Don't Visit Myanmar

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Burmese Relief Center--Japan
DATE:February 18, 1995
TIME 9:04PM JST
SUBJ:Don't Visit Myanmar 

IN BURMA MISERY DOES NOT LOVE
COMPANY

Thinking of traveling to Burma?
The Burmese people ask that you please think again. 
As long as the country is controlled by SLORC, the
brutal military junta, not only willyour visit fail to
benefit Burma, but it will actually hasten the
destruction of Burma's land, culture and people.  

Here's how:
Tourism funds SLORC's war against the Burmse
people:
SLORC is promoting tourism as a quick and easy
way to sustain its military spending, which consumes
about half of the national budget.  Wehre does this
money go?  To buy the guns, bullets, and mortars
SLORC uses against its sole enemy: the Burmese
people.

Tourism enslaves the Burmese people: Tens of
thousands of civilians are being forced by the
Burmese government to work without pay, often in
shackles, to construct road and to carry out other
projects intended to attract tourists.

Tourism destroys Burma's heritage: In Shan State, a
palace treasured by the local people was destroyed
by the SLORC and is being replaced by a replica. 
Why?  To demoralize the Shan people and at the
same time reap tourist dollars.  Historic houses in
Mandalay and Rangoon are also being razed to
widen roads and build hotels in preparation for the
flood of tourists SLORC expects for its Visit
Myanmar Year 1996.

Don't be one of SLORC's "fellow travelers."  Don't
come to Burma until democracy does.

Come back when we're FREE!  
DON'T visit Myanmar Year 1996 or 1995, for that
matter.

For more information, contact:
Burmese Relief Center--Japan
266-27 Ozuku cho
Kashihara, Nara 634, Japan
Tel:  +81-7442-8236
Fax: +81-7442-4-6254