won Myanmar's last
democratic election in 1990 but has never been allowed to govern. Suu
Kyi, winner of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize, has been held under de facto
house arrest for more than a year, cut off from most contact with the
outside world.
But since last October, the military government has been holding regular
meetings with her to discuss ending the political deadlock. But so far
there have been no concrete signs of progress and concern has been
growing that the talks are deadlocked. The ABSDF called on the
international community to maintain pressure on Myanmar's generals.
The military has ruled the country, which is also known as Burma, since
taking power in a 1962 coup.
___________________________________________________
Shan Herald Agency for News: Thailand to create a refugee monitoring
team
November 1, 2001
A member of the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand disclosed
yesterday (31 October) that the appointment of a sub-commission to
monitor treatment of refugees is in the offing.
Jaran Ditapitchai told the refugee protection workshop held in Chiangmai
that the 11-member commission (6 men and 5 women) nominated by the
Senate and appointed by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej four months
ago, would set up a working group in order "to promote the rights of
refugees" and "to receive complaints of refugees whose human rights
have been violated."
"Anyone residing in Thailand whose rights are violated has the right to
lodge a petition to the Commission," he stressed.
The Commission conducts its duties also on the principle of Suomoto ("on
its own"). "It's the commissioners' duty to take notice of violations
and act on them," he said.
The Power and Duties of the Commission specifies that in conducting
examination of violations, "the Commission shall, if it deems mediation
is possible, mediate between persons or agencies involved." Its powers,
however, does not include becoming a law court. "Remedial measures will
be suggested and if they are not implemented, the Commission shall
report to the Prime Minister," he said. "And if the Prime Minister
fails to take action, the report shall be forwarded to the National
Assembly. And in the event that the National Assembly refuses to act on
it, the report shall be disseminated to the general public."
He, however, conceded that the task was not easy because 90% of Thai
people knew very little about refugees. "Yesterday, I was talking to 40
teachers and 150 students in Tak. I sketched them a picture of a man, a
woman, a child, an old man and an alien refugee on a boat in a
shark-infested sea and asked them if the boat were to unburden its load
of passengers to make the boat faster, who they thought would be the
first to go. The answer from them, without exception, was the alien
refugee."
The reason, he pointed out, was that most people did not see other
persons as human beings first, but as Chinese, Burmese, Laotians, etc.
Another obstacle was that Thailand did not have a clearcut policy on
refugees. "To make matters worse, many government ministers don't even
know the NHRC exists," he quipped.
The National Human Rights Commission's president is Saneh Jamarik, a
longtime activist and its secretary-general is Dr. Choochai Supawong, "a
very smart man," commented Jaran. Its office is at 422, Phayathai Road,
opposite Sriprathum Royal Palace, Pathumwan District, Bangkok 10330.
Telephone & Fax: 02-2192980 - 1.
The three-day workshop, 30 October - 1 November, was organized by Reach
Out, an NGO driven training project, designed and implemented in
cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. It
was participated by personnel from UNHCR, UNICEF and Thai Red Cross;
students and social workers from Burma Border Consortium, Migrant
Assistance Program, Law Society of Thailand, International Rescue
Committee and Friends without Borders among others. From more
information, please contact <reachout@xxxxxxxx> based in Geneva,
Switzerland.
___________EDITORIALS/OPINION/PROPAGANDA__________
Xinhua: Myanmar Media Complain Getting Least Foreign Aid
Xinhuanet 2001-10-31 13:26:12
YANGON, October 31 (Xinhuanet) -- The official newspaper The New Light
of Myanmar Wednesday complained that the country received the least
amount of foreign aid coming through the United Nations.
The paper quoted a human development report of 2001 as saying that in
1999, Myanmar got only 73.2 million U.S. dollars or 1.6 dollars per
person of foreign aid coming through the organization, adding that it
was the lowest amount obtained as compared with 11 other neighboring
countries.
"When all the travelling allowances and monthly salaries of the foreign
staff and the cost for meetings are deducted, the actual amount of aid
received by Myanmar per person would be only 0.25 dollar," the paper
said in an article titled "Wishing to Share Surplus Food with Others".
The paper claimed that despite the least amount of assistance it is
receiving, "the government is able to feed the people well" due to the
fact, which it said, that the government can provide surplus amount of
food for its people out of its endeavors.
The paper also quoted the report as saying in support of its claim that
the percentage of the undernourished people of Myanmar accounted for
only seven percent of its population, the lowest compared with other
countries as shown in the figures of the report.
The paper pointed out that the developed nations of the world, which are
enjoying the upper hand in the global trade, should have the
responsibility to help the developing nations, warning not to neglect
them which are their markets.
The paper reiterated that "the state never takes any assistance from any
foreign nation or organization in carrying out the endeavors, but
relies only on the internal strength".
______________________OTHER______________________
PD Burma: Calendar of events
 November 1st ? 16th : 282nd Session of the Governing Body, ILO
 December 1st : Worlds Aids Day
 December 8th : World wide celebration for the Nobel Peace Prize
for Aung San Suu Kyi www.burmapeacecampaign.org
 December 10th : 10th Year Anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize
for Aung San Suu Kyi.
 14th January 2002 : 26th Session of CEDAW, New York. For more
info: www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/committ
 February 2002 : The fourth Bangladesh, India, Burma, Sri Lanka
and Thailand-Economic Cooperation (BIMST- EC) meeting, Colombo
 February 12th 2002 : National Union Day in Burma (Official)
 March 4-15th 2002 : 46th Session of CSW, New York, :
www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw
 March 8th 2002 : International Women Day
 March 13th 2002 : Burma Human Rights Day (Unofficial)
 March 17-23rd 2002 : 107th Conference of the IPU, Morocco
 March/April 2002 : Commission on Human Rights, Geneva
 March 27th 2002 : Resistance Day in Burma
 April 4-6th 2002 : The Pacific Asia Travel Association will
hold the Seventh Mekong Tourism Forum in Rangoon, Burma
 May 27th 2002 : Anniversary of the 1990 election
 June 19th 2002 : Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday and Burmese
Women's Day
 July 2002 : ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM)
 July 2002 : ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)
 August 8th 2002 : Anniversary of the 8-8-88 uprising
 September 18th 2002 : Anniversary of SLORC Coup, 1988
 September 22-24th 2002 : ASEM Meeting, Copenhagen
 September 2002 : United Nations, General Assembly, New York
 October 2002 : Inter-Parliamentary Conference
 December 10th 2002 : World Human Rights Day
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