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The words of Thein Zaw, one of the governments top negotiators with the ethnic groups, is illustrative of the
attitude and approach of the Burmese government and military towards achieving peace with the ethnic groups.
And the militaristic strategy of the current quasi-civilian government, like that of the previous military regime, is
one followed by many leaders throughout Burmese history.
When the previous junta, led by Snr-Gen Than Shwe, constructed the new capital of Naypyidaw, it erected an
enormous statue of three warrior kings who had established empires in the territory that is modern day Burma.
These three kingsAnawrahta (who reigned from 10441077), Bayinnaung (who reigned from 1551- 1581) and
Alaungpaya (who reigned from 1752-1760)are described in state-controlled textbooks as the founders of the
nation, but they are infamous for their brutality and ruthlessness towards the ethnic groups while building their
respective empires.
In contrast, the Burmese king Kyansittha of the Pagan dynasty (who reigned from 10841113), has no statue in
Naypydaw, although he was significant in Burmese history for his ability to negotiate with the ethnic groups and
is well-known for crafting an agreement with the Mon people, then the regions major ethnic group. As a result,
Kyansitthas reign was more peaceful than that of the three warrior kings.
In an article published in October in the Monitor News Journal, a private Rangoon weekly, the author Hla Tin
Tun recalled pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi expressed her admiration for Kyansittha and compared
him to her father Gen Aung San, Burmas independence hero and the founder of the current Burmese armed
forces.
Suu Kyi said she was impressed by Kyansittha and Aung San because they were able to achieve national
reconciliation without arms.
Apart from Kyansittha, Aung San is the most prominent political figure in Burmese history with respect to
dealing peacefully with the diverse ethnic groups, particularly in the Kachin, Shan and Chin frontiers.
At the same time as he was leading Burmas struggle for independence from Great Britain, Aung San was able to
bring the ethnic leaders together for a conference, known as the Panglong Conference, which resulted in an
agreement stating that citizens of the Frontier Areas were to enjoy the rights and privileges regarded as
fundamental in democratic countries and granting ethnic minorities rights such as full autonomy in internal
administration for the Frontier Areas. At the time it was signed, the Panglong Agreement signaled a rare
moment of national unity in Burma.
With Kyansittha and her father Aung San as her two guiding lights, Suu Kyi has consistently called for the path
of peaceful negotiations with Burmas ethnic armed groups. Due to this approach, aided by her trips to ethnic
areas in 1988, 1989 and 2003, she has developed a good working relationship with the ethnic leaders.
In recent months, the pro-democracy leader has often highlighted the tensions and conflicts between the
government and the ethnic groups, most importantly during her meeting with President Thein Sein and her
several meetings with Labor Minister Aung Kyi, the governments liaison to Suu Kyi.
Following her meeting with Thein Sein in Naypyidaw, Suu Kyi held meetings with ethnic leaders to discuss
national reconciliation and the issues of importance to the ethnic groups.
Suu Kyi told the ethnic politicians that the ethnic people and the pro-democracy opposition are in the same boat,
because if the ethnic groups did not achieve their fundamental rights, the opposition would not have reached its
goal as well, said Aye Tha Aung, a leader of the Arakan League for Democracy.
Suu Kyi said that the opposition and ethnic groups are two sides of the same coin, said Aye Tha Aung.
Given the dichotomy between the governments approach of using the military to apply pressure in order to
achieve an agreement, following the example of the warrior kings, and the favored approach of Suu Kyi and
some of the ethnic leaders of calling a national ceasefire and then entering into a genuine tripartite dialogue,
many observers wonder who or what will be able to bridge the differences.
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Maung Wuntha, an editor of Pyithu Khit, a Rangoon news journal, believes that Thein Sein is the key to national
reconciliation with pro-democracy and ethnic groups.
In the presidents inaugural speech on March 30, he referred to three types of national might: political might,
economic might and military might.
Political might, he said, requires national unity, and therefore national solidarity is very crucial to the country,
which is home to over 100 national races. If national unity disintegrates, the nation will split into pieces, and
therefore the government will give top priority to national unity, Thein Sein was reported as saying by The New
Light of Myanmar, a state-run-newspaper.
The current government has spoken about resolving conflicts in ethnic areas through talks and formed a
committee for peaceit is a first good step, Maung Wuntha said.
http://irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=22430
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http://www.mongloi.org/burmese/news/8520080801031440/2704rcssssa.html
Ceasefiregroupsgetwarningsfromnons
Thursday,10November201115:26S.H.A.N.
If the ceasefire groups have friendly suggestions for armed groups that are either negotiating or yet to negotiate
with Burmas new government, the latter also has some counter-suggestions for the former too, according to a
key member of the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), the alliance that has been calling for direct
talks between it and Naypyitaw.
My message is both for the groups that have reached ceasefire agreements with the
Thein Sein Government and those who are still negotiating, said Hkun Okker,
Chairman of the PaO National Liberation Organization (PNLO), one of the 12
member organizations of the UNFC.
The first thing to keep in mind, according to him, is to have a time frame for
political negotiations, the second step to be taken following the ceasefire
agreement. We cannot afford to let it drag for another 20 years without a proper
dialogue and then let the regime drop a bombshell on us like it did in 2009 with the
BGF (Border Guard Force) program, he said.
Hkun Okker, Chairman of the PaO National Liberation Organization (PNLO)
The present governments predecessor, in 1989, had told the groups that entered ceasefire agreements with it to
negotiate with the next government. Their proposals for greater autonomy were ignored. Then in April 2009,
they were given an ultimatum to become BGFs under the control of the Burma Army or else return to their
armed struggle.
The next thing, he continued, is to uphold the ceasefire not only with the Burma Army but also with other
armed movements. Otherwise, not to become embroiled in warfare with other groups.
He cited several examples to prove his point:
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The war between (non-ceasefire) Mong Tai Army and the (ceasefire) United Wa State Army (19891996)
The confrontations between the (non-ceasefire) Shan State Army South and the UWSA (2001-2005)
The armed struggle between the (non-ceasefire) Karen National Union and the (ceasefire) Democratic
Karen Buddhist Army (1995-2009)
Ceasefire or non-ceasefire, we are working toward the same goal and hence are not enemies but allies, he
concluded.
So far, Naypyitaw has held peace talks with 8 groups: KIO, UWSA, NDAA, Democratic Karen Buddhist Army
(renamed Kloh Htoo Baw), Karen National Union (KNU), Shan State Progress Party/Shan State Army
(SSPP/SSA), New Mon State Party (NMSP) and Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP). It had been
successful with the UWSA, NDAA and Kloh Htoo Baw. The war with the KIA however is still ongoing.
http://www.shanland.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4188:ceasefire-groups-getwarnings-from-nons&catid=85:politics&Itemid=266
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Saw Kwe Htoo Win, the chairman of the Karen National Union's (KNU) Mergui-Tavoy District (Tenasserim
Division), told The Irrawaddy that the increase in troops began last month, although the reason for the
buildup wasn't clear. The total number of troops in the area is now believed to be around 800.
Eh Na, the editor of Kwekalu, a Karen-language news agency based in Thailand, said that he had received
reports that the government troops were under orders from Naypyidaw to launch an offensive against the
KNLA and secure the Kanchanaburi-Tavoy highway construction project.
They have been ordered to clean up the area and prevent anyone from disturbing construction of
the super highway. They might launch an offensive next summer, said Eh Na.
The Italian-Thai Development Company (ITD), Thailands largest construction firm, is contracted to build
the Kanchanaburi-Tavoy highway, which will provide access to the Dawei (Tavoy) deep-sea port and Special
Economic Zone (SEZ), also being constructed by ITD.
On July 28, some 50 workers of the ITD fled from Burma to the Thai side of the border to escape fighting
between Burmese government troops and Brigade 4 of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the
armed wing of the KNU, that broke out near their work site.
Hostilities broke out close to the worker's accommodations and the construction site known as Base 1, as
Burmese government forces came under surprise attack from KNLA Brigade 4. The Karen guerrillas also
burned down a temporary Burmese outpost along the Kanchanaburi-Tavoy highway.
Earlier the same month, KNLA troops prevented ITD employees from working on the highway project.
The KNLA said they were blocking construction because of concerns that the mega-project would have a
severely negative impact on the local population and environment. Displaced villagers also said that they
have not been compensated for the loss of their land.
The Dawei SEZ project was approved last March by Burma's then military government. The US $60 billion
project includes a deep-sea port, a giant industrial zone, roads, railways, transmission lines and oil and gas
pipelines.
http://irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=22428
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YANGON, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar surgeons have successfully separated the fifth conjoined twin baby
girls, official media reported Thursday.
The surgical operation by Dr. Htoo Han and his assistants was performed on the two-year-and-one-month-old
conjoined twins named Ma Ingyin Khaing and Ma Ingyin Hlaing in the Children's Hospital in Yangon
Wednesday, according to the New Light of Myanmar daily.
The separated twins, who are under extensive care in the hospital, are from Kawtin village in Laungton township
in southern Tanintharyi region.
Myanmar surgeons had carried out four successful similar surgical operations on twins in the past over two
decades.
The fourth twins, who are also baby girls named So Pyay Lin and So Pyay Win with their chests joined together,
were successfully separated in October 2009.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/health/201111/10/c_131239022.htm
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