NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY
(Liberated Area – UK)
Froyle House, 45 Silkfield Road, London NW9 6QU
Ph +447785568154, +442089302336 info@nld-la.org.uk
19th Anniversary of NLD’s Landslide Electoral Victory
& 6th Anniversary of Depayin Massacre
On the 19th anniversary of the last free and fair election in Burma, the National League for Democracy NLD’s Liberated-Area (exile) branch in UK here express our belief that the mandate given by the people’s overwhelming landslide vote for the National League for Democracy NLD in the last elections in Burma is still fully legitimate and valid now. We also denounce military regime’s unilateral plans to hold a new election without first recognizing the 1990 election results.
We also salute our comrades who were brutally beaten to death by regime’s hired thugs in 2003 in Depayin during one of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s tours around the country.
On this occasion we invite all pro-democracy and human rights activists in UK to join hands with us to do demonstrations, as follows, to show our opposition to regime’s new elections in 2010 and to denounce regime’s brutal oppression on political opposition in Burma; and also to call for the freedom of ALL political prisoners in Burma.
PLEASE COME & JOIN US
DATE: 27/05/09 (Wednesday)
TIME: 12:30 to 13:30 , 27/05/09 (Wednesday)
PLACE: MILITARY REGIME EMBASSY
19A Charles St London W1J 5DX
Nearest Tube Station: Green Park
MAP: click here
CONTACT: NLD-UK Chairman (Dr Win Naing) - Tel 07785568154 Email info@nld-la.org.uk
Monday, 27 April 2009
Junta’s Crony Profile - Saw Lulu Htaw
Junta’s Crony Profile
His name is Saw Lu Lu Htaw- an advisor of the National Security of Myanmar. His face book profile name is Micheal Corleone.
He used to work as a Chief Flight Attendant at Myanmar Airways International (MAI). You can see his face book profile picture in which he is touring for 2010 election campaign. He will do whatever it takes for his own sake and he has a lot of investment in Singapore as well. He is a businessman and also link with Tayza, a business tycoon who is closely related with Senior General Than Shwe. Rumors had that Tayza got an affair with Senior General Than Shwe’s daughter. Tayza is also a mediator for Burmese government to get the weapons. Tayza flied very frequently with Myanmar Airways International (MAI) for business trips.
Links about Saw Lu Lu Htaw’s Businesses
1. Skywings Investment Co.,Ltd
No.602,6th Floor,Panchan Tower,Corner of Dama Zayti and Bagayar Road,Sanchaung Township,
Yangon,Maynmar
2. Skywings Agri-Plantation Co.,Ltd
3. Scansia Myanmar Co Ltd
4. Yangon Wood Industries Limited
( 5 ) Minister receives President of EEM
Following are some of the links that he is on News Light of Myanmar, regime’s mouth piece newspaper.
YANGON, 30 March - Minister for Hotels and Tourism Maj-Gen Saw Lwin received President of Electricite et Eaux de Madagascar Mr Francois Gontier and party of France at his office this afternoon.
Also present at the call were Managing Director of Myanma Hotels and Tourism Services U Kyi Tun and officials, Director of Yangon Wood Industries Limited U Saw Lu Lu Htaw.
His face book profile
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=1103296611
Campaigning Tour inside Burma for 2010 Election
His name is Saw Lu Lu Htaw- an advisor of the National Security of Myanmar. His face book profile name is Micheal Corleone.
He used to work as a Chief Flight Attendant at Myanmar Airways International (MAI). You can see his face book profile picture in which he is touring for 2010 election campaign. He will do whatever it takes for his own sake and he has a lot of investment in Singapore as well. He is a businessman and also link with Tayza, a business tycoon who is closely related with Senior General Than Shwe. Rumors had that Tayza got an affair with Senior General Than Shwe’s daughter. Tayza is also a mediator for Burmese government to get the weapons. Tayza flied very frequently with Myanmar Airways International (MAI) for business trips.
Links about Saw Lu Lu Htaw’s Businesses
1. Skywings Investment Co.,Ltd
No.602,6th Floor,Panchan Tower,Corner of Dama Zayti and Bagayar Road,Sanchaung Township,
Yangon,Maynmar
2. Skywings Agri-Plantation Co.,Ltd
3. Scansia Myanmar Co Ltd
4. Yangon Wood Industries Limited
( 5 ) Minister receives President of EEM
Following are some of the links that he is on News Light of Myanmar, regime’s mouth piece newspaper.
YANGON, 30 March - Minister for Hotels and Tourism Maj-Gen Saw Lwin received President of Electricite et Eaux de Madagascar Mr Francois Gontier and party of France at his office this afternoon.
Also present at the call were Managing Director of Myanma Hotels and Tourism Services U Kyi Tun and officials, Director of Yangon Wood Industries Limited U Saw Lu Lu Htaw.
His face book profile
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=1103296611
Campaigning Tour inside Burma for 2010 Election
Karen National Union Statement on 2010 Elections
Yesterday at 13:10
OFFICE OF THE SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
KAREN NATIONAL UNION
KAWTHOOLEI
Karen National Union Statement on 2010 Elections
April 24, 2009
1. Defying the requests of the United Nations and democratic forces in Burma, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) is pushing ahead with elections in 2010.
2. Internal repression is at an all time high.
• Burmese Army attacks against ethnic civilians continue.
• There are more political prisoners than at any time for 20 years.
• All media is censored.
• There is no right of freedom of assembly.
• There is no right of freedom of speech.
• Political parties cannot be formed without permission from the SPDC.
• Existing political parties supporting human rights and democracy are severely restricted, and members who are not in jail face regular harassment.
• Other political parties, especially ethnic political parties, such as the Karen National Union, are banned.
• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi remains under house arrest.
• There is no election law.
In these circumstances, it is impossible for elections to be free and fair.
3. Even if free and fair elections could be held, the elections would not bring about any change in Burma. This is because the constitution enshrines military rule into the law governing Burma.
4. The principles of the constitution were written by delegates that were not representative of the people of Burma, and were instead hand-picked by the SPDC. During the process, the SPDC drafted every word, and rejected every proposal for change.
5. The constitution was approved by a rigged referendum. Aside from any “vote no” campaign being banned, abuses included denying aid to our Karen people in the Delta after cyclone Nargis, unless they agreed to vote “yes”, forcing people to sign the forms without voting, and forcing people to vote “yes” against their will.
6. The constitution would go against all democratic norms, including:
• The Head of State must be from the military
• The Army is not answerable to the government or Parliament.
• The Army has veto power over all laws passed by the Parliament.
• No basic rights are guaranteed by the constitution.
• All existing repressive laws will remain in place. There will be no freedom of speech, no freedom of assembly, no free media, and no open democratic debate. No prisoners will be released.
7. The constitution grants no ethnic rights, no autonomy, and provides no protection or promotion of Burma’s many cultures, including Karen culture.
8. It is incorrect to state this could be a step on a path to reform. No change of the constitution can be made without 75 percent approval of parliament. As the SPDC will have a minimum of 25 percent of seats in Parliament, they can block any reform. Even if Parliament did vote for change, the army can veto the change on grounds of national security.
9. There will be no democratic space opened up by having a Parliament. The military parties and their allies will dominate the Parliament, and the military parties will decide the agenda of the Parliament. Media remains censored so there will not be any open political debate in media. Those naive enough to argue that there will be political space in the Parliament should look at the National Convention, which will no doubt be used as model by the SPDC. At the National Convention no free debate or discussion was allowed. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma described the delegates as being under virtual house arrest. Delegates were even told what to eat, and when to take a bath.
10. Regardless of the Parliament, the civil service and economy of Burma has been militarised. Military personnel, their families, or their allies, control the ministries and all key sectors of the economy. They are responsible for the day to day running of the country, and there will be no change in this sphere.
11. Attacks against ethnic people will continue. There is no reason to think that the current military attacks against ethnic people in Eastern Burma, which the United Nations has described as breaking the Geneva Conventions, will end.
12. It is clear that the elections and constitution will not bring about peace, democracy, human rights and stability to Burma. Rather, oppression will continue.
13. In fact, by not addressing demands for freedom, democracy, or granting any ethnic rights, resistance will continue, destabilising the country as long as dictatorship, in whatever guise, exists. Further, the failure to grant any ethnic rights, and pressure on some ethnic ceasefire organisations to disarm, could lead to division within them, and some may split or return to armed struggle.
14. Only true democracy, basic human rights, including equality for ethnic people, will bring peace and stability to Burma. We therefore call on the international community to work for these goals, rather than accept the fraud being perpetrated by the SPDC.
15. We are disappointed that Gambari appears to have endorsed the SPDC’s 2010 elections and constitution, even offering UN assistance with the organisation and monitoring of the elections. He is advocating a path promoted by the regime, rather than acting as an impartial facilitator for tri-partite dialogue, which is his mandate.
16. We call on SPDC to follow the demands of the United Nations General Assembly, United Nations Security Council, European Union, USA, and others and engage in genuine tripartite dialogue leading to genuine change in our country.
17. We call on governments around the world not to endorse the 2010 elections and instead redouble efforts to persuade the SPDC to enter into genuine tri-partite dialogue.
18. The Karen National Union is a democratic organisation, committed to human rights and democracy in Burma. We are working for a peaceful, stable, federal Burma. We stand ready to enter into genuine tripartite dialogue, as facilitated by the United Nations, at any time.
The Executive Committee
Karen National Union
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Yesterday at 13:10
OFFICE OF THE SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
KAREN NATIONAL UNION
KAWTHOOLEI
Karen National Union Statement on 2010 Elections
April 24, 2009
1. Defying the requests of the United Nations and democratic forces in Burma, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) is pushing ahead with elections in 2010.
2. Internal repression is at an all time high.
• Burmese Army attacks against ethnic civilians continue.
• There are more political prisoners than at any time for 20 years.
• All media is censored.
• There is no right of freedom of assembly.
• There is no right of freedom of speech.
• Political parties cannot be formed without permission from the SPDC.
• Existing political parties supporting human rights and democracy are severely restricted, and members who are not in jail face regular harassment.
• Other political parties, especially ethnic political parties, such as the Karen National Union, are banned.
• Daw Aung San Suu Kyi remains under house arrest.
• There is no election law.
In these circumstances, it is impossible for elections to be free and fair.
3. Even if free and fair elections could be held, the elections would not bring about any change in Burma. This is because the constitution enshrines military rule into the law governing Burma.
4. The principles of the constitution were written by delegates that were not representative of the people of Burma, and were instead hand-picked by the SPDC. During the process, the SPDC drafted every word, and rejected every proposal for change.
5. The constitution was approved by a rigged referendum. Aside from any “vote no” campaign being banned, abuses included denying aid to our Karen people in the Delta after cyclone Nargis, unless they agreed to vote “yes”, forcing people to sign the forms without voting, and forcing people to vote “yes” against their will.
6. The constitution would go against all democratic norms, including:
• The Head of State must be from the military
• The Army is not answerable to the government or Parliament.
• The Army has veto power over all laws passed by the Parliament.
• No basic rights are guaranteed by the constitution.
• All existing repressive laws will remain in place. There will be no freedom of speech, no freedom of assembly, no free media, and no open democratic debate. No prisoners will be released.
7. The constitution grants no ethnic rights, no autonomy, and provides no protection or promotion of Burma’s many cultures, including Karen culture.
8. It is incorrect to state this could be a step on a path to reform. No change of the constitution can be made without 75 percent approval of parliament. As the SPDC will have a minimum of 25 percent of seats in Parliament, they can block any reform. Even if Parliament did vote for change, the army can veto the change on grounds of national security.
9. There will be no democratic space opened up by having a Parliament. The military parties and their allies will dominate the Parliament, and the military parties will decide the agenda of the Parliament. Media remains censored so there will not be any open political debate in media. Those naive enough to argue that there will be political space in the Parliament should look at the National Convention, which will no doubt be used as model by the SPDC. At the National Convention no free debate or discussion was allowed. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma described the delegates as being under virtual house arrest. Delegates were even told what to eat, and when to take a bath.
10. Regardless of the Parliament, the civil service and economy of Burma has been militarised. Military personnel, their families, or their allies, control the ministries and all key sectors of the economy. They are responsible for the day to day running of the country, and there will be no change in this sphere.
11. Attacks against ethnic people will continue. There is no reason to think that the current military attacks against ethnic people in Eastern Burma, which the United Nations has described as breaking the Geneva Conventions, will end.
12. It is clear that the elections and constitution will not bring about peace, democracy, human rights and stability to Burma. Rather, oppression will continue.
13. In fact, by not addressing demands for freedom, democracy, or granting any ethnic rights, resistance will continue, destabilising the country as long as dictatorship, in whatever guise, exists. Further, the failure to grant any ethnic rights, and pressure on some ethnic ceasefire organisations to disarm, could lead to division within them, and some may split or return to armed struggle.
14. Only true democracy, basic human rights, including equality for ethnic people, will bring peace and stability to Burma. We therefore call on the international community to work for these goals, rather than accept the fraud being perpetrated by the SPDC.
15. We are disappointed that Gambari appears to have endorsed the SPDC’s 2010 elections and constitution, even offering UN assistance with the organisation and monitoring of the elections. He is advocating a path promoted by the regime, rather than acting as an impartial facilitator for tri-partite dialogue, which is his mandate.
16. We call on SPDC to follow the demands of the United Nations General Assembly, United Nations Security Council, European Union, USA, and others and engage in genuine tripartite dialogue leading to genuine change in our country.
17. We call on governments around the world not to endorse the 2010 elections and instead redouble efforts to persuade the SPDC to enter into genuine tri-partite dialogue.
18. The Karen National Union is a democratic organisation, committed to human rights and democracy in Burma. We are working for a peaceful, stable, federal Burma. We stand ready to enter into genuine tripartite dialogue, as facilitated by the United Nations, at any time.
The Executive Committee
Karen National Union
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