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THE NATION: Thailand is still bigg
- Subject: THE NATION: Thailand is still bigg
- From: suriya@xxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 18:36:00
Mailbag
Thailand is still biggest
loser
In the editorial of March 21, ''Thailand
biggest loser in engaging Burma'', we have
to refute the word ''Burma''. It would be
more accurate to refer the culprits directly
as the ''Burmese military junta'', not
''Burma''.
The junta is the main culprit, not the people
or the country. They are ''terrorists'' in the
sense that they intrude into Thailand and
attack refugee camps and abduct foreign
nationals.
They are ''terrorists'' in the sense that they
arrest, detain and harass all the political
opponents in the country.
We do not want the people of Thailand or
any country to look upon Burma as a bad
country and view the people of Burma, be
they Karen, Shans, Kachins, Mons, Laba,
Wa or Burmese as illegal migrants or
irresponsible persons.
A more accurate heading would be
''Thailand biggest loser in engaging the
Burmese military junta.''
Maung Maung
General Secretary
Federation of Trade Unions, Burma
Washington, DC