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...been following the events in my native country closely [Oct. 22]. In 1988 I personally experienced the brutality of the government. It is appalling what a government can do to its own people. But the '88 uprising was quickly forgotten by the international community. I am again worried that Burma's problems will be soon forgotten. I was not there in person this time, but the images of the monks and nuns demonstrating on the streets of Rangoon made me cry. Religion is all that the Burmese have had since the military came to power in 1962. And being...
...have a troubled child, do you say, "Go out of the house, I don't want to talk to you?"' ONG KENG YONG, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, rejecting a U.S. proposal to suspend Burma's membership in the regional group over its human-rights violations...
Compared to its usual benighted state, recent events in Burma appear to offer a glimmer of hope. On his return from a six-day visit, United Nations special envoy Ibrahim Gambari told the Security Council on Nov. 13 that the situation in Burma was "qualitatively different" from how it was during September's brutal crackdown against Buddhist monk-led democracy protests. Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel laureate opposition leader, was allowed to meet with members of her party for the first time in three years, and released a statement saying she looked forward to "a meaningful and time-bound...
...Burma watchers say the country's future ultimately rests with Than Shwe, and all indications are that the reclusive 74-year-old general won't loosen his grip on power. "I haven't seen anything that shows he is willing to make any concessions on anything substantial,'' said Win Min, a Thailand-based author and Burma expert. The democracy protests, Burma's biggest political uprising in years, have done little to change the status...
...Bloodstained Gems At the heart of the failed revolution lie the confiscated resources of Burma [Oct. 22]. The military regime will not step down as long as there are still rubies in the mines. The mines and the roads that lead to them are worked by Burmese people who were abducted and enslaved. There should be an international ban not only on arms sales to that illegal regime but also on purchases of jewels from its mines. Burmese monks protested knowing that death, torture or some of the worst prisons in the world await them. This is a very serious...