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          新聞週報 Weekly Diary, No. 346 (4 – 10 April 2009) Weekly Diary, No. 346 (4 – 10 April 2009) Saturday, 11 April 2009 13:28 NO PEACE IN SIGHT IN THAILAND! KARENS MEET THAI FM! WHERE GENERAL’S DIRTY MONEY IS BEING LAUNDERED! MORE DISQUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT! CartoonTips for globalization proponents Think Piece Theory of Relativity Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That’s relativity.Albert Einstein (1879-1955), quoted by Education Supplement, Bangkok Post, 7 April 2009 We cannot afford to lose this election. Otherwise we have wasted the last 20 years 酒店工作for nothing. PM Gen Thein Sein, quoted by leading businessmen recently, The National (UAE), 6 April 2009--------------------------------------------------------------------------------The World5 April 2009North Korea launches a rocket over the Pacific, claiming it is sending a satellite into orbit. US and South Korea say no satellite reaches orbit. (AP) 6 April 2009Quake, measured magnitude 6.2, leaves more than 200 dead, 1,500 injured and 500,000 homeless in Italy. (AFP)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------International Relations6 April 200917 members 面膜 of US Congress led by longtime Suu Kyi champion Joseph Crowley writes to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pleading to keep sanctions on the regime. Jim Webb, head of the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on Asia, meanwhile opts for opening diplomatic avenues which will lead to the removal of sanctions. (AFP) 9 April 2009Communique issued by Australian and US Ministerial Consultations says both countries will work together for “a free and democratic Burma that respects the right of all its citizens.” (Irrawaddy)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thai-Burma Rela 酒店打工tions7 April 2009Motorcade of PM Abhisit Vejjajiva attacked by red-shirt protesters in Pattaya. (Agencies) 8 April 2009Gen Prem TinsulanondaRed Shirts break through police barrier and surround Privy Council Chairman Gen Prem Tinsulanonda’s house. (Agencies) 8 April 2009Zipporah SeinFollowing meeting with 5 Thai foreign ministry officials on 6 April, KNU General Secretary Zipporah Sein says the Burmese regime should sign ceasefire agreementswith all ethnic armed groups if it wants peace. FM Kasit Piromya had told her PM Thein Sein would want to meet the KNU. (Irrawaddy)-------------------------------------------------------------- 室內設計------------------Politics/ Inside Burma2-4 April 2009Burma’s 7 alliances hold 12th Strategic Consultation Meeting (SCM).Agreement: To form a united front To abolish the 2008 constitution Not to recognize the 2010 elections To oppose the 2010 elections Proposals: Unconditional release of all political prisoners Substantive dialogue Collective review of the constitution (Statement) 6 April 2009Nay Soe MyaNay Soe Mya, son of late Karen leader Bo Mya, 71 followers and 88 family members, turn themselves in Htokawko village. His uncle Htein Maung, who had struck a deal with Naypyitaw in 2007, is on hand when he arrives. (AP) 6 April 2009New Light of My 商務中心anmar says exile media is trying to “jeopardize’ Sino-junta relations by airing about Aung San Suu Kyi on 25 March. Actually it was broadcast by private run Feng Hung TV aka Phoenix TV based in Hong Kong on 28 February and 1 March, it says. (Burma Net) 7 April 2009Members of New Mon State Party, since its announcement that it will not participate in the 2010 elections, has been increasingly watched and questioned. Whenever exile media covers a story about Moulmein, the MAS calls to ask whether a member had talked to the media. (IMNA) 7 April 2009Pho La Pyay, grandson of Gen Than Shwe, who has received 10 permits for building pandals (water splashing mandaps) h seoas sold 8 of them to others at K 3.8 million ($ 2,900) each. (Mizzima) 8 April 2009NLD EC member Khin Maung Shwe says a parliament should be called to recognize the 1990 elections and to form a constitution review committee. Convening parliament will not imply seizing power by winning parties. (Mizzima) 6-9 April 2009The 33 year old National Democratic Front holds 7th Congress. David Tharckabaw becomes Chairman and Mai Bhone Kyaw General Secretary. The alliance vows to continue its resistance war. (Statement) 10 April 2009Another letter requesting a meeting with detained Aung San Suu Kyi sent to PM Thein Sein by her lawyer Kyi Win. The meeting is necessary as there is a heari 訂做禮服ng on her extended detention on 27 May. (Irrawaddy)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Shans/ Shan State8 April 2009Col YawdserkShan State Army (SSA) South leader Yawdserk deplores internecine fighting between KNU and DKBA. As for talks with Nay Pyi Taw, he says it must be held in a third country under international observation. (SHAN)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Economy/ Business18 March 2009Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) blacklist of uncooperative tax havens include: Austria Andorra Luxemburg Liechtenstein Monaco Switzerland Cayman Islands Singapore Hong Kong Brunei Ma 室內設計laysia Philippines (OECD survey/ Reuters)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Human Rights8 April 2009Reporters without Borders (RSF) demands release of two bloggers Zagana and Nay Phone Latt. (Mizzima) 9 April 2009Lahu National Development Organization (LNDO) launches Undercurrents 3: Monitoring Development on Burma’s Mekong. The publication covers wildlife trafficking, rubber plantations, mining, drugs and floods. (SHAN)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Environment--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Drugs5 April 2009Malaysian police nab two Burmese women, aged 30 and 38 res 小額信貸pectively, and seize 3.15 kg of heroin. (Bernama)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------War8 April 2009Burma Army’s Light Infantry Battalion 594 and Mon Peace Group-Chaung Chi attacks KNLA 4th Brigade base in northeastern Mergui district. The Karens are able to repel the attack. (IMNA) The border offensive is an attempt to clear the rebels prior to construction of a deepsea port, according to KNLA information official. (DVB) 8 April 2009 A Bangladeshi fisherman shot to death by junta security that claims the fisherman was riding a pirate boat. 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