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Burma's largest rebel army battles increase in opium production

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The frontline of Burma's largest rebel army is a lonely hilltop ringed by a land mine-littered jungle, mountains controlled by the Burmese military and a patchwork of poppy fields visible through a rusting pair of Soviet binoculars.

"It's opium," said Nan Daw, a captain in the Shan State Army South. "I know because I have patrolled there."

Burma's southern Shan state, a historically independent area, is a nest of battlefields, rebel cease-fire zones and territory controlled by the Burmese military. The Shan, the nation's largest ethnic minority with about 6 million people, have been engaged in an intermittent guerrilla war of independence since the military junta took power in a coup in 1962.

The rebel front also runs through the heart of the Golden Triangle, the patch of land between Thailand, Burma and Laos that just 10 years ago produced a third of the world's highest-grade opium.

It is the former domain of Khun Sa, the infamous Shan warlord and narcotics kingpin who once led an army of 20,000 men. He died in October of unknown causes in the nation's largest city, Rangoon. Experts say Sa's retirement in 1996 helped slash the triangle's production to 5 percent of world supply. The global leader is now Afghanistan, which provides about 92 percent of the world's opium.

UN chief hopes talks in Myanmar lead to reconciliation, democracy

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed hope Monday that talks between Myanmar's military government and the pro-democracy movement will lead to national reconciliation and democracy, stressing that a return to the status quo before September's protests "is not sustainable."

U.N. rights envoy visits Myanmar's main prison

ANGON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - U.N. human rights envoy to Myanmar Paulo Sergio Pinheiro on Monday visited Yangon's notorious Insein prison and other sites where protesters were held after soldiers crushed anti-junta marches in September.

A statement by the U.N. office in Yangon gave no details of the visits, but a diplomat said earlier Pinheiro would try to meet Min Ko Naing and Ko Ko Gyi, two leaders of August's fuel price protests believed to be held at Insein.

"Shan Women and Children are still being Raped by SPDC" (by:Feraya)
Shan Women's Action Network reports that the Burmese Military Regime is still giving license to its soldiers to commit rape to women and children of Shan State.

In March 2006, an SPDC colonel who visited Murng Kerng, Central Shan State was reported to have told soldiers at the command post of infantry battalion 243: “Do anything you like, whether it be stealing, robbing, raping or dealing in drugs. The only thing is to be careful it doesn't come out on one of the foreign radios”.

"Shans are also people who matter" (by:Feraya)
Recently, I asked a group of Shan friends for their views as ethnic people with regard to democracy in Burma and this is what they said.

Many Shan people have experienced and are still experiencing victimization, persecution and unlawful execution by the SPDC Military Regime, and as with other ethnic groups, they also suffer the most horrendous brutality of being raped, tortured, imprisoned, and are still having to endure forced labour, and forced displacement

"UNITY OF PURPOSE TOWARDS TRUE DEMOCRACY"(by:Feraya)
The reason why the Nepalese people are approaching victory for their democracy revolution is because they have unity of purpose and unity in achieving a common goal. The Nepalese planned their uprising together as “one”, and they acted as “one”. There is certainly a lot we can learn from the situation in Nepal even though it isn't exactly the same as the situation in Burma, and it is worth our time studying what they did well and not so well, and what we can learn from them

The Promises of Panglong (by:Feraya)
History has never been my strong subject, so I am afraid I do not have much knowledge of the Panglong Agreement and Union Day. What little I know of, is just my personal and simplified perspective, so do forgive me if I've got it wrong.

"Won all" ( by:Taisamyone )
The wishes of the people of Burma for a binding UNSC resolution have been ignored by the cynical power-game played by Russia and China. The junta can chortle away in the New Light of Myanmar at their ability to influence their commercial partners in crime – Russia and China.

ASEAN: What are they up to?(by:Taisamyone)
The countries that make up ASEAN encompass extremely diverse cultural, religious and ethnic groups, countries emerging from decades of disruptive wars, economic and political upheaval and now attempting to look to the future.

The Lengths to go for Education
(by: Jum Juree )

“I believe education is very important to me because if I cannot read or write, then other people who are smarter than me will take advantage of me or trick me. If I am literate, I will understand and be able to communicate. My mother wants me to live on the Thai side, but my mother does not have an identity card so she cannot live with us. If I do not have an education, then it is like being blind.”

THERE MUST BE A WAY

Is there no way to stop them doing what they do?

Is there no way to stop them hurting so many people?

There must be a way to show them that their way is wrong

There must be a way to make them change their way of thinking…

The Voice of the Young Shans

Please do not ignore us, the ordinary young people of Shan State

We have been through life’s trials and tribulations at a young age, Through no fault of ours, we had to leave our nation

Our loved ones and family left behind or dead

A REMINDER

You talk of the weather,
And other trivialities,
Such as the price of this and that,
Your holidays in the Bahamas,
Your round the world cruise,
Your favourite pub,
Your aches and pains,
Your annoying neighbours,
Your weight loss or gain,
Your stressful job,
Your dreadful boss,
Your horrible dentist,
Your cat's diarrhoea.

MSK Radio Station
Mai Soong Kha (MSK) New Tai Radio station will be setup in the end of 2007 an immediate opening for below positions. Interested candidates should send their resume and cover letter to
saisaitip@maisoongkha.com

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