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The BurmaNet News: August 7, 1997        
Issue #791

Noted in Passing:

While people are losing human rights in the so-called democratic countries,
people in Myanmar are enjoying their rights fully. - SLORC editorial
(see BKK POST: RANGOON DEFENDS 'DISCIPLINE DEMOCRACY')

HEADLINES:        
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BKK POST: RANGOON DEFENDS CONCEPT OF 'DISCIPLINE DEMOCRACY'
ASSK: POLITICAL, SPIRITUAL STRUGGLES INSEPARABLY LINKED
DVB: SEIN WIN: ASEAN RESPONSIBLE FOR BURMA AFTER ADMISSION 
REUTER: MILITANT BURMA REFUGEES BOYCOTT FOOD IN BANGLADESH
KNU: KNU PRESS RELEASE NO. 44/97
KNPP: MONTHLY NEWS RELEASE (FORCED LABOR)
BKK POST: PTT NO SHOW LEAVES LAWYERS COMPLAINING
SLORC: UNDIVIDED FAMILY NEST REMAINS INTACT
BKK POST: LEGAL FANGS BARED OVER ANDAMAN ISLES
ALTSEAN ANNOUNCEMENT: AUGUST 8 ACTIVITIES IN THAILAND
ANNOUNCEMENT: CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR MEMORIES OF 8888
ANNOUNCEMENT: ADDRESS CHANGE - EURO-BURMA OFFICE
BURMANET SUBJECT-MATTER RESOURCE LIST
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BKK POST: RANGOON DEFENDS CONCEPT OF 'DISCIPLINE DEMOCRACY'
August 6, 1997    Rangoon, AFP

Burma defended yesterday its concept of "discipline democracy" and 
dismissed "concocted accusations" from abroad of human rights abuses.

In an editorial, the state-run New Light of Myanmar daily said Western 
values and methods were not appropriate to the situation in Burma.

"Myanmar [Burma] is building the system of discipline democracy
which is considered the most appropriate for its situation and
which will guarantee perpetuation of sovereignty and contribute
to political, economic and social uplift," it said.

The editorial quoted Lieutenant General Khin Nyunt, head of military 
intelligence for the ruling junta, as citing women's rights as an example of 
an issue loudly defended in the West but imperfectly implemented.

In Burma, women "by nature ... always conduct themselves to
observe religious and cultural norms of their own volition and
not due to restriction", the editorial said. 
     
Summarising Khin Nyunt's remarks, the daily said: "While people
are losing human rights in the so-called democratic countries,
people in Myanmar are enjoying their rights fully, upholding their 
cultural norms and traditions which are in harmony with their religion."

The newspaper dismissed what it alleged were "concocted accusations 
on human rights violations broadcast by some subversive radios" and 
said that Burma's people enjoyed full rights as a birthright.

Burma, along with Laos, was admitted into the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) last month despite objections
from Western nations critical of the Burmese junta's human rights
record and suppression of democracy. 

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ASSK: POLITICAL, SPIRITUAL STRUGGLES INSEPARABLY LINKED
August 4, 1997 (Mainichi Daily News)

"Kaleidoscope"

Letter from Burma (No. 7) by Aung San Suu Kyi

        The toys of my early childhood seemed luxurious in post-World War II
Burma, but in fact they were quite modest.  I had a series of round-eyed,
hairless dolls made of thin, pink plastic, which buckled and cracked easily,
and with moveable limbs attached by means of brittle elastic string that
could ill withstand the attention of restless little hands.  Few children
could resist the temptation to put the chubby arms and legs through vigorous
acrobatic maneuvers until the ill-used articles either snapped off or hung
dejectedly from a sad gray cord wrung out of all elasticity.  In spite of
their lack of durability and beauty, I regarded these dolls with vague
respect, as I had heard some adults expound the theory that the
metamorphosis of Japan into a modern, industrialized nation had begun 
with the manufacture and export of such objects.  Apart from the dolls, 
there were dolls' tea sets (made of plastic much harder than the dolls
themselves), wind-up toys (a velvety little monkey clashing a pair of
cymbals stands out in my memory among a motley fleet of painted, tin
vehicles), jigsaw puzzles, board games, colored pencils and water colors.

        The toy that I considered most fascinating was a kaleidoscope.  It
filled me with wonder that the slightest turn of an unassuming little metal
tube should result in a beautiful visual experience, which was completely
new each time.  Somebody said that the patterns formed in the kaleidoscope
were similar to the structure of snowflakes, making the toy doubly exotic
for me as snow was a thing of remote, unreachable beauty in our tropical
world.  The kaleidoscope did not last long.  My two brothers and myself,
numerous children visitors and grown-ups who did not consider it beneath
their dignity to display an interest in toys, subjected the tube to more
twirling and shaking than it could take without collapsing into bits.  After
the kaleidoscope had gone the way of all over-used toys, my brother put
together a crude, home-make version from three strips of mirror and chips of
colored glass.  It was neither neat nor convenient, but it served its
purpose, which was to create enchantment.  When I came across the
translucent brightness of stained glass in my adult years, I was reminded of
the jeweled mosaic wonders of that rickety little homemade kaleidoscope.

        A fall down the stairs a couple of months ago brought back memories
of the favorite toy of my early childhood.  This was not because as I
tumbled down I saw starts and technicolored flashes as might have happened
to characters in the comics I read in those days.  It was because the weeks
of enforced rest that followed the incident put me in a position from which
I could get a panoramic view of life as a series of vignettes, the
components clustering and dispersing and shifting and changing with
kaleidoscopic virtuosity.  In this age of advanced medical technology there
must be devises that make it possible for a person to read comfortably while
lying flat on her back.  However, since I have not yet acquired such devices
and in any case my doctor had advised me not to strain my eyes, I found
myself with a lot of time for contemplation.  As I lay with one hand resting
on my brow in conformity with proper poetic convention, the permutations and
combinations of human problems arising out of samsara, the continual cycle
of life and death and suffering due to karma.  Its nature appeared before
me, more varied than snowflake patterns but hardly possessed of such
delicate prettiness.

        Although the pattern of life changes constantly, sometimes echoes of
old configurations recur.  As a student, I was caught up in the 1960s
concern about apartheid, contributing my tiny bit of support for the
struggle of the black people by refusing to buy products from South Africa.
Now in my mature years, I am caught up in the question of economic sanctions
against the military regime in my own country.  The hows and whys and
wherefores, the analysis of possible consequences, the weighing of the pros
and the cons, the never ending argument about the relationship between
politics and economics.  (How can those who know that Japanese were given
honorary white status in South Africa under apartheid because of the
economic status of Japan deny the intimate link between politics and economics?)
 
       Mixed into the familiar and the deja vu are the unpredictable, the
unexpected, and the sense that life is continual process of learning.  As my
52nd birthday approached in June, I remembered a friend at university
quoting the lines of Horace:

Eheu fugaces, Postume, Postume
Labuntur anni

        We were both in our very early twenties and we imagined we could
feel the cool draught of fleeting time on our well rounded cheeks.  The
thought of our youthful world-weariness makes me smile now, and it occurs to
me that in many ways the young are probably tougher than the old.  Largely
untried and untouched by the "vicissitudes of life," a phrase that has a
comic ring for those who have not known the twists and turns of capricious
fortune, we were clad in a steely armor of innocent prejudices and
expectations, barely pierced by uncertainty.  Fifty seemed old to us then,
an age when we would know just about all that has to be known about life,
blase as Betty Grable in her prime with narrowed eyes and hard mouth.  Well,
of course now that I am well established in my second half century, it turns
out to not like that at all.

        Birth and death are the two faces of the alchemist coin of
existence.  A month after my birthday came the 50th anniversary of my
father's death.  He died when he was 32 years old, and it is difficult to
imagine him as an octogenarian.  The year my father would have turned
seventy, an old friend of the family remarked that we should not mourn his
early death because he was blessed not to have become old, no to have known, 
as she put it, "the destroying years." He remains forever preserved in the
tender sternness of his youth and in the intense gravity of the struggle
that was his life.  But still, it saddens me and many others among my
countrymen and women to remember that he had been cut off in his prime,
before he was able to complete the task of setting Burma firmly on th path
to strong, stable nationhood.  Had he lived long enough to guide our country
through the crucial first decades of independence, there is every likelihood
that we would now be enjoying the fruits of justice, unity, peace and a
confident, well-nurtured, well-educated people.

        This year's Martyrs Day, which commemorates the assassination of my
father and eight associates, coincided with the full moon of the Burmese
month of Waso, which marks the beginning of the rainy season Buddhist
retreat.  The National League for Democracy arranged a ceremony for offering
food and robes to fifty monks for the sake of merit to be shared between
those who have passed away and those who have been left behind.  It was an
occasion that afforded us with an opportunity to reflect on the three
aspects common to all conditioned things:  /anicca/ (impermanence), /dukha/
(suffering) and /anatta/ (the unresponsiveness of objects to one's wishes)
and on nirvana, the unconditioned, undefiled state where anicca, dukha and
anatta become extinct.  Spiritual matters are as much an integral component
of the fabric of human existence as politics, which has to do with how man
relates to others of his kind.  Whether we like it or not, the spiritual and
political will remain part of the design of our lives. 

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DVB: SEIN WIN: ASEAN RESPONSIBLE FOR BURMA AFTER ADMISSION 
July 31, 1997 (Democratic Voice of Burma Radio)

DVB telephone interview with Dr. Sein Win, prime minister of National 
Coalition Government of Union of Burma in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 31 July

Prime Minister Dr. Sein Win has just held a news conference a few
hours ago in Copenhagen, Denmark, after the cabinet meeting of the National
Coalition Government of Union of Burma, NCGUB.  At the news conference, he
explained continued his commitment to the struggle for democracy and
normalization of relations with ASEAN following the admission of the SLORC
[State Law and Order Restoration Council].  He also disclosed that letters
of protest have been sent to five Danish companies which have established
joint ventures with SLORC.  The DVB [Democratic Voice of Burma] telephoned
Dr. Sein Win and asked him about future programs laid down by the NCGUB
cabinet meeting.  Dr. Sein Win answers as follows:

[Begin Sein Win recording]  We first reviewed the prevailing political
developments and addressed the issue of how we would proceed in the future
and reviewed the situation inside our organization.  We passed resolutions
at the meeting.  I would not like to go into the details of the future
programs, 
but we will have to step up international pressure.  We concluded that it is
necessary to maintain international pressure so long as the situation in
Burma remains unchanged and dialogue does not take place and the violation
of human rights continues.  We deliberated on how to step up international
pressure.

We also discussed in detail our policy toward the international community, 
including ASEAN, and we formed committees to take charge of various 
affairs.  In particular, we resolved to continue to work more for unity and 
cooperation with indigenous races in order to establish a federal
state.  Our resolutions included decision to hold more conferences like
that of Metharawhta and to work hand in hand with the indigenous races.
Now that ASEAN has accepted [Burma], the ASEAN has the responsibility.

We cannot deny that the ASEAN will have to take responsibility for actions
taken by the SLORC.  Another point made is that ASEAN should urge the 
SLORC to find a political solution and to hold dialogue with Daw Aung San 
Suu Kyi and democratic forces.  We view that if such action is not taken, the
problem of Burma will gradually become the problem of ASEAN.
We appreciate assistance from friendly nations such as Denmark. The
support for our movement has been growing gradually.  Our movement 
remains nonviolent and we are operating only through political means.  I 
would like to inform all that we absolutely do not espouse terrorism. 

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REUTER: MILITANT BURMA REFUGEES BOYCOTT FOOD IN BANGLADESH
August 5, 1997

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, Aug 5 (Reuter) - Thousands of Burmese Moslem
refugees seeking a permanent home in Bangladesh refused food rations for
the 16th straight day on Tuesday.

Militant refugees barricaded the entrance to their camp, shouting demands
and warning of tougher action if anyone tried to force them from
Bangladesh, witnesses said.

Government officials said militants in the Nayapara camp on Bangladesh's
southeastern border with Burma were preventing officials from giving the
refugees food.

``The militants in the Nayapara camp even prevented the sick and frail from
collecting food rations for the 16th consecutive day,'' one government
official said.

``This is a very complex situation and we can't really force anything,'' he
told Reuters in the port of Chittagong.

``The militants are keeping a close watch on those intending to take the
rations. Sometimes they get very rough while enforcing the boycott,'' he
said without elaborating.

The food boycott started on July 21 as part of a protest by Burmese
Moslems, known as Rohingyas, against what they say are attempts by the
Bangladesh government to send them back home by force.

At least 20 people, including six policemen, have been injured in clashes
at the Nayapara camp, which forced authorities to suspend the repatriation
process.

There are about 21,000 Rohingya refugees at two camps in Bangladesh --
about 13,000 at Nayapara and 8,000 at another camp, Kutupalong.

They are the remnants of some 250,000 Rohingyas who crossed into Bangladesh
in early 1992 from western Burma's Moslem-majority Arakan province to
escape alleged persecution by Burma's military government.

A food boycott at Kutupalong ended last week.

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KNU: KNU PRESS RELEASE NO. 44/97
August 6, 1997

OFFICE OF THE SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
KAREN NATIONAL UNION, KAWTHOOLEI

Regarding SLORC offensive against KNU
August 6, 1997

The onslaught of SLORC against the Karen civillians living in Thaton,
Nyaunglebin, Pa-pun and Taungoo Districts begining from 11,2,97 to 31-7-97
are as follows:

Killing and Destruction in Thaton district.
* (9) villages totaling (196) houses were burnt and destroyed.
* (882) villagers becames homeless.
* (55) villages consisting of (1926) families with the population of
(19649) forced to relocate.
* (11) villagers, so far were killed.

Killing and Destruction in Pa-pun District.

* (88) villages with (3000) houses were burnt and destroyed.
* (369) rice barns with (60000) baskets of paddy were burnt and destroyed.
* (20,000) civilians became homeless without food.
* (4) churches and (60)schools were burnt down.
* (33) villagers so far, were killed.

Taungoo District.

* (14) villages with (350) houses were burnt and destroyed.
* (1993) civilians became homeless.
* (50) rice barns with (149) baskets of rice and (580) baskets of paddy
were burnt to ashes.
* (57) villages having (2761) houses with the population of (14374) were
forced to relocate.
* (14) churches and (14) schools destroyed.

Nyaunglebin District.

* (67) villages consisting of (669) houses were burnt and destroyed.
* (4679) civilians became homeless.
* (227) families from (3) villages were driven out from their place in Mone
Towhship.
* (Detail from Kyauk-kyi and Shwe-gyin are not yet known.)
* (162) rice barns with (7870) baskets of paddy were burnt and destroyed.
* (39) civillinas, so far, were killed.
	The total number of villages that had been burnt and destroyed was (178),
in other words, (4218) houses destroyed and many thousands Karen population
became homeless.
	If the onslaught of SLORC against the population in Pa-an, Kaw-Kereik,
Moulmein, Mergui, Tavoy and Boke-pyin were added, this will be enormous.

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KNPP: MONTHLY NEWS RELEASE (FORCED LABOR)
July 20, 1997

THE GOVERNMENT OF KARENNI
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND INFORMATION
_____________________________________________________

JULY 20, 1997

Monthly News Release

Slorc regional commander ordered to all villages headmen located along the
Dee Mawsoe-Daw Tama Gyi main road that a family member from each must come
out and having to work at the project of rebuild old logging road from Htee
Thanga, Pon river to Daw Pet and Daw Tama Gyi. This project must be finished
at the end of September, 1997. Slorc commander planning to transport all
teaks and hard-wood from east bank of Pon river down to Rangoon for
exportation as well as trying to finish their log's transportation at the
end of this year, 1997.

The Karenni people from Daw Tanaw, Daw Tatho, Daw Ladu and other 20
villages. Soe Moe Township who fleeing to Shan-Karenni border having
suffered from shortage foods and diseases. They only relying on the bamboo
shoots, jack fruit and rice soup for their daily lives. Mostly, the elders
and children having deficiency by the lack of foods and medicines, thus they
calling for humanitarian aids to international communities according to an
inside source.

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BKK POST: PTT NO SHOW LEAVES LAWYERS COMPLAINING
August 6, 1997  (abridged)
by Chakrit Ridmontri

PIPELINE DETAILS STILL UNDER WRAPS

Representatives of the Petroleum Authority of Thailand failed to
show up at a meeting with the Lawyers Council of Thailand on
Monday to explain details of its gas pipeline.

The PTT had promised last week to provide information requested
by lawyers representing Kanchanaburi villagers; but no one from
the company showed up at appointed time.

Warin Thiamcharas, an environmental lawyer, said the meeting was
meant to discuss the lawyers' request for information on certain
issues such as contents of PIT's contracts, risks from the
pipeline as mentioned in the environmental impact assessment, and
compensation for villagers whose land was cleared to pave the way
for the pipeline.

"The lawyers have repeatedly asked the PTT to answer these
questions but without success. We may have to take the issue to
court," he said.

The PTT is speeding up construction of the 260-km pipeline which
will deliver gas from Burma's Yadana and Yetagun fields to a gas
turbine of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand in
Ratchaburi.

The project is scheduled for completion next June. The PTT says
if it cannot take delivery of the gas on time it: would be fined
by the Burmese government at a rate equal to the price of gas
in-take per day, estimated at about 40 million baht.  
     
But details of the contract between n the PTT and the government
of Burma were never made public.

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SLORC: UNDIVIDED FAMILY NEST REMAINS INTACT
August 6, 1997  (abridged)

We made our way to the International Business Centre on the evening of the
25th of July, 1997, as a ceremony to honour a renowned artist was to be held
there.

The occasion was to honour U Han Tin, the famous sculptor who had produced
the carvings on teak stumps that are on display at the I.B.C.

The other sculpture displays a bird's nest at its centre, with newly hatched
hornbill chicks being cared for by there proud parents. Being life-size, the
scene looks all so real. The hornbill is the national bird of the Chin
people, one of the major races dwelling in northwestern Myanmar. The legend
of the selfless loyalty of the hornbill birds its well known, in therefore
the scene without doubt depicts the firmly sealed family ties of our peoples.
The caption of "Undivided Family Nest Remains Intact" its apt for it
signifies the unity of all our indigenous races living in harmony within our
home land, for better.

Myanmar having become a full fledged member of ASEAN, the hornbill's nest
could be viewed in a broader  context; for Myanmar is no longer isolated but
has entered the fold of the ASEAN community. ASEAN countries being birds of a
feather will be able to stand together to weather all economics or political
storms, as a family united with nest unimpaired.

The Ministry of Forestry on his part pledged that U Han Tin's hornbill bird
nest sculpture would be donated to be displayed as an emblem of unity at the
ASEAN museum in the event that such a museum is established in Myanmar.

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BKK POST: LEGAL FANGS BARED OVER ANDAMAN ISLES
August 6, 1997
by Nussara Sawatsawang in Ranong

Thailand remains confident about its legal rights to three small
islands off Ranong that continue to be a source of conflict with Burma.

Ownership of the islands will be discussed by legal experts when
the Thai-Burmese Joint Boundary Committee meets in Phuket on
August 18 and 19 to hammer out disputes along a 2,400-km border.

Legal and Treaties Department director-general Somboon
Sangiambutre expressed confidence that Ko Lam, Ko Khan and Ko Khi
Nok, at the mouth of Kraburi River, were part of Thailand under
the Anglo-Siam Treaty of 1968.

Thai and Burmese officials will defend their claims in Phuket.
Until a decision is reached, the islands remain a no-man's land,
off-limits to settlement or even temporary use.

Several months ago, Thai officials found two Burmese armed
military officers on Ko Lam, then arrested four Burmese illegally
cutting trees on the 250-square-rai island.

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ALTSEAN ANNOUNCEMENT: AUGUST 8 ACTIVITIES IN THAILAND
August 7, 1997

FROM THE AUGUST 8 JOINT COMMITTEE
[Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
Alternative Asean Network on Burma (ALTSEAN-BURMA)
Thai Action Committee for Democracy in Burma
Campaign for Popular Democracy
Amnesty International - Thailand

                        MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT:
                     Activities To Commemorate
            The 30th Anniversary Of Asean's Formation & 
             The 9th Anniversary Of The Burma Uprising
                on August 8, 1997, Bangkok, Thailand

A forum featuring speakers from Burma, Thailand, Philippines and Malaysia,
including Thai Democrat MR Sukhumband Paribatra and Malaysian Opposition
Leader Mr Lim Kit Siang, is one of the activities organized by a coalition
of concerned organizations and individuals on Friday, August 8, 1997.

The activities are being organized to commemorate two significant
anniversaries in regional and international history - the formation of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the democracy uprising in
Burma.

The activities organized are listed as follows:

0900	PROTEST & PRESENTATION OF JOINT STATEMENT TO THE BURMESE EMBASSY
	Sathorn Nua Rd.
	Coordinated by TACDB in cooperation with the Students Federation of Thailand.

1500 - 1800	FORUM:  ASEAN'S 30 YEARS - IMPLICATIONS FOR PEOPLES OF ASEAN
	YMCA Collins House, Rajawadee Hall (Ground Floor), Sathorn Tai Rd
	Speakers:
	MR Sukhumband Paribatra, Member, House of Representatives
	Adjan Kusuma Snitwongse, Director, ISIS
	Mr Lim Kit Siang, Malaysian Opposition Leader
	Adjan Surichai Wankeaw, Chulalongkorn University
        Mr Gus Miclat, Philippines Activist
	Ms Pornsuk Koetsawang, Mahidol University
        Adjan Charnvit Kasetsiri (Moderator)
	(Most of the proceedings will be in English, therefore, an interpreter will
be provided for Thai speakers and listeners.)
        Coordinated by FORUM-ASIA & ALTSEAN-BURMA.
1900 - 2030	DINNER AND CULTURAL PERFORMANCE
	Venue: YMCA Collins House, Rajawadee Hall (Ground Floor). Sathorn Tai Road.
	Coordinated by FORUM-ASIA, ALTSEAN-BURMA & TACDB.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE TELEPHONE 
66 2 276 9846 - 7 (THAI LANGUAGE) or  66 2 275 1811/ 693 4515 (ENGLISH)
or email <altsean@xxxxxxxxxx>

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ANNOUNCEMENT: CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR MEMORIES OF 8888
August 6, 1997

        Commemoration of the 9th Anniversary of 8.8.88
      "Join us in protest against the SLORC rule in Burma"

Dear friends,

On August 8, 1997, people of Burma of near and far will recall the painful
memories of brutal massacres in our homeland nine years ago.  In 1988,
millions of people took to the streets and demanded the restoration of
democracy in the land of repression. Many thousands sacrificed their lives in
the peaceful movement.  The largest show of people's power turned out on the
auspicious day of 8.8.88 (August 8, 1988) and on the same day, the
government's brutal crackdown took hundreds of lives. Young people and
students led these protests and many of them paid with their lives.  Some of
them have been arrested and detained since then.  Schools were closed for the
next three years, shutting out any educational opportunities for Burma's
future generation.  Since then, the democratic movement has sustained  and
continued the non-violent activities inside and outside of Burma.

Today, there are thousands of political prisoners suffering in the hands of
brutal dictators.  Among them are students and young activists.  Many are
dying under hellish prison conditions while some have gone through severe
tortures. The list includes Min Ko Naing, chairman of the All Burma
Federation of Student Unions (ABSFU) that has played a major role in the
democratic uprising.  Not only are the activist students under severe
restrictions, but all the schools of higher learning have been closed for
months.  Thus, Burma is deprived of her potentials of young educated
generation.

In the light of these circumstances, we, the Democratic Burmese Students
Organization (USA) will hold a candlelight vigil in front of the SLORC
Ambassador's residence in Washington D.C., to commemorate the 9th anniversary
of 8-8-88 massacre.

Please join us to show your support for the democratic cause in Burma.

Date:           August 8, 1997 (Friday)
Place:          2223 R Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Time:           8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Direction:      Dupont Circle Stop (by Red Line Metro)

Contact: Information Committee, DBSO (USA) - East Coast
             (301) 424-6009 / (301) 468-5754

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Democratic Burmese Students Organization (USA) - East Coast
P.O.Box 443, Rockville, MD 20848-0043, USA.
Fax. (301) 468-9672  Email: dbsousa@xxxxxxx

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ANNOUNCEMENT: ADDRESS CHANGE - EURO-BURMA OFFICE
August 5, 1997

Important Notice

EURO-BURMA OFFICE

As of 1 September 1997, Harn Yawnghwe, Program Director of the Associates to
Develop Democratic Burma and Editor of the  Burma Alert, will be working 
from the European Office for the Development of Democracy in Burma (Euro-Burma 
Office) in Brussels, Belgium.  Contact address:

EURO-BURMA OFFICE
Square Gutenberg 11 - 2, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
Telephone: 32 2 280-0691, Fax: 32 2 280-0310


BURMA DONORS SECRETARIAT

The Burma Donors Secretariat will also as of 1 September 1997 function from the
Euro-Burma Office in Brussels.  Please send all project proposals and funding
enquiries to:

Burma Donors Secretariat
c/o EURO-BURMA OFFICE
Square Gutenberg 11 - 2, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
Telephone: 32 2 280-0691, Fax: 32 2 280-0310


ADDB - BURMA ALERT

The Associates to Develop Democratic Burma and the  Burma Alert will 
continue to function from Canada.  Peter Globensky, formerly Director of
Programmes with the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic 
Development in Montreal, will be advocating in Canada for the Burmese democracy
movement on behalf of the ADDB.  Emma Gorst in Toronto has been engaged as
Sub-Editor of the  Burma Alert.  All news items, news reports and 
questions about subscriptions to the  Burma Alert, and ADDB matters
should be addressed to Gayle Graham who will re-direct the communications to
either Harn Yawnghwe, Peter Globensky or Emma Gorst:

ADDB - BURMA ALERT
Attention: Gayle Graham
P.O. Box 659, Shawville, Quebec, J0X 2Y0, Canada
Telephone/Fax: 1 819 647-5403
E-mail: yawnghwe@xxxxxxxxxx

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Mon history/culture:         [volunteer needed]
Naga history/culture: 	Wungram Shishak:  z954001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Burma-India border            Aung San Myint: aungsan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Pali literature:            	 "Palmleaf":  c/o burmanet@xxxxxxxxxxx
Pipeline Campaign       	freeburma@xxxxxxx
Resettlement info:	refugee_help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Rohingya culture		volunteer needed
Shan history/culture: 	Sao Hpa Han: burma@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Shareholder activism:       simon_billenness@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Total - France		Dawn Star: cd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  
Tourism campaigns:      	bagp@xxxxxxxxxx     "Attn. S.Sutcliffe"   
volunteering: 		refugee_help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
World Wide Web:              FreeBurma@xxxxxxxxx

Geographical Contacts:
Massachusetts		simon_billenness@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

[Feel free to suggest more areas of coverage]
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FREE BURMA WEB PAGES:

http://FreeBurma.org

This single page serves only as an easy to remember URL and departure
point to resources promoting the establishment of democracy in Burma.
Please write to FreeBurma@xxxxxxxxx to add a site or for further
information." - Glen, system administrator

FREE BURMA COALITION:

to get involved in the Free Burma Coalition, send a message to:
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or visit their homepage, accessible through: http:// FreeBurma.org

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