PDC Monthly News Commentary - September 2011 (Eng)

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member Nyan Win expressed. Similarly Daw Aung San Suu Kyi expressed on August 24 that she

assumed President Thein Sein really wanted to see the genuine and positive changes in the country.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi denied the rumours saying the USDP government was trying to split her

from her NLD party at the Committee Representing Peoples Parliament (CRPP) meeting held on

August 5.

Despite of their attempt to show growing good relation with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, on the otherhand, the USDP government is continuing arrests of NLD party members and those jointly work with

NLD. Tanintharyi Region, Myeik Township court gave local NLD branch chairman and his son-in-

law and another person totaling three persons to prison terms on August 8 by charging them with

having brawl with two youths who insulted them at their home. The lawyer license of Higher Grade

Pleader Tin Tun Aung who represented farmers from Sissayan village, Kamma Township, Magwe

Region in forcible farmland acquisition cases was revoked on August 9 by Supreme Court in

Naypyitaw.

Similarly Rangoon north district court judge Khin Maung sentenced former army captain Nay Myo

Zin who actively participated and assisted in blood donation works being led and organized by NLDparty to 10 years imprisonment by charging him under section 33(a) of Electronic Law. Mandalay

Region Tatkone NLD branch member Pho Htaung a.k.a. Hla Myint was sentenced to one and half

year imprisonment on August 26 by charging him under section 5(1) of Immigration Act, failure to

report of travel by a foreigner. He was arrested on his way back home from Meiktila after attending

Martyrs Day ceremony held at Meiktila NLD branch. Seikkan Township City Development

Committee (municipal) called landlord Daw Ohnmar to their office and threatened her not to continue

building of Ah May Ein school being built on her plot at Seikkan Township, No. 69 Ward otherwise

she would be taken action by the municipal. After that, she had to sign bond pledging to obey their

direction.

MP Thein Nyunt raised a question in parliament on the 1990 general election result, the role of

winning party NLD in this election and the MPs-elect. Union Election Commission member Myint

Naing replied to this question by saying that everything has been null and void at the parliament

session held on August 24. NLD party gave their letter to UN human right special rapporteur on

Burma Mr. Quintana on August 24 complaining about their partys legal status and violent attack on

Daw Aung San Suu Kyis convoy in Depayin in 2003.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ETHNIC GROUPS AND THE USDPGOVERNMENT

USDP government offered ethnic armed groups for negotiation with state governments concerned

separately in August but these ethnic armed groups had suspicion on this offer since this government

was constantly driving wedge and sowing dissension among these armed groups and forcing them to

surrender within the framework of 2008 constitution.

The fighting between government troops and Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) troops which

has erupted since June 9 was not yet stopped and found still raging until August. Total 39 clashes took

place during two months from June 9 to August 9. It is learned that in August alone, nearly 20 clashes

took place between these two groups.

Kachin State USDP government delegation led by Colonel Than Aung met KIO delegation led byBrigadier General Gwan Maw at Laja Yan on August 2 and they discussed for two and half hours.

KIO spokesman La Nan said that the negotiations were in uncertainty since the USDP government

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insisted that they would enter negotiation in state government level only. At this meeting, KIO

delegation asked USDP Kachin State government delegation on their attitude on Panglong Agreement

and its obligations, the terms of reference of the present state government delegation, the definition of

permanent peace frequently referred by USDP government and other questions totaling eight, it is

learnt.

After that meeting, Kachin State USDP government accused KIOs activities as terrorist acts. KIOdenied allegations made by government in state-run media of killing innocent 8 civilians by KIO

bomb blasts in Moemauk Township, near Sangan village. KIO ordered a car to stop for inspection but

the car didnt obey their order and tried to flee from the area so that they had to shoot them including

the police personnel on this vehicle, KIO responded. KIO said that a police sub-inspector was among

those killed in this incident. At the first ever press conference held in Naypyitaw on August 12,

Information Minister Kyaw Hsan put blame on KIO for peace negotiations being delayed.

At a meeting with responsible persons from economic and social communities, and organizations in

Naypyitaw on August 17, President Thein Sein said that the activities of armed ethnic groups

including KIO were terrorist acts unacceptable by the entire world, any armed group which wantedpeace could negotiate with the state governments concerned, peace loving Kachin people, religious

organizations, cultural and literary organizations sent letters to him urging restoring peace in Kachin

State. KIO issued a statement on the same day objecting the words used by President Thein Sein at

this meeting.

The leaflets sowing dissension between ethnic Shan and Kachin in Monyin and Magaung where

ethnic Shans mostly inhabited were distributed. Dr. Tuja who resigned from KIO distributed his 4-

page paper under the title My outlook on internal peace in Burma. KIO held a mass rally at his

Headquarters in Laiza explained on its stand on recent fighting that took place in Kachin State. In the

meantime, Kachin State government Chief Minister Lajun Ngun Sai held a mass rally in state capitalMyitkyina to explain the activities of his government on restoring peace in Kachin State.

After besieging Shan State Army (SSA) North Headquarters in Wan Hai with over 30 clashes, 9

battalions out of total 14 USDP battalions withdrew from the operation theatre but the remaining

forces were reinforced and resupplied with arms, ammunitions, and rations starting from the first

week of August. SSA-N troops ambushed those government troops providing fresh supplies to their

battalions in Kyethi and Mongyai townships and then the fighting resumed in these areas and claimed

casualties from both sides, it is learnt.

Infantry Battalion No. 143 of USDP troops and Battalion No. 769 of SSA-N fought fierce battles onAugust 14-15 in Wan Phui village-tract in Kyethi Township and both sides had heavy casualties from

these battles. Captain Thet Naing Win and four soldiers from government troops were killed and 20

were wounded in these battles. The wounded soldiers were evacuated from the operation theatre by

helicopters. After these fierce fighting, 7 government battalions which besieged Wan Hai HQ was

reinforced by about 500 personnel from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No. 507, 143 and 114 under

command of Kalaw based Light Infantry Division (LID) 55, it is learnt.

State-run daily papers reported on August 17 that SSA-N troops fired six 40 mm grenade launcher

shells into the market in Mansan village, Mongyai which injured scores of innocent civilians. But

SSA-N denied this allegation. Similarly the state-run daily papers reported on August 22 that Shan



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peace offer because this was the same policy exercised by previous government to split and drive

wedge among ethnic armed groups and it could not produce genuine peace in the country. KNU Vice-

chairman Saw David Tharkapaw reiterated on August 26 that they would not accept religious leaders

sent to them by Karen State government as the peace negotiators and the ethnic armed groups had

already formed United Nationality Federal Council (UNFC) for that purpose.

Similarly Mon State government offered for peace talk to New Mon State Party (NMSP) in the firstweek of August through monks but NMSP replied them that if they wanted to enter dialogue for

peace with NMSP, other ethnic armed groups should be include in it too, NMSP general secretary Nai

Han Thar said on August 10. Eight principles of ceasefire with ethnic ceasefire groups expressed at

the first ever press conference held in Naypyitaw on August 12 were not true and they were just

unilateral, concocted and fabricated lies, he said on August 15.

UNFC comprised of 6 core ethnic ceasefire groups issued a statement on August 5 welcoming Daw

Aung San Suu Kyis appeal for internal peace. UNFC rejected USDP governments offer for peace

talk with each armed group separately and demanded President Thein Sein by sending a letter to

observe nationwide ceasefire and engage dialogue with UNFC only, it is learnt.

THE ACTIVITIES OF NLD AN D DOMESTIC OPPOSITION FORCES

NLD central executive committee members and central committee members met Daw Aung San Suu

Kyi on August 1 and reviewed party activities. 23rd anniversary 8888 popular uprising ceremony was

held at party head office on August 8 and attended by hundreds including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

and politicians, artists and other interested people. At this ceremony, NLD Vice-chairman U Tin Oo

talked on how this popular uprising erupted and its political consequences to the audience. Similar

popular uprising anniversary ceremony was held in Mandalay at Masoeyane Kantekkone monastery

and attended by NLD party members, 88-generation students and writers from literary community.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi met USDP government minister U Aung Kyi again on August 12 and then

they issued a joint statement. In her tour to Bago on August 14, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said to

thousands of people who came to greet her to work together for the unity in the country and

development of the country. She also visited flood victims shelter opened in Shwe Natha monastery

and comforted and consoled the flood victims during this tour and then she donated 100,000 kyat in

cash and another 500,000 kyat for mending the prayer hall in this monastery. At the CEC meeting

held on August 15, she briefed CEC members on the talks between Minister U Aung Kyi and her on

July 25 and August 12. Then NLD party issued statement supporting and welcoming efforts made by

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and mutual agreement reached between them.

During his visit to Burma, Mr. Edmund, advisor of US Senate Foreign Relation Committee Chairman

John Kerry, and charge d affaires of US embassy in Rangoon visited NLD party and met CEC

members on August 17 and they discussed on current political situation. Two trade unions from

Sweden visited NLD party on August 23 and exchanged their views on forming the free trade unions.

Two NLD party members attended World Legal Forum of Civil Societies held in Stockholm, Sweden

and they arrived back home on August 25.

Visiting UN Special rapporteur on human rights in Burma Mr. Quintana met NLD leaders including

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, party legal aid group members on August 24 and discussed on latest humanrights situation in Burma and matters on rule of law. It is learned that Mr. Quintana promised party



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legal aid group at this meeting to send a legal expert from UN to study on the government

announcement saying the legal standing of NLD party had been void and nullified. Party legal aid

group decided on August 25 to work for reinstatement of professional licenses of imprisoned lawyers,

doctors and teachers whose professional licenses were revoked by the government for their political

beliefs.

NLD members from Kale Township branch visited Kale prison on August 19 and donated food andclothes to the political prisoners being imprisoned there. NLD party Central Women Organization and

Democracy Network group jointly visited leprosy patients in Mayan Chaung village in Rangoon

Region on August 2 and donated clothes, food and a meal. It is learned that NLD party Central

Women Organization provided interest free loan of 20,000 kyat each to roadside vendor on August

30. NLD party women wing is doing this work of providing interest free loan to poor and helpless

vendors in Rangoon Region.

As a mass movement, the nationwide movement of protesting against building dam on Irrawaddy

River in Myitsone is gaining momentum. Environmentalists in Burma expressed on August 10 that

the hydropower projects to be built on the upstream of River Irrawaddy will have huge impact onlivelihood of local people, rice cultivation, economics and environmental damage rather than

development of the country. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi also issued an appeal on August 11 as a citizen

of Burma not as a leader of NLD, to cooperate on resolving the dangers being faced by River

Irrawaddy.

The article appeared in state-run daily paper argued that the hydropower projects to be built on

Irrawaddy River would not have impact on the livelihood of the people who are depending on this

river. But the veteran journalist Ludu Sein Win rejected this claim on August 11 as irresponsible and

unilateral argument. Democratic Party (Myanmar) Chairman Thu Wei and Mon Democratic Party

Chairman Nai Ngwe Thein expressed on August 12 that the government should pay attention to thecalls made by entire people to protect the damage of Irrawaddy River due to building these

hydropower projects. Similarly 88-Generaltion Students group called the USDP government on

August 15 for stopping immediately all hydropower projects including Myitsone dam on Irrawaddy

River to protect the rivers in the country.

A group called People who wants survival of Irrawaddy River forever comprised of all mass and

class organizations started their movement of signature campaign in Rangoon on August 16 to be

presented to President Thein Sein which will call for stopping 8 dams on Irrawaddy River and its

tributaries to be built by China Power Investment Corporation. Similar campaigns were started on

August 27 calling for stopping all dams which will damage the Irrawaddy River were held in thecities along the Irrawaddy valley including Mandalay and Hinthada. Famous writers conducted

awareness campaigns for environment conservation in talk shows in some cities including Loikaw in

Kayah State.

This Save the Irrawaddy Campaign pushed USDP government to the corner and in dilemma

situation so that it should be escalated by organizing the entire people. We assumed that if the entire

people and broad mass base join this movement, it will create rift in this USDP government.

The protest movements by students, workers and farmers took place in August too. About 300

students protested against sudden hike of two fold of their ferry bus fare in Sittwe on August 3 by

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day, the authorities resolved this issue by negotiation with the students. The students from Myitkyina

distributed 1,600 copies of anti-government leaflets in their city on August 5.

The workers from SGI garment factory No. 1 and 4 in Industry Zone No. 1, South Dagon satellite

town in Rangoon Region staged sit-in strike peacefully in the morning of August 7 demanding wage

hike and overtime wages. Over 500 roadside vendors sent complaint letter to President complaining

about Yangon (Rangoon) City Development Committees (YCDC) 7-point order dated August 9.

Rickshaw pullers from Mrauk-U (Myohaung) town, Rakhine State sent a petition to Rakhine Stategovernment Chief Minister over municipal committees order hiking the revenue collected on them.

On August 31, the campaigners working for the emergence of trade unions cautiously welcomed the

Trade Union Bill passed by House of People (lower house) on August 29. The monk organizations at

home and abroad called USDP government on August 2 for accepting offer made by Daw Aung San

Suu Kyi for internal peace and national unity.

The campaigners in Burma working for releasing political prisoners made a movement of poster

campaign in busy and crowded places in Rangoon and other major cities calling for the releasing of

political prisoners. Pro-democracy activist U Aung Pe from Twante, Rangoon Region staged solo

protest in the morning of August 23 calling for releasing political prisoners by wearing prisoneruniform.

Human Rights Defenders and Promoters (HRDP) network group demanded USDP government on

August 1 to suppress and protect the rampant and widespread sexual violence on children in Burma,

recruiting children as soldiers, forced labour and persecution on the children. HRDP led in organizing

human rights awareness 3-day discussion meeting from August 6 to 8 in Meiktila.

Youth Network in Rangoon met Israeli ambassador to Rangoon Mr. Yaron Mayer and his team at

Bayda Institute in Rangoon on August 4. Responsible official from this Bayda Institute Myo Yan

Naung Thein said on August 25 that they led in organizing the first ever special 5-day short coursetraining for establishing democracy networks speedily across the country.

88-generation students urged government and ceasefire groups on August 5 to engage dialogue and

negotiation for stopping the ongoing civil war. A prayer meeting was held at the residence of 88-

generation student leader Min Zay Yar and prayed for releasing the political prisoners. Similarly

2007-generation students issued a statement on August 28 calling for releasing political prisoners

unconditionally, stopping civil war, engaging dialogue and amending 2008 constitution.

The lawyers whose licenses were revoked during the rule of the military regime for their political

belief and political movements held a press conference on August 25 and said that they would submit petition to the Supreme Court for reissuing of their professional licenses and to let them pursuing

education.

The charity clinics for the poor people were found emerging in some cities being run by voluntary

doctors and medics. A group of doctors opened a charity clinic in Mudon, Mon State on August 19.

Voluntary doctors and medics from Mandalay Byahmahso Association provided free medical

treatment to about 1,000 flood victims in Mandalay on August 29.

Seven political prisoners from Insein prison met UN special rapporteur of human rights on Burma,

Mr. Quintana, in prison on August 24 and briefed him on human rights situation and the prison

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As the movements by political parties, five ethnic parties which contested in election issued a

statement on August 3 demanding for stopping ongoing war against ethnic armed groups at the

earliest date and announcing ceasefire on them. This group met Mr. Edmund Tribarti, the advisor of

US Senate Foreign Relation Committee Mr. John Kerry, on August 17 and gave a letter urging them

to urge Burmese government, US and EU. These five ethnic parties condemned the words and usages

used in the statement under the title, Open letter to Peace Lovers, written by 23 pro-governmentMPs and issued on August 8 which attacked the open letter dated July 28 written by Daw Aung San

Suu Kyi. They pledged that they would continue their works in accordance with their suggestions on

peace.

United Nationalities League for Democracy (UNLD) which comprised of 1990 general election

winning 8 parties gave their 4-point open letter to Mr. Quintana on August 20 expressing situation of

human right violations in Burma, releasing political prisoners and right to legal standing of their

parties. It is learned that 2010 election contesting political parties and 19 independent MPs met Mr.

Quintana on August 23 and demanded for forming free human right commission in Burma. And also

2010 election contesting Democratic Party (Myanmar) and four allied parties met Mr. Quintana onAugust 25 and they focused their discussion with UN special envoy on releasing political prisoners.

Independent lower house MP Thein Nyunt moved motion in parliament on August 25 to grant general

amnesty to the prisoners of conscience and it was supported by majority in the parliament including

two military appointees MPs and then the house decided to forward this motion to President.

Furthermore MP Thein Nyunt moved another motion to repeal 1926 Contempt of Court Act and

1950 Emergency Provisions Act or popularly known as section 5(j) Act but it was opposed by

majority of USDP MPs and military appointees MPs. Rakhine Nationality Development Party

(RNDP) abstained in division. Then the motion was rejected by the parliament. Similarly pro-

democracy MPs moved motion to form State Budget monitoring group and it was opposed bymajority of USDP MPs and then rejected by non-secret voting in parliament by giving reason of

voting machine was out of order.

At the regular session of House of Nationalities (upper house) held on August 31, some MPs

criticized the successive governments for their failure to restore internal peace and then it was learned

that they suggested for inclusion of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in the Peace Committee which would be

formed by government soon.

THE USDP GOVERNMENT AND DOMESTIC S ITUATIONTHE S ITUATION OF THE USDP GOVERNMENT

The new USDP government which is just five months old is facing various crises including finance

and economics. Thus they are found preparing to start some reforms in economics and finance

hurriedly.

In the reign of this new USDP government, the Burmese currency Kyat is significantly appreciated

and it seriously hit Burmese export businesses which cause mass layoffs in these businesses, lowering

production targets and closure of losing businesses. Hence the government reduced commercial tax

levied on7 export items including rice, pulses and beans to increase export value from 8% to 5% butit was not enough to boost the export businesses. Finally the government announced on August 15



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that it exempted all commercial taxes levied on these export items for six months from August 15,

2011 to February 14, 2012.

President Thein Sein invited responsible officials from over 50 associations from economics and

social circles to Naypyitaw on August 17 and explained the governments efforts on reforms of

economics. On the next day, Finance and Revenue Ministry announced that they reduced income tax

being paid by citizens at home and abroad who are earning in foreign exchange from current 12% to2% for six months starting from August 18, 2011.

State level workshop on economic reform and economic development was held for 3 days from

August 19 to 21 at Naypyitaw. The workshop was attended and inaugurated by President Thein Sein

and he assured the audience that he would make his government clean and he would fight against

bribery and corruption in his government. This workshop was attended by Presidential advisors led

by Dr. U Myint, domestic businessmen, exile economists namely Dr. Zaw Oo, Dr. Kyaw Yin Hlaing

and Dr. Tin Maung Maung Than.

It is learned that this workshop focused their discussion on taxation, trade policy and corruption. Inhis paper, Dr. U Myint warned that the current problem of appreciating Burmese currency would lead

to crises of economics, finance and social unless it was tackled carefully and in time. Exile

economists including Dr. Kyaw Yin Hlaing criticized giving trade and economic privileges to the

compradors and cronies in economic sector.

President Thein Sein invited Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to this workshop and he met her and discussed

for about an hour in the evening of August 19. The contents of this meeting were not disclosed yet but

we pondered that they invited Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to this meeting for exploiting her as their way

out from the current crises of economics and politics.

At the second regular session of parliament which started on August 22, President Thein Sein

admitted that Burmese economy had some crises due to global economy slowdown. Finance and

Revenue Minister Hla Tun introduced five financial bills to Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (joint sitting of

parliament) including repealing profit tax law and then they were seconded and supported by majority

of USDP MPs on parliament session convened on August 22. State Budget Law was introduced to the

parliament for the first time in 24 years on August 23. In this State Budget, there was over 2 trillion

kyat deficit in government expenditure in 2011-12 fiscal year, Public Accounts Committee secretary

Maung Toe said by reading out this budget to the parliament session.

At the tour guide workshop held on August 23, Hotel and Tourism Minister said that they wereseeking advice from academics and experts to save falling tourism industry due to falling US dollars

in the country.

The USDP is systematically doing to pull back opposition forces in the country, ethnic ceasefire

groups and Burmese in exile.

At the meeting with organizations from Burmese economics and social communities held in

Naypyitaw on August 17, President Thein Sein said that they opened ways for the ethnic ceasefire

groups who were in renewed fighting to peace talk with state governments concerned and at the same

time they invited all organizations and individuals in the country who had dissent views with the

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consider Burmese in exile for coming home at any time if they did not commit any crime in the

country. Even if they committed crime in the past, the government would consider their crime

leniently and magnanimously when they come back home, the President said. Similarly Vice-

President Tin Aung Myint Oo said in Mawlaymyine during his tour to Mon State that non-ceasefire

ethnic armed groups should join hand with USDP government.

To ease pressure exerted by international community, UN special rapporteur for human rights ofBurma Mr. Tomas Ojea Quintana was issued visa on August 21. Mr. Quintana paid 5-day visit to

Burma and he was received by house of nationalities (upper house) speaker U Khin Aung Myint,

Labour Minister U Aung Kyi, Foreign Minister U Wunna Maung Lwin, Home Minister Lieutenant

General Ko Ko and Deputy Police Chief at Naypyitaw. U Khin Aung Myint told him that the political

prisoners could be released only when it could be assured they would not endanger the stability in the

state. U Aung Kyi told him that the government allowed Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to work in politics,

economics and social sectors of the state. The government allowed Mr. Quintana to visit Insein

prison, social organizations and individuals.

The first ever press conference of USDP government was held in Naypyitaw on August 12 andInformation Minister and government press team leader Kyaw Hsan replied questions raised by the

reporters. When the reporter asked him on building dams on Irrawaddy, he replied, We love our

country also and we do these works with love to our country. And then he wept in silence. This news

was widely spread on internet on the same day. The mottos attacking exile media such as BBC, VOA,

RFA, DVB, were disappeared from state-run daily papers starting from August 16. House of People

(lower house) speaker U Shwe Mahn said to second regular session of parliament convened on

August 22 that they would accept criticisms made by media on them.

It is learned that purging in the military establishment has been continued. Commander-in-Chief

removed Armed Forces Inspection and Auditor General Kyaw Phyo and Triangle CommandCommander Brigadier General Than Tun Oo on August 8. According to the military sources, Quarter

Master General Major General Wei Lwin and Adjutant General Major General Khin Maung Oo were

taken action with charges of misuse of their power and authority and corruption.

USDP government Industry (1) Minister Kyaw Swar Khaing was transferred to Minister of Prime

Ministers Office on August 10. The USDP Shan State government Economic and Planning Minister

Thaung Shwe had to resign from his post on August 2 for his extra marital affairs.

THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION OF THE PEOPLE

Under the USDP governments poverty alleviation and eradication campaign, businessmen were

forced to donate hundreds of millions of kyat and it hit hard these businessmen amid the appreciating

Burmese currency. 5,000 kyat denomination counterfeit currency was widely circulated in the

markets and six persons were arrested with these counterfeit notes in Mandalay, Myawaddy and

Thaton cities, it is learnt.

After the flood in Bago River, 3,000 households and 15,000 flood victims from Bago and nearby

villages had to take refuge in monasteries and schools. Similarly flood in Thanlwin River inundated

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British Trade Union Congress (TUC) urged UK government on August 3 to actively participate in

forming and sending International Commission of Inquiry to Burma for investigating brutal war

crimes and crime against humanity being committed in Burma. Similarly UK Campaign for Burma

members collected signatures, postcards and letters of 5,300 British citizens demanding

implementation of this commission of Inquiry (CoI) and sent them to British Foreign Ministy on

August 30. British Foreign Minister Mr. William Hague issued a press statement on August 8 as

saying British government is continually supporting firmly on the great efforts being made by DawAung San Suu Kyi.

Sweden trade union also welcomed and supported the forming of CoI on August 4. Thai human right

commissioner Dr. Nirun Pitakwatchara urged Thai and ASEAN countries on August 9 to extend

similar support to this CoI.

Germany Foreign Minister Werner Heyer welcomed the meeting between Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

and President Thein Sein and he demanded Burmese government on August 24 to work for

improvement of human right situation in Burma and to release all political prisoners.

It is assumed that the international community does not yet fully trust in the USDP governments

slogan for change and they were rather watching cautiously all of these developments.

// End of Report // Saturday, September 17, 2011// End of Translation // Monday, September 26, 2011


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