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           Dissidents protest over ?Armed Forces Day? of Junta

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), March 27, 2001
Mizzima News Group (www.mizzima.com)

A group of Burmese pro-democracy activists staged a surprise protest at
a dinner reception of Burma?s ?Armed Forces Day? organized by the
Burmese embassy here this evening. About 25 Burmese activists and their
supporters entered into the Nikko Hotel in the city, where the Burmese
embassy held the reception and protested against the military rule in
Burma.

Before the Malaysia police and Burmese embassy officials came to their
notice, the activists wearing T-Shirts with the prints of ASEAN-Shame
and the picture of Burma?s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi walked
around in the reception hall for some minutes. Some activists were seen
holding the placards ?Down with dictatorship? and their mouth covered
with write-ups such as ?Forced Labor? and ?Open School?.

The Malaysian police and Burmese military intelligence personnel had
arrested one Burmese activist Ko Peter Thang Mar, according to a
spokesperson of Burma Democracy Movement Committee, which organized the
protest.

While the ruling Burmese junta marks the day as Armed Forces Day, the
opposition democracy groups in exile say that March 27 is remembered as
the Anti-Fascist Resistance Day.



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<p>Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), March 27, 2001
<br>Mizzima News Group (<a href="http:\\www.mizzima.com">www.mizzima.com</a>)
<p><font color="#660000">A group of Burmese pro-democracy activists staged
a surprise protest at a dinner reception of Burma?s ?Armed Forces Day?
organized by the Burmese embassy here this evening. About 25 Burmese activists
and their supporters entered into the <b><i>Nikko Hotel</i></b> in the
city, where the Burmese embassy held the reception and protested against
the military rule in Burma.</font>
<p><font color="#660000">Before the Malaysia police and Burmese embassy
officials came to their notice, the activists wearing T-Shirts with the
prints of <b>ASEAN-Shame</b> and the picture of <b>Burma?s pro-democracy
leader Aung San Suu Kyi</b> walked around in the reception hall for some
minutes. Some activists were seen holding the placards ?<b>Down with dictatorship</b>?
and their mouth covered with write-ups such as ?<b>Forced Labor</b>? and
?<b>Open School</b>?.</font>
<p><font color="#660000">The Malaysian police and Burmese military intelligence
personnel had arrested one Burmese activist Ko Peter Thang Mar, according
to a spokesperson of Burma Democracy Movement Committee, which organized
the protest.</font>
<p><font color="#660000">While the ruling Burmese junta marks the day as
Armed Forces Day, the opposition democracy groups in exile say that March
27 is remembered as the Anti-Fascist Resistance Day.</font>
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