ABSDF and NLD-LA Terrorist Groups Committing Atrocities Against Myanmar and Her People in Collusion with Insurgents to Intolerable Degree

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Volume XIII, Number 313 11th Waning of Tabodwe 1367 ME Thursday, 23 February, 2006 Progress of Ngamoeyeik Bridge Senior General Than Shwe (Kamakyi) Project inspected felicitates Sultan and Yang YANGON, 22 Feb the plan for keeping the reinforced concrete — Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Yangon City pleasant and beams at upper structure. the Ministry of Defence, beautiful. Lt-Gen Myint The main bridge will be Di-Pertuan of Brunei accompanied by Mayor Swe inspected progress 970 feet long. It will have YANGON, 23 Feb— On the occasion of the 22nd National Brig-Gen Aung Thein in construction of the 48 feet wide motor road Day of Brunei Darussalam which falls on 23 February 2006, Senior Lin and officials, today bridge on Thingangyun with the attachment of six General Than Shwe, Chairman of the State Peace and Develop- arrived at the construc- bank, and fulfilled the re- feet wide pedestrian ways tion site of Ngamoeyeik quirements. on either side. The bridge ment Council of the Union of Myanmar, has sent a message of Bridge (Kamakyi) Project Ngamoeyeik can withstand 60-ton felicitations to His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah site being implemented Bridge (Kamakyi) is of loads, and its clearance is Muizzaddin Waddaullah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of by Public Works, linking reinforced concrete at the 11 feet high and 65 feet Brunei Darussalam. —MNA Thingangyun and lower structure and of wide. — MNA Thakayta townships. Yangon Division Superintending Engineer U Soe Tint and Senior Engineer U Han Soe reported on matters related to the bridge, and construction of the foundation and bored piles. Mayor Brig-Gen Aung Thein Lin and Di- rector-General U Aung Win of Department of Human Settlement and Housing Development briefed Lt-Gen Myint Swe on supply of water through the bridge, and Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defence oversees construction of Ngamoeyeik Bridge (Kamakyi). — MNA Tatmadaw commits itself to national defence, security task as inborn duty and welcomes back armed groups marching on the road to peace after realizing the truth Consequences follow according to one's sins and merits Law breakers will face punishment according to existing law ABSDF and NLD-LA terrorist groups committing atrocities against Myanmar and her people in collusion with insurgents to intolerable degree

YANGON, 22 Feb —˚The following is a trans- was arrested in Namkham Township of northern Shan mediamen for interview in this hall. lation of clarification made by Chairman of the In- State together with insurgents as they were totally At that press conference, a media person asked formation Committee of the State Peace and Devel- opposed by local populace and also on the cruel why he could not see Thangyaung. I replied that opment Council Minister for Information Brig-Gen terrorist acts committed by ABSDF upon the nation Thangyaung had committed a series of major crimes; Kyaw Hsan at the Press Conference No 2/2006 on and the people. he was a terrorist and involved in narcotic drug traf- matters related to atrocities of Thangyaung (a) Myint At the press conference No 1/2006 held on ficking; for security reasons he could not be shown Soe (a) Sao Khun Kyaw of SSA (South) and ABSDF, 17-1-2006 in Lashio, I clarified that SSA (South) before the people at the press conference and Am- and terrorist acts committed by ABSDF upon the brigade-241 insurgents led by Thangyaung got dis- bassadors and mediamen can meet him by making nation and the people. integrated as they did not get the support of local jail visit. Now, terrorist acts and crimes committed At this press conference, I will clarify matters people. Some of the insurgents surrendered and some by Thangyaung have been traced and exposed. So, I on atrocities of SSA (South) brigade-241 commander were arrested. Some of the insurgents who surren- will clarify about it. Thangyaung (a) Myint Soe (a) Sao Khun Kyaw who dered and who were arrested were shown to (See page 8) Emergence of the State Constitution is the duty of all citizens of Myanmar Naing-Ngan. 2 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 23 February, 2006 PERSPECTIVES People’s Desire Thursday, 23 February, 2006 * Oppose those relying on external elements, acting as stooges, holding negative views Towards closer * Oppose those trying to jeopardize stability of the State and progress of the nation * Oppose foreign nations interfering in internal affairs of the State friendship and * Crush all internal and external destructive elements as the common enemy increased cooperation Grand Royal Special Foreign Minister At the invitation of Premier Wen Jiabao of the People’s Republic of China, Myanmar Reserve Golf C’ship felicitates Brunei goodwill delegation headed by Prime Minister General Soe Win of the Union of Myanmar concludes counterpart visited PRC from 14 to 18 February. YANGON, 23 Feb— On the occasion of the During the visit, Prime Minister General Tun and Brig-Gen Zaw 22nd National Day of Brunei Darussalam which Soe Win and the members of the delegation Tun (Air). falls on 23 February 2006, U Nyan Win, Minister had frank and friendly discussions with Presi- Kachin State Golf for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Myanmar, dent Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and Association Chairman has sent a message of felicitations to His Royal Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Col Myo Swe and Highness Prince Haji Mohamed Bolkiah, Minis- National People’s Congress Wu Bangguo and MPGA and MGF Execu- ter of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei their discussions focused on political, economic tive U Ko Ko Lay gave Darussalam.—MNA and social affairs and science and technology. consolation prizes to the respective winners. Moreover, eight agreements and MoUs were YANGON, 22 Feb inked. — The second round and On the afternoon of 16 February, the prize presentation cer- Vice-Governor of Shaanxi Province paid a emony of the Grand courtesy call on Prime Minister General Soe Royal Special Reserve Win at the Shangri-La Golden Flower Hotel. Golf Championship At their meeting, Prime Minister General Soe 2006, organized by Win said that Myanmar was determined to Myanmar Golfers Fed- strive for modernization and economic de- eration and mainly spon- velopment, that there were foreign investors sored by International in Myanmar, that the plan for Thilawa Spe- Beverages Trading Co cial Industrial Zone was being implemented Ltd, took place at North- near Yangon, that Myanmar invited business- ern Star Golf Club in men from Shaanxi Province to come and Myitkyina yesterday. make investments in the industrial zones After the second including Thilawa Special Industrial Zone round, Design and Devel- and that now was the best time for promot- opment Director U Tint First prize-winner Thant Zin Oo accepts a prize presented by Commander ing economic cooperation. Oo of IBTC presented Maj-Gen Ohn Myint. — MGF The Vice-Governor of Shaanxi Province gifts to Chairman of said that Shaanxi Province is rich in natural Kachin State Peace and Brig-Gen Zaw award to Thant Zin Oo. and Aung Hsan respec- resources such as petroleum, natural gas and Development Council Tun (Air) presented near- Commander Maj- tively. U Tint Oo of IBTC coal, that advanced technology is being used in Commander of Northern est to the pin award to Gen Ohn Myint awarded presented cash for the the industrial and agricultural sectors, that the Command Maj-Gen Ohn Aung Hsan, and Deputy first, second, third and funds of the Northern Star tourist industry is also enjoying rapid develop- Myint, Deputy Com- Commander Brig-Gen fourth prizes to Thant Zin Golf Club to Lt-Col Aung ment and that Shaanxi Province wanted to mander Brig-Gen San San Tun longest drive Oo, Ar Chan, Yaw Seng Khaing. — MNA cooperate with Myanmar in the agricultural sector. As the bilateral relations between Myanmar and China have become stronger Myanmar extracts bio-diesel from and stronger with the passage of time, the peoples of the two nations have been enjoy- physic nut ing fraternal relations. At present, the two motor, six bottles of physic nut oil can be ob- nations are making further cooperation in Extend physic nut oil production for better tained. So, physic nut is to be grown and its seeds the economic sectors. economy produced extensively for better economy. We believe that the two nations, with a Better ways and means are being sought long tradition of supporting each other and constantly around the world for production of die- safeguarding their mutual interests, will con- sel-substitute fuel. Now, Myanmar has achieved tinue working for closer friendship and in- success in extracting bio-diesel from physic nut. creased cooperation. Physic nut fruits are milled with the use of three types of milling machines manufactured by indus-

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The “People who drank the drinkers tend to eat. average Healthy Eating largest quantity, even Most studies evaluate Index score for participants infrequently, had the average volume of alcohol who consumed one drink poorest diets,” Dr Rosalind consumption over time, the on an average drinking day A Breslow of the National researchers note, which was 65.3 (out of a possible Institute on Alcohol Abuse does not take into account 100), compared to 61.9 for and Alcoholism in how frequently a person people who had three Bethesda, Maryland, the drinks or how much he or drinks a day or more on the study’s lead author, told she drinks on “drinking days when they drank. Reuters Health. days.” So Breslow and her There was no significant A number of studies team looked at frequency difference in diet quality have linked moderate and average consumption between people who drank alcohol consumption with on drinking days, as well the most based on average Police had recovered 21 ancient terracotta tablets and a necklace that a lower risk of dying from as average volume, for volume and those who they believe had been taken from southern Iraq and had been sent for auction heart disease, Breslow and 3,729 adults aged 20 and drank the least. in Madrid, Spanish police said in a Press statement released her colleagues note in the over from the 1999-2000 MNA/Reuters on 21 Feb, 2006.—INTERNET American Journal of National Health and Epidemiology. But Nutrition Examination Asia-Pacific to lead air passenger healthy habits — like Survey. They rated diet drinking in moderation quality using the Healthy traffic growth over next 20 yrs and eating plenty of fruits Eating Index, which SINGAPORE, 21 Feb—The Association (IATA) and vegetables — tend to measures how closely a Asia-Pacific region is Aviation Summit, Yeo expected to lead the growth noted that the significant in air passenger traffic over liberalization of air services Suicide bomber kills at the next 20 years, said by the Chinese and Indian Singapore’s Minister for Governments has boosted least five in northern Iraq Transport Yeo Cheow Tong the world’s traffic growth, here on Monday. tourism, trade and BAGHDAD, 21 Feb—A suicide bomber blew himself up in a restaurant in the northern Iraqi city He quoted the Air investments. of Mosul on Monday morning, killing at least five Transport Action Group as Global air passenger people and wounding 21 others, including policemen, forecasting that 870 million traffic rose by nearly 8 per an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua. passengers will be travelling cent and airlines ordered “A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest to, within and from the more than 2,000 aircraft blew himself up at about 7:30 am (0430 GMT) region by 2014, more than from Airbus and Boeing in among people eating breakfast in the Abu Ali popular double the number in 1999. 2005, according to Yeo, who restaurant, killing at least five people and wounding “By 2022, eight of the also mentioned threats to the 21 others, including 10 policemen,” the source said top ten airports using large industry’s growth such as on condition of anonymity. The blast targeted the aircraft will be in Asia and rising fuel prices, terrorism policemen who frequented the restaurant, which A Japanese M5 rocket, carrying an Astro-F nine of the top ten large and the avian flu, as well as was badly damaged, the source added. Meanwhile, infrared satellite, lifts off from its launch pad at the aircraft routes will serve infrastructure or regulatory witnesses said that the blast occurred when the Uchinoura Space Centre in Uchinoura, on 22 Feb, Asia,” he added. constraints in some restaurant was filled with people having breakfast. 2006 after a one-day delay because of rainy Speaking at the second countries in the region. Mosul, a key Iraqi city some 360 kilometres weather. —INTERNET International Air Transport MNA/Xinhua northwest of Baghdad, has witnessed deadly suicide Bird flu confirmed attacks in the past. Elsewhere, an explosive charge Vietnam-Laos major 25,840 Tanzanian went off in a busy area early on Monday, killing a border gate opens in three more labourer and wounding 22 others while a roadside AIDS patients HANOI, 22 Feb — A southern Sekong Province Nigerian states bomb struck a convoy of sport utility vehicles (SUV), on ARVs usually used by foreign security contractors, in major border gate between was established on ABUJA, 21 Feb—Lab eastern Baghdad.—MNA/Xinhua Vietnam’ s central Quang Tuesday, facilitating DAR-ES-SALAAM, 21 tests have confirmed the Nam Province and Laos’ economic cooperation Feb—The Tanzania presence of bird flu in three between the two countries, Commission for AIDS has more Nigerian states Vietnam News Agency enrolled 52,085 HIV/ including in an area close AIDS patients to its anti- reported. to the capital Abuja, the retrovirals (ARVs) treat- The border gate is government said on ment programme as of 31 located on the trans-Asia Monday. January this year. The new confirmed highway, the West- East Out of the total, 25,840 economic corridor, cases were found in the patients are already on Federal Capital Territory forming the shortest land ARVs, according to the (FCT) in central Nigeria route from northeastern latest figure released by and in the northern states Thailand, Cambodia and the commission over the of Zamfara and Katsina, southern Laos to weekend. which border Kaduna Vietnam’s sea waters. Among the patients State where one of the first The border gate’s already on ARVs cases of the deadly H5N1 operation is expected to programme, known in the strain was confirmed on facilitate economic country as the National 8 February . cooperation between Care and Treatment Plan The government did Vietnam and Laos as well Project, 2,473 are children not say if new reports were as among countries in the under the age of 15 years the deadly H5N1 strain of Injured Iraqis are treated in Yarmouk hospital in Baghdad following an region. old. bird flu. MNA/Xinhua explosion, on 21 Feb, 2006. —INTERNET MNA/Xinhua MNA/Reuters 4 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 23 February, 2006 Questions and Answers at the Press Conference

YANGON, 22 Feb— to put that person some blasts. A westerner gave The Information Com- questions. Who was the training on explosives to mittee of the State Peace mastermind beyond these Ko Thein Win’s members and Development Council bomb explosions? Which Kyan Gyaung, Aung Min held press conference No group committed the and Tin Moe. The Free 2/2006 at City Hall in bomb blasts? What were Ranger Army also gave Lashio yesterday his resoponsibilities? And training on use of morning. did he get involved in the explosives. So, I am sure Diplomats and crime?” they sent the three to charges d’ affaires of Aung Cho Oo (a) explode bombs. I did not foreign embassies to the Aung Than (a) Yu Nod get involved in the case Union of Myanmar, replied to the question nor did I know. I never resident representatives saying, “Secretary of thought he would

Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan replies to the question of a journalist. — MNA

million kyats or a million member and his family month, hundreds of kyats each a month for the members. But, in practice, thousands of bahts was UGs and their families in he did not do so. He funded to him for inciting the nation. But, he cut from misappropriated the cash special demonstrations. In the cash assistance to us. provided by the ASPP truth, the money spent on He did not let me meet association. the demonstration was with Pyithit Nyunt Wai From time to time, fifty thousand kyats or one (a) Maung Maung. Pyithit Nyunt Wai (a) hundred thousand kyats He said if one of his Maung Maung paid one inclusive of travelling members was put behind hundred and fifty allowance and at most two bar for political cases, he thousand bahts or two hundred thousand kyats. would provide cash hundred thousand bahts to If the money funded Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan shakes hands with a journalist. — MNA assistance both for such a Ko Thein Win. One (See page 5) of UN agencies, officials NDD Ko Thein Win mastermind such an of the News and exploded these bombs. He inhumane act. But I Periodicals Enterprise, assigned duties to me to thought he would incite President of the Myanmar commit underground mass demonstrations and Foreign Correspondents movements in Yangon. In unrest. I was very sorry Club U Sao Kai Hpa and April 2005, he gave me a for his acts. I had no members, and personnel call and asked me for contact with his members. of local journals and information on the centres He asked me to hunt news magazines attended the in Yangon with no tight on weak points of the press conference. security. I mentioned government and to take At the press Yankin Centre, Dagon photos of demonstrations. conference, local and Centre, Yangon Trade He gave me fifty thousand foreign journalists and Centre and Mingalar kyats or one hundred officials from local Cinema Hall. Two or three thousand kyats once in a journals and magazines days later, bomb month for six months raised questions regarding explosions occurred. He beginning May. the clarifications made by phoned me again and As a matter of fact, Chairman of the asked if I heard the news the NGO provided half a Diplomats observing the documentary photos. — MNA Information Committee about the bomb blasts. Minister for Information And he reminded me of Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, and awareness of security, and other matters. The put the phone down. I was following are their surprised that bomb blasts questions and answers of occurred in two of four officials. places I informed. The one U Ko Ko (Yomiuri who knew these evidences Shimbun) said, was Ko Thein Win, and “According to the so did Pyithit Nyunt Wai Information Minister, (a) Maung Maung who U Wai Phyo of Weekly someone can give manipulated him. The two U Ohn Maung of Naing- Eleven News Journal. U Hein Latt of Popular Ngan Gonyi Daw Hsint Hsint Aung information about Yangon were behind the bomb Journal. — MNA MNA Magazine.—MNA of Nippon TV. — MNA bomb blasts. I would like

U Myat Soe (Hlaing) of U Ko Ko of Yomiuri Myo Myanmar Journal. U Myat Khaing of Maha Dr Tin Maung Htwe of U Zan Zan of Morning U Aung Thu Myaing of Shimbun Daily. — MNA MNA Journal. — MNA Point Journal. — MNA Post. — MNA Ji Ji News Agency. MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 23 February, 2006 5 Questions and Answers at the Press … (from page 4) cover news items. Peik said. He wanted to totalled more than 1 U Myat Khaing of know about the torture. million kyats, he took all Good News Journal said Ko Kyaw Myo said he the cash assistance. He he wanted to ask two men witnessed the torture by distributed the photos to who returned to the legal Ko Thangyaung. Those the international com- fold. At the previous press arrested were ill-treated munity. Then, he got more conference they said they severely and some cash assistance. But, I got brought counterfeit succumbed to death. He no money from that. currency and narcotic could not put on his There are many members drugs when they entered trousers as his legs were in prison including me the country together with inflamed. He was kicked and so many members in Thangyaung. He would in the chest and in the the nation. We were all like to know when face. Moreover, his chest exploited by him. He Thangyaung got them was cut with a knife. He often threatened us and from where and how he showed his cuts on his sThose who answer the queries at the press conference on matters concerning said that if we did not get used them. chest after taking off his ABSDF insurgents and their accomplices. — MNA what he wanted, we Corporal Khaing Win of shirt. In his group there is would be killed and so Brigade 241 of SSA a man who tortured the the ABSDF. He told them were still a series of parents lost their lives in would our family (South) said he had once people. His name is Ko that he did not want to be a inhumane atrocities and the forest. He wanted the members. That was why given clarifications on that Zaw Zaw Min. These member of the murders which he had future generation youths we were following his matter at the 1/2006 press incidents did happen. organization. They heard and known not only to take lessons from their orders. In 2001, when I conference. The U Zan Zan (a) Khin accused me of being a in the north part of ABSDF past bitter experiences not

Ko Kyaw Myo replies to Ko Kyaw Myo. — MNA Ko Myint Thein. — MNA U Kyaw Thein. — MNA U Htay Win (a) Naing U Kan Myint Oo. the questions. — MNA Lin. — MNA MNA went to Maesot, I met with headquarters gave these Maung Than of Morning Ko Thein Win. Then, he counterfeit currency and Post News Journal asked government spy and but also in the south. to become terrorists like took me to his home. I stimulant tablets to U if there were non- treated me in many ways. ABSDF split into groups. ABSDF. Actually, was to join the NDD. We Thangyaung. Captain Sai members of ABSDF who Over a month later, before The separated groups ABSDF was the only were undergoing training Phone kept raw opium. were tortured. Ko Kyaw he was sent to the murdered among them. terrorist group who for one year. There were Only U Ywet Sit would Myo replied that he did headquarters, they shot U There were over one detonated bombs about some ten course know about it. On the way not know about it and he Aung Ko dead. hundred people who were everywhere in the country. instructors who run he made the staff take the did see the atrocities of Daw Hsint Hsint tortured and killed because U Myat Soe (Hlaing) political defiance course, tablets when they were ABSDF. Aung of Nippon they wanted to remove of Leyarsipwa News

Taik Peik (a) U Than U Soe Soe (a) Soe Lay. Company Commander Ko Zaw Zaw Min. Cpl Khaing Win of SSA Aung Cho Oo (a) Aung Tun Soe. — MNA MNA Sai Htoo of SSA (South) MNA (South) Brigade 241. Than (a) Yunod. Brigade 241. — MNA course on human rights tired. MNA MNA and UG course. After the U Aung Thu Myaing of U Kyaw Thein, a Television said that she chairman Ko Tun Aung Journal said that he had course, we were all sent Ji Ji news agency said he leather seller, said he was would like to ask Ko Taik Kyaw from the known women, too, into the nation to collect learnt that over 100 people arrested when he went to Peik or anyone of his association. One with included in the people who UG news stories. So, I were ill-treated or killed Lwejel to sell leather. group about a tale of bitter injuries out of 55 escapees were tortured through had to enter the nation to by ABSDF as Ko Taik They forced me to join experiences. died on the way. Such unfair allegation explained What would you like inhumane acts were not in by the minister. to tell next generation interest of oneself or the Moreover he had heard youths to avoid such bitter country. They were living the women who were killed. experiences? there without peace and He would like someone in U Kan Myint Oo tranquillity. the group who knew well to replied that he was Leaders were making explain about the women arrested while visiting a killing abroad and who were arrested and Hpakant for trading in subordinates were deep in killed by ABSDF. Ko 1989 and he was forced to poverty. He said that Myint Thein said four join their force. When he ABSDF was just an women were also included was at headquarters, the insurgent association. in the ones who were put military course was not Though ten years flied into confinement. They true enough whether three away, no progress can were Ma Khin Cho Oo of weeks or one month made. Yangon, Ma Nan Saw, Ma lasted. He would like to tell Tu Tu and Ma Nan Aung He had no experience the future generation Htwe Kyi. Ma Khin in the battlefields. Then youths that the youths who Cho Oo was a University Documentary photos related to ABSDF. — MNA he was tortured.There were away from their (See page 6) 6 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 23 February, 2006 Questions and Answers … (from page 6) Dr Tin Maung student, while some others Htwe of Point news were from Shan State. They journal asked whether told me about the tortures the ABSDF central knew they had endured. They also about the atrocities showed me the wounds. The committed by women faced various kinds Thangyaung and also of tortures including hitting asked about the the head with a stick. connections between the U Hein Latt of central and the ABSDF Popular journal asked to (North) and Ywet Sit’s explain more about the involvement in atrocities of ABSDF in collecting extortion northern Shan State, and the money and drug reason behind the atrocities. production and U Htay Win (a) trafficking. Naing Lin answered the U Htay Win (a) question, saying he was Naing Lin said, as Dr included in the over 100 Aung Naing met with me persons who were captured at the central and the and tortured. Under the ABSDF (North), so the Lt-Gen Myint Swe and wife being greeted by Military Attache Colonel Vladimir I Konchakov and wife of assignment of ABSDF answer is clear. Russian Federation Republic at the reception to mark the Armed Forces Day of the Russian Federation on Wednesday. — MNA chairman Moe Thee Zun Sai Htoo with the and Dr Aung Naing I rank of company under the control of the persons were together minister and true Than Tun: It has been 15 formed the No 501 battalion commander of brigade SSA (S) brigade with Thangyaung in experiences of the youth. days since I arrived back here. with 15 men. When the 241 of SSA (South) said commander in the area. collecting opium at the Particularly, Ko Taik Peik I live in downtown area. I am battalion was wiped out by Ywet Sit collected He bought all the opium hill villages for refining had to suffer a lot and we a businessman. I lead a the Tatmadaw columns, I extortion money from at a very low price. There heroin. When we arrived have learned lesson from comfortable life. I won’t fled to ABSDF north. There timber merchants doing were threats that farmers at southern camp, he thier experiences. While come here because of being I was apprehended together business in his area. He who sold opium to other made arrangements to the State and the threatened or persuaded by a with other 100 persons. collected K 100,000 for merchants would be refine heroin. Tatmadaw are trying to high-ranking official from the

Documentary photos on three bomb blasts at busy places in Yangon committed by ABSDF and NDD terroists. — MNA Photos on terroist acts committed by ABSDF and other insurgent groups. — MNA Fifteen of them were every truck, K 50,000 killed. Thangyoung refined get the youth to stay on the ruling regime. I’m interested murdered on 12 February for every light truck, K The question of U heroin from about 300 right side of the law and only in my job. But I come 1992. Some of the 30,000 for every head of Wai Phyo of Weekly viss of opium. Under his not to be misled, here because now the imprisoned persons died cattle. He ordered the Eleven concerned the assignment, I took the insurgents are attempting conference is being held to during brutal interrogation. villagers to grow poppy involvement of security duty. to ill-treat and kill the reveal the true situation. For As the situation became to produce opium in the Thangyaung in the illegal U Ohn Maung youth. Other young coming here, it here makes worse, we tried to escape. In areas under his control business of refining (Myinmu Maung Naing persons should know my business affect. But I reality we were used by the and where Tatmadaw heroin. Moe) (Naing Ngan about this. So, how do you come here as I have learned ones who tried to gain higher columns rarely arrived. Soe Soe (a) Soe Gonye Publishing think of your idea if we that Thangyaung was positions. As we knew, that He also collected taxes Lay said, I was together House): We have clear publish a book on your captured on charges of we would be killed, 55 of us from opium growers. with Thangyaung from vision at this conference bitter experiences so as to murdering some young were able to escape from Poppy cultivation 1993 to 2000. I together when we heard the inform the public? persons and he is to be taken confinement. business was totally with and some other clarification of the U Taik Peik (a) U (See page 7)

Documentary photos on the raid of Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok by VBSW being shown at press conference. — MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 23 February, 2006 7

Moehynin to the permit- slept with two prostitutes Questions and Answers … ted area of KIA Headquar- in Shweli. He was arrested (from page 6) mistreat him? How did he ters. I had to serve as the on these two charges and action. Regarding the feel when he suffered and incharge of Central Com- questioned. Then he was question of the journalist, what was his position mittee when I completed taken with his hands tied I agree with him and I am when he was a member of a training course (No 1). I in his back by Thangyaung ready to render help to the ABSDF? I would like to knew about the arrests of to the training ground and publishing although I know whether what he ex- some people then. First, was shot dead in his tem- don’t know who will pub- plained to us is on his own they captured a man called ple with M-20 rifle. An- lish the book, the State or volition. Or by force? Soe Aung Min, who was other case was Ko Tun an organization. Because Ko Zaw Zaw Min: then killed while being Nwe Aung, who was it will go down in the an- I am Ko Zaw Zaw Min questioned. In about April, charged with having sex nals of history. And it from Moehnyin. When the 1990, there was a man with a female member of should be kept on record. 1988 disturbances oc- called Hlwan Moe (a) Ko ABSDF. He was brought I don’t want other young curred, Ko Myo Win was Myint from Moegaung. before tribunal on charge people to get into trouble. the leader of our group of He was a responsible per- of rape. He felt ashamed U Myat Khaing protesters named Narmar. son of Central Leading of having had sex with a (Good News Journal & Learning that we would Committee above the female and made himself Maha News Journal): be arrested by the mili- ABSDF Central Commit- jailed. But when he got out of detention, he was shot dead by Yanmutu, a security guard, being accused of attempting to escape. As far as I know Photos of bomb blasts at Yangon Trade Centre some were also arrested in Mingala Taungnyunt Township.—MNA and killed on charges of spying. There were lots cerning the relations of laid down and so the gov- of people who died on the some officials of NLD ernment urged them to spot in the course of in- party with the armed abide by the rules. But, vestigation. As much as groups and he wished to some political parties were he remembered, it could know if there were ar- using the course of con- be more than 13 people. rangements to take action frontation relying on in- Besides he learnt that 15 against the NLD party and ternal and external ele- people including Tun the people in armed ments. For the sake of na- Aung Kyaw, Ma Khin Cho groups. tional reconsolidation, the Oo, Kyaw Kyaw Min, Minister for Infor- government, however, Photos of arms and ammunition seized from insurgents.—MNA Kyaw Wai of Mandalay mation Brig-Gen Kyaw managed it thoughtfully and Aung Phone of Hsan replied that the with visionary to main- Just now a young man, tary, we went into the jun- tee. But he was granted no Yangon, were killed with Tatmadaw government is tain the good relations with who suffered mild stab gle. As soon as we arrived, authority by the Central the use of sword after now striving for imple- them. Nevertheless, if wounds, said he was mis- I was in the KIA battalion. Committee. Thangyaung wrongly accusing them of menting the discipline- their violation of rules and treated by his colleague, a Maj Zaw Tu welcomed us and Ko Myo Win mainly being government spies. flourishing democracy regulations encroached on member of ABSDF. Why and arranged for our ac- held power. Ko Myo Win U Ko Ko of system. In this process, it the national interests, sta- it was so even though they commodation. Then I was pretended to be educated. Yomiuri Shimbun: asked was very important for bility and security of the were used to be doing the sent together with Htun He said he earned a de- what the government political parties to abide State, action would have same job? Who ordered to Aung Naing’s group from gree in philosophy. He thought of the thing con- by rules and regulations to be taken. — MNA Oil slick detected off Vietnamese firms may face Tap water salinity level two Black Sea port in Georgia difficulties in post-WTO period times higher than standard will be removed, and those MOSCOW, 21 Feb — A large oil slick was detected HANOI, 21 Feb— Some off Georgia’s Black Sea port of Batumi, presumably enterprises in Vietnam are on chemical products will in Macao carried to the sea by a river, the Interfax news likely to encounter be reduced to 0-5 per cent MACAO, 21 Feb — Macao Water Co Ltd, the sole tap agency reported on Sunday. challenges, as the country by 2015, he said, noting water supplier in the region, said on Tuesday that the “Initial reports suggested the slick was caused by a will apply lower tariffs on that even tariffs on such water salinity level is expected to exceed standard by pipeline rupture, but it is still not clear whether the oil imports after entering the sensitive commodities as two times. The salinity level is to hike to 550 has come from the Batumi oil terminal or from the World Trade Organization health equipment, auto- milligeams/litre in the region on Tuesday, while the Batumi oil tank farm,” a source of the Georgian (WTO), local media mobiles and farm World Health Organization defines the standard level Environmental Protection and Natural Resources reported on Monday. produces will be slashed. for drinking water at 250 milligreams/litre, said the Ministry was quoted as saying. Vietnam has com- MNA/Xinhua company.— MNA/Xinhua Experts are working to contain the slick and they say mitted to levy tariffs on the oil terminal is the most likely source of the slick. most commodities at the Oil pumping operations have been suspended at the average level of port.The amount of the oil spilled will be assessed after 13 per cent by 2015, laboratory tests, the official said. —MNA/Xinhua Vietnamese Trade Minister Truong Dinh Two Macedonian hostages Tuyen was quoted by newspaper Vietnam released in southern Iraq Investment Review as BAGHDAD, 21 Feb— Two Macedonians who were saying. kidnapped on Thursday were set free in the southern Under its commit- Iraqi city of Basra on Monday, sources said. ments, import taxes on The two kidnapped Macedonians were released in information technology Basra, some 550 kilometres south of Baghdad, said the and electronic appliances, sources, without revealing further details. including televisions, The two men, who were contractors working for a fridges and computers, German cleaning company, were taken hostage while travelling with a Macedonian woman in their vehicle near Basra on Thursday. It was reported that the unidentified kidnappers Donate demanded ransom for the hostages’ release. A rainbow emerges over Kan-Abag mountain and the farming village of It was not immediately clear if any money had been blood Guinsaugon buried by a mudslide near Saint Bernard town in southern Leyte paid. — MNA/Xinhua Province in Central Philippines on 22 Feb, 2006. —INTERNET 8 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 23 February, 2006 Tatmadaw commits itself… Plot of ABSFU & ABSDF and their (from page 1) Kyaw (a) Bebyu as chair- I will clarify mat- man, Win Moe as vice- ters on atrocities and inhu- chairman, and Than aims and objectives man acts of ABSDF which Win as general secre- committed terrorist acts in tary. The main aim of it the manner like BCP was to launch armed in- (Burma Communist Party) surrection including ter- which practised dismiss- rorist acts against the expel-kill method. The Government while join- ABSDF is also influenced ing hands harmoniously by anarchistic behaviour with local political par- of the 1988 disturbances. ties including NLD, anti- I will present a thorough government groups clarification of the inci- abroad and other insur- dents, the coming into ex- gent groups. as chairman and Myo Win man, and Than Win as gen- ABSDF (North) but the The CEC was to be formed istence of ABSDF, its links At the emergency (Mohnyin) as secretary. eral secretary after an emer- strength of both does not separately. It did not win with other insurgent meeting of ABSDF held ABSDF battalion-701 gency meeting held in Feb- exceed one hundred. The in the 1990 elections. Ac- groups, political parties on 1-1-1989, the ABSDF was formed and the mili- ruary 1989. Now the organizational set-up of it cording to its strategy, it and anti-government or- battalions were formed. tary operations in-charge ABSDF (central) is led by is put on display in this made contacts with insur- ganizations outside the na- The battalions were Nos was Thangyaung. Than Khe as chairman, hall. According to the gent groups and had BCP tion inciting the group and 101 and 102 battalions at Those who ab- Myo Win as vice-chair- strategies, some former hardcores activating in it. providing assistance. border of Mon State; Nos sconded to the border in man, Kyaw Ko as general student union members Thus, DPNS was Regarding the 201 to 211 battalions at Sagaing Division through secretary, Salai Yaw Aung led by Moe Thee Zun degistered from the sta- coming into existence of border of Kayin State; No Tamu route formed an as secretary-1 and Sonny formed DPNS (Demo- tus of a political party on ABSDF (All Burma Stu- 303 battalion at border of ABSDF camp at Laikhu. as secretary-2. The central cratic Party for New So- 6-12-1991. Some DPNS dents Democratic Front), Kayah State; Nos 401 and Up to January 1989, the executive committee is ciety) to carry out party members who went unit can be found that dur- 801 battalions in Shan central leading bodies and comprised by Lwan Ni and politics aboveground. derground formed again ing the 1988 distur- State; and No 701 battal- battalions were formed Kyaw Thura and other Although he set up a politi- DPNS at Manerpalaw bances, ABFSU (All ion in Kachin State, etc. with some 150 members. members. Under the cal party, Moe Thee Zun camp at the border on 25- Burma Federation of Some of those who ab- Later, as the ABSDF, there are central committed unlawful acts 5-1994. Moe Thee Zun Student Unions) led by sconded to border in ABSDF (Central) at the branch, central security and he could not stay who back Ohn Than and Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko Sagaing Division formed Kayin State border was unit and 9 battlions. How- aboveground so he went Thet Hmu into Myanmar Gyi and Moe Thee Zun battalions too. There were disintegrated, it was taken ever the total strength is underground on 17-4- to collude with BCP UGs laid down three strate- 19 battalions of ABSDF charge by Tun Aung Kyaw about 260. Under the 1989. Even the DPNS within the country. Ohn gies — to carry out semi- launching armed insurrec- (a) Bebyu as chairman, ABSDF (central) were above-ground got split Than and Thet Hmu were UG activities, to form po- tion against the State. Naing Aung as vice-chair- ABSDF (West) and into two and disunited. (See page 9)

litical parties lawfully Those who reached to and to launch armed in- Kachin State formed tem- Charts surrection. Accordingly, porary management com- showing the on 5-11-1988 at the con- mittee at Laisin camp. ference held at Wankha Later the ABSDF plot of camp of the insurgents (Kachin) central leading ABSFU and at border area formed committee was formed ABSDF and ABSDF (All Burma Stu- with three patrons includ- their aims dents Democratic ing Hlwan Moe and objec- Front). The 13-member (Mogaung). The ABSDF ABSDF CEC was (Kachin) central commit- tives. formed with Tun Aung tee was led by Kyaw Kyaw MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 23 February, 2006 9 Formation and inter-relations among NCUB, DAB, NDF, NLD-LA, MPU and ABSDF

(from page 8) NCUB senior official of Albert exposed and arrested by National Councilof of Union of Burma Einstein Institute Gene Sharp. The report of PDC security members. These 1. CEC members incidents were clarified in (a) Tarmalar Baw KNU Chairman submitted to a NCUB detail at the 107th special (control from behind) meeting in August 1993 press conference held on (b) Khaing Soe Naing Aung ALP vice-chairman mentioned the points to 7-12-1990. Later, Moe (c) Maung Maung NCUB general secretary ensure emergence of stu- Thee Zun took charge as (Fund raiser) dent union and to launch chairman of DPNS in Feb- (d) Myint Thein NLD-LA general Secretary-1 political movement by ruary 2000. Now chair- UG saboteur keeping the student un- man of DPNS is Aung Moe (e) Thein Oo MPU general secretary-2 ion as hard-core. Accord- Zaw. (f) Khun Okkar PPLO general secretary-3 ingly, the former student ABSDF is also in- (g) Phado Man ShaKNU member union members are now volved in the DAB (Demo- (in-charge) carrying out movement (h) Kyaw Kyaw DPNS Treasurer cratic Alliance of Burma). within the country. (i) Arcee KNU brigade-2 area In DAB, there were 21 It can be seen that UG saboteur NLD (LA) is cooperating groups such as KNU (j) Sharman KNU brigade-3 area with ABSDF, NCUB and (Karen Nationals Union), UG saboteur PDC in committing ter- ABSDF (All Burma Stu- (k) Aye Than NLD-LA local UG saboteur rorist acts. Meanwhile, it dent Democratic Front), (l) Khemaçara ABMYU local UG saboteur DPNS (Democratic Party (m) Myo Win ABSDF local UG saboteur has opened an office in a for New Society), ALP secretary neighbouring country (Arakan Liberation Party), and is perpetrating po- DAB Formation of National League for Democracy Democratic Alliance of Burma NDF (Liberated Areas) (reformed in April 2004) Formation of National Democratic Front (1) U Tin Aung Chairman 1. Central Executive Committee members (1) PhadoBa Thin Sein KNU Chairman (2) U Toe Thaung Vice-Chairman (a) Tarmalar BawKNU Chairman (2) Khaing Soe Naing Aung ALPVice-Chairman (3) U Myint Thein Secretary (b) Khaing Soe Naing Aung ALPVice-Chairman (3) Raymond Htoo KNPP member (4) U Tint Swe Joint Secretary-1 (c) Kyaw Nyunt PPLF general secretary (4) Phado Mann Sha KNU member (5) U Aung Zaw Htwe member (d) Myo Win PPLF joint general secretary-1 (5) Dr Shwe Khar CNF member (6) U Soe Myint member (e) Kyaw Htet joint general secretary-2 (6) Maha Hsan WNO member (7) U Kyi member (f) Ismail (a) Haji Win Myint ABMU (7) Aye Maung PSLF member (8) Thet Soe Khaing member in-charge of Finance (8) Mong Aik Hpon SDU member (9) Aung Soe Lwin member (g) Dr Aung Khin Advisor (10) Thein Htaik Aung member (h) Phado Mann Sha Advisor (11) Aung Naing Tun member (i) Khemaçara Advisor (12) Yan Naing Myint member (j) Phado Ba Thin Advisor Charts showing Formation (13) Maung Naing member (k) Dr Cynthia Maung Advisor and inter-relations among (14) U Maung Maung Latt member NCUB, DAB, NDF, NLD-LA, (15) U Kyi Hein member (16) U Tun Aung Kyaw member CNF (Chin Liberation MPU and ABSDF MPU (17) U Than Nyunt member front), LDR (Lahu Demo- Member of Parliament Union cratic Front), NUFA (Na- MPU members A B S D F tional United Front of (1) Dr Sein Win litical movement. Mem- Arakan), PPP (People's (2) Khun Talde Buri All Burma Students’ Democratic Front bers of the NLD (LA) are Patriotic Party), PPF (Peo- (3) U Peter Linn Pin (1) ThanKhe Chairman mostly expatriate NLDs. ple's Progressive Front), (4) Daw Sann Sann (2) Myo Winn Vice-Chairman The present chairman of PLF (People's Liberation (5) Dr Myo Winn (3) Kyaw Ko Secretary NLD (LA) is Tin Aung, Front), PSLF (Pa-O Peo- (6) Dr Sann Aung (4) Slai Yaw Aung Secretary-1 vice-chairman Toe ple's Liberation Front), (7) Dr Tint Swe (5) Sunny member Taung, secretary Myint PDF (People's defence (8) Dr Salai Thaung (6) Lunny CEC member Thein, and joint secre- Front), PPLO (Pa-O Peo- (9) Duwar Zun Waung (7) Kyaw Thura CEC member tary-1 Tint Swe. Its mem- ple's Liberation Organiza- (10) Khun Man Ko Ban (8) Myint Oo CC member berships is about 50 only. tion), KNPP (Kayinni Na- (11) U Bo Hla Tint (9) Moe Kyaw Oo CC member I will continue to (10) Myint Aung CC member tionals Progressive Party), (12) U Bo Thaung clarify atrocities and in- (11) Htet Moe CC member etc. DAB was reformed in (13) U Thein Sein human acts committed (14) U Deny Ye Aung (12) Maung Maung Taik CC member April 2004 and now there (13) Hla Htay CC member within ABSDF (North). are 19 groups in it. The (15) U Hla Oo A Tatmadaw column en- (16) U Khin Kyaw Han (14) Min Htay CC member main aim of DAB is to gaged ABSDF group on (17) U Linn Khle (15) Maung De CC member mobilize strength to op- 13-12-1990 in Kachin (18) U Mya Win (16) Moe Win auxiliary central committee member pose the Government. (19) U Thar Noe (17) Moe Min auxiliary central committee member State. At the skirmish, DAB is headed by Tamalar (20) U Maung Maung Aye ABSDF battalion-701 Baw as chairman, Khaing (21) U Thein Oo member Taik Peik (alias) public and the Gov- Soe Naing Aung of ALP as (22) U Tin Tun Aung through military means Than Tun Soe was arrested. vice-chairman, and Myo (23) U Tin Htut as well as sabotage, po- ernment and to insti- According to Taik Peik, it Win of ABSDF and Kyaw (24) U Kyaw Thwin litical, diplomatic and gate public defiance; is learnt that he took part in Htet of PDF as secretaries. public defiance. To effec- (2) to raise the momen- the movement of labour Moreover, ABSDF also Democratic Front). The gent groups as members. tively implement this aim, tum of military and union in Theinzayat dur- comprises NCUB (Na- NCUB is headed by Sharman and NCUB formed PDC (Po- diplomatic offensive ing the 1988 disturbances. tional Council of the Un- Tamalar Baw as chairman, Arcee of KNU and Myint litical Defiance Commit- while defiance of au- Later, he left for Ranong ion of Burma). NCUB was Khaing Soe Naing Aung of Thein and Aye Than of tee) in January 1993 with thority among the via Kawthoung. He formed on 4-8-1992 with ALP as vice-chairman, NLD (LA) who are NCUB Phado Yoshu and Phado public gains momen- sneaked to Yangon by the the combination of DAB, Maung Maung (alias) members are in charge of Mansha of KNU, Myint tum. end of November 1988 to expatriate Sein Win's Pyithit Nyunt Wai of internal UG sabotage and Zaw of DPNS and Aung The PDC practi- reactivate the movement. NCGUB (National Coali- FTUB as general secre- Myo Win of ABSDF takes Saw Oo of ABSDF. Phado cally translated into ac- With the help of tion Government of the tary, Myo Win of ABSDF, charge as secretary of in- Yoshu is the leader. tion the lectures given by NLD youth in-charge Soe Union of Burma), Na- Sharman and Arcee of ternal UG saboteurs. The The aims of the Robert Helvery who was Thein in Yangon, he be- tional League for Democ- KNU, Myint Thein and main aim of NCUB is to PDC are: army attache of a west- came a volunteer at the racy (Liberated Area) Aye Than of NLD (LA) launch political defiance (1) to ensure non-coop- ern big nation around NLD headquarters on and NDF (National and leaders of other insur- against the Government eration between the 1983 in Myanmar and (See page 10) 10 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 23 February, 2006 (from page 9) lutionary Party near the activities by ABSDF University Avenue. Taik Hledan traffic lights and (Kachin) secretary Myo Peik lived in Daw Suu Kyi’s lived there. Taik Peik plot- Win to contact ABSDF house compound. He was ted with Student Democ- hardcores in Yangon and accused of being a spy by racy Revolutionary Party Mandalay. Taik Peik ar- tri-colour youth group chairman Aye Lwin, NLD rived Yangon and contacted members. Taik Peik was in- youth in-charge Soe Thein Democratic Graduates and terrogated in a building un- and All Burma Federation Old Students Group vice- der construction in the com- of Student Unions chairman Mya Aye and Ye pound. The next day he was (ABFSU) (Upper Moe Hein. While in released because youths of Myanmar) chairman Tun Yangon, Taik Peik and Ye NLD office recommended Aung Kyaw to abscond to Moe Hein got a chance to him. Since then, Than Tun the border. He reached meet Daw Suu Kyi via Ko Soe was dubbed “Taik ABSDF (Kachin) group in Maw (alias) Maw Min Peik” which means a per- Kachin State on 1-5-1989. Lwin who was a close se- Thangyaung (L) and Dr Naing Aung (R).—MNA son put in a cell. Soon after arriving curity member of Daw Later in February there, he was sent with Suu Kyi. In meeting with 1989, Taik Peik moved to propaganda video tapes and Daw Suu Kyi on 9-6-89, Student Democracy Revo- documentary photos on the Taik Peik said he returned

Aik Saik (a) Tin Maung Aye (Katha) (deceased).—MNA U Sein (Bago) (deceased).—MNA Hlawnm Moe (Moegaung) killed.—MNA Thirteen persons who died at the torture of to Yangon from ABSDF office on 11-6-1989. Daw read out the sentence upon Myo Win. He said he was Thangyaung were: (Kachin) with assigned Nita Yin Yin May copied Hlwan Moe and shot him accused of attempting to (1) Soe Min Aung (Mandalay) duty bringing along video the video tape brought death with a M-20 pistol. cause disintegration of the (2) Tint Lwin (Myitkyina) tapes and photos to be dis- along from ABSDF ABSDF member Aung group and sowing discord (3) U Sein (Yangon) tributed to hardcores in (Kachin). On 13-6-1989, Kyaw was also tortured among upper and lower lev- (4) Kyaw Htay (Mandalay) the city and he inquired they met Daw Cho Cho during interrogation and he els. Later, Taik Peik was (5) Yacoob Bai the attitude of Daw Suu Kyaw Nyein, informed died on 16-5-1990. During assigned duty to cooperate (6) Khin Maung Soe (final year, Chemistry, Mandalay Kyi towards ABSDF. In her that her adopted sons the last week of August with No 701 battalion of University) response, Daw Suu Kyi Maung Maung Kywe and 1990, Zaw Ko who fled ABSDF. At that time he (7) Tin Maung Aye (Katha) asked them to stay united. Hlwan Moe were in good from ABSDF was given was arrested by a Tatmadaw (8) Aung Min (alias) Htein Lin (second year, Maths, And she said that students health at ABSDF (Kachin) death sentence. He was column during a skirmish. Mandalay University) underground were the and gave her two propa- forced to dig his own grave During the 1988 (9) Aye Kyaw (second year, Geography, Mandalay strength of democracy ac- ganda video tapes. and then was killed with a disturbances, innocent University) tivists. Taik Peik together Taik Peik arrived mattock. Taik Peik also tes- people were accused of (10) Kyaw Kyaw Oo (first year, Geography, Corre- with Ye Moe Hein met back Laisin camp on 29-8- tified that he was tortured in acts they had not commit- spondent Course, Katha) with a counsellor of a 1989. Beginning 1 June various ways till he lost his ted and beheaded before (11) Pyi Soe Naing (Yangon) western embassy with the 1989, the No 701 battalion consciousness under deten- the public by anarchists. (12) Zaw Win Chit (Bhamo) and (13) Win Thein (Wuntho) help of embassy staff Daw of ABSDF (Kachin) and No tion by Thangyaung and (See page 11) Nita Yin Yin May at her 401 battalion of ABSDF (Shan) were combined into Nineteen persons who were cruelly murdered ABSDF (North) there with by ABSDF (North) military operations in-charge Tun Aung Kyaw who went Thangyaung (alias) Myint Soe were: underground from ABFSU (1) Kyaw Wai, Mandalay (beheaded on 7-2-1992) (Upper Myanmar) as chair- (2) Thadu, Yangon (shot to death on 12-2-1992) man and Thangyaung (alias) (3) Ma Khin Cho Oo, second year Myanmar, Yangon University (Hline Campus) Myint Soe as in-charge of (She was taken off clothes before others and shot military operations. to death on 12-2-1992) The ABSDF (4) Thaung Myint, near Kabo Dam, Taze village (shot (North) was manipulated to death on 12-2-1992) by in-charge of military (5) Tu Tu, Myitkyina (beheaded on 12-2-1992) operations Thangyaung (6) Tun Aung Kyaw, second year GTI, Mandalay and UG (underground op- (beheaded on 12-2-1992) erations) in-charge Myo (7) Cho Gyi, Mandalay (beheaded on 12-2-1992) Win. They bullied and tor- (8) Aye Myint, Katha (beheaded on 12-2-1992) tured member youths. (9) Maung Maung , second year International Rela- ‘Hawk’ members: Nyi They also punished stu- Naing Aung, Maung tions, Mandalay University, Katha (beheaded on Maung Aye, Thein Tun, dents giving death sen- 12-2-1992) Thet Min Aung, Aung Swe tences, Taik Peik said. (10) Htay Myint Win, Yangon (beheaded on 12-2- Oo, Win Maw and For instance, Tun 1992) Ko Ko Gyi. —MNA Nwe Aung of No 701 bat- (11) Yan Aung, Mandalay (beheaded on 12-2-1992) talion of ABSDF was shot (12) Thet Naing, Yangon (beheaded on 12-2-1992) death in detention on 5-2- (13) Aung Moe, 4th year, (Law), Correspondent, Yangon 1990 for fleeing to a neigh- (beheaded on 12-2-1992) bouring country and hav- (14) Hla Myint (alias) Zaw Min Thway, Myogon (being an affair with a girl headed on 12-2-1992) member. Later, they also (15) Kyaw Kyaw Min, Kanbalu (beheaded on 12-2- sentenced Hlwan Moe to 1992) death for defiance of order, (16) Maung Maung Kywe, adopted son of Daw Cho misappropriating funds of Cho Kyaw Nyein, Yangon (beheaded on 12-2- 1992) ABSDF, sending money (17) Soe Win Than, Mandalay (beheaded on 15-2- back to his parents and steal- 1992) ing of Myo Win’s diary. (18) Win Naung, instructor of Myanmar Martial Art Right in front of members Federation (killed with dagger) including Taik Peik on 7-4- (19) Aung Toe, Bhamo (shot to death). Documentary on ABSDF atrocities. 1990, Thangyaung himself THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 23 February, 2006 11 (from page 10) Thangyaung took charge est. It ignited disputes and Those anarchists took of military operations. In dissatisfaction within charge of the ABSDF the 1988 disturbances, he ABSDF (North) leading and committed atroci- participated in the anti- to tortures, coercion and ties in a manner like government demonstra- murders committed by BCP’s dismiss-expel- tions in Mandalay, Thangyaung himself. kill practice. Thus, Mohnyin and Mawhan In August 1991, many a number of regions. In September ABSDF (North) military youths away from their 1988, he organized youths operations in-charge parents were killed in from Mohnyin Township Thangyaung accused the jungle. To inform the and went underground. He member Soe Myint people of these incidents took leadership role in Aung of making con- and to prevent youths forming the ABSDF tacts with Tatmadaw from following the (Kachin). He acted as mili- camp in Lweje and tor- wrong path, a special tary operations in-charge tured him. Soe Myint press conference was in forming the ABSDF Aung could not bear the held in January 1991. (North). He was notori- tortures and he falsely ABSDF member Taik ous to be the criminal who admitted that he was a Peik (alias) Than Tun Soe committed a large number spy. He also invented a An incident of bomb blast occurs at Buddha Tooth Relic from China. — MNA is brought here for you of murders in the internal list of spies in the journalists to interview insurgency of Myanmar. ABSDF. the border and 48 of them themselves the cruelties of were tortured with knives, about the murders of Thangyaung entrusted 1 In addition to killing were arrested by Chinese Thangyaung. Those six they recounted. Thangyaung. million kyats of extortion Soe Myint Aung, police. They surrendered persons are: Due to tortures, 14 per- According to the or- money to business groups Thangyaung arrested at No 47 Regiment in (1) Kan Myint Oo sons died. On 12-2-1992 ganizational set-up of of the neighbouring coun- about 100 youths, ac- Lweje on 26-5-1992. (2) Kyaw Myo evening, some 19 persons ABSDF (North), try for his personal inter- cused them of being According to the rev- (3) Naing Lin (a) Htay including ABSDF former Win chairman Tun Aung (4) Myint Thein Kyaw were brought to (5) Tun San killing ground one by one. (6) Kyaw Thein And Thangyaung him- These six former self shot them to dead or ABSDF (North) members killed them with knife. recounted that they were One of them named arrested as spies together Thaung Myint (Taze) with some 100 ABSDF asked Thangyaung not to (North) members, blind- kill him with knife. Thus folded with their hands Thangyaung shot him tied in the back, their legs dead. Kyar Lay (alias) locked and interrogated Aung Soe who accompa- under all methods of tor- nied the persons as a ture. Some were given guard was also killed by electric shocks with bat- Thangyaung’s group. tery, some persons’ heads The 55 detained members were dipped into water, of ABSDF said that they some were beaten with fled from ABSDF (North) bamboo sticks and some (See page 12) Documentary on ABSDF atrocities. — MNA Terrorist acts committed by VBSW (Vigorous spies and murdered elations of those insur- Burmese Student Warriors) joining hands with them brutally. In this gents who surrendered, ABSDF, NLD (LA) and others way, a large number of it is learnt that altogether — On 1-10-1999, VBSW members pretended to be those innocent youths who went 32 members of ABSDF applying for visas at Myanmar embassy in Bangkok underground believing the died like Aung Kyaw and raided the embassy. They were led by Johnny lies of political self-seek- Myint (Dawbon) due to (alias) Kyaw Oo of ABSDF battalion-210. That group ers were tortured and bru- torture perpetrated by comprised Beda (alias) Myint Thein and Swe Min, Ye tally murdered by ABSDF (North) military Thiha (alias) San Naing (who took part in hijacking MAI passenger aircraft on 6-10-1989), Thar Nagi of Thangyaung and group. operations in-charge KNU and a youth from God's Children Army. That The group led by Thangyaung and group. incident was clarified in deatil at the press conference Thangyaung forced a large The list of those persons in October 1999. number of youths to con- who were killed in the jun- — VBSW was formed with 18 members on 29-8-1999. fess as spies, tortured them gle due to tortures of On 1-9-1999 the member strength increased to 24. It in various ways. Hence, Thangyaung in 1992 are was headed by Kyaw Oo of Dagundaing village 55 ABSDF member reported separately. where God's Children Army had a base. It was com- youths fled Pajao camp Of the 48 ABSDF mem- prised with San Naing (alias) Ye Thiha, Min Lwin, on 21-5-1992 by breaking bers who surrendered, 5 Kyaw Oo (alias) Johnny, Hla Aung, Aung Kyaw San, away from the detention persons died. The authori- Ko Latt, Kyaw Naing, Tint Lwin Oo, Thant Zaw Oo, Nawngkhan, Myint Thein (alias) Beda, Min Min Oo, camp. Of them, Aung ties contacted the remain- Ye Thu Naing (Australia), Tin Khet (Japan), Aung Kyaw Myint (Dawbon) ing persons to find out the Soe, Cho Tu, Myo Myint, Than Htay (Canada), Kyaw died on the journey as he atrocities of Thangyaung. Zin, Myat Aung Kyaw, Thiha, Min Naing (America), was tortured at the deten- They recounted how San Win and Maung Htwe. tion camp. On 22-5-1992, Thangyaung cruelly com- — VBSW members were dare-devils and on 24-1-2000 altogether 54 youths ar- mitted murders. Of them, they joined hands with God' Children Amry and rived at Yinzhang across 6 persons experienced raided Rachburi hospital. Their terrorist act was crushed by commandoes of a neighbouring country. Three members of VBSW and 7 members of God's Children Army were crushed. Hence, VBSW members dissatisfied with the neighbouring country for having their members killed. — On 24-12-2004, a bomb blast occurred at Zawgyi restaurant on Bogyoke Street in Yangon. VBSW announced that it blasted the bomb and it would continue to blast bombs in Yangon and Mandalay. On 26-4-2005, a time bomb exploded between C-shed and D-shed of Mandalay Zaygyo Market ground floor Documentary on ABSDF atrocities killing 3 people and leaving 14 others wounded. 12 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 23 February, 2006 (from page 11) Thangyaung. Similarly, to Shan State (North). detention camp realizing SSA (South) brigade-241 Thangyaung and the that they would be killed demanded extortion money SSNA brigade-16 soon. They surrendered near Yinkwe hill in commander arranged to at Tatmadaw camps. Kyaukme Township in refine heroin at Lwekhay Kyaw Myo of early 2000. In so doing, mountain range. A lot of Mayangon village, Bilin three policemen on board opium was collected for Township, Mon State, who the passenger bus were refining. himself had experienced beaten to death as ordered About July 1997, a the tortures of Thangyaung, by Thangyaung near brigade of SSA (South) recounted that he was Konnyaung village of Ywet Sit group they accused of being a spy and Yaksawk Township. The moved to Shan State he was slashed in the chest villagers of Konnyaung (South) at the advice and with knife by Thangyaung. village were ordered to assistance of the former. Kyaw Myo also showed his bury the remains of the In 1998 Thangyaung and scars. The seven ABSDF three policemen. We have group formed the SSA members who surrendered made arrangements for the (South) brigade-241 at are brought here in this hall ambassadors and Man-O village at the for the journalists to journalists to interview Sai border. They lived at the interview how they Htoo and Sai Phone. border for about one themselves suffered and Moreover, Soe Soe month and they joined encountered the cruelties (alias) Soe Lay of ABSDF SSA (South) brigade-198. of Thangyaung. (North) who returned to the Soe Lay disclosed that Likewise, the legal fold in Waingmaw they performed security testimonies of ABSDF Township of Kachin State duty of a heroin refinery members Lazun Gamli, in May 2001 testified that to refine about 300 viss of Thet Naing, Kyaw Khaing while living closely with opium into heroin and in Win and Aung San Oo Thangyaung and acting as so doing Thangyaung

Documentary photos of a bomb attack at Dagon Centre in Sangyoung Township on 7-5-2005. —MNA

and journalists can ABSDF insurgents and Fokker-28 passenger interview Soe Lay in this their accomplices aircraft of Myanma hall. committed terrorist acts Airways during the Myeik- According to the according to the Yangon flight and forced it above-mentioned instigations and support to land in a neighbouring revelations of eye- of internal and external country. witnesses, ABSDF anti-government groups. Information was brigade-241 commander Among their terrorist acts, received that insurgent Thangyaung while taking some prominent incidents saboteur in-charge Robert charge of military were as follows: Zan and ABSDF battalion- operations of ABSDF At 3.30 pm on 10-7- 206 deputy commander Soe (North) committed 1989, a time bomb blasted Moe Oo sent insurgent units atrocities and murders at Yangon City Hall killing to blast bombs at various brutally, got involved in 3 persons and leaving 4 places in Yangon City. On drug trafficking and others wounded. Terrorist 30-1-1990, Kyaw Kyaw exposed the atrocities and a Shan interpreter, he earned about K 2.5 collected extortion money. Ko Ko Naing was arrested (alias) Kyaw Kyaw Htay of murders of Thangyaung. witnessed the atrocities of million. He took hold of it While Thangyaung in Kawkareik Township. ABSDF battalion-206 Their testimonies are Thangyaung. In 1995, for mimself. and ABSDF (North) On 6-10-1989, Ye together with Hla Than and displayed here separately. instructor Thein Oo Gyi He also said that in group were committing Thiha (alias) San Naing and Zaw Win Htut were Aung San Oo's (Mohnyin) fled from Pajao 1999 Thangyaung inhuman atrocities and Ye Yint (alias) Than Lwin exposed and arrested testimonies revealed that camp. He was seized and kidnapped Hwehua murders, the other (alias) Than Soe hijacked (See page 13) Thangyaung and group he and two others were village chairman (Pa-O sticked dynamite on Cho accused of being spies and national) of Panglong Gyi (Mandalay)'s hand killed as ordered by Township for a ransom of was blasted and then he Thangyaung.When KIO K 2 million. With a base was decapitated; Ma returned to the legal fold, in Wankon village, Khin Cho Oo was the ABSDF (North) of Thangyaung collected stripped off clothes before Thangyaung and extortion money at the she was killed. remnant members were rate of K 50,000 for a light Moreover, SSA not allowed in the area vehicle, K 100,000 for a (South) brigade-241 and therefore they hid truck, one tical of gold company commander Sai their weapons and lived from a gold jewellery Htoo and battalion CO Sai at border in low profile in shop, K 10,000 for a rice Phone who were arrested scattered places. Six mill or an edible oil mill in Namkham Township as months later and K 1 million for a well as other ABSDF Thangyaung and some 80 festivity for more than one members who surrendered members regrouped year. Thangyaung also recounted their themselves via contacts of collected extortion money experiences of witnessing a SSNA brigade amounting to over K 10 the murders committed by commander. They moved million. Ambassadors THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 23 February, 2006 13

Kitchen of a restaurant being seen after the bomb blast.— MNA Kitchen of a tea-shop being damaged because of the bomb blast. — MNA terrorist groups jointly launched the most cruel atrocities. representative Aye Maung met and had discussions at (from page 12) The Buddha Tooth Relic which was conveyed from the Room 513 of Jansuntara hotel in Ranong. At that together with 16 hand grenades in Yangon. People’s Republic of China was being kept at Maha meeting, decision was made to create unrest in Yangon; In March 1990, eight terrorists from a terrorist group Pasana Cave of Kaba Aye hillock in Yangon for public to make sure that NLD was not involved in the insti- named “Hawk” were exposed and arrested. They were homage. Taking advantage of public peace in a reli- gation; to assassinate State leaders; to blast bombs at sent into the country by ABSDF and other insurgent gious activity, unscrupulous persons planted time foreign embassies in Yangon; to explode power lines groups to blast bombs and assassinate State leaders. bomb. As a result, 5 security members and pilgrims and telephone lines for cutting off communication. ABSDF battalion-207 commander Ye Lin Aung and were killed and 17 wounded. Though security meas- Myo Aung Thant was given training on handling explosive training instructors of an insurgent group Philip ures had been taken properly, it was assumed that explosives by Than Lwin and ABSDF Aye Maung. They provided training to the Hawk group for about one month such inhuman act would not be committed at such a also provided him explosives. Arrangements were made and sent them into the country. These facts were dis- religious occasion. Flowers and lights were allowed to to hide explosives at the bottom of an electric rice cooker closed in the newspapers of 8-5-1990 issue. offer. However, ABSDF terrorists committed atroci- and to take it to Yangon via Kawthoung. However, our In May 1990, Myint Soe (alias) Kawshel and two ties and the people had to suffer much. security unit members exposed it in time. These facts others were sent to Yangon to obstruct elections by ABSDF headquarters secretary Kyaw Kyaw and ABSDF battalion-207 political affairs in-charge Saw Wai Lin Zin of Manerpalaw camp, were exposed and arrested in Yangon together with the vehicle loaded with explosives. That event was carried in the newspapers of 22-5- 1990 issue. On 10-11-1990, the TG-305 aircraft of Bangkok- Yangon flight was hijacked by Soe Myint (alias) Ye Marn and Htin Kyaw (alias) Ye Htin Kyaw and they forced the aircraft to land in Kolkatta of India. Another group participating in the terrorist Chit Thein Tun (a) Bo Chit. — MNA Maung Maung Oo (a) Myo Tun. — MNA acts of ABSDF and other insurgent groups is NLD Another terrorist group joining hands with ABSDF, were clarified at the press conference held on 27-6-1997. (LA). For example, NLD (LA) together with ABSDF NLD (LA), etc and committing terrorist acts was VBSW Maung Maung (alias ) Pyithit Nyunt Wai used and All Burma Student Union members gave training (Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors). It is known by all Thein Win of NDD (Network for Democracy and on blasting bombs within the country to 11 saboteurs that it hijacked aircraft, raided Myanmar embassy in Development) and Myint Thein of NLD (LA) as buff- including Ko Oo (alias) Myo Oo. They were arrested Bangkok and Rachaburi district hospital and blasting ers and mobilized above-ground hardcores among in May and June 2000 together with walkie-talkie and bombs within the country. service personnel and various strata by providing hand grenades. They were controlled by NLD (LA) Similarly, general secretary of NCUB (Na- funds in order to create unrest in the country. Their chairman Tin Aung, military operations in-charge tional Council of the Union of Burma) and FTUB hardcores were exposed by security unit members in July Tun Aung Kyaw and Sai Myint Thu of ABSDF. That (Federation of Trade Unions — Burma) Maung Maung 2005. event was mentioned in the newspapers of 13-7-2000 (alias) Pyithit Nyunt Wai, together with expatriate Thein Win of NDD in Maesot is a native of Bago issue. Sein Win of NCGUB, controls NDD, ABSDF, NLD and he was an NLD youth leader in Bago after the 1988 On 25-12-1996, ABSDF, NLD (LA) and other (LA) and VBSW terrorist groups and playing a lead- disturbances. In the year 1990, he was sentenced to four ing role in launching terrorist acts throughout the years’ imprisonment for instigating unrest in Bago. In Revelations of ABSDF members Lazun Gamli, country. Clarifications with sound evidences in this 1995 after serving the jail term, he fled to a neighbouring Thet Naing, Kyaw Khaing Win and Aung San Oo regard have been made at previous press conferences. country and joined ABSDF. who surrendered Maung Maung keeps expatriate Sein Win of In the year 1998, Thein Win being a member of — Lazun Gamli of ABSDF battalion-701 who surren- NCGUB as his master with a view to raising funds in the ABSDF joined the PP-21 (People’s Power 21st Cen- dered on 1-10-1991testified that Thangyaung tied name of labour affairs. At the same time, he used the tury) group formed under the leadership of NCGUB Zaw Ko with rope and covered his face with cloth at funds lavishly in launching terrorist acts and blasting expatriate Sein Win, ABSDF and DPNS Moe Thee the assembly ground of Laisin camp in August 1990. bombs within the country. In reminiscence, it can be Zun and Mehm Nyein Maung of another insurgent And Thangyaung ordered to beat Zaw Ko to death. found that expatriate Sein Win of NCGUB and Pyithit group. Thein Win took charge of sabotage. That group obtained foreign monetary assistance aid via — Thet Naing of ABSDF battaion-701 who surrendered Nyunt Wai of FTUB visited an east Asian nation in PD Burma (Political Defiance of Burma) based in a on 5-8-1993 testified that when 55 detainees run March 1997 and had discussions with ABSDF chairman Naing Aung, Win Khet of NLD (LA) and Dr Thaung Tun western nation. away from Pajao camp in 1992, Thangyaung gave of NCGUB and other expatriates on matters relating to Saboteur Thein Win assigned duties and sent a death sentences to sentry duty performers Hla Moe imposing economic sanctions against Myanmar and plot- group led by Soe Thiha (alias) Thura Kyaw Zin to blast and Aung Naing. ting terrorist acts in the country. Under their scheme, bomb near Maha Bandoola Park in front of Yangon City — Kyaw Khaing Win of ABSDF (North) who surren- terrorist Thein Ngwe and Thomas (alias) Gon Aung Hall on the Independence Day on 4-1-2000. That group dered on 21-1-1999 testified that on 18-8-1991 planted a parcel bomb at the house of Secretary-2 Lt-Gen left a bomb near Maha Bandoola Park but security unit Thangyaung and Aung Than accused Soe Myint Tin Oo. Dr Thaung Tun of NCGUB who participated members found and removed it in time. In April last year Aung of a spy and during torture Soe Myint Aung in that plot tried together with Director of Euro- that group infiltrated again into Myanmar. Soe Thiha died. On 20-8-1991, Thangyaung and party tortured Burma Han Yawnghwe to obtain monthly monetary (alias) Thura Kyaw Zin and other two members of PP-21 detainees at Pajo camp and 13 detainees died. In assistance for ABSDF from a western country in 1998. were arrested together with explosives. These incidents February 1992, 19 persons including ABSDF (North) Maung Maung (alias) Pyithit Nyunt Wai has been were carried in daily newspapers of 16-4-2000 issue. chairman Tun Aung Kyaw were shot dead, beheaded organizing Myo Aung Thant and accomplices to launch Likewise, the three bombs blasted in succes- and beaten to death. 55 detainees fled in June 1992. anti-government and destructive activities since 1995. sion in three crowded places of Yangon in the — Aung San Oo of ABSDF who surrendered on 3-3- Expatriate Sein Win of NCGUB living in a western afternoon of 7-5-2005. At 2.50 pm a bomb blasted at 1997 testified that before his own eyes in February nation sent a satellite phone to Myo Aung Thant of Thai Trade Fair at Yangon Trade Centre in Mingala 1992 at Laisin camp, Thangyaung cruelly murdered Yangon via Maung Maung (alias) Pyithit Nyunt Wai. Taungnyunt Township. Five minutes later at 2.55 19 persons including Tun Aung Kyaw. Of them, Cho Through that satellite phone, Myo Aung Thant and party pm, another bomb went off at Junction-8 shopping Gyi was killed by a blast in his body. Ma Khin Cho sent fabricated news. centre in Mayangon Township. Five minutes later Oo was stripped off before she was killed. On 4-6-1997, Pyithit Nyunt Wai, Myo Aung at 3 pm, another bomb exploded at Dagon Thant, Khin Kyaw, saboteur Than Lwin and ABSDF (See page 14) 14 THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 23 February, 2006 (from page 13) (Burma Peace Foundation). The BPF provided assistance as well as the people in regional countries. They also Centre in Sangyoung Township. The bomb blasts to ABSDF at the border. The BPF also helped some threaten the security of the world. However, no for- killed 23 persons and 150 others were wounded. ABSDF members to base in a big western nation with eign masters and no foreign radio stations denounced These bomb balsts were exposed to be conspiracy of refugee status. David Arnott is a close friend of Michael such evil acts. Instead, they protected and encouraged ABSDF, NDD and UG hardcores within the country Aris, spouse of Daw Suu Kyi. He has relationship with them with unsound arguments and fanned the flames and selected nine VBSW terrorists as masterminded Evalin Aris, mother-in-law of Daw Suu Kyi. In consulta- of destructive acts. by Maung Maung (alias) Pyithit Nyunt Wai and tion with Michael Aris, she chose some of Myanmar I would like to reiterate that throughout the time of the NCGUB expatriate Sein Win with funds obtained youths who are abroad with various reasons for student Tatmadaw Government, all the press conferences have from foreign countries in various ways. As an evi- activist scholarship. Indeed, he is grooming youths by clarified the evidences as they really are. dence, a video record taken several minutes before the recommending them for visa and scholarship with the Every time the government has just held a press bomb blast near an entertainment stage at Thai Trade Fair intention of abetting them for movements and demands conference, internal and external destructive elements shows that ABSDF members Zaw Win Lwin and Ko when needed. and certain broadcasting stations and media with evil Pauk, two other terrorists and NDD member Aung Min Another group formed with the base on ABSDF was means responded the clarification. Here I would like to were present near the entertainment stage. The photos of DBSO (Democratic Burmese Student Organization). The point out a fact that the broadcast of deceitful foreign the terrorists recorded in the video tape are put on display name of that group shows that for what purpose it was broadcasting stations and internal & external destructive in this hall for you journalists to study. formed — not for educational purpose but for political elements were not in consistency with real situation. It Investigations of the three bomb blasts led to the purpose. When renegade Sein Win and party went abroad was broadcast that the lives and security of Thangyaung arrest of NDD Thein Win's hardcore Aung Cho Oo in 1992, David Arnott helped them under the name of and his members were deeply concerned. That is very (alias) Aung Than (alias) Yunod on his way back into the Burma Peace Foundation to receive aid from foreign clear to everyone who study the facts about the press country on 5-2-2006. He confessed that he attended the nations. Then, he provided the aid to DBSO, NCGUB conference No 1/2006. political defiance training course of NDD Thein Win and etc. Local people and the Tatmadaw collectively seized in a neighbouring country and under Thein Win's Under the Annual Foreign Assistance Appropriation the SSA brigade-241 led by Thangyaung. Eleven in- order he re-entered the country many times and Act, a western power is providing cash assistance for surgents surrendered and 39 insurgents were ar- contacted local UG hardcores. He sent information to armed insurgents in border areas. In 1996, a fund of rested, totalling 50. Four insurgents were killed in the Thein Win by telephone. In January 2004 through the 165,400 US dollars was set up for National Coalition for battle and four recruits fled. So, the number 58 was contact of Thein Win, a foreigner from a western Democracy organizations. Of it, 55,000 US dollars went correct. At that time, the fifty insurgents who surren- nation provided a training on Free Ranger Army in to NCGUB, and 110,400 US dollars to NCUB. dered or were arrested could hardly walk due to the jungle at border area for about two months. On In addition, an NGO was provided with 450,000 US shortage of food and were not in a position at all to 15-1-2006 Maung Maung (alias) Pyithit Nyunt Wai dollars, and some of it goes to Dr Cynthia clinic of KNU, fight the Tatmadaw. If the Tatmadaw regarded the arrived at Thein Win's house in Maesot and gave and KNU hospitals in Maesot through Burma Border fifty members as its enemies or it practised the policy about 150,000 bahts. Maung Maung provides Thein Consortium (BBC). And the World Concern Develop- of Thangyaung and ABSDF Than Khe and party that Win with about 150,000 bahts monthly for creating ment is provided with 450,000 US dollars, and the asso- they detonated bombs at busy places, it was sure all unrest and instability in the country. Mehm Nyein ciation shares part of the cash assistance with family the fifty insurgents might have been annihilated. Maung who is also controlling PP-21 often visits members of terrorist insurgents in so-called refugee camp. Although deceitful foreign broadcasting stations Thein Win. and ABSDF are ignoring the genuine goodwill and Under the order of Thein Win, Aung Cho Oo studied The Tatmadaw has discharged sincere deeds of the Tatmadaw, all the people who can the security conditions of centres, plazas and cinema State security and defence duties distinguish the good and the bad have realized the houses in Yangon and reported to Thein Win through benevolent attitude of the Tatmadaw. I learnt that telephone No 201774 that security of Yankin Centre, throughout the history. It has never Thangyaung broke down in tears when they were Dagon Centre, Trade Centre and Mingalar cinema hall discriminated against any national seized. Maybe, he did so because he came to realize the were not tightened. After that, the bomb blasts occurred goodwill of the Tatmadaw. At the press conference No in early May 2005. Thus, the bomb balsts were caused by races. And at all times, it has offered 1/2006, those arrested explained that they were treated NDD Thein Win and PP-21 group. NDD Thein Win's a warm welcome to all the armed well by the Tatmadaw after they had been caught. hardcore terrorist Aung Cho Oo is brought here in this The Tatmadaw has discharged State security and hall for you journalists to interview. group members who returned to the defence duties throughout the history. It has never dis- Now I will continue to clarify points on ABSDF legal fold. It has been a long time the criminated against any national races. And at all times, it terrorists and their contacts with some political party has offered a warm welcome to all the armed group members within the country. Daw Suu Kyi’s house Tatmadaw’s a warm welcome has members who returned to the legal fold. It has been a long compound was searched in accordance with law on 20- awaited the remaining armed group time the Tatmadaw’s a warm welcome has awaited the 7-1989 and many documents sent from armed insurgent remaining armed group members. So, I would like to say groups and unlawful associations were seized. Some 40 members. So, I would like to say there there is no need to worry about the fate of Sao Khun Kyaw persons living illegally in the compound were also is no need to worry about the fate of and his members. We have announced that no one is detained temporarily. above the law. If one has violated the law, due punish- Of the letters sent from unlawful associations com- Sao Khun Kyaw and his members. ment will be given to the violater in accordance with the prised the letter dated 13-3-1989 sent from DSF (Demo- law. cratic Student Front), the letter mentioning movement at The press conference held on 27-6-1997 made clarifi- By the way, I would like to explain the acts of SSNA the border sent by Win Naing Oo of PSFD (Progressive cation to the fact that certain western powers were Sai Yee who joined SSA (South) Ywet Sit. KND led by Student Force for Democracy); the letter on re-entering abetting the organizations with cash and kind under U Mahtu Naw and KIO group realized the goodwill and into Myanmar by 4 members of DSF on 20-2-1989; the the pretext of democracy and human rights. constructive efforts of the Tatmadaw and returned to the letters mentioning the current political situations as well I will now clarify matters on the recent terrorist act. A legal fold. So did Battalion 401 of ABSDF (North). The as stance of DSF and PSFD. Among the arrested 40 bomb blast occurred at foodstall No (1) in Nantphalon KIO paved the way for ABSDF (North) to return to the persons was Soe Myat Thu, 22, joint in-charge of Market, Tamu Township, Sagaing Division, at 8.15 am legal fold, but ABSDF (North) led by Thangyaung failed supply committee of ABSDF. His confessions re- on 8-1-2006, and owner U Maung Maung Tun was killed. to give up the terrorist armed insurgency. vealed that he re-entered Yangon in November 1988 At 10.45 am the same morning, another bomb exploded According to the testimony of those who were and had discussions with Daw Suu Kyi and Ba-ka-tha at Shwe Kaung Hlyan teashop at Nantphalon Market and arrested with Thangyaung and those who surren- leaders on matters relating to armed insurrection. Maung Soe was killed on the spot. Regarding the blasts, dered, it is learnt that Thangyaung persuaded the On 13-2-1989, he was selected as the joint in-charge authorities arrested Maung Maung Oo of ABSDF (West) former insurgent groups which have returned to the of supply committee under the ABSDF central commit- and vice military in charge Chit Thein Tun at a border legal fold to join him in the armed struggle line. But tee at the meeting held at Oo Thuta camp. On 7-5-1989 near Tamu on 15-1-2006. According to their confessions, his attempt was in vain. But, SSNA Sai Yee and he re-entered Yangon and lived in the compound of David, Hsun Man and Aung Aung were sent to Maung members who returned to the legal fold just for show Daw Suu Kyi’s house. He met with Daw Suu Kyi in Maung Oo by ABSDF (West) military commander Hla contacted Thangyaung group with Ywet Sit. So, there May and again in mid June to ask advice from her Htay (a) Ye Htut. Maung Maung Oo installed gunpowder emerged SSA (South) Brigade-241. It is to be dis- what ABSDF should do. Then, he continued to live in and detonators brought in by David and party in a radio- closed that we have learnt such events from the testi- the compound of Daw Suu Kyi’s house and he was cassette player and a radio. David and accomplices pre- mony of those who surrendered and those who were arrested while making attempts to have contacts with tended to forget to take along the cassette and radio and arrested together with Thangyaung. foreign embassies. That incident was exposed in de- left them in Nantphalon Market so as to blast the bombs. By reviewing the above-mentioned points, it can tail at the special press conference held on 5-8-1989. That destructive act was designed to harm the border vividly be seen that ABSDF, NLD (LA) and other It can vividly be seen that anti-government groups trade between the two countries as well as stability & insurgent groups are joining hands with other insurgent within and without the country gave encouragement and peace. They are committing destructive acts both in groups in committing atrocities and inhuman cruelties support for the emergence of ABSDF terrorist group and border and rural areas as well as in urban areas to upon the national people. They are purely terrorists. it unscrupulously commits atrocities and terrorist acts make Myanmar society a misery. They exploded Those groups joining hands with them such as NCUB, upon the nation and the people. In December 1990, bombs even in religious rituals. So, the acts of NCGUB, FTUB, DAB, NDF, NDD, VBSW, etc as well as related expatriate Sein Win and accomplices arrived Manerpalaw NCUB, FTUB, ABSDF, NLD (LA), NDD, VBSW, etc NLD members, DPNS members, former student union camp and formed NCGUB (National Coalition Govern- are against the law and human rights and are harm- members and foreign NGOs , foreign masters and neo- ment of the Union of Burma) joining hands with KNU. In ing the essence of democracy. Their acts are indeed colonialists providing encouragement and instigations to 1989 before Sein Win had not become expatriate, an terrorist acts that the entire world is denouncing them are also terrorists fanning the flames of terrorist American Mr David Arnott formed an NGO named BPF strongly. Their acts harmed Myanmar and its people acts.—MNA THE NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR Thursday, 23 February, 2006 15

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to the queries raised by ABSDF members taken at of the Philippines to Ohn Maung (Myinmu journalists. Yangon Trade Centre Myanmar HE Mme Maung Naing Moe), jour- After the press con- shortly before a bomb at- Phoebe A Gomez and nalists and invited per- ference, diplomats and tack at the centre. ambassadors, diplomats, sons. journalist viewed the Also present at the resident representatives of Moreover, U Aik documentary photos on press conference were UN agencies, departmen- Mone, U Kan Na, U Kun terrorists acts of ABSDF, Maj-Gen Khin Aung tal officials in Shan State Say, U Gon Hkay, U Sai NLD-LA, photos of a Myint of the Ministry of (North), Director (News) Ku, U Kun Sit Nyo and U deadly triple bombings Defence, Deputy Minis- of the News and Periodi- Lauk Lyan who uncondi- attack in Yangon last year, ter for Foreign Affairs U cals Enterprise U Win Tin, tionally exchanged arms photos of Vigorous Bur- Kyaw Thu, Deputy Com- President of Myanmar for peace, officials of Spe- mese Students Warriors mander of the North-East Foreign Correspondents cial Regions 1, 2, 3 and 5 who raided Myanmar Em- Command Brig-Gen Hla Club U Sao Kai Hpa and who exchanged arms for bassy in Bangkok in 1999, Myint, senior military of- members, Executive of peace, and members of map reference of Brigade ficers, Dean of the Diplo- Myanmar Writers and regional militia groups 241 of SSA (South) led by matic Corps Ambassador Journalists Association U were also present. —MNA

Minister Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan makes clarifications at the press conference No 2/2006. — MNA

YANGON, 22 Feb — by ABSDF. Brigade Commander The press conference No (The clarification Thangyaung (a) Sao Khun 2/2006 of the Information of Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan Kyaw to the region of the Committee of the State is reported separately.) North-East Command, Peace and Development At the press confer- troops of Brigade 241 of Council was held yester- ence, Brig-Gen Kyaw SSA (South) who surren- day in Lashio in Shan State Hsan, members of ABSDF dered to Tatmadaw and (North). and troops of Brigade-241 seized ammunition, 11 ter- Minister for Infor- of SSA (South) who expe- rorists of ABSDF arrested mation Brig-Gen Kyaw rienced the atrocities of in Yangon, photos of two Hsan clarified atrocities of Thangyaung and returned Minister Brig-Gen Thangyaung (a) Myint to the legal fold and Aung Kyaw Hsan has a Soe (a) Sao Khun Kyaw Cho Oo, an expatriate cordial conversation of SSA (South) turned All Thein Win of NDD who with foreign diplomats Burma Students’ Demo- was arrested for a deadly at the press conference cratic Front (ABSDF) and triple-bombing attack in No 2/2006. — MNA terrorists acts committed Yangon last year, replied