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The Asian Age: US considering visa ban on Burma officials
September 20, 1996 

Washington Sept. 19: The Clinton administration is expected to outlaw US v=
isas 
for officials in Burma=92s military government and anyone else who benefit=
s from 
its rule, possibly within the next week.

A senior administration official, noting increased support in Congress for=
 a 
tougher Burma policy, said the White House wanted it act on its own with a=
 
proclamation rather than wait for legislator to impose a travel ban. =93Th=
is gives 
us greater flexibility,=94 said the official, who asked not to be named.

Similar proclamations in the past -against Nigeria, for example - have gra=
nted 
those =93who formulated, implement, or benefit from the policies that impe=
de a 
democratic transition,=94 the official said, adding: =93That=92s the templ=
ate.=94

It was not immediately clear when the White House would announce the visa 
ban, or how many people it would prevent from traveling to the United Stat=
es. 
But the sources following the issue expect the proclamation to come in the=
 next 
few days and Burmese dissidents say relatively few Burmese government 
officials or their relatives now visit the United States.

Legislators are currently considering a broad 1997 Foreign Aid Bill that w=
ould 
permit US economic sanctions against Burma in the ruling junta- the State =
Law 
and Order Restoration Council- cracks down harder on its critics.

The provision won broad support after the Clinton Administration and 
legislators from defeated an effort in July to ban all US trade with and 
investment in Burma if the Slorc arrests, harms, or exiles democracy leade=
r and 
Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi or suppress her followers on a l=
arge
scale.

How broad a crackdown it would take to trigger sanctions, whenever the 
provision becomes law remains unclear. After the Slorc, which marks its ei=
ght 
year in power this week, jailed 30 opposition members in late August, the =
State 
Department said it was discussing economic sanctions against the regime wi=
th its
allies. (AFP)

******************
Singapore Opposition leader speaks on Myanmarese issue

Mr. Chee Soon Juan, the  Secretary General of Singapore Democratic Party 
(SDP) addressing the Foreign Correspondents Association:

///snapshots///

he was somewhat critical of Singapore=92s attitude and approach to Myanmar=
 . 
He was not against investment there, but wanted it to be benefit the peopl=
e. He 
said =93Miss Aung San Suu Kyi has a point when she says that constructive 
engagement must involve a dialogue with both sides. If the Government can =
deal 
with the Slorc (junta), they must also talk to her. There is also the susp=
icion that
the Slorc is in some way involved with the problem of drug trafficking in 
Myanmar. Are we doing the right thing in engaging the Slorc if that is tru=
e?=94

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