Black July of Burma

By Zaw Nay Aung
 Not everybody would know the historic incidents of Burma in July. Even the younger generation Burmese seems to have lack of knowledge about all the historic events in July which occurred almost half century ago. However, 19th July 1947, the day Burma’s Independence Hero Bogyoke (General) Aung San (father of opposition leader [...]

On the Occasion of 7th July Anniversary

By Ye Wai
It is now the 46th Anniversary of the occasion of 7th July when Gen.Ne Win ordered his brutal troops to shoot and kill over one hundred Rangoon University students, who were asking for their student rights. Among those who were killed included male and female students of young ages, who were still full [...]

SPDC Régime Decay, perfect model of ASIAN Values

SPDC Régime  Decay,
perfect model of ASIAN Values

During the 1990s, we heard a great deal about the veracity and peculiarity of Asian values.
Various politicians, especially those predisposed to authoritarian and dictatorial methods, found in the ‘Asian values’ rhetoric a convenient basis for_

rationalizing their hold on power,

their disregard for human rights and civil liberties, [...]

NLD member charged after being beaten

Jul 4, 2008 (DVB)–A National League for Democracy member in North Okkalapa township who monitored the vote counting at a local ballot station on 24 May was beaten up by ward administration officials and now faces criminal charges.
Ko Aye Thaung, a member of North Okkalapa township NLD, was monitoring the local officials’ vote count at [...]

Oppositions ‘must accept Than Shwe and Mugabe’

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has said the opposition must accept him as leader before any talks on ending the country’s political crisis.
Comment: I suddenly recognize that this is the same line palagarized from our Sr General Than Shwe to Daw Suu and NLD. SPDC should proud of this fact. They should sue Mugabe for the [...]

The shame of Africa and Asean

Published on July 3, 2008
It is sad that the outcome of the African leaders’ summit reflected anything but condemnation and shame on Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe.
Some African countries are ready to defend Mugabe, who rigged and stole the country’s general election held last week. It is amazing how some African leaders have the face to [...]

A NLD Member Arrested after Tuesday Blast

By WAI MOE
Friday,4 July,2008
A township-level leader of Burma’s main opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), has been arrested in connection with a bomb attack on an office of the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) in Rangoon on Tuesday.
NLD sources told The Irrawaddy on Friday that Khin Maung, 62, an executive member [...]

Rule By Law, arbitrarily by SPDC Junta

Rule By Law, arbitrarily by SPDC Junta
Edited from Source, DISQUIET
Disquiet
http://malikimtiaz.blogspot.com
Malik Imtiaz Sarwar is a leading Malaysian human rights lawyer and activist and the current president of the National Human Rights Society (HAKAM). He actively promotes a civil rights discourse both in and outside court.
It has become manifest that the Rule of Law is not practice [...]