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Re: Burmese junta sees signs of social breakdown,rioting as political
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tension mounts 
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>      Hla Min was speaking in Rangoon on Wednesday, when the junta
>      announced the arrest of 54 people, including 23 from the
>      National League for Democracy (NLD)opposition party, .....

Well, Ko Hla Min, it's time you speak the truth. There is no point in
keeping it under all sort of covered up stories. You know nobody is 
buying all these SPDC's made up stories anymore. 

You said,

>"Burma is concerned about the potential for social breakdown and
>rioting as the Asian economic crisis hits home and political >tensions 
between the junta and opposition groups mount".

I am glad that the SPDC has finally realised that the economic failure 
can lead to social breakdown and create political uncertainty in a 
country. 

Just look around us, Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia and 
Japan. All have been hit by this wave of Asian economic crisis one by 
one. SPDC must now know that even the country like Singapore which has 
got sound economic fundamentals put in place is not being spared either. 
Given the track records and ability of the SLORC/SPDC there is 
absolutely no way of preventing the impact of Asian economic crisis 
reaching home. 
 
As for easing the political tension between the junta and the NLD, a 
genuine dialogue between both sides is the only way to go. If you are 
really concerned, take the path to a true reconciliation.


Minn Kyaw Minn
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>      Burmese junta sees signs
>      of social breakdown,
>      rioting as political
>      tensions mount
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>      RANGOON -- Burma is concerned about
>      the potential for social breakdown and
>      rioting as the Asian economic crisis hits
>      home and political tensions between the
>      junta and opposition groups mount, an
>      official said. 
>
>      ''Tragically, political change and social
>      unrest in some new democracies in recent
>      months have resulted in rioting, looting,
>      death and even civil war,'' junta spokesman
>      Lieutenant Colonel Hla Min said in a
>      statement yesterday. 
>
>      ''The government of Myanmar therefore
>      takes the issue of 'political crisis' very
>      seriously as we move towards our goal of a
>      stable, multi-party democracy.'' 
>
>      Hla Min was speaking in Rangoon on
>      Wednesday, when the junta announced the
>      arrest of 54 people, including 23 from the
>      National League for Democracy (NLD)
>      opposition party, in connection with an
>      alleged plot to ''incite anarchy''. 
>
>      He said democracy was ''achievable'' in
>      Burma, citing recent ceasefire agreements
>      with ethnic rebel groups, efforts to liberalise
>      the economy and the country's entry into the
>      Association of Southeast Asian Nations
>      last year. 
>
>      ''Nevertheless, the Asian economic crisis is
>      straining political systems in many
>      countries. If we lose the basic peace and
>      stability we have achieved, the groundwork
>      for democracy may be lost,'' Hla Min said. 
>
>      The junta has refused to recognise the
>      results of 1990 elections which the NLD,
>      led by Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu
>      Kyi, won in a landslide. 
>
>      Opposition groups say they are being
>      subjected to the most severe crackdown on
>      dissidents since the crushing of student
>      demonstrations in 1988. Hundreds of
>      opposition supporters and NLD members
>      are reported detained or arrested since
>      May. 
>
>      The junta denies it keeps political
>      prisoners. 
>
>      UN high commissioner for human rights,
>      Mary Robinson, on Wednesday stepped up
>      criticism of Rangoon following the 54
>      arrests announced this week. 
>
>      ''The latest detentions of opposition
>      activists in Myanmar are very worrying,
>      indicating that the government continues to
>      ignore basic human rights standards and
>      the concern of the international community,''
>      Robinson said in a statement, her second
>      condemning the junta in successive days. 
>
>      Agence France-Presse
>
>
>


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