Remembering the spirit of 8888 Sat 09 Aug 2008,
As always, youth love justice and a rule of law in any country, and they are the group who renege against any tyranny and oppressive regime. A strong example was Burma's pro-democracy uprising in August 1988 led by young students.
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Good will in national reconciliation Wed 21 Nov 2007,
After negotiations with UN Special Envoy, Mr. Gambari, the ruling military regime -- the SPDC leaders agreed in principle to a dialogue with opposition leaders, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her party, National League for Democracy (NLD). People from...
SPDC brutality and role of international community Fri 19 Oct 2007,
In late September 2007, people around the world saw on TV screens how ruthlessly the Burmese military regime, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) responded to peaceful demonstrations including respectable Buddhist monks and ordinary...
SPDC's zero tolerance on democratization Fri 05 Oct 2007,
Serial protests led by 88 generation students and Buddhist monks in cities of Burma, to roll back fuel prices, had supporters of the ruling military regime – the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) – ruthlessly cracking down on peaceful and...
SPDC's aggressive restrictions reveal its cowardice Fri 20 Jul 2007, It is becoming abundantly clear that the ruling Burmese military regime, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) is not only apprehensive of political movements but is also afraid of the widespread activities by social organizations. Growth of...
Buddhist New Year does not usher in new era Thu 26 Apr 2007, Come mid-April, people in Burma, including Mon people in the southern part of the country celebrate the Buddhist New Year by making merry in monasteries and spraying and splashing water on each other on the streets. It's the time of the year when...
SPDC continues to challenge international community Tue 20 Mar 2007, Whenever there is pressure to abandon its nuclear programme, the North Korean government under the dictatorship of Kim Sung II, threatens its neighbour with its nuclear weapons. The Burmese military regime does the same in challenging the world....
International community must act to stem humanitarian crisis Tue 16 Jan 2007, Whether the ruling Burmese military regime, going by the name of State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), accepts it or not, the general population in Burma including ethnic people have had no peace and their living standards have not improved in...
Shake of ceasefire and prepare for prolonged suffering Wed 20 Dec 2006, After the SPDC commanders and troops visited the New Mon State Party’s General Headquarters in October, many Mon people in Monland and overseas asked how long the NMSP-SPDC ceasefire will last.
Although the visiting commander’s reason...
Rev.Uttama: A symbol of Thai-Mon relations Thu 23 Nov 2006,IMNA When he came for the funeral ceremony of the great Mon leader, and well-respected Buddhist monk, Rev. Uttama, Thailand’s Prime Minister, Mr. Sarayud Chulanont said ‘Thais and Mons are not distant cousins.’
His comment is a reflection of...
National Convention cannot usher in genuine reconciliation (Online editorial) Fri 13 Oct 2006, e mid-October 2006, Burma’s military rulers, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) will continue with the world’s longest national meeting -- the National Convention (NC) by inviting its hand-picked representatives and ethnic re...