NLD News Bulletin August Eng

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Activities of National League for Democracy August 2010 News Bulletin No. ( 4 )

Rakhine Trip of NLD leaders

01 August

A team of NLD leaders led by U Ohn Kyaing composing U Aung Myint (Phyapon Ni Lone Oo),

Ko Ba Maung (Youth leader) and Ko Aye Min Soe (Youth leader from Rangoon Division) andU Tin Thein Aung (Rakhine Organizational Committee) went to Rakhine State. The team

explained the stance of NLD and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi regarding NLDs decisions and

upcoming elections. In Gwa Township, they met with about 40 members at the house of U SeinKyaw (Chairman of the Gwa Township Organizational Committee).

04 August

The team continued their trip to Thandwe on 4th August and met with members of Township

organizational committee, youth and women wings. The team also discussed about political

prisoners in Thandwe prison and the way they are helping those in this prison.


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05 AugustThey continued to Toungup on the same day. They met with NLD members at the house of U

Tin Thein Aung, Chairman of the Township NLD. Some local authorities watched their meeting

but did not harass them. The team also visited U Kyaw Khaing and U Min Aung who arepolitical prisoners in Toungup prison.

06 AugustThe next day they continued their visit to other families of political prisoners in Toungup,

including family members of U Khin Hla, Ko Moe Naing Soe, Ma Ni Ni May Myint, Ko Chit

Maung Maung, Ko Maung Maung Thet and Ko San Lwin.

07 August

NLD team went to Sittwe and met with organizational committee members and NLD membersand at night time, visited families of political prisoners such as Ko Tun Linn Kyaw, Ko Zaw Tun

Naing, Ko Kyaw Win, Naing Soe (a) Me Lone.

05 August

Taryar Min Wais memorial

NLD leaders including U Tin Oo, U Win Tin, Daw May Win Myint and youth members attended

the 3rd

ceremony of the demise of well-known poet and writer Taryar Min Wai who used to bea 88 generation student leader in 1988. The ceremony was held at quarter no. (42) in North

Dagon Township, Rangoon.


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02 August

NLD youth member beaten in prison

Ko Htay Aung, a member of NLD youth from Thaketa Township was beaten by prison wardens

at Insein Prison. He has not been sentenced but under trial in Thaketa and Kyautada TownshipCourt with charges of contacts with unlawful associations and State Protection Law. He was also

tortured during the interrogation before he was sent to the prison.

03 August

NLD members in prison not in good health

Ko Myo Khin, a youth leader from Yankin Township was suffering from heart disease and eyes

problem in Myikyeena Prison which is located in northern part of Burma quite far away fromRangoon where his family lives. Ko Myo Khin was sentenced four years for participating in

protests against sudden rise of fuel price on 23rd August, 2007, just before Saffron revolution.

03 August

NLD leaders visit to family members of political prisoners

NLD leaders led by U Tin Oo, Vice Chair and U Win Tin visited families of political prisonersof ethnic leaders. They met with family members of Khun Tun Oo, U Pu Cin Siang Thang and U

Kyaw Min who are members of Committee Representing Peoples Parliament and U Sai Nyunt

Lwin, secretary of Shan Nationalities League for Democracy, Sai Hla Aung and Major General

Hso Ten, Chairman of Shan State Peace Council and Ko Tin Tun Aung, Rakhine youth memberat the residence Khun Tun Oo.

NLD leaders encouraged family members of ethnic leaders and explained NLDs positions andactivities. The team also visited Ko Paw Lwins family in Mayangone Township.


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04 August

NLD leaders met British Ambassador

British Ambassador Mr. Andrew Heyn and his secretary came to

the residence of U Tin Oo and met with leaders of NLD such as

U Tin Oo, U Win Tin and U Nyan Win. The Ambassador gave

the message of the Prime Minister that he would continue thesupport to democratic struggle of the NLD and democratic

forces. He also handed the 120 pages of birthday messages for

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to NLD leaders, which were posted bywell-wishers on the British Foreign Ministrys Burma Facebook

page. Mr. Jeremy Brown, British Foreign minister gave them to Mr. Andy Heyn on 8 th July to

hand them to Daw Suus representative.

05 August

NLD leaders trip to Pegu Division

NLD team led by U Nyan Win went to Letpadan Township and met with members of NLD inPegu Division at the residence of U Nyunt Aye, Member of Parliament elect for Letpadan

Township. About 70 members and leaders of NLD from Thayarwady, Letpadan, Monyo,

Minhla, Okpho, Gyobingauk, Nattalin and Zigon Townships from Pegu Division. Theydiscussed about current positions of NLD, the situation of NLD Townships and their activities.

06 August

CRPP meeting held

CRPP members met at U Tin Oos house and discussed about elections especially on how to

educate people regarding elections and political situation. U Tin Oo, U Win Tin, U Than Tun, UNyunt Wai, U Hla Pe, U Thein Pe, U Soe Win, U Pu Cin Chin Ten, U Aye Thar Aung, Htaung

Ko Tan attended the meeting and decided to release clear position of CRPP only when it getsclose to the election date.

07 August


NLD team led by U Tin Oo and U Win Tin paid a visit to family member of U Kyaw San,political prisoner and current central committee member.


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07 August

NLD youths Book review discussion

Regular book review discussion of youth members was made at Thanlyan Township in

commemoration of 22nd

anniversary of four eights democracy movement.

08 August

Four eights movement commemoration ceremony

In North Okkalapa township at U Aye Kyis house, four eights movement commemorationceremony was held and some memorials were shared by those with four eights movement

experience. Book review discussion was made in Daw May Hnin Kyis house in commemoration

of four eight movement. U Tin Oo and U Win Tin attended the discussion. There were othercommemoration ceremonies across the country at Mandalay, Pegu, Sagaing and Magwe

Divisions, organized by NLD members. NLD leaders and members also attended the ceremony

organized by 88 generation students leaders at Shin Ardissavunsa monastery at Mingalar

Taungnyunt Township.


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10 August


NLD leaders visited political prisoners families including Ko Htin Kyaws and others. Most of

the families of political prisoners could not go and visit their beloved ones due to financialconstraints.

11 August

Lawyers met with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

U Nyan Win and Daw Khin Htay Kywe, lawyers of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met with her at herresidence. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said that rule of law in Burma is very weak and without rule

of law, no country can be properly developed. Rule of law is not for one party or one person but

for every single organization and people, with or without power. Daw Suu also asked her NLD

members to explain how important the rule of law is to people when they travel across thecountry as everybody is responsible to know what is true or what is not true and stand against it.

Lawyers also discussed about the lawsuit against the SPDC regarding the legal existence of the

NLD. The NLD cannot be implied with the law that provides that any existing political partiesthat do not register again will be automatically deregistered in legal terms. The NLD has to wait

60 days after it has sent the notice for lawsuit. NLD lawyers have already drafted the file buthave to discuss with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi for more details. They also discussed about the

special appeal for her present sentence which is completed one year that day.

13 August

NLD youth member released

Ko Tin Ko, an NLD member from Meikhtilar was released from Ohbo prison, Mandalay after

serving two years sentence due to his participation in September 2007 movement.

14 AugustNLD leaders visit to family members of political prisoners

NLD leaders led by U Tin Oo and U Win Tin together with NLD youths visited 14 family

members of political prisoners. In the morning, they visited U Hla Thein house and met with

family members of Ko Kyi Lwin, Ko Nay Kyaw and Ko Kyaw Myo Naing. Then they went toThaketa Twonship and met with family members of Ma Cho, Ko Htay Aung, U Khin Tun, U

Aung Myint and U Wai Soe. Their group also met with family members of U Soe Myint, Ko


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Thet Naing Aung, Ko Kyaw Myint Oo, Ko Win Aung, Ko Kyaw Win, Ko Zaw Minn Htut and UKyi Aung who are not NLD members.

15 August

NLD youths visit to senior leaders

NLD youths paid a visit to senior leaders and Central Executive Committee members, U AungShwe and U Lun Tin who are not in good health, at their respective housese. They encouragedthe leaders and listened to their admonishment.

16 AugustNLD team composing U Nyan Win, Daw May Win Myint, U Han Thar Myint, U Hla Min and U

Aung Soe went to Kaw Thaung, Tanintharyi Division. About 50 members of NLD came and

fetched them up at the air port. They met with NLD members at the NLD office of Kaw Thaung

Township. The next day, the team went round the Kaw Thaung Township and met with NLDmembers and ordinary people in some villages.

19 AugustNLD team went to Myeik by flight and with two trucks load of NLD members and 20

motorcycles greeted them at the air port. They met with about 70 NLD members at Myeik office.

They had to answer a lot of questions raised by the local NLD members around the township.

23 August

NLD team went to Dawei and met with NLD members, youth and women from Dawei,Thayetchaung, Launglon Townships. They discussed a lot of issues related to NLDs decision

and positions and current political situation.


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17 August


NLD leaders including U Tin Oo and U Win Tin paid a visit to political prisoners families in

Hlaingtharyar Township. They went to Hlaingtharyar office at first and met with family

members of Ko Thein Swe, Ma Yin Yin Wine, Ko Myo Thant and Ko Sein Joe. Then the teamvisited Daw Khin Yis house and met with family members of human rights defenders familiesand lastly met with family members of NLD members at U Maung Seins house. Ko Myo Kyaw

Zin, U Maung Seins son is now in Khamti prison.

17 August

Municipal officers inspect house repair

A team led by an officer from Municipal inspected the repair work of Daw Aung San Suu Kyishouse. U Khun Thar Myint supervised the repair work and now has completed the work as

applied to the Municipal. But there are some more works to repair windows and staircase for her

security. The windows need to be covered with wrought iron for security reason. And the

municipal has not permitted yet to destroy a dilapidated wooden house in her compound.

19 August

NLD leaders attended U Kyi Maung memorial ceremony

NLD leaders and members commemorate the 6th anniversary of the demise of U Kyi Maung, late

CEC member of the NLD at the care center for people living with HIV/AIDS in South Dagon.


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19 August

NLD decides to boycott the elections

NLD made a decision at its Central Executive Committees meeting to boycott the elections.

NLD declared through some interviews with media that it boycotted the elections because it doesnot believe that the 2008 constitution and electoral laws do not conform to the democracy andpeople have right not to vote according to the electoral rights.

20 August

NLD youth member in bad health

Ko Myo Min Wais health condition is not good as he is suffering from Hemorrhoids in Khamtee

prison, Sagaing Division. The prison authorities do not allow him to be hospitalized although he

can no longer eat anything. U Nyi Pu, NLD MP elect is also paralyzed in Khamtee prisonwithout proper medical treatment or medication.

20 August


NLD leaders led by U Tin Oo and U Win Tin together with youth and women wing memberspaid a visit to Su Sun Nways family in Kawhmu Township at U Myint Theins house for

encouragement. They also visited family of Ko Wai Lwin who is a political prisoner at U HlaAyes house in Kungyangone Township.


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22 August

NLD leaders attended U Shwe Ohns funeral

NLD leaders attended the funeral ceremony of U Shwe Ohn, veteran politician and a patron of

Union Democracy Party. He was a Shan ethnic leader and got involved in politics in his lifetime.

22 August


NLD youths paid homage to sick member of Central Executive Committee of the NLD U Lwin

at his residence and encouraged him.


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22 August


NLD youths paid homage to a veteran politician called Thakin Thein Maung at his residence.

Veteran politicians are a group that is still active in Burmas politics by urging the present juntato bring about national reconciliation to Burma.

23 August

NLD leaders met

NLD leaders met at U Tin Oos residence to discuss about assistance for political prisoners and

visit to families of political prisoners.

23 August

NLD members donate for political prisoners

NLD members in Bogalay Township donated 7,500 kyat for each of 10 political prisoners from

Bogalay. They also paid visits to houses of political prisoners and encouraged their family

members including Ko Aung Zaw Oo who is in Butheetaung prison, Ko Nay Linn Aung inKalay prison, Ko Nay Win Soe in Khamhtee prison, Ko Htay Maung Maung Soe in Kyauk Phyuprison, Ko Myat Linn Tun in Lashao prison, Ko Thiha Aung in Loikaw prison, Ko Thiha

Thantzin in Myitkyeena prison, Ko Htin Aung in Namtuu prison, Ko Pye Phyo Hlaing in Sittwe

prison and Ko Thein Zaw in Keng Teng prison.

24 August

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi asked members to watch elections

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met with U Nyan Win, U Kyi Win and Daw Khin Htay Kywe, her

lawyers at her residence. Daw Suu said that she agreed with the NLDs decision to boycott theelections but the NLD should not ignore them and watch them closely even though people knows

that electoral laws are not fair and just. Daw Suu said that people need to monitor the polls toknow whether the junta follows its own laws. Daw Suu also responded the questions of peoplewho only wanted to vote for the NLD that people should stay away from the vote.

She also said that the elections date is set without giving enough time for political parties so it is

an insult to people; without freedom of expression and freedom of information, she said electionscannot be fair ones. And the government that will come out of this election will not be

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educated about constitution and electoral laws; without this knowledge, voting is meaningless.During the meeting, they also discussed about legal cases regarding her house repair works and

her special leave to appeal against the sentence as granted by the Rangoon High Court.

24 August

NLD leaders visit to family members of political prisonersNLD team led by U Tin Oo and U Win Tin paid a visit to family members of political prisonersincluding Ko Zaw Thet Htwe, U Ohn Than and Ko Kyaw Ko Ko, Ko Hkaing Myo, Ko Myo Min

Hteik, Ko Soe Moe Tun, Ko Zeya, Ko Sithu Zeya, Ko Min Han, Ko Tun Myint, Ko Aung Aung

Oo, Ko Kyaw Min Tun, U Ba Tint and U Soe Oak at Bahan and Tamwe Townships. They met

with family members separately at two different places in Bahan and Tamwe Townships.

25 August

NLDs press conference

A press conference was made by U Nyan Win, lawyer of

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at the headquarters of the NLD inthe afternoon. U Nyan Win explained what Daw Aung SanSuu Kyi told to people and NLD members including her

views on the upcoming elections and responsibilities of

people and NLD members.


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25 August

NLD Township members met

Leaders of NLD from four Townships in Mandalay Division met at Meikhtilar and supported the

decision of NLD to boycott the upcoming elections. About 30 NLD leaders from Meikhtila,Tharse, Wundwin and Mahlaing Townships met at Daw Myint Myint Ayes house in Meikhtilar

and discussed about NLDs decision and positions.

28 August

NLD leaders trip to Irrawaddy Division

NLD team led by U Tin Oo, U Hla Pe and U Win Myint went to Pathein, Irrawaddy Division for

organizational purpose. They met with NLD members, youth and women wing members at thehouse of U Hla Phone Kyaw. They stopped their trip at Kyone Pyaw, near Pathein. They met

with about 150 NLD members from Kyone Pyaw, Yaykyi, Kyaungkone, Athote at the house of

U Tin, Chairman of Kyone Pyaw Township NLD.

On 29th, the team continued their trip to Pantanaw and met with about 100 NLD members at the

house of Dr. Tin Min Tut, NLD MP Elect. The next day, the team went to MaU-bin and met withNLD members in the morning. Then they continued their trip to Kyaiklat and Pyapon. Theycontinued to Bogalay on 31st and met with NLD members at the house of U Aung Khin Po. They

explained Daw Aung San Suu Kyis message to NLD members and people recently released

through U Nyan Win, her lawyer.

They arrived at Dedaye in the afternoon of that same day and met with NLD members and

youths. The meeting ceased at 4 oclock and went back to Rangoon at night.


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29 August


NLD youth members paid homage to veteran politician Thakhin Thein Pe and Thakhin Chan

Tun at their residence.

30 AugustNLD leaders trip to Pegu Division

NLD CEC members such as U Nyan Win, U Nyunt Wai, U Soe Win, Daw Khin Nyunt Mu and

Ko Kyaw Win met with about 80 NLD members at the house of U Aung Soe Myint, MP elect of

Taungoo Township. NLD leaders and members from Taungoo, Oktwin, Yedashe and PhyuTownships attended the meeting. NLD members actively discussed about the NLDs decisions

and positions as well as current situations in their respective areas in Pegu Division. NLD leaders

asserted the legal existence of the NLD.

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