Junta Paper accuses Clinton of interference

Myanmar’s state media Sunday accused US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of interfering with the internal affairs of Southeast Asia and said America’s troops in Asia threatened world security.

Clinton attended Asia’s largest security forum in Thailand last week where she urged Myanmar’s military rulers to set pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi free, dangling the carrot of future business ties.

She also called for democratic reforms in the country and said expelling Myanmar from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) if Suu Kyi was not released would be an “appropriate” measure to consider.

“This is really interfering with ASEAN’s internal affairs,” said the state-run Myanma Ahlin newspaper.

“If ASEAN obeys the United States Secretary of State, ASEAN will be under the United States’ influence,” the comment piece said.

During the meetings in Phuket, Clinton expressed concerns about the possibility that North Korea was transferring weapons and nuclear technology to Myanmar.

The relation between NMSP and SPDC on the 51st anniversary of the party foundation; Interview with secretary of New Mon State Party, Nai Hong Sar

Fri 24 Jul 2009, By Rai Maraoh
IMNA: Can you speak about the current relations between the New Mon State Party [NMSP] and the State Peace and Development Council [SPDC]?

NHS: The NMSP’s cease-fire agreement with SPDC has gone on for 14 years and the SPDC is currently planning to hold an election in 2010. The military regime will hold the election according to their desires and the constitution they have drawn up. There will be only one army, which will even control the police department, and all the ethnic armed groups will have to be under that army’s control. That’s why the SPDC is talking with us about forming a Border Guard Force (BGF) for us to be under their control. In this case, none of the strong political parties will be able to accept and only those groups which have weak political views have already accepted the SPDC offer. Like the others, the NMSP can’t accept changing the Mon National Liberation Army (MNLA) into a BGF, and this will affect the relations between the NMSP and the SPDC. They [SPDC] will still try to find a way to shape the armed groups as they want. This causes more problems for the relations and potential conflict between NMSP and SPDC.

IMNA: What is your opinion on the SPDC offer to change the MNLA into a Border Guard Force?

Very Important Urgent Message from Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s Elected Legitimate Leader”United Nations must demand junta to do national reconciliation first “

United Nations must demand junta to do national reconciliation first

Burma’s elected legitimate leader, Aung San Suu Kyi said on 24 July 2009 that “United Nations should demand the military regime that “2010 election will be lack of credible and un-fair before facilitating to take place the national reconciliation”.

Immediate Release: United Nations must demand junta to do national reconciliation first

Burma’s elected legitimate leader, Aung San Suu Kyi said on 24 July 2009 that “United Nations should demand the military regime that “2010 election will be lack of credible and un-fair before facilitating to take place the national reconciliation”.

Aung San Suu Kyi and her party the National League for Democracy (NLD), the unanimous victors of the 1990 election, clearly stated their position that need to place in order to have true national reconciliation, i.e.

1. Release of all the political prisoners
2. Review of 2008 Constitution
3. Allow to reopen NLD and ethnic nationalities offices
4. Recognition of the 1990 election result
5. Political dialogue

“These are the fundamental demands requested by legitimate leaders of Burma. If the international community truly wanted to see national reconciliation in Burma, they must find ways to facilitate these demands rather than playing into the junta’s illegal 2010 election,” said Myo Thein, Director at the Burma Democratic Concern (BDC).

If the international community truly wanted to see national reconciliation in Burma, they must take unprecedented actions decisively to the release of Aung San Suu Kyi immediately which is the essential process of implementing to restore justice, peace and human rights in Burma.

“If junta imprison Aung San Suu Kyi or place her under house arrest again, it is tantamount to turning their back on dialogue and ultimately national reconciliation,” added Zin Zin Myo Thant, Campaign Officer at the Burma Democratic Concern (BDC).

The free and democratic world has a moral responsibility to intervene on behalf of humanity. The help of the international community does make a difference.

For more information please contact

Myo Thein
00-44-78 7788 2386
00-44-20 8493 9137
myothein@bdcburma.org
[United Kingdom]

Zin Zin Myo Thant
00-44-77 4827 1904
00-44-20 8493 9137
zinthant@bdcburma.org
[United Kingdom]