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Report on Tourism in Burma March 2011
Report on Tourism in Burma March 2011 Info Birmanie 74, rue Notre Dame des champs 75006 Paris www.info-birmanie.org e-mail : [email protected] 1. Introduction (p.1) 2 . The History of Tourism in Burma (p.2) 3. The issue of tourism in Burma (p.3 to 9) The Reasons for a Call to Boycott Tourism in Burma : Illusions & Realities 4. An Analysis of the Junta’s Economic Supports (p.10 to 14) Revenues Transport Hotels 5 . Accessible Tourist Zones (p.15 to 22) 6. Travel Agencies Ethics (p.23 to 25) The Absence of Ethics Which Agency to Choose? Which Travel Guide to Use? 7. The Official Statistics of Tourism (p.26 to 27) 8. Conclusion (p.28) 9. Practical Advice (p.29) Chronology (p.30 to 33) 1. Introduction ‘Burma will be here for many years, so tell your friends to visit us later. Visiting now is tantamount to condoning the regime.’ The above statement, which dates from 1999, is a famous quote of Aung San Suu Kyi, Laureate of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize and leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), the main Burmese opposition party. It reminds us that since the call to boycott launched in the mid-90s by the Burmese opponents of the military dictatorship, travelling in Burma remains a moral dilemma that is still relevant fifteen years later. However, some plead in favour of Burmese tourism, forgetting both the opposition’s numerous calls to boycott and the terrible situation in which the Burmese people live. In May 2011, the NLD has published a policy paper that put an end to the call for boycott but calls for responsible and independent tourism in Burma. -
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Import Law Dekkhina and President U Win Myint Were and S: 25 of the District Detained
Current No. Name Sex /Age Father's Name Position Date of Arrest Section of Law Plaintiff Address Remark Condition Superintendent Myanmar Military Seizes Power Kyi Lin of and Senior NLD leaders S: 8 of the Export Special Branch, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Import Law Dekkhina and President U Win Myint were and S: 25 of the District detained. The NLD’s chief Natural Disaster Administrator ministers and ministers in the Management law, (S: 8 and 67), states and regions were also 1 (Daw) Aung San Suu Kyi F General Aung San State Counsellor (Chairman of NLD) 1-Feb-21 Penal Code - Superintendent House Arrest Naypyitaw detained. 505(B), S: 67 of Myint Naing Arrested State Counselor Aung the (S: 25), U Soe San Suu Kyi has been charged in Telecommunicatio Soe Shwe (S: Rangoon on March 25 under ns Law, Official 505 –b), Section 3 of the Official Secrets Secret Act S:3 Superintendent Act. Aung Myo Lwin (S: 3) Myanmar Military Seizes Power S: 25 of the and Senior NLD leaders Natural Disaster including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Superintendent Management law, and President U Win Myint were Myint Naing, Penal Code - detained. The NLD’s chief 2 (U) Win Myint M U Tun Kyin President (Vice Chairman-1 of NLD) 1-Feb-21 Dekkhina House Arrest Naypyitaw 505(B), S: 67 of ministers and ministers in the District the states and regions were also Administrator Telecommunicatio detained. ns Law Myanmar Military Seizes Power and Senior NLD leaders including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint were detained. -
Political Monitor No.27
Euro-Burma Office 25 October - 7 November 2014 Political Monitor 2014 POLITICAL MONITOR NO. 27 OFFICIAL MEDIA PRESIDENT CONDUCTS HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL MEETING President Thein Sein held a high-level political meeting with the 2 Vice-Presidents, military leaders, the 2 Speakers from both houses of parliament and representatives from 6 prominent political parties on 31 October in Naypyitaw. In his address, President Thein Sein stated the 3 main agendas of the meeting – continuation of democratic transition and political process, ways to strengthen peace process for national reconciliation as well as to successfully hold the 2015 elections. The President emphasized that the talks was to establish a common vision and called on all political forces to refrain from resorting to confrontational approaches and that the success of the political reforms hinges on the ways in which the peace process evolves. He also emphasized it was important for the government, the Hluttaws, the ethnic armed organisations and the Tatmadaw to work together to conclude the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) and urged all those present to openly express their opinions in achieving the best means to solve Myanmar’s challenges. Present at the high level dialogue were Vice Presidents Dr Sai Mauk Kham and Nyan Tun, Speakers of both the Upper and Lower House Khin Aung Myint and Thura Shwe Mann, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the Union Election Commission Chairman Tin Aye, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief -
UNIVERSITY of CALIFORNIA, IRVINE The
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE The Intersection of Economic Development, Land, and Human Rights Law in Political Transitions: The Case of Burma THESIS submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS in Social Ecology by Lauren Gruber Thesis Committee: Professor Scott Bollens, Chair Associate Professor Victoria Basolo Professor David Smith 2014 © Lauren Gruber 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF MAPS iv LIST OF TABLES v ACNKOWLEDGEMENTS vi ABSTRACT OF THESIS vii INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 1: Historical Background 1 Late 20th Century and Early 21st Century Political Transition 3 Scope 12 CHAPTER 2: Research Question 13 CHAPTER 3: Methods 13 Primary Sources 14 March 2013 International Justice Clinic Trip to Burma 14 Civil Society 17 Lawyers 17 Academics and Politicians 18 Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations 19 Transitional Justice 21 Basic Needs 22 Themes 23 Other Primary Sources 23 Secondary Sources 24 Limitations 24 CHAPTER 4: Literature Review Political Transitions 27 Land and Property Law and Policy 31 Burmese Legal Framework 35 The 2008 Constitution 35 Domestic Law 36 International Law 38 Private Property Rights 40 Foreign Investment: Sino-Burmese Relations 43 CHAPTER 5: Case Studies: The Letpadaung Copper Mine and the Myitsone Dam -- Balancing Economic Development with Human ii Rights and Property and Land Laws 47 November 29, 2012: The Letpadaung Copper Mine State Violence 47 The Myitsone Dam 53 CHAPTER 6: Legal Analysis of Land Rights in Burma 57 Land Rights Provided by the Constitution 57 -
Restrictive Measures – Burma/Myanmar) (Jersey) Order 2008 Arrangement
Community Provisions (Restrictive Measures – Burma/Myanmar) (Jersey) Order 2008 Arrangement COMMUNITY PROVISIONS (RESTRICTIVE MEASURES – BURMA/MYANMAR) (JERSEY) ORDER 2008 Arrangement Article 1 Interpretation ................................................................................................... 3 2 Prohibitions on importation, etc., of goods originating in or exported from Burma/Myanmar .................................................................................... 4 3 Exceptions to prohibitions in Article 2 ........................................................... 5 4 Prohibition on exportation, etc., to Burma/Myanmar of goods which might be used for internal repression .............................................................. 5 5 Prohibition on exportation, etc., to Burma/Myanmar of goods for use in certain industries ......................................................................................... 5 6 Exception to Article 5 ..................................................................................... 6 7 Prohibition on provision of technical or financial assistance to persons in Burma/Myanmar ......................................................................................... 7 8 Prohibition on provision of technical assistance to enterprises in Burma/Myanmar engaged in certain industries .............................................. 7 9 Derogation for certain authorizations ............................................................. 8 10 Authorizations not to be retrospective ........................................................... -
Tatmadaw Has Been Steadfastly Leading Establishment and Development Tasks of the State, Fulfilling the Needs of the Country: Senior General
PRACTITIONERS’ RESPONSIBILITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PAGE-8 (OPINION) NATIONAL NATIONAL MoTC Union Minister discusses to MoEA, MoE discuss appointment of resume entire train services ethnic language teachers with more salary PAGE-7 PAGE-11 Vol. VII, No. 344, 14th Waxing of Tabaung 1382 ME www.gnlm.com.mm Friday, 26 March 2021 Tatmadaw has been steadfastly leading establishment and development tasks of the State, fulfilling the needs of the country: Senior General ceremony to unveil statues of sev- the commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command en commanders-in-chief and com- and officials. A manders-in-chief of defence ser- In his address, the Senior General said vices (retired) who served at the Myanma perpetuation of a country’s independence Tatmadaw in successive eras took place at and sovereignty absolutely depends on its the booth of the head of the Defence Services armed forces. Long term existence and Museum in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday after- strength of armed forces also rely on con- noon, attended by Chairman of the State Ad- stant maintenance of the fine traditions of ministration Council Commander-in-Chief the Tatmadaw. In looking back more than of Defence Services Senior General Min 1,000 years old Myanmar history, whenev- Aung Hlaing. er the Tatmadaw strengthened, the coun- Also present at the ceremony were try was powerful. The histories distinctly Vice-Chairman of the Council Deputy mentioned that whenever the Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services was weak with disunity, the country was Commander-in-Chief (Army), Vice-Senior in disarray. For Myanmar, anyone cannot General Soe Win, Council member Gen- deny the fact that “only when the Tatmadaw eral Mya Tun Oo, Admiral Tin Aung San, strengthens will the nation be powerful”. -
Sold to Be Soldiers the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers in Burma
October 2007 Volume 19, No. 15(C) Sold to be Soldiers The Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers in Burma Map of Burma........................................................................................................... 1 Terminology and Abbreviations................................................................................2 I. Summary...............................................................................................................5 The Government of Burma’s Armed Forces: The Tatmadaw ..................................6 Government Failure to Address Child Recruitment ...............................................9 Non-state Armed Groups....................................................................................11 The Local and International Response ............................................................... 12 II. Recommendations ............................................................................................. 14 To the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) ........................................ 14 To All Non-state Armed Groups.......................................................................... 17 To the Governments of Thailand, Laos, Bangladesh, India, and China ............... 18 To the Government of Thailand.......................................................................... 18 To the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)....................... 18 To UNICEF ........................................................................................................ -
Burma Coup Watch
This publication is produced in cooperation with Burma Human Rights Network (BHRN), Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Progressive Voice (PV), US Campaign for Burma (USCB), and Women Peace Network (WPN). BN 2021/2031: 1 Mar 2021 BURMA COUP WATCH: URGENT ACTION REQUIRED TO PREVENT DESTABILIZING VIOLENCE A month after its 1 February 2021 coup, the military junta’s escalation of disproportionate violence and terror tactics, backed by deployment of notorious military units to repress peaceful demonstrations, underlines the urgent need for substantive international action to prevent massive, destabilizing violence. The junta’s refusal to receive UN diplomatic and CONTENTS human rights missions indicates a refusal to consider a peaceful resolution to the crisis and 2 Movement calls for action confrontation sparked by the coup. 2 Coup timeline 3 Illegal even under the 2008 In order to avert worse violence and create the Constitution space for dialogue and negotiations, the 4 Information warfare movement in Burma and their allies urge that: 5 Min Aung Hlaing’s promises o International Financial Institutions (IFIs) 6 Nationwide opposition immediately freeze existing loans, recall prior 6 CDM loans and reassess the post-coup situation; 7 CRPH o Foreign states and bodies enact targeted 7 Junta’s violent crackdown sanctions on the military (Tatmadaw), 8 Brutal LIDs deployed Tatmadaw-affiliated companies and partners, 9 Ongoing armed conflict including a global arms embargo; and 10 New laws, amendments threaten human rights o The UN Security Council immediately send a 11 International condemnation delegation to prevent further violence and 12 Economy destabilized ensure the situation is peacefully resolved. -
Fact Book of Political Parties in Myanmar
Myanmar Development Research (MDR) (Present) Enlightened Myanmar Research (EMR) Wing (3), Room (A-305) Thitsar Garden Housing. 3 Street , 8 Quarter. South Okkalarpa Township. Yangon, Myanmar +951 562439 Acknowledgement of Myanmar Development Research This edition of the “Fact Book of Political Parties in Myanmar (2010-2012)” is the first published collection of facts and information of political parties which legally registered at the Union Election Commission since the pre-election period of Myanmar’s milestone 2010 election and the post-election period of the 2012 by-elections. This publication is also an important milestone for Myanmar Development Research (MDR) as it is the organization’s first project that was conducted directly in response to the needs of civil society and different stakeholders who have been putting efforts in the process of the political transition of Myanmar towards a peaceful and developed democratic society. We would like to thank our supporters who made this project possible and those who worked hard from the beginning to the end of publication and launching ceremony. In particular: (1) Heinrich B�ll Stiftung (Southeast Asia) for their support of the project and for providing funding to publish “Fact Book of Political Parties in Myanmar (2010-2012)”. (2) Party leaders, the elected MPs, record keepers of the 56 parties in this book who lent their valuable time to contribute to the project, given the limited time frame and other challenges such as technical and communication problems. (3) The Chairperson of the Union Election Commission and all the members of the Commission for their advice and contributions. -
General Assembly Distr.: General 20 August 2001
United Nations A/56/312 General Assembly Distr.: General 20 August 2001 Original: English Fifty-sixth session Item 131 (c) of the provisional agenda* Human rights questions: human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives Situation of human rights in Myanmar Note by the Secretary-General** The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the members of the General Assembly, the interim report prepared by Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, in accordance with Commission resolution 2001/15 and Economic and Social Council decision 2001/251. * A/56/150. ** In accordance with General Assembly resolution 54/248, sect. C, para. 1, this report is being submitted on 20 August 2001 so as to include as much updated information as possible. 01-51752 (E) 260901 *0151752* A/56/312 Interim report of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Summary The present report is the first report of the present Special Rapporteur, appointed to this mandate on 28 December 2000. The report refers to his activities and developments relating to the situation of human rights in Myanmar between 1 January and 14 August 2001. In view of the brevity and exploratory nature of the Special Rapporteur’s initial visit to Myanmar in April and pending a proper fact-finding mission to take place at the end of September 2001, this report addresses only a limited number of areas. In the Special Rapporteur’s assessment as presented in this report, political transition in Myanmar is a work in progress and, as in many countries, to move ahead incrementally will be a complex process. -
A Study of Myanmar-US Relations
INDEX A strike at Hi-Mo factory and, 146, “A Study of Myanmar-US Relations”, 147 294 All Burma Students’ Democratic abortion, 318, 319 Front, 113, 125, 130 n.6 accountability, 5, 76 All India Radio, 94, 95, 96, 99 financial management and, 167 All Mon Regional Democracy Party, administrative divisions of Myanmar, 104, 254 n.4 170, 176 n.12 allowances for workers, 140–41, 321 Africa, 261 American Centre, 118 African National Congress, 253 n.2 American Jewish World Service, 131 Agarwal, B., 308 n.7 “agency” of individuals, 307 Amyotha Hluttaw (upper house of Agricultural Census of Myanmar parliament), 46, 243, 251 (1993), 307 Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom Agricultural Ministers in States and League, 23 Regions, 171 Anwar, Mohammed, 343 n.1 agriculture, 190ff ANZ Bank (Australia), 188 loans for, 84 “Arab Spring”, 28, 29, 138 organizational framework of, “arbitrator [regime]”, 277 192, 193 Armed Forces Day 2012, 270 Ah-Yee-Taung, 309 armed forces (of Myanmar), 22, 23, aid, 295, 315 262, 269, 277, 333, 334 donors and, 127, 128 battalions 437 and 348, 288 Kachin people and, 293, 295 border areas and, 24 Alagappa, Muthiah, 261, 263, 264 constitution and, 16, 20, 24, 63, Albert Einstein Institution, 131 n.7 211, 265, 266 All Burma Federation of Student corruption and, 26, 139–40 Unions, 115, 121–22, 130 n.4, 130 disengagement from politics, 259 n.6, 148 expenditure, 62, 161, 165, 166 “fifth estate”, 270 356 Index “four cuts” strategy, 288, 293 Aung Kyaw Hla, 301 n.5 impunity and, 212, 290 Aung Ko, 60 Kachin State and, 165, 288, 293 Aung Min, 34, -
MHM Yangon Newsletter Vol.18
March 2021 Newsletter In light of the ongoing situation in Myanmar, we have prepared this summary of recent developments in Myanmar Key Contacts in order to ensure our clients are informed of the current situation. 1. ANNOUNCEMENT OF US AND UK SANCTIONS President Biden issued a new Executive Order 14014 titled Blocking Property With Respect To The Situation In Burma on 11 February 2021 requiring assets held in the US or by US persons or certain foreign persons determined by the Secretary to the Treasury and Secretary of State of the US to not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn or otherwise dealt in for certain prescribed purposes, including for the benefit of the Myanmar military. Julian Barendse TEL+95-1-9253650 In addition, twelve current and former military leaders (including six members of the State Administration [email protected] Council (“SAC”)) were added to the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s list of Specifically Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons pursuant to Executive Order 14014. Of these twelve individuals, two (the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services (“CIC”) and Deputy Commander-in-Chief, who are the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the SAC respectively) were already sanctioned individuals. Three companies (Cancri Gems & Jewellery Co., Ltd., Myanmar Imperial Jade Co., Ltd. and Myanmar Ruby Enterprise) were also sanctioned. The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has also restricted exports of sensitive items which require a licence for export or re-export, to Myanmar’s Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Nirmalan Amirthanesan TEL+95-1-9253657 Affairs, the Myanmar military and other security forces, and announced it is considering further measures.