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Gaddafi: Take me to the Chinese hospital

2011-10-26T21:37:00.000-07:00

This cartoon is circulating among Chinese bloggers in recent weeks to joke the China regime's continuous stance on Libyan issues backing the dictator Gaddafi and always blaming Western countries for interfering internal affair of Libya. I guess many Chinese citizens are sick of Beijing's image always take side of dictators around the world. 301 Hospital is the PLA's top-equipped military hospital. PLA members enjoy special treatment although Mao's policy state all citizens enjoy the same treatment under the communist ideology.

IELTS laikabuk free mai lu ai

2011-10-26T05:36:00.000-07:00

Dear all,

Gumhpraw nlu nna IELTS sanpoi a matu shaman mayu tim laika buk nlu taw ai ni a matu, free books + CDs mai lu ai shara hpe, garan gachyan dat ai.

Cambridge IELTS laikabuk gaw 2011 du hkra rai yang versions no.1 kawn no.8 du hkra nga ai. They are different based on different test materials which are already done in the past. The latest one in 2011 is Cambridge IELTS 8. One book is 380 HK$ but Good News is you can get all of them free of charges here !!

Lawu na links kaw sa n'na download la ga. In order to open these downloaded files, you will need a Winzip program and a password. If you don't have WinRAR 4.10 beta version, download it from this site www.rarlab.com. The password is www.cnielts.com. You will need this password to open zipped files.

Instruction to download books + CDs files

Step1: jaw da ai link kaw sa u. Sumla shalawm da ya ai kaw na zawn cycle galaw da ai download mai ai shara kaw e click dat u.
Step 2: command box pru wa ai shaloi "ok" command buttom hpe click dat u. Ndai ngut ai hte tinang a computer kaw file lu sai re.

Instruction to download WinRAR 4.00 beta version to open Winzip files

Step 1: go to this site http://www.rarlab.com/
Step 2: click on one of the WinRAR 4.00 beta version links. sumla kaw cycle galaw da ai kaw na langai mi hpe lata la u.

Lama Winzip program n'nga ai majaw file (Extract) n'mai hpaw ai ni na matu WinRAR 4.00 software hpe ndai link kaw mai download la ai. Sumla kaw madun da ai cycle shara kaw na WinRAR langai mi hpe lata la n'na download n'htawm install la u.

How to open zipped files

Step 1: right lick or double click on the downloaded files
step 2: chose "extract files"
Step 3: put this password = www.cnielts.com

Lawu na links kaw download la ga

Laika book no.1
http://www.cnielts.com/download.asp?path=/Cambridge/Cambridge1.rar&name=%BD%A3%C7%C5%D1%C5%CB%BC1
Laika book no.2
http://www.cnielts.com/download.asp?path=/Cambridge/Cambridge2.rar&name=%BD%A3%C7%C5%D1%C5%CB%BC2
Laika book no.3
http://www.cnielts.com/download.asp?path=/Cambridge/Cambridge3.rar&name=%BD%A3%C7%C5%D1%C5%CB%BC3
Laika book no.4
http://www.cnielts.com/download.asp?path=/Cambridge/Cambridge4.rar&name=%BD%A3%C7%C5%D1%C5%CB%BC4
Laika book no.5
http://www.cnielts.com/download.asp?path=/Cambridge/Cambridge5.rar&name=%BD%A3%C7%C5%D1%C5%CB%BC5
Laika book no.6
http://www.cnielts.com/download.asp?path=/Cambridge/Cambridge6.rar&name=%BD%A3%C7%C5%D1%C5%CB%BC6
Laika book no.7
http://www.cnielts.com/ielts/105302.html
Laika book no.8
http://www.cnielts.com/ielts/105303.html

With Loves,
dawnghkawnbum

An Interview with Malaysia's the youngest elected politician

2011-10-23T03:08:00.000-07:00

An Interview with Malaysia's the youngest elected politician and a rising star.

Missing my gun-smoking hometown

2011-10-18T06:53:00.001-07:00

There has been fresh fighting between ethnic KIO and Burmese regime in my hometown, Kachin State, northern Burma. Sometimes I want to join the KIO and fight against this oppressive Burmese regime. I belong to Kachin ethnic who are the majority in Kachin State, who is minority in other parts of Burma. Kachins are not allowed to have any political in 2010 Election because the regime knows the Kachin State Progressive Party would definitely win in Kachin State. I grew up in war-torn zone and hardly manage to get pass matriculation due to all kinds of crisises, thanks to my family's strong moral support on education. Over the past half-century, nothing has changed which mean nothing had developed across Burma, especially remote areas like my hometown in northern Burma. Ethnic groups like KIO made ceasefire with this regime hoping that there will be a political dialoge. This hope never happen. The regime made ceasefire with KIO only to buy time to destroy other ethnic rebels. KIO urged the regime to make nationwide ceasefire and host political talk but the regime now only turn back to KIO to refresh civil war. I grew up in war-torn zone but i am very peaceful person, want to solve only in non-violent means and serve my community which is one of the poorest and worst social dilemma in the world. I will go back to my gun-smoking hometown Soon!! I will miss you my friends

Burma Rivers Network response to China Power Investment Corporation comments on Myitsone dam

2011-10-04T06:50:00.000-07:00

October 4, 2011

On October 3, Chinese media interviewed Lu Qizhou, the President of China Power Investment Corporation, about Burma’s Myitsone hydropower project. Below is a response to key points in the interview by the Burma Rivers Network.

Lu Qizhou: I also learnt about this through the media and I was totally astonished. Before this, the Myanmar side never communicated with us in any way about the "suspension"

BRN: The villagers at the dam site, numerous political and community organizations, international human rights organizations have attempted to contact CPI and discuss the concerns about the impacts and process of the project. Even though CPI never responded to all these attempts at dialogue, they cannot claim to be unaware of the feeling about this project by the people of Burma.

It is impossible that CPI could not have been aware that Burma is in the midst of civil war and that the Irrwaddy-Myitsone dams project is in an active conflict zone. The armed ethnic group in this area, the Kachin Independence Organisation, had directly warned the Chinese government that local people were against the project earlier this year and that proceeding with the dams could fuel further fighting.

Without national reconciliation and peace, all investments in Burma face these types of risks.

Lu Qizhou: “Ever since CPI and Myanmar Ministry of Electric Power No. 1 "MOEP (1)" signed the MOU in December 2006, CPI has always followed the principle of mutual respect, mutual benefit and win-win result”

BRN: Up to now all major investment projects in Burma are negotiated by Burma’s military government and the main benefit have gone to the military. Any win-win result has only been for the military and this is resented by the people of Burma. The lack of transparency by the military and foreign investors increases this resentment. The role and share of the Burmese companies should also be disclosed, including the benefits to Asia World Company and whether military holding companies, the Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd. (UMEHL) and the Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC), are involved.

Lu Qizhou: We hired topnotch hydropower design institutes, research institutes, consultancies and authoritative experts in China to carry out planning, design, specific study, consultation and supervision for the upstream-Ayeyawady hydropower project.

BRN: The impact assessment jointly carried out by the Chinese Changjiang Institute and the Burmese BANCA stated very clearly that the Myitsone dam should be scrapped and that the majority of the local people were against this project. Why did CPI hire “topnotch” institutes and then not follow their advice? The original EIA was completed in October 2009 which was only leaked earlier this year. CPI has just released an edited version of the EIA and dated it March 2010 which has deleted the key findings and recommendations.

Although it was recommended, the original assessment did not include a social impact assessment or an assessment of the impacts on the entire river, particularly downstream.

In the current political context, where there is civil war and where communities fear retribution by Burma’s military government, assessors are unable to genuinely access affected communities or collect reliable data.

Lu Qizhou: In February this year, Myanmar's Prime Minister (Thein Sein) urged us to accelerate the construction when he inspected the project site, so the sudden proposal of suspension now is very bewildering.

BRN: Thein Sein should explain his actions if he indeed wanted to accelerate the project. In addition the Burmese military government must disclose all agreements signed with CPI so that this is a transparent process for everyone to see.

Lu Qizhou: the upstream-Ayeyawady hydropower project is located near the China-Myanmar border, developing hydropower resources here not only can meet Myanmar's power demand for industrialization, but also can provide clean energy for China. It is based on this consideration that we decided to invest in this mutually beneficial and double winning hydropower project.

BRN: We understand that this is a double winning project for China as it can receive 90% of the energy from this dam while Burma has to bear all the social and economic costs.

Lu Qizhou: Myanmar government will gain economic benefits of USD54 billion via taxation, free electricity and share dividends, far more than CPI's return on investment during our operation period.

BRN: Over the past several years Burma’s military government has received billions in revenues from the sale of natural gas to Thailand, yet the country remains impoverished with some of the worst social and economic indicators in the world. The “economic benefits” therefore do not reach the broader public and do not contribute to the genuine development of the country.

Lu Qizhou: As far as I know, in the more than 100-year history of hydropower development, no flood or destructive earthquake has ever been caused by dam construction. We are able to ensure the safety of dam construction.

BRN: Given the increasing frequency and severity of earthquakes, there cannot be a guarantee of safety. No studies about the safety of the dam or about disaster preparation have been disclosed to the public.

The world’s worst dam disaster occurred in Henan Province in central China in 1975. Twenty years after the disaster, details started emerging that as many as 230,000 people may have died.

Lu Qizhou: It has become a common consensus that hydropower is the only renewable energy suitable for large-scale development now.

BRN: Rural communities in Burma and Kachin State are utilizing the appropriate technology of small hydropower to realize their electricity needs on their own. The Kachin capital of Myitkyina is one of the few cities in Burma that currently receives 24-hour electricity due to an existing small hydropower project. Decentralized management and the right of local people to manage and utilize the electricity generated by small hydro needs to be promoted in Burma, not large scale projects that are environmentally destructive and export electricity rather than using it domestically.

Lu Qizhou: The Myanmar government attaches significant importance to resettlement for the upstream-Ayeyawady hydropower project, and has effectively led and organized the planning, design and implementation of resettlement… According to the agreement, we assisted in the resettlement work and proactively fulfilled our social responsibilities and obligations, while fully respecting local religion, ethnic customs and the wish of migrants.

BRN: Villagers fear for their lives if they complain or resist relocation at the hands of armed military personnel and have thus been forced to give up their farmlands, accept inadequate compensation, and be herded into a relocation camp where there is not enough farmlands and water for livelihoods. People now either have no jobs or low-wage temporary jobs and they cannot continue cultural practices linked to their original homelands. Villagers living in the relocation camp are restricted in movement and are constantly under military surveillance.

Over 60 villages, approximately 15,000 people, will eventually be permanently displaced from their homelands due to the Irrawaddy Myitsone project. This dislocation will cause many secondary social problems including conflicts over jobs and land, and an increase in migration and trafficking to neighboring countries. Women will be particularly impacted.

Lu Qizhou: When Myitsone Hydropower Station is completed, it will effectively control and reduce the flood peak, raise the anti-flooding standard in downstream area, and reduce life and property losses caused by downstream flood on people living on both banks.

BRN: Water releases from hydroelectric dams are entirely dependent on the electricity generating needs of the electricity buyer. In this case, all seven dams of the Irrawaddy Myitsone project will serve China’s electricity needs, not the downstream agricultural, transportation or health needs of Burma. Chinese engineers running the dams will decide how much water to release downstream according to orders from Beijing, not Naypidaw. As seen with the Mekong, this can cause unexpected and devastating water surges and shortages.

Contact: Ah Nan - +66-848854154, Sai Sai - +66-884154386
Email – burmariversnetwork@gmail.com
Website – www.burmariversnetwork.org

Ramsey Nasr speaks with Aung San Suu Kyi

2011-05-24T10:41:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6LQf0vd9mE

The sacred and the secular

2011-05-10T22:27:00.000-07:00

A secular democratic state is needed to provide governance in the Muslim world.
Asef Bayat Last Modified: 09 May 2011 12:14

A secular democratic state secures the rights of non-religious people and religious minorities [EPA]

The presence of religion in public space challenges our ideas about the roles of faith in our lives and politics. Over the past few centuries, proponents of secularisation have claimed that, as societies modernise, the role of religion in public and private life diminishes. For them, modern rationality, science, and the ideal of representative governments as sovereign, replace religion as a source of authority, regulation and security.

But a new claim is that religion is necessary for us today - not despite modernity - but precisely because of it. Religion is required in the public space, it is argued, because only faith can amend the deficits and alleviate the pain caused by modern life. Since the 1970s, the secularisation thesis has been forced onto the defensive as a tide of religiosity - often "fundamentalist" in nature - gained renewed influence in the major traditions, including Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. Religion has thus returned to overtly public and political matters.

But how closely can sacred teachings inform politics and governance? The prism of the mostly Muslim Middle East shows how the public role of religion has varied over time. In the late 19th century, several religious movements emerged in the Middle East in response to Islam's encounter with modernity and the European colonial conquest. Traditionalists, such as Wahhabis, sought to preserve their culturally specific Islamic heritage. The modernist trend, spearheaded by cosmopolitan leaders, such as Jamal eddin Afghani and Mohammad Abdou, advocated an evolving Islam that would coexist and flourish within this emerging modernity. And, some people demanded separating Islam from the state entirely.

Middle East Muslim public life has, for more than a century, been the site of rivalry between a minority wanting to entirely secularise their societies, and Islamic traditionalists or fundamentalists, who oppose many modern ideas and civil institutions. Meanwhile, the majority of ordinary people have tried in their daily lives to marry their modern aspirations for basic rights and better material lives with their religious traditions.

The 1970s brought revived and aggressive religious engagement in society and politics. Iran's Islamic Revolution of 1979 bolstered a new global era of religious politics in the Middle East and beyond, by offering a tangible model of Islamic rule. That same year, Islamic militants seized the Grand Mosque of Mecca in a failed effort to dislodge the Saudi rulers.

The shocking assault spurred radicalisation and accelerated the rivalry between Wahhabi and Salafi trends. By the mid-1990s, the public space in the Middle East was dominated by Islamic movements, institutions and sensibilities - in mosques, the media, NGOs, the education apparatus, the judiciary - and in the streets. More concretely, religious groups in the Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Iran ruled through Islamic states.

But the realisation of an Islamic state carries within it contradictory seeds of its own decline. History has shown that religious states of any faith inevitably lead to the secularisation of theology. For leaders, religious or not, they must respond to day-to-day demands of governance. Sacred injunctions are bent, revised, or cast aside to accommodate the requisites of governance or merely to justify power.

As in Iran, authorities will ignore laws, including the constitution, or ban people's religious obligations, if this is deemed necessary to secure the "religious" state. Religion thus descends from the height of devotion and spirituality to be a pliable instrument to serve secular objectives.

Cynical secularisation of the sacred by the "Islamic" states is alienating many Muslim citizens. Secular, faithful, and even many members of the ulema [Muslim spiritual leaders] have pleaded for the separation of religion from the state, in order to restore both the sanctity of religion and the rationality of the state. Most of them are seeking a post-Islamist trajectory where faith is merged with freedom, and Islam with democracy, in which a civil democratic state can work within a pious society. Examples in the Muslim world, from Indonesia's Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), to Morocco's Justice and Development Party, as well as the current "Arab Spring", are pointing toward post-Islamist polities.

For Muslim societies, not modernising is no longer an option. Only a secular democratic state respecting basic human rights for all can provide good and modern governance for the faithful and the secular alike. Under a secular democratic state, religion can flourish while non-religious people and religious minorities remain secure.

Asef Bayat is a professor of sociology and Middle East studies at the University of Illinois. His latest book, Life as Politics: How Ordinary People Change the Middle East (2010), is published by Stanford University Press.

The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial policy
http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/04/201142511311268256.html

Tortured by Tradition

2011-04-23T22:37:00.000-07:00

Tortured by tradition
Give our young more than we've received

* Published: 24/04/2011 at 12:00 AM
*Bangkok Post

She's 12 years old. She has three older brothers. They are now 27, 18 and 15 years old. It started with the middle brother. He was the first to rape her. The oldest brother eventually found out. He didn't put a stop to it. He too raped her. One day, by chance, the youngest brother saw her being raped. So he too raped her.

It went on for three years, which means she was first raped when she was nine years old. Two weeks ago, she went to see a doctor because of a viral infection. The doctor found out the truth. The authorities were informed. The brothers were arrested. The story became news.

Last week, officials went to visit the girl at her home. She was not there. Her ''guardians'' had kicked her out of the house. This was because she told on her brothers; because she has brought shame to the family.

This latter story was published only in Thai Rath newspaper, confined to a few precious inches. The reporter happened to stumble upon the story while following Social Development and Human Security Minister Issara Somchai when he tried visiting the girl.

The reporter used the term ''guardians'', not ''parents''.

The report also said that the girl's teacher has since put her in a children's home, where she would be safer, especially since her 15-year-old brother has been released on bail.

This story surfaced when the entire Kingdom's attention was focused on three girls who danced topless in Silom during Songkran celebrations. Authorities expressed outrage, commenters plastered their consternation all over web boards and venom spewed forth from officials and well known figures.

All of this was for the three topless girls. As for the unfortunate 12-year-old, her tragedy was no longer worthy of the front page; her tears weren't worthy of the talk shows.

Sure, we cried foul when we first heard of the rapes. But perhaps the more despicable crime that few are talking about is the crime of her ''guardians''. Further within the realm of despicability is the fact that we so conveniently forgot about her, while instead obsessing over three pairs of teenage breasts.

Three years of rape _ how could the ''guardians'' not know? Three years of rape, and they put the blame on a 12-year-old girl. They kicked her out of the house.

Our society likes to throw around the words ''culture'' and ''tradition'' as if they are ping-pong balls at a Patpong go-go bar. ''They've corrupted our culture,'' they scream. ''They've shamed our tradition,'' they scold.

Not so. Songkran was corrupted the day we decided to turn it into a money-making business. It was shamed the day we thought it should become a tourist attraction. Both of which, I don't think are big deals.

Are culture and tradition always so good? This I will tell you: The blame the ''guardians'' put on the 12-year-old girl, raped for three years by her three brothers, also comes down to culture and tradition.

She shouldn't have brought shame to the family. She shouldn't have caused the loss of face. A good Thai daughter must keep skeletons in the closet - see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil. Instead, she must suffer in silence under all the evil. It's called filial duty.

Ask someone who works for a women's rights group. Talk with anyone who works for a children's rights group. They will tell you the horror stories of culture and tradition.

Daughters forced into prostitution, because filial duty dictates that they obey their parents and help the family.

Daughters forced into having sex with stepfathers, because filial duty dictates that they are slaves to the provider of the household. So show your gratitude.

Daughters who become pregnant, whether by rape or consensual sex, but get kicked out of the house because they have brought shame to the family.

Study history and you will find out that if you fancy a girl, all you have to do is kidnap and rape her, and her family would be obliged to offer you their daughter's hand in marriage. This is to save face and family honour.

And don't for one second think that such beliefs and practices don't persist, or that they're not accepted by many in our society today. After all, this is a matter of culture and tradition.

In 2010, the Pavena Hongsakula Foundation reported 7,855 cases of abuse, the highest number in 11 years. That is some 22 instances of abuse per day, almost one an hour. Here is a rundown of some of the reported cases.

Of rape and molestation, there were 635 cases, the highest number in 11 years. The youngest victim was three years old and the oldest was 60. Most of the perpetrators were relatives, stepfathers being the main culprits.

Of torture and imprisonment, there were 558 cases, the highest number in 11 years. The youngest victim was three days old and the oldest was 68 years old.

Of forced prostitution, there were 172 cases, the highest number in 11 years. The youngest victim was eight years old and the oldest was 40.

Bear in mind that these are only the cases that have been reported to the Pavena Hongsakula Foundation. There are many other foundations with their own documented horror stories.

To this day, society's focus is still on the topless dancing girls.

News reports on Friday said the Metropolitan Police Bureau has ordered a clampdown on girls dancing topless in public and the distribution of video clips showing such acts. Has anyone ordered a ''clampdown'' on the ''guardians'' of the 12-year-old girl?

The cabinet has been given 457 billion baht for 75 new planes for Thai Airways. How much has been given to save our children?

The cabinet has given the army 882 million baht for 13,331 guns and 4.3 billion baht for around 100 Ukrainian armoured personnel carriers. How much has been given to save our children?

Mr Issara went to see the 12-year-old girl last week to give her 2,000 baht ''to start with''. Hopefully there will be more.

The horror stories involving children are not just limited to those who have been raped, molested, kidnapped and tortured. There are also those we see every day when we walk on the pavements or drive down the streets.

The little four year old begging on the pavement at Siam Square, while privileged children - with their BlackBerries and iPhones, in high heels and pointed shoes, covered head-to-toe in skin-whitening cream - walk by without so much as a glance.

The little eight year old selling garlands at the Asoke intersection as luxury cars zoom by - driven by people who just ignore her existence, or simply shoo her away if they are stopped at the light. Heaven forbid that dirty little prai taint their shiny paint job.

We are a society that is well-practised at pointing the finger and condemning when the supposed ''crime'' is no more than just being different, no more than simply having a different set of personal values. It's a culture of ignorance and intolerance.

Add to that our apathy, our refusal to acknowledge the real evils in society, for fear of losing face, of tainting our image, and we have a tradition that is hell-bent on denying that most basic trait of any society: evolution.

I couldn't find out how much of the country's resources are being devoted to helping our unfortunate children, but why leave it to the government to help? Each and every one of us can do our part. There are agencies that help children who are victims of abuse, providing them with shelter, care and education. We all can find out how we can lend a hand at the Public Welfare Department (02-246-8652, 02-247-9485) or at the Children's Foundation (02-539-4041, 02-538-6227).

Give our children better than we've received.

Make humanity a part of our culture and tradition.

Contact Voranai Vanijaka via email at voranaiv@bangkokpost.co.th

'Australia Awards - Development Awards'

2011-04-20T19:52:00.000-07:00

Colleagues and friends,

Following a successful pilot in 2010, it is our pleasure to draw your
attention to the 2011 'Australia Awards - Development Awards' (Australian
Government scholarship opportunities) that are currently open to Myanmar
applicants. Please see http://www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar/pdf/burma.pdf for
the details and further questions can be directed to
scholarships.rangoon@dfat.gov.au.

Please feel free to pass this information within your organisation, and to
any exceptional external counterparts who may be interested.

Best regards,

Jillian Ray and Shaanti Sekhon

Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
Australian Embassy
88 Strand Road Yangon, Myanmar
Phone:+95 (0) 1 251810 ext 203 I Fax: +95 (0) 1 246159 I Mobile: +95 (0) 9
5414858
Email: jillian.ray@dfat.gov.au
Web: www.ausaid.gov.au

Thai education needs overhaul

2011-04-14T00:58:00.000-07:00

14/04/2011 at 12:00 AM
Bangkok Post EDITORIAL

Thai students have over these past several years brought fame to the country and their educational institutions, by their outstanding performance in international competitions. Some of these extraordinary achievements included: Thai vocational students won the Harbin International Collegiate Snow Sculpture Contest championship in January this year and the year before; the King Mongkut's University of Technology (North Bangkok) won the championship prize of the World Robocup Rescue (rescue robot) contest held annually, for three years in a row since 2009; Thai students bagged altogether 27 medals, including 10 golds, in the International Mathematics and Science Olympiad for Primary Schools 2010 held in Bali, Indonesia; and a year earlier, 36 primary and junior high Thai students swept altogether 55 medals at the Asia Inter-Cities Mathematics Olympiad held in the Philippines. The list goes on.

These remarkable achievements in international contests may give an impression that the Thai educational system is quite excellent and the quality of education here is top grade. But that is just an illusion.

A closer look at all the Thai competitors reveals that most of them came from a few prestigious schools in Bangkok, namely the Sathit demonstration schools and they represent the cream of Thai students. Which must be the case for the other competitors from other countries - that is, only the top students are chosen to represent their countries.

What is rather disappointing and worrisome is that there is so much discrepancy between these minority top students and the majority who are at the bottom, with not so many rated in the middle. The recent results of the ordinary national educational tests for senior high school students, or O-net (Ordinary National Education Test), is an eye-opener regarding the Thai educational system and its quality of education, even though it is not used as the official barometer.

To several critics, including a well-known columnist at Thai Rath daily, the O-net result has been a real shock. About 350,000 senior high students across the country sat the tests in 8 basic subjects, including mathematics, science, Thai and English languages, arts and social science. Out of a score of 100 for each subject, the students scored an average of less than 50 in all the 8 subjects. For instance, the average score was 14.99 for math; 19.22 for English; 42.61 for Thai language and 30.90 for science.

One educator blamed the poor performance on the test papers; he said the papers were prepared by teachers from Sathit demonstration school and most of the questions were too difficult for the students to even understand. Others said many students did not care about the tests, which had no impact on their admission to universities.

Even if the tests were difficult, the below-par performance remains unacceptable. Something is terribly wrong somewhere - be it the educational system, the quality of teachers, or the students themselves, or all of them combined. Which needs to be fixed urgently and earnestly.

One thing that is undeniable and which poses a real problem for the quality of Thai education, is the quality of teachers at most state schools and institutions of higher learning. It was once suggested that the teachers themselves be made to sit the O-net tests to find out if they are even qualified to teach.The O-net results should serve as a wake-up call for the Education Ministry, which must realise the urgent need to overhaul the Thai educational system.

Email, Letter, Attached files hte seng n'na Garan gachyan ai Lam

2011-04-08T23:51:00.001-07:00

Dear manang ni,

Ya hte makau mi scholarship agencies de sa ai email/ letter formate ni hpe yu yang "very un-organized" byin ai majaw, Email letter, Sending files by email, and Naming attached files hte seng n'na, garan gachyan mayu ai majaw, email kadun mi ka dat ai. An hte shada ka ai shaloi na matu tsun ai n'rai. foreign agencies/officials hte scholarship agencies de ka ai shaloi na matu, shadum mayu na re.

Formal Letter/Email Format

foreign agencies/officials hte scholarship agencies de email ka ai shaloi, please don't forget to write your email in "Formal Letter Format." formal letter gara hku ka ra ai gaw nang hte chye ngut chyalu re. classroom n're majaw laga mi detail n'tsun sai. please also be formal. Masha n'mu lu ai communicate galaw ai shaloi the format of your email gaw impression lu la na matu grai ahkyek ai re. Both format and context are important.

Email and Attached file

Email hte attached files sa ai shaloi files 10 or 20 jan sha n'rai yang gaw...One email kaw e relevant files yawng shalawm ai gaw kaja dik re. files ni hpe mung orderly galaw na ahkyek ai. Dai galaw na matu, files size nau kaba taw ai rai yang, kaji kau n'na, sa mai ai.

Size of Attached files

Email services including Gmail ni gaw law malawng one email hta file size in total below 10 MB sha mai sa ai. Dai hta jan jang, "failed dilivery" byin sai. ya hte manang ni universities hte scholarship agencies de files ni sa ai shaloi, attached files size nau kaba na, sa tim n'du hkraw ai hpe mu lu ai.
Solution = Internet seng or computer hkan e "file Resizer" software programs ni nga ai re. dai majaw files ni sa na shaloi one file hpe below 1 MB tawn mu. Kaja dik gaw 100 to 500 KB taw ai gaw kaja dik re. Tinang nchye galaw jang, Internet seng kaw na ni hpe garum hpyi la mai ai.

Naming files
Email kaw attached files shalawm ai shaloi...file name 1,2,3,4 n're sha....relevant or appropriate file name ni shakap na ahkyek ai. "Formal Email Letter" ngu ai professionalism kaw e, ndai file name ni jaw jaw shakap ai mung lawm ai re. Grai galu wa n'rai tim, chye na mai ai hku, shakap ai hpe tsun ai re.

Email gaw face to face masha nmu lu ai hku communicate galaw ai re majaw, Marketing/ Advertisement/ Promotion zawn tinang na email a professionalism gaw ga shaga ai re. especially when we deal with foreigners and officials. Myit dum let akyu jashawn lu na matu le yaw.

I wish you guys have success.

Bill Gates Speech at Harvard

2011-04-06T11:33:00.000-07:00

Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

2011-04-06T10:59:00.000-07:00

Myanmar gems sale nets record $2.8 billion

2011-03-27T00:59:00.000-07:00

Ndai bat Yangon kaw galaw ai lung seng dut poi da, Myen Asuya hte shan hte a rau lu rau sha hpaga la ni kawn, lungseng dut lu gumhpraw American US dollar 2,800,000,000 $ lu la ma ai lam, chye lu ai.

Ndai gaw myen gumhpraw hku n'na sawn dat yang, 2,800,000,000,000 Kyat (Jing hpaw hku, "Wan Wan Lahkawng Sen Matsat") lu la ma ai lam chye lu ai. Ndai gaw laning mi hta 3/4 lang galaw ai Lungseng dut poi hta na, ndai bat galaw ai alang kaw na sha rai nga ai.

Daini Wunpawng buga na, manu dan ai lung seng gaw, Dagam dala tai nga sai. Lamu ga madu Wunpawng Amyu ni gaw Jalungseng kawn lu ai Akyu ara hpe tsep kawp nlu hkap sha nga ai. Grau n'na, ndai Lungseng dut la lu ai Gumhpraw hte lu su ai Myen Asuya gaw, dai gumhpraw ni hte sinat lak nak hpyen la bau n'na, Wunpawng Amyu sha ni hpe zingri nga ma ai.

Myen gaw wunpawng Amyu ni a hpyen jet dik nga sai. Anhte Wunpawng Amyu ni tinang mungdaw tinang up hkang ai ni tai n'na, tinang lamu ga kaw nga ai n'hprang rai ni hpe, tinang Amyu sha ni hpe, garan jaw ya ai Asuya ra nga saga ai.

Ndai ten hta Myen Asuya hte jinghku hku n'na, tinang Amyu masha ni a shingma n'tsa, mangting Amyet tam lawm ai ni, kaw, anhte Wunpawng Amyu sha ni n'lawm na, ahkyek nga ai. Wunpawng mungdan Self-autonomy lu na rawt malan hkrun lam hta, pat dut dang ai ni, n'tai na, anhte ahkyek nga ai.

Hpyen a akyu ara hte tinang Amyu sha akyu ra hpe gin hka n'na, Wunpawng Amyu sha ni a rawt malang hkrun lam hta, pan dung langai, myit hkrum myit ra, lata gindun sa wa nga nga ai.

http://www.burmanet.org/news/2011/03/25/reuters-myanmar-gems-sale-nets-record-2-8-billion-%E2%80%93-official-aung-hla-tun/

Gadhafi's Sons, An ABC Exclusive Interview 2/27/2011

2011-03-20T02:27:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UZ0bloIOk4

Scholarship available for Master Degree in Water Engineering and Management

2011-03-18T23:02:00.001-07:00

I am pleased to inform you that there is one available full-Scholarship from Germany namely DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst) for Master Degree in Water Engineering and Management at Asian Institute of Technology for coming August intake, 2011.

Please kindly see the brief requirements for the applicant of this scholarship;

To apply, applicants:
1) Must be a citizen of Myanmar
2) Should be not more than 28 years of age at the time applying
3) Preferably Background - Civil Engineering (others such as Mechanical/Chemical Engineering are also encourage to apply)
3) Must obtain minimum GPA of 3.00/4.00 (or equivalent (75%)).
4) Should have TOEFL of at least 550 (paper based) or 213 (computer based) or IELTS of at least 6.0 is mandatory.

The official website of Asian Institute Technology can be accessed through ~
www.ait.ac.th

Course catalog and all you need to know about ‘Water Engineering and Management can be accessed from ~

http://www.set.ait.ac.th/wem/

All detail information of DAAD Scholarship can be seen from ~
http://www.ait.ac.th/AIT/admissions/Current_Scholarships

(For those who have difficulties in accessing those links, please see the attached files)

As this is urgent calling, the applicant should submit all the required documents to the school not later than this month, March 2011.

For those who are interested to apply for this scholarship or any information, question you have, you are welcome to access me by mail or phone anytime.

Please kindly forward this mail too, if your friend or somebody from your network group who is interest in this subject.

Thank you very much.

Best Wishes,
Thang Za Khai
Ph: 0880896744
Email: Thang.Za.Khai@ait.ac.th
htzkhai@gmail.com
School of Engineering and Technology,
Asian Institute of Technology,
Bangkok, Thailand,

People Power Succeeds Without Western Backing

2011-01-15T19:53:00.000-08:00

By EMAD MEKAY / IPS WRITER Saturday, January 15, 2011

CAIRO — These are scenes Western powers would have loved to see in Iran—thousands of young people braving live bullets and forcing an autocratic ruler out of the country. But it is in the North African nation Tunisia where an uprising forced the Western-backed autocratic President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali to flee the country.

Western powers remain incredulous. France, the real power broker in the Franco North African nation, was giving Ben Ali tacit support until an hour before he fled Friday.

The French Foreign Ministry said it "backs" the measures announced by Ben Ali by way of overtures to the protestors, but asked for more freedoms. In effect France ignored the movement’s demand for Ben Ali to go, and addressed Ben Ali as the legitimate leader.

The United States was clearly far more busy with the collapse of the government in Lebanon, a country critical to the main US ally in the region, Israel, after the Lebanese opposition withdrew their minister from the coalition government.

Most of the reaction from other Western powers has been that they are "concerned" about the events and that they want their citizens there pulled out, and others warned against travel to Tunisia.

To date, at least 100 people have been killed, hundreds injured and millions of dollars in losses reported.

Ben Ali ruled the country since 1987. Like many other Western-backed Arab rulers, he ruled with an iron fist, leading to massive human rights abuses, widespread corruption and lack of democracy.

When a young street hawker named Mohammed Bouazizi set himself on fire in mid-December to protest unemployment and corruption in the central town Sidi Buzeid, Western capitals didn’t react. Ben Ali, it was assumed, was sure to crush the protests that followed in no time.

Looking his confident self, Ben Ali initially refused almost all of the demands of the protesters in the town and its neighboring cities. But the protests continued unabated across most of Tunisia.

On Thursday night, Ben Ali stood shaken as he talked to his people through TV cameras. Appealing for "understanding" from the people he ruled for more than 23 years and asking for a new page, he promised to end orders to shoot at demonstrators.

It did not stop people. Thousands marched Friday afternoon to the interior ministry, the symbol of decades-long brutality.

"We want bread, and water and no Ben Ali", hand-written signs said, as seen in videos leaked online by activists during the protests.

The aerial views in Tunisia on Friday were reminiscent of Iran of 1979, when thousands marched to topple another Western-supported dictator, the Shah of Iran, and at a much faster pace.

Now Western powers led by the United States have invested millions of dollars in both covert and overt operations to bring the assertive, and occasionally anti-Western regime in Iran to its knees, and bring "regime change".

Western powers would have like people power to succeed in Iran rather than Tunisia. The last strong people movement in Iran was the Green Movement against the disputed presidential elections in 2009. But the movement could not topple the regime.

People in Tunisia had no such support from the West. Internet bloggers had hoped someone would come to their aid.

Blogger Sami Ben Gharbia wrote: "Sidi Bouzid discredited The West. U want regime change in Iran and not in #Tunisa? Well, we will democratize to #tunisia 1st, by ourselves!"

Fortunately for the protesters, the West cannot take credit for the revolution that forced concessions from Ben Ali almost on an hourly basis towards the end, and then threw him out.

Last week, President Ben Ali fired three members of his cabinet. On Wednesday, he called in the army to protect the capital city and important government buildings.

On Thursday, he fired top aides including the interior minister who had ordered the shoot-to-kill policy during the protests; a policy that initially led to the death of at least 60 people.

In his last attempts to hang on to power, Ben Ali ordered a night curfew. But online videos continued to show clashes with the police on Friday and scenes of widespread protests. Mega-stores with French-sounding names were shut down.

Many streets were deserted and shopping areas visibly empty. Only police forces in riot gear and angry demonstrators, most of them young people, were to be seen.

On Friday afternoon, Ben Ali dissolved the cabinet and parliament, and ordered early elections within six months. A couple of hours later, he imposed emergency law in the country. But another two hours later, Arab TV stations reported he had fled the country.

GAZAN YOUTH’S MANIFESTO FOR CHANGE

2011-01-13T19:07:00.001-08:00

Fuck Hamas. Fuck Israel. Fuck Fatah. Fuck UN. Fuck UNWRA. Fuck USA! We, the youth in Gaza, are so fed up with Israel, Hamas, the occupation, the violations of human rights and the indifference of the international community! We want to scream and break this wall of silence, injustice and indifference like the Israeli F16’s breaking the wall of sound; scream with all the power in our souls in order to release this immense frustration that consumes us because of this fucking situation we live in; we are like lice between two nails living a nightmare inside a nightmare, no room for hope, no space for freedom. We are sick of being caught in this political struggle; sick of coal dark nights with airplanes circling above our homes; sick of innocent farmers getting shot in the buffer zone because they are taking care of their lands; sick of bearded guys walking around with their guns abusing their power, beating up or incarcerating young people demonstrating for what they believe in; sick of the wall of shame that separates us from the rest of our country and keeps us imprisoned in a stamp-sized piece of land; sick of being portrayed as terrorists, homemade fanatics with explosives in our pockets and evil in our eyes; sick of the indifference we meet from the international community, the so-called experts in expressing concerns and drafting resolutions but cowards in enforcing anything they agree on; we are sick and tired of living a shitty life, being kept in jail by Israel, beaten up by Hamas and completely ignored by the rest of the world.

There is a revolution growing inside of us, an immense dissatisfaction and frustration that will destroy us unless we find a way of canalizing this energy into something that can challenge the status quo and give us some kind of hope. The final drop that made our hearts tremble with frustration and hopelessness happened 30rd November, when Hamas’ officers came to Sharek Youth Forum, a leading youth organization (www.sharek.ps) with their guns, lies and aggressiveness, throwing everybody outside, incarcerating some and prohibiting Sharek from working. A few days later, demonstrators in front of Sharek were beaten and some incarcerated. We are really living a nightmare inside a nightmare. It is difficult to find words for the pressure we are under. We barely survived the Operation Cast Lead, where Israel very effectively bombed the shit out of us, destroying thousands of homes and even more lives and dreams. They did not get rid of Hamas, as they intended, but they sure scared us forever and distributed post traumatic stress syndrome to everybody, as there was nowhere to run.

We are youth with heavy hearts. We carry in ourselves a heaviness so immense that it makes it difficult to us to enjoy the sunset. How to enjoy it when dark clouds paint the horizon and bleak memories run past our eyes every time we close them? We smile in order to hide the pain. We laugh in order to forget the war. We hope in order not to commit suicide here and now. During the war we got the unmistakable feeling that Israel wanted to erase us from the face of the earth. During the last years Hamas has been doing all they can to control our thoughts, behaviour and aspirations. We are a generation of young people used to face missiles, carrying what seems to be a impossible mission of living a normal and healthy life, and only barely tolerated by a massive organization that has spread in our society as a malicious cancer disease, causing mayhem and effectively killing all living cells, thoughts and dreams on its way as well as paralyzing people with its terror regime. Not to mention the prison we live in, a prison sustained by a so-called democratic country.

History is repeating itself in its most cruel way and nobody seems to care. We are scared. Here in Gaza we are scared of being incarcerated, interrogated, hit, tortured, bombed, killed. We are afraid of living, because every single step we take has to be considered and well-thought, there are limitations everywhere, we cannot move as we want, say what we want, do what we want, sometimes we even cant think what we want because the occupation has occupied our brains and hearts so terrible that it hurts and it makes us want to shed endless tears of frustration and rage!

We do not want to hate, we do not want to feel all of this feelings, we do not want to be victims anymore. ENOUGH! Enough pain, enough tears, enough suffering, enough control, limitations, unjust justifications, terror, torture, excuses, bombings, sleepless nights, dead civilians, black memories, bleak future, heart aching present, disturbed politics, fanatic politicians, religious bullshit, enough incarceration! WE SAY STOP! This is not the future we want!

We want three things. We want to be free. We want to be able to live a normal life. We want peace. Is that too much to ask? We are a peace movement consistent of young people in Gaza and supporters elsewhere that will not rest until the truth about Gaza is known by everybody in this whole world and in such a degree that no more silent consent or loud indifference will be accepted.

This is the Gazan youth’s manifesto for change!

We will start by destroying the occupation that surrounds ourselves, we will break free from this mental incarceration and regain our dignity and self respect. We will carry our heads high even though we will face resistance. We will work day and night in order to change these miserable conditions we are living under. We will build dreams where we meet walls.

We only hope that you – yes, you reading this statement right now! – can support us. In order to find out how, please write on our wall or contact us directly: freegazayouth@hotmail.com

We want to be free, we want to live, we want peace.
FREE GAZA YOUTH!
GYBO
December, 2010

More to follow:

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/01/2011112811622377.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/02/free-gaza-youth-manifesto-palestinian

Asia and Pacific- Special Youth Programme 2011

2011-01-11T02:08:00.000-08:00

We are pleased to advertise the following opening for the Special Youth Programme:

JOB ID NO.: 1728

CLOSING DATE: 20 January 2011 (5pm New York time)

POST TITLE: Asia and Pacific- Special Youth Programme 2011

DURATION: 8 months

ORGANIZATIONAL SETTING:

The Special Youth Programme fellowship consists of an initial 4 months fellowship at the Asia and Pacific Regional Office, followed by a continued fellowship of another 4 months in a UNFPA Country Office in the region. This programme is designed to give young people from developing countries opportunities to engage in policy development and programming; to help build the capacity of young people; and to sensitize young people and UNFPA staff on jointly addressing young people’s issues.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

During the course of the programme, youth fellows will learn about UNFPA’s mandate, programmes and the issues we work on, attend and participate in UNFPA and UN events and meetings, undertake research and writing assignments on areas of interest, contribute to ongoing programmes, activities and initiatives and organize a final presentation to UNFPA staff on their projects and fellowships.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

· Work or volunteer experience in areas of UNFPA’s mandate, which include population and development, young people’s sexual and reproductive health, humanitarian response, sexuality education, gender, culture, human rights, HIV prevention, poverty reduction and sustainable livelihoods.

· Aged between 20-24 years old (applicants born before 1 January 1987 will not be considered).

· Residence and nationality of a developing country (for a list, see http://www.unfpa.org/worldwide/).

· Interest and dedication to development issues established through previous experiences or affiliations.

· Commitment to return to home country to promote the ICPD mandate.

· Young people living with disabilities and indigenous young people are especially encouraged to apply.

All selected candidates will be provided return travel from country of origin, assistance with travel documents and visa requirements, health insurance, housing arrangements, a minimum subsistence allowance (for meals and other basic needs), a workstation and internet access, opportunities to be mentored by UNFPA staff on issues of interest and administrative assistance as may be required. A salary is not paid under this programme.

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, teamwork, respect for diversity, integrity and a healthy balance of work and life. We are committed to maintaining our balanced gender distribution and therefore encourage women to apply.

How to Apply:

Applications are open! To apply, go to http://www.unfpa.org/employment/vacancy.htm and click on “Apply Online”. This is the only way to apply. Candidates from all regions are welcome to apply. Please click on the vacancy for your region. If you have any trouble applying, you can look at the instructions in the guide on how to apply (click here: http://www.unfpa.org/employment/application_guide.doc). Please note that there is no fee to apply.

The deadline for applications is 20 January 2011. Candidates that are shortlisted will be contacted by 15 February. Interviews will take place late-February and the fellowship is from April to December.

For more information, go to the Facebook Page “UNFPA Special Youth Programme”, follow @unfpayouth or #syp2011 on Twitter or email youth@unfpa.org. Due to the large number of queries, an immediate response may not be possible so please read this notice carefully. All the best!!!

Al Jazeera TV: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi: At the Crossroads

2010-12-27T01:55:00.001-08:00

China and Hong Kong seek oversea Brightest students

2010-12-14T22:59:00.000-08:00

Peking University out to lure HK's brightest
By Raymond Li and Elaine Yau
14 December 2010

Peking University, once the natural choice for China's elite students, launches its biggest recruitment campaign in recent years in Hong Kong today as it and other top institutions face growing competition from the region and the world.

In a hard-sell roadshow aimed at Hong Kong students and their parents, it will hold three recruitment sessions, starting with one tonight at the University of Hong Kong.

Others will follow at Pui Ching Middle School and St Mary's Canossian College.

"A world-class university is marked by rich diversity and different origins of students it attracts. We have stepped up the recruitment of students in Hong Kong to strengthen that diversity," said Dr Qin Chunhua, director of the admissions office.

"Recruiting more Hong Kong students will benefit both students from Hong Kong and those from the mainland, as Hong Kong students tend to be more open-minded, vigorous in logical thinking and have a strong sense of responsibility."

As well as countering competition from Hong Kong and the rest of the world for the mainland's best and brightest students, the university wants more global recognition.

The recruitment drive is also part of the central government's plan to make mainland universities more international and competitive - which Beijing considers crucial to match its growing economic clout on the world stage.

The authorities now offer handsome scholarship packages to overseas students to convince them to study at elite mainland universities.

Qin said Peking University - popularly known as Beida, a contraction of its name in Chinese - was particularly interested in promoting a scholarship scheme to Hong Kong secondary students.

Under the scheme, 20 of the city's outstanding students are admitted on the basis of their high school academic merits without having to sit an entry examination. They also receive 30,000 yuan (HK$35,000) a year towards the cost of their undergraduate studies. The scheme, sponsored by Henderson Group, began in 2004.

Those moves come against the backdrop of increasing integration of the tertiary education sector on the mainland with that in the rest of the world. Ministry of Education figures show 238,184 overseas students studied on the mainland last year, up by 14,685 from the previous year.

In the meantime, the number of mainland students going to overseas colleges rose nearly 50,000 last year to 229,000.

The increasing preference of top mainland students for universities in Hong Kong over Beida and the other top Beijing university, Tsinghua, has been used by critics to attack what they say is a decline in teaching quality at elite mainland institutions.

In response, many mainland universities have stepped up recruitment overseas and in Hong Kong.

Figures from the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority show that admission of Hong Kong students to undergraduate studies at mainland universities went up from 189 in 2005 to 526 last year, although growth in the previous two years was slow. Statistics from Beida's Office of Hong Kong Macau and Taiwan Affairs showed that about 230 Hong Kong students were studying there, 57 per cent of them undergraduates.

The office says the figure has been steady over the past two years with most students from Hong Kong choosing degrees in humanities and social sciences.

Lik Hang-tsui graduated from Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School in 2005 and went to study history at Beida on a scholarship sponsored by China Resources Group.

He did so despite a lack of interest among his secondary classmates in the university's recruitment and his worries about Beida's lack of international prestige and possible culture shock from ideological differences.

The 23-year old hopes the four years he spent studying Chinese history at Beida will help him win a full scholarship from Oxford University. He would prefer to do his doctoral studies at the British university because he is worried that the Beijing institution's relative lack of international profile could compromise his career.

Pamini Cheung, who graduated from Marymount Secondary School in 2009 and went to study international relations at Beida the same year, has no such worries.

She said Beida was much more international than most believed. She even had a schoolmate from Tonga.

Cheung, who entered Beida through the college entrance examinations for overseas students and pays 26,000 yuan a year in tuition fees, said the choice of university was a careful career consideration. "Beijing is becoming a new centre of the world and I want to witness that."

Mainland education commentator Professor Xiong Bingqi said that despite a substantial increase in government spending on scholarships and services for overseas and Hong Kong students, the preference among those students for short language courses and the humanities over science and engineering meant not much had changed.

"The preference is an indicator of how less competitive mainland universities are in the world in terms of overall teaching quality," he said.

"If you're not going to raise the level of teaching, you can't attract the top students no matter how many scholarships you give away."

Raymond Chan Mau-chiu, assistant professor specialising in mainland-Hong Kong educational exchanges in Baptist University's department of education studies, said a brain drain of top students was happening in both Hong Kong and the mainland.

"Top mainland students want to come here and the cream of our crop head north to tap the vast market there. But it's not a bad thing in the long term as such exchanges could boost the international outlook of both local and mainland graduates."

Beida and HKU will sign a memorandum of understanding for the launch of a joint master programme for law studies, the first of its kind for the two universities. Three students will be recruited every year to spend a year in each university.

December 14, 2010

HK seeks to lure brightest young minds

BEIJING, July 14 -- Globalization of higher education and a surge in the number of mainland students looking southwards for tertiary studies has prompted the Hong Kong government to establish a steering committee to promote the city as a regional education hub.

The committee, headed by Chief Secretary for Administration Rafael Hui, is charged with studying and formulating policies in areas such as immigration and employment. The purpose of this extensive exercise is to bolster Hong Kong's competitiveness in the global battle for the brightest young minds.

Relaxation of immigration rules to allow tertiary institutions to accept more non-local students is the key to the success of the education hub plan, which is pretty much still on the drawing board.

Hong Kong raised the quota for non-local students from 4 to 10 per cent last year. But university leaders want an incremental growth to 20 per cent.

The city's eight publicly funded universities enrolled 4,700 non-local students in 2005-2006, or 6 per cent of the total student population. Mainlanders made up the bulk of the recruits because of their geographical proximity and cultural affinity.

They accounted for more than 90 per cent of non-local undergraduates and postgraduates at Chinese University and City University and 89 per cent at Polytechnic University. Meanwhile, 54 per cent of the University of Hong Kong's (HKU) non-local undergraduates and 76 per cent of its postgraduates come from the mainland.

Though traditionally prestigious seats of learning such as Peking University and Tsinghua University will continue to attract the top performers in the college entrance exams, more mainland students are expected to make a beeline for Hong Kong this year.

The extent of the inflow can be gauged by HKU's recent announcement that it has received 10,000 applications for undergraduate studies alone this year compared to 4,848 last year.

Mainland students have a number of reasons to choose Hong Kong, not least because it's a place where the East meets West. They are drawn to the city's multicultural and multilingual environment, hoping to benefit from its more global outlook.

Some opt for it because of the generous scholarships offered to top performers. HKU, for an example, has earmarked a scholarship budget of HK$55 million (US$7.1 million) for mainlanders, with students getting anything between HK$30,000 (US$3,896) and HK$100,000 (US$12,987) a year.

Good employment prospects are also a temptation the students find hard to resist, especially when well-paid jobs are becoming a rarity on the mainland nowadays. An HKU survey shows that 99 per cent of its 2005 graduates are either employed or pursuing further studies. Those working earn an average salary of HK$14,214 (US$1,822) a month, with some making as much as HK$74,443 (US$9,544).

But Hong Kong may not be the best choice for all, particularly students pursuing natural sciences. What's worse, the city has limited employment opportunities in this field.

Unless they get a scholarship, mainland students should think twice before moving to Hong Kong. They ought to realize that the cost of education is too heavy a burden for an average mainland family to bear. University fees range from HK$60,000 (US$7,792) to HK$80,000 (US$10,390) a year. Meanwhile, the cost of living in Hong Kong is the fourth-highest in the world.

But despite all the odds, more mainland students will flock to Hong Kong and help this regional education hub take shape. (Zou Hanru)
(Source: China Daily)

Kachin's Last Stand

2010-12-09T01:23:00.000-08:00

Interview With Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

2010-11-20T05:58:00.000-08:00

“If We Want Change, We Have to Make It Happen”

Irrawaddy Magazine November 20, 2010

Burma's pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi spoke to Irrawaddy editor Aung Zaw soon after her release from house arrest on Nov. 13. In this exclusive interview, she discussed her position on the military regime, her future political activities and her views on the political situation in Burma after the Nov. 7 election. She also emphasized the need for her supporters to continue working towards the goal of achieving democracy, and urged young Burmese in particular to remain actively engaged in politics.Aung San Suu Kyi, centers, appears at the gate of her Rangoon home on Nov. 13 to speak to her supporters soon after her release from more than seven years of house arrest. (Photo: The Irrawaddy)

Question: You are now free after seven years of house arrest. Over the past few days, you've had a chance to speak to the people and see the outside world. What do you think has changed?

Answer: The first thing I noticed was that there were many more young people in the crowd that welcomed me. Many of them were using cell phones. They were taking photographs with their phones, which I had never experienced before. There was no such thing ten years ago, but it has become quite widespread these days. I think there are more communication lines than before. It is important.
I don't see much significant change in the city. Perhaps that's because I haven't been to many parts of the city, since I am not the kind of person who is always on the street. There is not much difference.

Q: Are the Burmese people poorer now than before?

A: They looked poor, but those who came to greet me and give their support were very happy and smiling. I am very thankful to them. I could really feel their warmth.

Q: Some say your release is just a matter of transferring you from a smaller prison to a bigger one. Do you feel that way?

A: I don't see it that way. I always consider myself free because my mind is free. With my own ideology and beliefs, I am walking on the path that I have chosen. I have never felt that I wasn't free. Even when I was officially released, I felt the same—I didn't feel that I was not free before. Of course, I now have much more work to do. I have been able to see and feel the changes in person. In fact, my inner mind remains the same.

Q: Many people say your release one week after the election was just an attempt by the military regime to divert people's attention from the polls. What do you think about that?

A: I can't say exactly. It's possible. Since the election is over now, people don't need to focus on it anymore. That's why they are paying more attention to me. [Laughs]

Q: Soon after your release, you said you wanted to meet with the leaders of the military regime to help bring about national reconciliation in the country. However, the junta leaders don't seem to want to talk to you. Since you first entered Burmese politics in 1988, the regime has repeatedly stated that it has never wanted your presence. It has been 22 years now. Why do you think they still don't want to speak with you, even though you have offered dialogue with them on numerous occasions.

A: I think we have a different understanding of the main purpose of dialogue and its real meaning and essence. In my opinion, dialogue is not a debate to make one side lose and the other win. One side says what it wants, and so does the other. If there are disagreements, a negotiation should be carried out. Dialogue must be a win-win situation for both parties. I have said this to them before, but they don't seem to understand it. I am not sure if they don't understand it or if they don't believe it. Perhaps its because in the military, there is no such thing as a negotiated settlement.
(Page 2 of 4)This is something I really need to give a lot of thought to.

Q: You met with senior leaders of the military, including Snr-Gen Than Shwe and Gen Khin Nyunt, in 1994, 1995 and around 2000. Were your conversations with them fruitful?

A: Yes, we met, but I can't say that we had a true dialogue. I can say that real discussions took place when I met with Col Tin Hlaing, Maj-Gen Kyaw Win and Brig-Gen Than Htun after the Depayin incident. However, what we discussed has never actually been implemented.

Q: They are not in office anymore. Neither is Gen Khin Nyunt. Some are serving lengthy prison terms. What do think about them? Did you think that they were the ones who might be able to bridge the gap between you and the military? Do you plan to see them again?

A: I think they did the best they could. Whenever I spoke with them, I always noticed that they raised good points. That's why I never thought that I was always right. But there were things that made me feel a bit frustrated. Perhaps they felt the same about me.

Q: I heard they became very respectful toward you. How did you feel about that?

A: They treated me well. Whenever I meet with officers responsible for my security these days, they treat me well, too. I don't know what they are thinking in their minds, but from what I can tell from my side, they have treated me well and I am thankful to them. I also want to be friends with them. As I told the people in front of my party's office on Sunday, I want [the military leaders] to treat everybody the way they treat me.

Q: Do you think that in the future you will have a chance to go to Naypyidaw and meet Snr-Gen Than Shwe? “Lead, Kindly Light.”

A: I don't think that way. I think of how I am going to make it happen. I am not sure if you have heard that Gandhi was very fond of a Christian hymn, even though he was a follower of Hinduism. The name of the song is “Lead, Kindly Light.” It says, “I do not ask to see the distant scene; one step enough for me.” Gandhi believed that, and so do I. I will do my best to walk, step by step. If I am on the right track, I will reach the right place. I don't want to try to imagine something very distant. For me, hope is the desire to try. I believe I can only hope for something if I have tried to achieve it. I will continue to make an effort with this belief in mind.

Q: There has been speculation, within and the country and outside, including even in the UN, that there is a prospect of substantial dialogue between you and senior military leaders. What do you think about this?

A: It's not wrong to think that might be possible. I have sometimes thought about what I might say if I had a chance to meet with them. Not often, though. But it's something I must be prepared for, because it would look awkward if I didn't know what to say if I was invited to take part in a dialogue. So I don't mind if people say that this is something that might happen. But sometimes I have wanted to laugh a bit at some of the predictions that have been made, some of which were quite funny.

Q: Can you recall any that struck you as particularly funny?

A: I won't elaborate on those predictions. Some of them seemed a bit funny and ambitious to me, but I don't mind. Sometimes people came up with such predictions because they wanted to see changes for the better in the country. But some have had quite pessimistic and radical views, such as that the situation will never get any better.
(Page 3 of 4)In fact, things sometimes turn out very differently from what we expect. We must always be ready and prepared for whatever happens.

Q: So do you know what you will say to Snr-Gen Than Shwe if you meet him again?

A: It depends on the situation. Whatever I say will depend on the circumstances and the reason for our meeting.

Q: Some have expressed the view that the military cannot be excluded from Burmese politics. The new Constitution guarantees the military a dominant role in future politics. What do you think about the military and its political role?

A: No one should be excluded from politics, since it is related to everyone. However, it is important to have the correct relationship to politics.

Q: We have heard that there are some in the military who support you and the democracy movement. What is your message to army officers and their families and others in the military who want to see change?

A: If they want change, they have to make it happen. As I said earlier, I don't believe in just imagining how things might be better. If we expect something, we must strive to achieve it.

Q: The election was neither free nor fair. The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) appears to have won, although the results have not yet been announced. It will soon form a new government. Some in the international community think that this will herald a new political landscape in Burma. How will you face this situation?

A: I don't know what people mean when they talk about a new political landscape. Are they referring to the new Parliament? In any case, there are always some who participate in politics inside Parliament, and others who are involved in politics outside Parliament. We will be in the latter category. Since we have some experience with how they [the USDP] engage in political activities, we will use various means to carry out our political activities outside the Parliament.

Q: Before the election was held, some members of the international community, particularly in Europe, said that taking part in it was the only option for the opposition. Now that it is over, however, those who backed the election have been embarrassed by the way it was carried out by the regime. What would you like to say to these people?

A: Live and learn. [Laughs]

Q: The international community has welcomed your release. The US government has said it will continue its existing policy on Burma, combining sanctions and engagement. What kind of pressure do you think the international community should exercise on the Burmese regime, and what kind of relationship should it have with the junta? What would you like to say to China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)?

A: I want Asean and China to have close relations with us. I want them to know that we are not people they can't deal with. I think the fact that sanctions remain in effect is related to what you said earlier—the new political landscape. I think they are waiting to see if this really is a new landscape or not.

Q: The exiled Burmese community is becoming larger and larger. Hundreds of thousands of Burmese have left their country illegally, most of them from the younger generation. You have often spoken about the importance of education and helping the young to realize their potential. What are your plans for young people living inside and outside the country? What is your message to them?

A: The reason I want to have contact with young people living outside Burma is to promote the importance of education. They—especially those living in Western countries—have many more educational opportunities than young people living in Burma. That's why I want them to have contact with each other. I don't want young people living overseas to forget those remaining inside. I don't think they will forget. Many of them have been involved in blogging and other Internet-related activities, so I don't think they have forgotten the situation inside their country. I think they will believe in their strength and continue to stand for their people.

Q: When you were freed in the past, Burma's ethnic communities were largely silent. This time, however, they have given you their strong support. You are also in favor of a second Panglong Conference.
(Page 4 of 4)How do you feel about the response to your release by the ethnic nationalities.

A: I am very happy, not because of their support for me, but because of the way they are becoming more united. This will lead to greater unity in the future.

Revolution is always about what is Right or Wrong

2010-10-19T01:19:00.001-07:00

Dear comrades,

Revolution is always about what is Right or Wrong. Revolution is always the fight against stronger corrupted and dictatorship. Revolution is always the legitimate and morally rightful struggle for human rights and political rights. All countries in the world have gone through at least once revolution period. Burma pro-democracy movement has been a half century. It may not success yet but the corrupted and tyrant dictatorship SPDC must not win. As long as it is rightful to resist and fight against human right violation, We will press down this SPDC one day. It is right to fight against the SPDC. Another word, every move SPDC is doing, it is violating human rights. SPDC will collapse within its own move.

Ethnic Rejections on Burmese regime's Border Gard Force plan

2010-09-15T09:00:00.000-07:00

Ajinomoto Scholarship for ASEAN International Students 2011 Application

2010-09-08T22:06:00.001-07:00

Ajinomoto Scholarship for ASEAN International Students 2011 Application

This program enables students from five ASEAN countries (Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam) wishing to enroll in a master’s course (major in one of the sciences) at the University of Tokyo, to secure scholarships before their arrival in Japan. It aims to cultivate individuals capable of leading Asia in the twenty-first century and to contribute to the development of Asia and the world as well as to mutual understanding between these countries and Japan

Eligibility
Applicants who wish to enroll in a master’s course and major in one of the sciences (except medicine and veterinary medicine) at the University of Tokyo and who fulfill the following requirements and qualifications.

Applicants must be citizens of Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, or Vietnam.
Applicants must have graduated or be expected to graduate with an excellent academic record (with 16 years of education completed or expected to be completed) and must receive the recommendation of their university president or academic advisor or be otherwise qualified to enroll in the University of Tokyo.
Applicants must be under the age of 35 on April 1, 2011.
In principle, the applicant must be able to obtain approval of acceptance as a Postgraduate International Research Student (hereinafter “Research Student”), from the University of Tokyo and be registered as a Research Student for April 2011 or October 2011. However, the applicant may enroll directly as a master’s course student of some graduate schools in the University of Tokyo.. In that case, the applicant must be able to obtain approval of enrollment from the University of Tokyo and be registered as a master’s course student for Apr 2011 or Oct 2011.
Applicants must have adequate Japanese language proficiency to study as a master’s course student of the University of Tokyo (Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 1 or equivalent). Applicants must be able to pass at least Level 3 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (hereinafter “JLPT”) in a test administered no later than December 2010 (candidates wishing to enter as a master’s course student) or December 2011 (candidates wishing to enter as a Research Student). However, applicants who wish to enroll in “Information, Technology, and Society in Asia course (hereinafter “ITASIA”)” of Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies does not require above Japanese language proficiency.
Applicants must apply from the above 5 countries and be able to attend selection procedures when necessary.
Applicants must be in good physical and mental health and have a strong motivation for learning.
Applicants must not be receiving other scholarships.
Scholarship Amounts

Research Student at graduate school: ¥150,000/month (for max. 1 year)
Master’s course at graduate school: ¥180,000/month (for max. 2 years)
Examination, Admission and Tuition fees: covered in full
Airfare (to and from Japan): covered up approximately to ¥200,000 (equivalent amount for economy class ticket. Actual amount in principle)
Number of students to be accepted
1 student from each of 5 countries (Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the
Philippines, and Vietnam)

Application Deadline March 31, 2010

For more information, please visit www.ajinomoto.co.th/th/infonews/detail.php?ContentID=%2042

Guidelines for the application (both Thai and English), application form and other information can be downloaded at www.ajinomoto.co.th/upload/infonews/download/42-7775-0.zip

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2010-09-08T21:52:00.000-07:00

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Scholarships at Boston University School of Management
Boston, SUA
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Humane Studies Fellowships
George Mason University, USA
Scholarship / Financial aid: available
Date: the 2010-2011 academic year
Deadline: December 31st, 2010
Open to: international graduate and undergraduate students
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Netherlands Fellowship Programme
University of Twente, The Netherlands
Scholarship / Financial aid: everything is covered
Date: 2011
Deadline: 1st October 2010
Open to: international students
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PhD Scholarship Position in Immunobiology Group
Barcelona, Spain
Scholarship / Financial aid: undefined
Date: undefined
Deadline: 30 September 2010
Open to: applicants which have a good diploma or MSc degree in biology,
biochemistry or related fields
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Research Internship at UN University
Helsinki, Finland
Scholarship / Financial aid: travel grant, insurance and a stipend to cover
living expenses
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Deadline: 30 September each year
Open to: applicants enrolled in a PhD programme
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Deadline: 1st November 2010
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Australia Scholarship for learners

2010-06-11T06:32:00.000-07:00

Dear colleagues

We are pleased to advise you that, as foreshadowed by the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith in his statement to the Australian Parliament on 8 February this year, applicants from Myanmar can now apply for scholarships to study in Australia. We invite you to share this information with your colleagues and key contacts. Attached is an advertisement for these scholarships.

The Australian Leadership Awards (ALA) Scholarships is one of the scholarship programs under the Australia Awards initiative which was launched by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in November 2009. The Scholarships are offered to high achievers from the region to undertake postgraduate study in Australia, at Masters and Doctorate levels.In Myanmar, priority will be given to study programs addressing the following areas: health, water and sanitation, rural development and food security, basic education, protection of vulnerable populations, economic growth, gender, disability or environment.

Applications for ALA scholarships commencing in the 2011 academic year close on June 30. More information on these scholarships can be found at the following website: www.ausaid.gov. au/scholar/ ala.cfm

Email queries about these scholarships should be sent to ala@ausaid.gov. au

Regards

Shaanti Sekhon
First Secretary (Humanitarian Assistance Coordinator)
Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)
Australian Embassy
88 Strand Road Yangon, Myanmar
Phone:+95 (0) 1 251810 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +95 (0) 1 251810 end_of_the_skype_highlighting ext 204 I Fax: +95 (0) 1 246159 I Mobile: +95 (0) 95022347 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +95 (0) 95022347 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Email: shaanti.sekhon@ dfat.gov. au
Web: www.ausaid.gov. au
http://www.melodymaung.com/2010/04/australia-scholarship-for-learners.html

ASEAN Scholarships for Myanmar

2010-05-20T06:49:00.001-07:00

ASEAN Scholarships for Myanmar

The ASEAN Scholarships for Myanmar is tenable for 4 years leading to the award of the Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education ‘Advanced’ (GCE ‘A’) Level (or equivalent) certificate.

The Scholarship is for studies in selected Singapore schools from Secondary Three to Pre-University Two and is renewed annually, subject to the satisfactory performance of the scholar.

Students from the Union of Myanmar are nominated by the Myanmar Ministry of Education for the scholarships. Candidates who are not short-listed for the scholarships will be considered for the Merit Awards (Scholarization File).

Eligible candidates

Students must meet the following criteria to be nominated for the scholarship:

- Nationals of the Union of Myanmar
- Born between 1994 and 1996 in the year of nomination (2010)
- Completed at least Grade 9 and have done consistently well in school examinations
- Be proficient in English and have offered English Language as a subject at Grades 9 and 10

Important Dates

Any dates given below are tentative and are subject to changes.

Activity Date

Selection Test and Interview Dates August
Award of Scholarship September
Arrival of Scholar in Singapore October

Candidates short-listed for the selection test/interview will be notified a week before the selection test/interview dates. We regret that only short-listed candidates will be notified.

Where to obtain application forms during the application period

For enquiries on scholarship applications, please contact the Myanmar Ministry of Education.

Test and Interview City

The selection tests and interviews will be conducted in Yangon.

Applications for the 2011 ASEAN Scholarships for Myanmar are now open, and will close on 1 June 2010.

Terms and Conditions

1.Allowance of S$2,200 (Secondary) / S$2,400 (Pre-university) per annum with hostel accommodation
2.Settling-in allowance of S$400 (once only)
3.Economy class air passage to Singapore and back to home country upon completion of scholarship term
4.Waiver of school fees (excluding miscellaneous fees)
5.Waiver of GCE ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level (or equivalent) examination fees (once only, if applicable)
6.Subsidised medical benefits and accident insurance cover
7.Bridging course
8.There is no bond attached to the scholarship

Contact us

Ministry of Education, Singapore
1 North Buona Vista Drive
Singapore 138675
Tel: +65 68722220
Fax: +65 67755826
contact@moe.edu.sg

OFID SCHOLARSHIP AWARD 2010/11

2010-05-19T00:57:00.000-07:00

OFID SCHOLARSHIP AWARD 2010/11

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The application deadline is June 4, 2010. Please do not call or email OFID to see if your application has been received (you will, in any case, receive an automated confirmation) or to inquire about your status. Only the winner will be notified by June 14 via our website at www.ofid.org.

OFID (The OPEC Fund for International Development) is pleased to announce that qualified applicants who have obtained or are on the verge of completing their undergraduate degree and who wish to study for a Master's degree are welcome to apply for the OFID Scholarship 2010/2011. The OFID scholarship will be awarded to support one student or candidate for Master’s degree studies. The applicant may be from any developing country, and he/she must first obtain admission to pursue a Master's degree studies in a relevant field of development, in any recognized university/college in the world. Through its scholarship scheme, OFID aims to help highly motivated, highly-driven individuals overcome one of the biggest challenges to their careers – the cost of graduate studies. The winner of the OFID Scholarship Award will receive a scholarship of up to US$100,000. The funds will be spread over a maximum of two years, toward the completion of a Master’s degree, or its equivalent, at an accredited educational institution, starting in the autumn of the academic year 2010/2011.

» Application Guidelines
» Eligibility Criteria
» Disbursement of the Scholarship Fund
» Required documents
» Eligible Countries

Application Guidelines
STEP 1: Ensure that you fulfill the OFID Scholarship Award Eligibility Criteria.

STEP 2: Register within the OFID Scholarship Portal by using your email address. Please note you can log into the portal as many times as required.

STEP 3: Fill out the application form. Make sure to save data each time you update your application. Once you are logged in, if the page remains inactive for more than two hours, your session will time-out and you may lose unsaved data. Do not submit your application until you have completed the entire application process!

STEP 4: Upload necessary documents; CV, two recommendation letters, Bachelor's certificate/transcript, acceptance letter into postgraduate program and essay.
STEP 5: When your application is complete, and all additional documents are uploaded, your application is ready to be submitted. As mentioned previously, once your application is submitted, you can no longer make any changes or upload any more documents.

The application deadline is June 4, 2010. Please do not call or email OFID to see if your application has been received (you will, in any case, receive an automated confirmation) or to inquire about your status. Only the winner will be notified by June 14 via our website at www.ofid.org.
I. Eligibility

* Must be between the ages of 23-32 at the time of submitting his/her application.
* Must have obtained or be on the verge of completing their undergraduate degree with a Baccalaureate from an accredited college/university, or its equivalent.
* Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 rating system, or its equivalent.
* Must be matriculated at an accredited university for the upcoming academic year starting August/September 2010, and must maintain full-time status for the duration of the Master's Degree.
* Must be a national of a developing country (please see list of eligible countries below)
* Must select a subject of study that pertains to OFID’s core mission, such as: economics of development (poverty reduction, energy and sustainable development), environment (desertification), or other related science and technology fields.

PLEASE NOTE: Kindly read ALL of the directions below before proceeding with the application process:

1. Applicants are responsible for gathering and submitting all necessary information. Applications will be evaluated based on the information provided. Therefore, all questions should be answered as thoroughly as possible. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Once an application has been submitted, no changes will be allowed on it.
2. OFID will not consider applications received through a third party.
3. Please do not call or email OFID to ask if your application has been received, or to inquire about your status.
4. Please note that only the winner will be notified.
5. All materials submitted become the property of OFID and will not be returned to the applicant.
6. Applicants must complete the on-line application.
7. Within the on-line application, applicants must upload the required documents as listed below in Section III. All materials including the on-line application, recommendations, and other required information must be received no later than June 4, 2010.

II. Disbursement of the Scholarship Fund
The terms and conditions of payment will be determined in coordination with the student upon his/her selection in accordance with the following guidelines:

1. The tuition fees, including any supplementary examination fees, as may be required by the academic institution, will be paid by OFID directly to the academic institution. Health insurance will be paid in accordance with the institution’s own standard medical scheme.
2. A monthly allowance to cover living expenses, books and accommodation, will be transferred to the student’s own personal bank account on a quarterly basis.
3. Prior to the start of his/her first year studies, the student will be paid a relocation grant, equal to two-month allowance. OFID will also pay for travel costs from the nearest airport to the student’s place of residence, to the nearest airport to the chosen place of study. Upon completion of the studies, the student will be paid the cost of one-way air ticket to his/her home country.

III. Required documents

1. A completed on-line application form.
2. A scanned copy of the last university degree or certificate.
3. A scanned letter of acceptance from your chosen educational institution, confirming your admission, subject of study and duration of the Master’s degree program (must not exceed a maximum of two years).
4. A proof of meeting any prerequisites, including language proficiency.
5. A short essay – of about 500 words in English – giving reasons for applying for the OFID scholarship, explaining your educational goals, and clearly describing how you will use the experience gained from your Master's degree studies to help in the development of your home country.
6. Two letters of recommendation from professors and/or lecturers at applicant's present university.
7. Curriculum Vitae (CV).

Eligible Countries
* In addition to nationals of OFID Member States (Algeria, Gabon, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, GSP Libyan AJ, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela), nationals of the following countries are also eligible:
Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo DR , Republic of Congo, Cote d'lvoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Asia and the Middle East: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Korea D P R, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Maldives, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

Latin America and the Caribbean: Antigua Barbuda, Belize, Barbados, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Grenada, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Haiti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Panama, St. Christopher, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Uruguay

Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo

Scholarships at University of Adelaide

2010-05-17T20:12:00.000-07:00

*Scholarships at University of Adelaide*

Each year the University of Adelaide has a Major International Scholarship
Round of applications. This is the most effective way to maximise the
chances of obtaining an international research scholarship as international
students will be considered for every available scholarship for which they
are eligible. Up to 44 scholarships are usually offered as part of this
Round each year.

Postgraduate Research scholarships for applicants who wish to undertake
study in a Masters or Doctorate degree by research, and for students already
in candidature. Students must be in full-time candidature in order to be
eligible for most scholarships.
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UN World Commission on Dams should Immediately Act on Dams and bomb blast issues in Kachin State

2010-04-28T21:54:00.000-07:00

(Photo: four Chineses died and 12 injuried in bomb blast at their Mytsone Dam construction office.)

The KNG reported that hundreds of villagers near the Myitsone Dam project have been arrested by the SPDC due to the suspicious on recent bomb blasts at the dam construction site.

This is indeed war between citizens and the dictatorship SPDC regime. Homes, farmlands and their historical homelands inherited from their ancestors have been threatened and forced to abandon by this Tyranny regime. Despite strong peaceful opposition, SPDC ignored and began to destroy their homes and lands by building 7 dams. How cruel and aggressive the SPDC is. Citizens have no choice, but to demonstrate by blasting at the dam. Now all villagers have been investigated and a hundred have been arrested. Indeed it is the war between the oppressed citizens and the dictatorship ruler SPDC.

This issue is totally related to UN's World Commission on Dams and UNESCO. But there is no response and no voice from the UNWCD and UNESCO. What is the reason of having these UN agencies? What the hell are you doing by sitting at sofa chairs in air-corn room? When will we, this world, speak about true human rights and justice?

Future flag for the Union of Burma

2010-04-22T22:36:00.000-07:00

Current Flag and SPDC proposed flag

Flag is a symbol of a country. This symbol must reflect good meaning to the country and its people. Nowadays the flag of Burma neither give good meaning nor reflect its people. Designing of States and Divisions also made complicated when there is no Bama ethnic named state and Bama occupied 7 divisions. This made the theory of union of Burma to become unclear and has created inequality among ethnic nationals and states. These are symbolic problems of a country which should be carefully and politically addressed. These formation of states and flag show Burma political problem start right from the beginning.

These are my designs for future flag of the Union of Burma. Eight stars represent Burma's eight states; Kachin, Karenni, Karen, Chin, Mon, Bama, Arakan, Shan. According to my design, instead of having 7 division in central Burma, Bama ethnic will have to form a Bama State to enter the union country, and to illustrate equality among states.

So our country will have a total of 8 states. Eight States will form a union country. Bama and Shan states can have sub-states or divisions it is up to people there.

Among these, i like the last one with three colors background; yellow = wisdom, blue = good morality, red = brave and a Burma map surrounded by 8 stars :) Please have a look at these designs, Let me know what you think!!

Colorful Flags Tell "Federal Democracy" IS Always Best

2010-04-22T21:22:00.000-07:00

Mung Masa galaw ai ni Mung Masha a gawng malai tai ga

2010-04-06T03:22:00.000-07:00

KDA Slg Mahtu Naw, NDA-K Slg Zahkung Ting Yin aq mungmasa hkrun lam hpe kasi yu nna hkan galaw ga she nga yang gaw, wunpawng myu sha ni a mungmasa gaw, galoi ma, federal democracy, self determination lu sana n’re. Myen Myen the pawng, myen jaw mata ai lahpaw mata sha n’na, n’na, Kachin people a matu mungmasa tsun shaga galaw na malap nga sai.

N’hkru n’kaja ai mung masha hpe zing ri ai Myen Military Dictatorship hpe si nat hpai rawt malan ai nga n'na, mungmasha hpe gawng malai tsun shaga ai lam n'nga, tinang uhpung kata mung, democracy ladat hte uphkang ai n'mu lu. Daini na uhpung makau mi Kachin hte Burmese military ngu ai mying shai hta lai n'na, akyang lai len gaw, Myen a dictatorship akyang lailen she, dagraw lang nga ai ni lawm nga ga ai.

Mung masa galaw ai ngu gaw, mungmasha ra sharawng ai hpe, gawng malai tai n’na, tsun shaga ya ai lam re. Rawt malan ngu ai gaw, bawngban n’mai ai hpe, bawngban (compromise) galaw na matu, si nat hpai n'na gau lau ai lam re.

Mungmasa ngu ai gaw pungdung nga ra ai. Political compromise galaw na matu gaw, political stand nga ra ai. Compromise galaw ai shaloi e, amyu aq matu hpang jahtum e maigan amyu ni hpe jaw kau n’mai ai lam ni nga nga ai.

Daini na KDA, NDA-K ni aq mung masa pandung gaw hpa rai ta? Federal democracy and self-determination re I, n’re i? asan sha tsun marit. N’re ai nga jang gaw, myen rawt malan ni galaw nga ai democracy lu na matu re i?

Ngai maram yu ai daram gaw, KDA, NDA-K uhpung ni galaw nga ai gaw, federal democracy and self-determination lu na matu, pandung n’rai sai ngu, mu lu ai. Laga ni gara hku mu ma ai kun? Ndai federal democracy pundung n’re nga yang, hpa baw pandung re ta?
Dai ni na ten hta Rawt malan uhpung law law nga nga ai. Myen galaw ai the Kachin ni galaw ai mungmasa gaw “common interest” = democracy bung tim mung, pandung naw shai nga ai. Panlong Agreement kaw gawgap da ai, bawsang myu ningbaw ni jawm n’na up ai “Federal Union of Burma” gaw U Nu, Ne Win hte Than Shwe aq majaw, majority Myen ni up ai hkrai mungup tai ai masa de du nga sai. SPDC gaw labau hpe gram kau n’na, mungdan ting hpe, myen a up hkang ai npu de bang kau sai.

Colonial prat kaw n’na, 19947 du hkra gaw, British hpe kadai mung kadai chye ai hku gumlang ai kaw n’na, 1947 (Panglong Agreement) kawn 1960 du hkra gaw, “federal union of Burma” federal government hku n’na up ai aten ladaw re. 1960 kawn daini 2010 de gaw myen ni kam ai hku up sha nga sai. Ndai 1960-2010 ten hpe gaw Bama-lu-myo-gyi-wa-da, kaup sha mat wa ai ten rai nga ai. Myen makau mi gaw Myen aq power/influence grau kaba wa ai majaw kabu nga ai.

Daini na Myen rawt malan ni galaw nga ai mung, Bama-lu-myo-gyi-wa-da hpe hkap la da ai ni gaw, “dictatorship system” hpe “democracy system” install galaw na matu sha rai n’na, ethnic issue hpe n’tsun jahta kam nga ai.

Raitim daini na ten tha, hpaji chye ai ni law malang gaw, ethnic issue + “federal democracy” ra nan ai hpe, chye na ai ni law wa sai. Ngu mayu ai gaw, Myen rawt malan the Kachin rawt malan shai ai lam hpe tsun mayu ai re. Anhte gaw hkrat sum mat ai, amyu sha langai mi aq mung masa ahkaw ahkang hpe, bai lu na matu, gasat nga ai re. Amyu kaba langai rai nga ai Kachin people ngu ai, the Kachin State ngu ai hta, shanu nga ai, mung masha ni aq gam maka hpe, Yangon/Naypyidaw kaw na ningbaw ni dawdan ya na matu, n’re sha, anhte hkrai anhte wang lu wang lang, daw dan hparan lu na matu rai nga ai.

Daini na mungmasa mying gun nga ai ni, hpa baw pandung hpe tawn da n’na, gara policy hta, hkawm sa nga ma ai kun? Madung gaw KDA, NDA-K zawn re uHpung ni hpe san mayu ai. Rawt malan pandung bung ai ni rai ga yang gaw, uhpung mying n’bung ga tim, Kachin gabaw kap ai zuhpung ni hta dung lawm n’na, mahtai jawm tam ra ai. Kata kaw na ningbaw nit sun dan ai daram nga yang gaw, WMR zuphpawng zawn re, the laga mungmasa zuphpawng hta mung, Myen n’ra ai majaw nga n’na, zuphpawng hta pi, n’dung lawm nga sai hpe, na lu ai.

Sut masa, mungmasa, hpa lam hta tim, compromise galaw yang, “trade-off” lahkawng maga ape-ayu (Burmese word) ngu ai nga ai re. Anhte myen tsun ai majaw, jaw kau ai, ma ma hkra rai sai. Daini KDA, NDA-K mying ngu ai pi, n’nga mat, hpyen dap ni hpe mung, myen hpyen la the gayau kau hkra, rai sia. Hpa nan n’nga sai. Myen hpyi ai hpe ma hkra Dut ya kau sai. Kachin mying mying ai uphpung mying du hkra, shalawm kau sai.

Dai ni anhte myen maga na, hpa lu na aq ta? Compromise galaw ai re gaw, Kachin interest hpa lu galaw la sata? Mahtai gaw asan sha rai nga ai, sut masa ahkaw ahkang hte, tinang nga pyaw na lam, hpe, madung (priority) tawn kau saga ai.
Rawt malan ngu ai gaw mung masa galaw ai re majaw, compromise galwa yang mung, mungmasa ahkaw ahkang hpe galaw ra na malai, sut masa ahkaw ahkang the galai kau ai gaw, yawn hpa rai nga ai.

Anhte wunpawng myu sha ni rawt galu kaba na matu gaw, dictatorship system hpe democracy hte galai jai lang ra ai. Democracy gaw majority rule re. Union of Burma kaw lawm ga ai majaw, Kachin State hte wunpawng myu ni a matu, Myen majority ni up sha ai kaw n’na makap maga lawt lu na matu, federal democracy system the makawp maga ra ai. Federal democracy system lang ai majaw, myen akyu ara sum na lam hpa n’nga ai. Dai majaw myen mung hkap la ra ai.

Amyu baw sang langai the langai dip rip upsha ai zawn bai n’rai na matu the, amyu langai the langai harmoniously and peacefully rau nga pra sa lu na matu, dai hpe gurantee galaw ya lu ai system (federal democracy) hte tara ramra ai lam hpe makawp maga na matu rai nga ai.

Dani ,tara ram ra lam n’nga ai hpe chye nga ninglen, hka yawng n’yawng ntai na ahkyek nga ai. Mungmasha gawng malai hpe tsun shaga ya ai uhpung ni nga ra nga ai. Mungmasa galaw ai ngu ai hta, goal and belief ngu ai nga ra nga ai re.
Shan chyang ningbaw Martin Luther King gaw “I have a dream” of black men as well as white men would be guaranteed the "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” ngu n’na pandung hpe asan sha tawn, kam mung kam let, woi shakut wa ai re.

Shanchyang ni gaw mayam prat kaw n’na, daini Obama zawn ni pi President tai nga sai re. Wunpawng myu sha ni rawt malan galaw nga ai gaw, laksan duwa ni uphkang ai mungdan kawn, federal union, sum mat ai ahkaw ahkang hpe, bai lu la na matu, rawt malan galaw nga ai re. Shan Chyang ni gaw, mayam kaw n’na, maren mara tai lu hkra, shakut ai. Kachin ni gaw, generation langai the langai, grau grau n’na, mung masa ahkaw hkang ni hpe, hkrat sum ma wa nga ai.

Panglong Agreement prat hta, “federal democracy.” UNu, NeWin prat hta, federal democracy sum mat ai majaw, 1960s hta federal democracy bail u na matu, rawt malan ai. Daini 21st century na rawt malan uphpung ni, myen ni n’na ra ai majaw, nga n’na, “federal democracy” ngu ai gahkum pi, n’gwi tsun shapraw nga sai.

Anhte Wunpawng amyu ni gara de du wa nga sata? Myen byin ai majaw re i? Kachin ningbaw ni hpyang ai majaw re i? Ndai hku ngu yang, ningbaw ni na ra na n’re majaw, Kachin ningbaw ni mung gaw grai shakut sai, raitim Myen hpyen ningbaw ni grau byin ai majaw, ngu ga le i. Hpa mi rai rai, daini anhte wunpawng ni ra nga ai mung masa pungdung gaw hpa re, ngu hpe, tsun shaga nga na ra nga ai re. Pungdung n’du, n’awng dang shi yang gaw, pandung hte lam yit wa shangun na, myen aq policy ni hta, n’kadawng bang na mung ahkyak nga ai. N’tara ai hpe chye nga ninglen, tara n’nang ai ni aq hpawng de ai de mung, n’dung lawm na, ahkyak nga ai.

Mung masha the mung masa uhpung ni, n’sen langai sha rai na, ahkyak nga ai. Mung masha sha anga dingsa, mung masa mung nga nga na re. People is power. Grau n’na ahkyak ai gaw, mungmasa uhpung ni, mung masha aq interest hpe tsun shaga, galaw nga na, ahkyak nga ai.

Scepticism over planned Myanmar polls - 01 Jan 2010

2010-04-05T04:55:00.000-07:00

Mung Masa hta Mam Ting ai Ni

2010-03-24T07:23:00.000-07:00

Ndai bat DKBA ningbaw 1 rai nga ai Col Chit Thu gaw Myawaddy kaw Singapore-Engineer she shap hkra rai, grai hkyik hkam ai n'ta langai mi, gap nna, n'shawn shang poi hpe March 24 kawn 26 ya du hkra galaw nga ai lam na chye lu ai. Rawt malan ningbaw ni, rawt malan galaw ai grai awng dang nga ma ai le i. Mung masa galai shai na (political change) matu, self-determination rights aq matu, nga na rawt malan woi galaw ai ni wa, Political situation gaw n'galai shai ai, ningbaw ni aq n'ta jawm gaw, grai shai wa nga ai.

Mung masha ni daini tam daini sha na lu sha pi yak nga ten, Laiwa sai shaning hta, Than Shwe aq shayi sha hpumdim Thandar Shwe aq Hkungran Poi hta, gumhpraw US$ Wan kaba ma n'na, galaw ai shiga mung na lu saga ai. Ndai zawn re myen hpyen ningbaw ni gaw, Mungkan aq n'hkru n'shawp dik ai ni ngu n'na, mungkan ting jahpoi ahpyak, mara shagun hkrum ai ni re.

Ya na shiga ni hku nga yang, Myenhpyen ningbaw hte bawsang amyu sha ningbaw ni mung, maren mara, Mungmasha ni shat hpa n'sha ai hpe mu nga ninglen, Mungdan hpe makawp maga na, myu tsaw myit amyu aq matu gasat na nga n'na, Wutdek n'ta rawng Ja gumhpraw mahkawng hpaga ga ai ni, nga nga ai hpe mu lu ai.

mungmasha hte amyu sha ningbaw ni, myit masin langai, hkum hkrang langai n're ai sha, mungmasa ningbaw ni gaw, Up hkang ai ni (ruling class), Jagumhpraw Lu su ai ni, mungmasa hpe mamting ai ni, lawm nga ga ai. Rawt malan n'awng dan ai reasons amyu myu nga ai kaw e, ndai baw myit jasat ni mung aq majaw mung rai nga ai. Kaja wa aq nawng shakut nga ai ni myu tsaw kaji kaba yawng aq matu mung, dingbai dingna lam ni rai nga ai.

Wunpawng myu sha ni hpe, myit masin hkum hkrang hte aq nawng daw jau nga ai ni hpe, hkungga jaw dat n'ngai.

Wunpawng myu sha ni kaw mung, hkungga gying ai ningbaw ni nga ai zawn, nhkungga gying ai ninbaw ni nga ga kun? Myit yu ga! Anhte Wunpawng myu sha ni kaw mung, Thandar Shwe, Chit Thu's shiga zawn re, shiga ni mawng lai wa sai. Ya Chit Thu zawn re ni mung lawm nga ga ai kun? Tinang hkum tinang myit yu ga!

Wunpawng myu sha ni hta, kachin mying gang n'na, mungmasa galaw ai nga mying gang n'na, mamting ai ni, n'nga u ga law. Nga yang, maroi n'ni, kaning gaw nchye di. Ndai hku ngu, shadum la hkat ai lam tsun yang, shatan ai, Ningbaw ni Lusu ai hpe manaw masham myit rawng ai nga na she, bai myit ma kun. ndai zawn myit ma ai rai yang gaw, Wunpawng myu sha ni rawt malan awng dan na, n'loi la nga ai.

Ndai laika ngau hte la kap ai Irrawaddy shiga Junta Ally Hosts Housewarming Party

Tang madun ai,
Dawng Hkawn Bum

Burma: Heaven or Hell Vol 1,2,3

2010-03-23T10:39:00.000-07:00

Who do not want self-determination?

2010-03-22T11:02:00.000-07:00

Burmese junta's Brig-Gen Thein Zaw and PM Thein Sein in a recent visit to Kachin State claimed some ethnics in the State do not support for the KIO's demand for a self-determination state. It is not surprise to hear from SPDC who use "divide and rule" policy.

Let me ask Thein Zaw and Thein Sein, if you know 99% of Burma's population hate or dislike you and SPDC. No one like SPDC. 1 % who support SPDC are your elites, cronies and families members.

KIO's demand is not to dominate other ethnics like SPDC does. Self-determination is the universal rights guaranteed by the United Nations.

"Self-determination is the free choice of the people of a given territory or national grouping to determine their own political status and how they will be governed without undue influence from any other national or country."

A good example of self-determination state can be seen in many places within a federal country in the world including China. For instance, Hong Kong and Taiwan have their own governments and their own political systems even though they are part of China. While mainland China is a communist one party rule, Hong Kong and Taiwan practice democracy, multi-parties system.

Hong Kong is part of China but it is like a totally different country. Under “one country, two systems,” Hong Kong has its own political system, legal, military, economic and financial affairs, including commercial and cultural agreements with foreign countries, and enjoys "certain rights" in foreign affairs.

It is so ashamed and ridiculous that Thein Zaw and Thein Sein say some citizens do not want "self-determination." Kachins are not alone to reject the BGF plan. KIO simply can not accept the BGF plan because there is yet no political solution or human rights that represent Kachin people.

Let me make clear "we want self determination = a democratic state government that represent the entire population of kachin State (Kachin, Shan, Kala, Chinese, Shan Bama, etc.) In another word, we don't want the Napyidaw (or any nationals not from Kachin State) to dominate people in Kachin State. Neither do other ethnic states.

Thein Zaw and Thein Sein never read books and never try to understand the meaning of self-determination or federalism. Or are they simply fooling around. It is so ashamed that these stupid generals dare to make such claims.

East Timor Independence Day, 2002 -- Kofi Annan

2010-03-19T20:01:00.000-07:00

Part of the opening ceremonies for East Timor's celebration of independence, as the country becomes a democracy. Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations, addresses the Timorese people.

If you are not familiar with the country's history, and you can make an hour in your schedule for it, we recommend watching Death of a Nation by David Munro -- available on YouTube -- to get a sense of what the Timorese people had gone through to reach this day. www.thecommunity.com

Fight for human rights is a legal fight for justice

2010-03-15T06:32:00.000-07:00

Burmese regime thinks they don’t have to find a political solution if they have a stronger military. It is a wrong belief that the KIO and UWSA will surrender under any condition. Both sides will have intense casualties and the country will go back to intense war zone if the SPDC decides to fire.

Because KIO and UWSA have full support by the entire population of their own people and they are firmly founded on the political goal which is to restore “self-autonomy” or “federal democracy.” Besides the full support of their people, these ethnic groups are recognized by international community as legitimate organizations representation their people and fighting for justice and human rights. Not like the SPDC who illegally seizes the power of citizens of Burma.

No citizen like SPDC. But all Kachin and Wa population support the KIO and UWSA to fight if necessary. The citizens are on the KIO and UWSA side, but not the SPDC.
Perhaps the war will lead all ethnic armed groups to unite and to reinforce in fighting against the central regime.

All ethnic have learnt a good lesson from history and the oppressive rule of the SPDC. This time, if the regime provokes a war, maybe an opportunity to attack together the common enemy which is the SPDC who ignores the demand of 55 million people for a genuine democratic change. I am convinced that this war will not be an easy one but lots of consequence. Maybe this will lead to the downfall of the dictatorship regime.

Nowadays 55 million of Burmese people have angry eyes on the Burmese regime. The entire Kachin population supports the KIO but not the SPDC. Remember the judgment is always done by people's mind, not weapon.

Even US lost war on Vietnam because majority of Vietnamese people supported Ho Chi Minh. It will be a totally different story for Burmese junta. No citizen like SPDC. Burmese people want a new democratic government, so the junta will be crushed down within a few days, faster than Iraq. The winner is always the one who win the heart of the population. This victory is win-win situation for both people and politicians.

Remember we are not alone! The entire world condemns the SPDC for its consistence of doing wrong things. Such wrong doing will only lead the UN troops to bomb at the Naypyidaw, SPDC.

Kachin dance by Kachins in China

2010-03-11T08:48:00.000-08:00

A beautiful dance by Kachins in China

Say "NO" to the BGF plan

2010-03-03T23:31:00.000-08:00

We all know that the 2008 constitution doesn't represent any political and human rights of ethnic people. Ne Win, Saw Maung, and Than Shwe had changed the history of Burma from being “a federal union of states” into a “unitary state.”

Under the leadership of Than Shwe, he and his Tatmadaw have founded the longest surviving military dictatorship ruling elites in the world while exploiting democracy and human rights of the people of Burma. Besides this, the Bama dominant regime has been also implementation political, culture and economic colonization over ethnic people in 7 states over a half century after they destroyed the 1947 Panglong Constitution.

Than Shwe knows, to implement such policy is possible only by the military mean “the power of Tatmadaw.” If there is no such dominance of the SPDC regime, Burma will become a federal democratic union. That is why Than Shwe’s regime says “only democracy is not good.” They want something else "Myanma-Nyi-Myanma-Han democracy." We have to examine what does it mean? The answer is that the SPDC doesn’t want “federalism” or “political power shared among ethnic nationals,” and they don’t want the military role only for national defense and security. They don’t want to lose the status quo of being super powerful generals.

For ethnic people, self-determination and preserving their identities are their goals. Ethnic armed forces emerged mainly to protect human rights and to resist their political rights violated by the Bama dominant SPDC.

Now we have no political dialogue and negotiation. Who will accept BGF? Only foolish and stupid persons who play politics on behalf their own interests will accept. Anyone who can think properly and who does politic on behalf of their people will say No to the BGF plan. We can let go ahead the 2010 election despite it is ashamed. But we have to maintain the current status of holding cease-fire guns to wait for a political dialogue because the 2008 constitution do not represent any human rights and political rights of ethnic people yet.

Therefore, let's say "No" to the BGF plan until there is a written gurantee of the "federal democratic system" in the constitution of the union of Burma. This is our historical and future task!

EBO Scholarship avialable for young Kachins

2010-03-03T05:40:00.000-08:00

Dear Shirley(Kachins)

We are writing to you to ask you for your support in finding students to be
considered to study at the Martin Luther Christian University (MLCU) in
Shillong, North Eastern India www.mlcuniv.in. The university has agreed to work
with EBO to support individual students and channel them into appropriate
schemes to match their academic or vocational skills and background. The aim
would be for the students to come out with a bachelor’s degree or the
equivalent vocational qualification. EBO will support all costs (both academic fees and
living costs). This scheme would involve the student spending approximately four
years in Shillong (depending on the length of the course defined by the
university on arrival).

The EBO aims at including the most disenfranchised communities, so the students
you put forward do NOT have to be the most talented or exceptional candidates.
The only prerequisite from our side is that the young people have experience of
working with civil society groups or their communities, and have proven
commitment to working for their communities. We would like each student to sign
a contract with EBO to say they agree to working for their community for a
further 2 years after they have finished their studies. We would also like to
encourage female participation in this scheme.

Therefore we ask the following requirements from all candidate students:

1. A letter from a civil society group or community based organisation in
support of the candidate;

2. CV and covering letter from the candidate;

3. Legal travel documents (ie passport);

4. Minimum academic qualifications (Between 10 or 12 years of schooling).

5. Good written and spoken English (the course will be in English –
please
submit TOEFL scores/results).

The MLCU academic year starts in July, but the deadline for applications is
April 2010. Therefore, we need to make a selection quickly, so we would like to
ask you to send applications for candidates to us by 10 March 2010. The
submissions for candidates should be sent to india@euro-burma.be and
ebo@euro-burma.be.

We can only afford to support 10 students in 2010. We therefore are asking for
only a limited amount of candidates for this first round and hope that you may
be able to give these potential candidates careful thought. Please consider who
might be the best candidates to take full advantage of this opportunity, but
please remember they do not have to be the most talented or successful. We do
not want to disappoint large numbers of young people, so please try and limit
your selection to two candidates at first. If you have more possible candidates
in mind, please let us know when you submit the first two candidates, and we
will let you know if there are more spaces available for you to suggest more
candidates at a later date.

Warm regards,

Sarah Collen

On behalf of the EBO Management Committee
Euro-Burma Office
Square Gutenberg 11/2
1000 Bruxelles
Belgium

tel: (32 2) 280 0691 / 2452
fax: (32 2) 280 0310
e-mail: ebo@euro-burma.be

website: www.euro-burma.eu

The aim of the Euro-Burma Office is to promote the development of democracy in
Burma by assisting the Burmese democracy movement to prepare for a transition to
democracy.

watch Burma VJ movie online part I to IX

2010-03-02T10:13:00.000-08:00

Burma VJ is a moving and shocking account of the popular protests that broke out across Rangoon in 2007.

It relies entirely on documentary footage shot by undercover reporters which has been pieced together to form a picture of the events that took place over a few months. It covers the initial protests, which broke out in response to a rise in fuel prices, to the brutal crackdown by the authorities in response.

Kachin Feast part 1

2010-02-27T22:20:00.002-08:00

Kachin Feast Part 2

2010-02-27T22:20:00.001-08:00

Kachin Feast Part 3

2010-02-27T22:19:00.000-08:00

New Zealand Development Scholarship for Myanmar student

2010-02-23T01:38:00.000-08:00

The New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS) for Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka 2010-2011 Overview

graduate-sThe New Zealand Development Scholarships (NZDS) scheme offers the opportunity to people from developing countries to undertake development-related studies at tertiary education institutions in New Zealand.

New Zealand Development Scholarships in the Open category (NZDS-Open) are available to eligible citizens of the Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka. By providing people with knowledge and skills to contribute to the sustainable development of key sectors in their home country, the NZDS scheme aims to reduce poverty, provide better services to the poor in the region, promote good governance and contribute to the human resource base of targeted countries. Capacity building aims to strengthen the institutional and organisational ability of government and non-government organisations (NGOs) and communities with assistance that is appropriate to local needs and that promotes self-sufficiency.

Type, level and number of scholarships

New Zealand Development Scholarships in the Open category (NZDS-Open) are awarded for full-time postgraduate level study (i.e. Postgraduate Diplomas, Masters degrees and a limited number of Doctorates (PhD)) in New Zealand. Applicants may be working in the public sector, private sector, or for civil society organisations (including NGOs). Preference will be given to applicants from disadvantaged communities.

Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka: Up to nine (9) NZDS-Open scholarships will be offered to eligible candidates for study beginning in the 2011 academic year, with an equitable spread across all three countries.

Mongolia: Up to two (2) NZDS-Open scholarships will be offered to eligible candidates from Mongolia for study beginning in the 2011 academic year.

Myanmar: Up to two (2) NZDS-Open scholarships will be offered to eligible candidates from Myanmar for study beginning in the 2011 academic year.

Priority sectors

In line with NZAID’s Asia Strategy, scholarships will be awarded for study linked to the following priority sectors:

• sustainable rural livelihoods
• basic education
• primary health
• governance
• trade and development
• conflict prevention and peace building
• development studies

Eligibility criteria

Applicants must meet the following generic NZDS eligibility criteria before their application will be considered further against the selection criteria. Applicants must:

• be a citizen of the Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal or Sri Lanka (permanent residents of these countries are not eligible to apply);
• be residing in their home country, preferably for at least two years prior to application;
• not have citizenship or permanent residence status of New Zealand, Australia or another developed country1;
• not be married or engaged to be married to a person who holds, or who is eligible to hold, citizenship or permanent residence status of New Zealand, Australia or another developed country;
• for candidates from the countries identified above, be 45 years or younger at the time of application;
• be applying to commence a new qualification and not be seeking funding for one already commenced in New Zealand or another country;
• not have completed, or nearly completed, a qualification at a similar level (i.e. applicants must apply for a higher level qualification than any previously attained), unless strong developmental relevance is demonstrated;
• satisfy the admission requirements of the New Zealand education institution at which the qualification is to be undertaken, including English language proficiency criteria;
• have been working in their home country for at least two years since completing their highest tertiary qualification, prior to application;
• be able to demonstrate a strong commitment to their home country’s public, private or civil society sector (as relevant), and to the development of their home country in general; and
• be able to take up the scholarship in the academic year for which it is offered.

English language requirements

New Zealand tertiary education institutions set their own admission requirements for English language proficiency. As a guide, most New Zealand education institutions require a minimum IELTS2 score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0, for postgraduate level study. Some postgraduate qualifications require a higher score, especially in the fields of education and the health sciences. All applicants should check the IELTS or TOEFL score required for admission to their selected New Zealand education institution.

It is mandatory for applicants to provide the original copy of their IELTS or TOEFL test result as a pre-condition of the application and placement process. Results must be no older than 24 months at the time of the scholarship start date.

Selection criteria

In addition to the eligibility criteria above, candidates’ applications will be considered against the following selection criteria:

• the proposed study programme links to one of the identified priority development sectors for the Asia region ;
• the applicant clearly demonstrates the developmental relevance and applicability of their proposed study programme to the human resource development training needs of their country;
• consideration of gender equity, including efforts to ensure the scholarships are offered equitably between male and female candidates;
• the applicant holds a recognised Bachelors degree (for Masters applications) or recognised Masters degree (for PhD applications), of strong academic merit, in general relevant to the proposed postgraduate qualification. (Note: NZAID gives preference to candidates who do not already hold a degree from an industrialised country);
• the applicant clearly demonstrates their links and commitment to their home country (e.g. services to their community, ability to influence change in a key development sector etc), supported by references.

The proposed study programme must be relevant to:

• recent paid and/or unpaid (volunteer) work experiences;
• the training needs of the employing organisation; and
• identified employment opportunities on completion of their study.
• consideration of other factors which will contribute to the success of their studies (e.g. good character, positive study attitude and motivation to succeed).

NZDS-Open applicants apply directly to the New Zealand education institution where they wish to study.
Applicants are advised to send applications well before the closing date as the institution may require further information or documentation. Further information can be found at:http://www.nzaid.govt.nz/library/docs/scholarships-south-asia-cp.pdf--

If You Are Really Concerned Then Show It , Black History Month (Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King

2010-02-20T21:47:00.001-08:00

Need for Burma problem is Not "BDG" but to restore "federal democracy"

2010-02-10T03:36:00.000-08:00

My comment to the news “Burma junta asks KIA to form seven battalions of BGF”

SPDC says BGF today. They may tell you another tomorrow. Their ultimate goal is to weaken and crash down ethnic army, and prolong its monopoly rule over citizens. The problem of our country is the SPDC who do not want to give up their illegitimate power, which they are supposed to give back to citizens, sources of power.

Before Burma's independence and Panglong Agreement was British colonial. Post-Independence until up to now is Bama colonial rule. The SPDC colonizes ethnic people (about 40% of Burma population). This is the era of (1) Bama-political colonization, (2) Bama economic colonization, and (3)Bama culture colonization.

KIA, now the only remaining group not to be BGF, must withstand its current role to reflect the will of kachin population. We must hold this Kachin guns and talk about "federal democracy" until both side (SPDC and ethnic) agree racial harmony and equal political rights in the union of Burma.

We must not accept BGF unless political problem is solved. Remember!! Today is the result of yesterday, and today is the outcome of tomorrow future. Be aware!! not to repeat our mistake in the history. What needed to be solved for Burma problem is Not transforming ethnic army into the Border Guard Force, but it is the need to change the system from “military dictatorship” into “federal democracy.” When the script of new system “federal democracy” is guaranteed in the constitution, then Kachin will be the first to disarm our arm. We just need a better system which is “federal democracy” the political rights to vote/ choose the leaders who will represent us.

We will hold these guns until the new system guarantee our citizen the right to choose their leaders who will represent them in the government.

ADB scholarship for Myanmar students

2010-02-08T10:22:00.000-08:00

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Japan Scholarship Program (JSP)
wasestablished in April 1988 with financing from the Government of Japan.
It aims to provide an opportunity for well-qualified citizens of ADB's
developing member countries to pursue postgraduate studies in economics,
management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at
participating academic institutions in the Asian and Pacific Region.*
Scholarship*
The ADB-JSP provides

- full tuition fees
- a monthly subsistence and housing allowance
- an allowance for books and instructional materials
- medical insurance
- travel expenses
- For scholars engaged in research, a special grant may be available for
thesis preparation.
- In special circumstances computer literacy, preparatory language and
other similar courses may be covered under the scholarship.

*Programs covered by the ADB-JSP*
Programs covered by the ADB-JSP are postgraduate studies in

- economics
- management
- health
- education
- agriculture
- environment
- natural resource management
- science and technology
- other development-related fields

*D**uration of the scholarship award?*
The scholarship is for one year with an extension to the second year of
study, as appropriate, which shall be conditional on the scholar maintaining
a satisfactory level of performance as determined by the institute.

The maximum duration of scholarship award is two years for masters and
doctorate programs.

*D**eadline for submission*
Send applications for scholarships at least six months prior to the planned
time that you wish to commence studies.
*Eligibility Country*
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cook
Islands, Fiji Islands, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyz
Republic, Laos People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall
Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, *Myanmar*, Nauru, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau,
Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka,
Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Vietnam.
Upon completion of their study programs, scholars are expected to contribute
to the economic and social development of their home countries.
The ADB-JSP enrolls about 300 students annually in 20 academic institutions
located in 10 countries within the Region.The ADB-JSP provides full
scholarships for one to two years.
*List of Academic Institutions*

- Crawford School of Economics and Government (National Centre for
Development Studies)/The Australian National
University
GPO Box 4, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia(Attn: Liaison Officer)

Field of Study: Master/Doctorate in

1. International and Development Economics
2. Public Policy (Development Administration)
3. Environmental Management & Development
4. Infrastructure Management

Contact:Ms. Billie Headon Director, Student Recruitment, Alumni and
Scholarships E-mail: billie.headon@anu.edu.au

- The University of Melbourne
Parkville Victoria, 3010 Australia (Attn: Melbourne Scholarships Office)

Masters by Coursework in

1. Business Administration
2. Commerce
3. Commerce (specializing in Economics or Finance)
4. Engineering
5. International Business
6. Public Health
7. Agribusiness, Agricultural Sciences, and Forest Science

Contact: Ms. Naomi Taguchi, Postgraduate Scholarships OfficerMelbourne
Scholarships Office Website:
http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/gradcoursework/international/adb.html

- The University of
Sydney
The International Office Sydney, 2006, Australia (Attn: International
Scholarships Officer)

1. Master/Doctorate in Economics
2. Master of Commerce or International Business
3. Master of Transport Management
4. Master of International Public Health
5. Master in Engineering Studies

Contact: Margaret O'Byrne Deputy Director (Government & Student Relations)
International ScholarshipsE-mail: infoschol@io.usyd.edu.au

- The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road, Hong
Kong, China(Attn: Administrative Assistant, Research Services Section,
Registry)

1. Master of Science in Urban Planning
2. Master of Science in Urban Design

Contact: Mrs. Beckie Kwok Administrative Assistant Research Services,
Registry, E-mail: rss@reg.hku.hk

- Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Hauz
Khas, New Delhi, 110 016 India(Attn: The Registrar)

1. Master of Technology

Contact: Mr. K.P. SinghDeputy Registrar (PGS&R)E-mail:
drpgsr@admin.iitd.ac.in

- International University of Japan Graduate
School Of International Relations777 Kokusai-cho, Minami
Uonuma-shiNiigata-ken 949-7277, Japan(Attn: Office of GSIR)

1. Master in International Development
2. Master in International Relations
3. Master in Business Administration
4. Master in e-Business Management

Contact: Mr. Ichiro AbeDeputy Manager Office of Student ServicesE-mail:
iabe@iuj.ac.jp, admgsir@iuj.ac.jp or admgsim@iuj.ac.jp

- International Graduate Program on Advanced Science and Technology, Keio
University 3-14-1
Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku,Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 223-8522, Japan (Attn:
Chairman, Committee for International Affairs)

International Graduate Program on Advanced Science and Technology

1. Nano-Science Program
2. Electronics and Photonics Program
3. Mechanics and Manufacturing Program
4. Computer Science and Communication Technology Program
5. Environment and Multi-Scare Dynamics Program
6. Biomedical Engineering Program

Contact: Prof. Kohei Itoh Chairman Committee for International Affairs,
Faculty of Science and TechnologyE-mail: yg-international@adst.keio.ac.jp

- Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya
UniversityFuro-cho
Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan(Attn: Dean, Graduate School of
International Development)

1. Master in International Development
2. Master in International Cooperation Studies

Contact: Mr. Akihiro AsakawaInternational Student Advisor Graduate School of
International DevelopmentE-mail: adb@gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp

- National Graduate Institute for Policy
Studies
7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 106-8677 Japan(Attn: Admissions
Office)

Master/Doctorate in

1. Policy Studies
2. Policy Analysis
3. Public Policy
4. Public Administration

Contact: Mr. Kiyomi Tanabe Manager, Academic and Student Affairs Division
E-mail:mailto:admissions@grips.ac.jp

- Graduate School of EconomicsRitsumeikan
University1-1-1
Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577 Japan (Attn: Manager, Office of
International Education at Biwako Kusatsu Campus)

1. Master in Economics

Contact: Mr. Mitsuru HitomiAdministrative Manager, Office of International
Education at Biwako Kusatsu Campus E-mail: kokusai@st.ritsumei.ac.jp

- Saitama University 255
Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama 338-8570, Japan (Attn: The
Registrar, The Foreign Student Office) Department of Civil & Environmental
Engineering

1. Master/Doctorate in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Contact: Ms. Naoko NakasoneAdministrative Assistant Foreign Student
OfficeE-mail: fso@sun.civil.saitama-u.ac.jp

- University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo,
Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656, Japan(Attn: Foreign Student Office)

1. Master/Doctorate in Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Development

Contact: Prof. Takeshi IshiharaProfessor of Civil Engineering & Foreign
Student OfficerE-mail: fso@civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

- Department of Civil Engineering

1. Master/Doctorate in Urban Engineering

Contact: Prof. Tetsuo KidokoroAssociate Professor & Foreign Student Offcer
Department of Urban EngineeringE-mail: fso@civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

- Department of Urban
EngineeringGraduate
School of Engineering

1. Master/Doctorate in Environment Studies
2. Master/Doctorate in International Studies
3. Master in Sustainability Science

Contact: Prof. Masahiko KunishimaProfessor & Foreign Student OfficerThe
Institute of Environmental Studies E-mail: fso@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp

- Institute of Environmental
Studies

1. Master/Doctorate in Public Health (International Health)

Contact: Prof. Masamine JimbaProfessor, Department of International
Cummunity Health,School of International Health,Graduate School of
MedicineE-mail: adb@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp

- The University of Auckland

1. Master in International Business
2. Master of Commerce (International Business)
3. Master of Arts (Development Studies)
4. Master of Science (Environmental Science)
5. Master/Doctorate in Engineering
6. Master of Public Health

Contact: Ms. Rita Fatialofa-PatoloInternational Scholarships CoordinatorNZ
Australia Pacific RegionInternational OfficeE-mail:
int-questions@auckland.ac.nz

- Lahore University of Management Sciences

1. Master in Business Administration

Contact: Ms. Saba JavedDeputy Manager Admissions & Financial AidSuleman
Dawood School of BusinessE-mail: admission@lums.edu.pk

- Asian Institute of Management

1. Master in Business Management
2. Master in Management
3. Master in Development Management
4. Master in Entrepreneurship for Social and Development Entrepreneurs

Contact: Mr. Rey ReyesAssociate Director, Student ServicesAdmissions &
Registration E-mail: admissions@aim.edu.ph

- International Rice Research Institute/University of the Philippines in
Los Baños

1. Master/Doctorate in Rice and Rice-based Farming Systems

Contact: Ms. Anilyn ManingasAssistant Manager, Training CenterE-mail:
adb-inquiry@irri.exch.cgiar.org, a.maningas@cgiar.org

- National University of Singapore NUS
Business School

1. Master in Business Administration

Contact: mba@nus.edu.sg

- Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

1. Master in Public Policy

Contact: LKYSPPmpp@nus.edu.sg

- Department of Economics

1. Master in Social Sciences (Economics)

Contact: ecssec@nus.edu.sg, ecsbox2@nus.edu.sg

- School of Design and Environment

1. Master in Environmental Management

Contact: sdelvlc@nus.edu.sg

- Asian Institute of Technology

Master of Sciences or Engineering in:

1. Computer Science
2. Information Management
3. Industrial Engineering & Management
4. Design Manufacturing Engineering
5. Mechatronics
6. Telecommunications
7. Microelectronics
8. Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
9. Information and Communications Technologies
10. Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering
11. Construction, Engineering & Infrastructure Management
12. Structural Engineering
13. Transportation Engineering
14. Water Engineering & Management
15. Agricultural Systems & Engineering
16. Aquaculture & Aquatic Resources Management
17. Energy
18. Food Engineering & Bioprocess Technology
19. Gender and Development Studies
20. Natural Resources Management
21. Regional & Rural Development Planning
22. Environmental Engineering & Management
23. Urban Environmental Management
24. International Business
25. Management of Technology
26. Service Marketing & Technology
27. International Public Marketing

Contact: Mr. Benjamin GargabiteDirector of Admissions and Scholarships
UnitE-mail: admissions@ait.ac.th

- Thammasat University

1. Master in Engineering
2. Master/Doctorate in Economics

Contact: pinanong@tu.ac.th

- East-West Center

Master /Doctorate in

1. Architecture
2. Business Administration
3. Economics
4. Geography
5. International Management
6. Japan Focused MBA (JEMBA)
7. Natural Resources & Environmental Management
8. Ocean Engineering
9. Oceanography
10. Pacific Island Studies
11. Public Administration
12. Sociology
13. Tropical Plant & Soil Science
14. Urban and Regional Planning
15. Master of Law

Contact: Ms. Jeane YamamotoADB-JSP & EWC Scholarship AssistantE-mail:
adbjsp@eastwestcenter.org

Visit: http://www.adb.org/JSP/default.asp

Mungmasa leadership madang hpyang dik mat sai KDA

2010-02-05T09:34:00.000-08:00

Laknak lang uhpung ni hpe Border Guard Force atik anang galaw shangun nga ten, KDA hpe gaw Border Guard Force tai mayu tim pi, n'jaw tai sai sha, Militia Group she tai u da. Goi e, KDA aq mung masa madang wa, na yang npyaw, myit yang maroi n'ni, mu ai ni masin n'si she rai sai law. Mungmasa leadership madang grit nyem dik mat wa sai ga rai nga ai le i. Ndai uhpung ni n'nga hta daw gaw Kachin mying hte sinat hpai taw ai, lam mi kaja ai ngu sawn la gaw mai ai. Raitim Hpyang hpyang ai gaw dik mat wa sai le i.

Myen SPDC aq policy gaw Border Guard Force shatai na matu mung n're, Militia Group shatai na matu mung n're. Ladat amyu my, gabaw amyu myu hte, laknak lang uhpung ni hpe shamat kau na, masing rai nga ai gaw, yawng chye ai hte maren re. Dai hpe anhte wunpawng myusha ning baw ni, Chye nga ninglen na yawng yawng, Rawt malan mying gun na, rawt malan bungli mung n’galaw, ndum shami, mung masa hte mungmasha ni aq ahkaw ahkang hpyi nga na malai/hpe business rights hte galai kau ai zawn, ndai na, grai sadi ga. Kachin political trend gaw dai maga de yawng wa nga saga ai re. Time to realize our weakness and scandals within our Kachin leadership!!

Kaja wa tinang uhpung kata democratically lata la ai ningbaw kaja, the right person the right position ra nga saga ai. Myen aq lailen, Dictatorship ladat, the woi awn ai hpe n’yu la ga (copy n’galaw ga). Kaja wa tinang myu ningbaw ni lapran, the right person the right position hpe n’gun jaw ai democratically election ladat hte policy making process hta Consensus ladat hpe jai lang let, mahtai tam, woi awn ai ladat hpe chye lang ga. Mala shala hpang hkrat ai 19th century na ideology the rawt malan ladat the sha naw aria nga yang, n’mai wa sai. Globalization aq trend hpe yu let, global politics hpe shachyut let, daini daina na politics the leadership skills the, woi awn sa lu mu ga law!! Wunpawng mungdan E

A Happy and Sad Return to My Hometown

2010-01-21T19:26:00.000-08:00

I recently had a chance to return my hometown. As I traveled lots of place in Kachin State, I feel extraordinarily deep in my heart in all aspects.

As I came closer to Burmese border from Kumming and Ruili, Chinese border towns in Yunnan Province of China, first thing that come into my mind is “Vow! I gonna be home very soon, I gonna meet my family and friends. I gonna be able to speak Burmese and Kachin to anyone I meet in town." I was so happy thinking of those things. But suddenly as I crossed the Chinese border into Burmese side, my feeling changed. I almost lost control and my eyes almost dropped tears. The reason is because my country is so much different from the rest of the world. The roads are different. The buildings are different. Foods are different. People wear differently. Children play differently. Shops and stores are different. Police and soldiers act differently.

I know the world has full of differences and diverse of people. But What I mean by difference here is not in term of Goodness. Everything is so dim, Moy-Te-Ne-De in Burmese. People are so poor. Life is so hard, even to strike barely enough food for daily survival. When road, building and school and living standard have developed and changed rapidly in Thailand, China and Hong Kong everyday, my hometown has changed nothing. My hometown remained unchanged exactly the same as 10 years ago. A famous electronic store in downtown stay alive but building are getting old with dirty ruining color on the wall. The most famous noodle shop in downtown has only 5 or 6 tables in the same bamboo and wooden building that was built 15 years ago. No expansion but getting poorer.

People in my hometown and my country work as hard as those Chineses, Thais and Hong Kongers, but Why our people’s lives are so hard, so poor and so misfortune. Do Burmese people have a bad luck? Why our country is so miserable? What are the reason that made our country to become the world’s poorest country?

My answer is "Yes", Burmese people have "Bad Luck" to have such evil, stupid and foolish military dictatorship government called the SPDC who is oppressing and abusing their own citizens everyday and trying to prolong their repressive rule and self-interests of a handful of military leaders and their cronies. To be continued.....

Ludu Sein Win "2008 Constitution & 2010 Election" = "Another Cheating"

2009-12-16T22:43:00.001-08:00

Ludu Sein Win is a well-respected lifelong teacher, educator, writer and journalist in Burma.

Burma's SPDC Needs A Real Stick

2009-12-14T00:38:00.000-08:00

A comment to The Irrawaddy magazine's "Obama Warns Dictators of 'Consequences' in Nobel Acceptance Speech" http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17383

Contradictory approaches between the US/Western and Asian have failed Burmese citizens suffering from ongoing human right violation over the past decades.

The West's efforts are limited when they also look for national interests (American security and oil) rather than what Burmese citizens need which is toppling the military dictatorship and restoring the federal democracy.

As conservative Asians, China, India and ASEAN have not really cared what is happening in neighboring Burma. Human rights and universal values are too far away from the brains of Asian leaders. What Asian leaders prioritize is solely business and national interest.

Racist and notorious regimes like Burmese SPDC require a realistic stick (real engagement with pressure both diplomacy and military means) to make them to have a wish to release political prisoners including Suu Kyi and to return the power to the citizen which they have robbed since 1988.

Burma need a real stick, not only verbal pressure.

Bama military leaders force Kachin to have an independence country, I think

2009-12-07T08:40:00.000-08:00

SPDC Commander Ordered to remove Bhamo Kachin cultural symbols after festival
Kachin News, http://www.kachinnews.com/News/Orders-to-remove-Bhamo-Kachin-cultural-symbols-after-festival.html

Such SPDC's discrimination policies again remind all Kachin people to keep
in mind that Kachins do not benefit anything from joining the Union of Burma.
Instead, Kachin suffered their rights throughout the history of the central
Bama-dominated government since 1948. Panglong Agreement, the spirit of the Union of Burma was ignored and destroyed. The entire country was overruled and dominated by the SPDC for more than a half century while downplaying/oppressing ethnic's political, social and economic rights.

In fact, Bama military leaders and politicians do not want racial harmony and political equality. Moreover SPDC is inciting ethnic nationalities to revolt against the central government by insulting basic human rights of ethnic people such as destroying Kachin Manau post. This means Bama-dominated SPDC want Kachin to separate from the Union and to have an independent Kachin Country.

I want to ask SPDC whether you prefer either "Federal Democratic Union" or "Independence Kachin Country." All Kachin hearts tell either one. Otherwise Burma will never find a peace and this armed struggle will last until the end of this earth.

Or maybe one day, if all Burmese politicians still believe in out-of-date politics of one nationality dominate over others (practice in feudal era), one Ethnic group of Burma will overturn the situation and dominate the whole Burma just as what the Bama-dominated SPDC does. Like Mon Empire and Yakhaine Empore before Bama Kungbong Khit! Do Bama want this or federal democracy?

Jahten A-grawp kau hkrum ai Manmaw Manau Wang

2009-11-18T06:40:00.000-08:00

Tsawra ai,
Nu Wa, Hpu Nau, Kana Kajan Wunpawng Jinghpaw Amyu sha yawng hpang de lawu na laka hpe aja awa myit sa wa lu na matu ka tang dat ga ai.

Manmaw Buga Wunpawng Jinghpaw Amyu Sha ni a Manau Shadung hte Manau Wang hpe Manmaw Hk Y K Ningbaw Hpyendu Kaba nan woi awn nna jahten, htu, a-grawp kau ya ai lam gaw, Manmaw Buga WP Jinghpaw ni hpe sha nrai Mungkan ting sak-hkrung chyam bra nga ai Wunpawng Jinghpaw yawng hpe sawng dik ai hku nna roi ai, ga law saw ai, jahte tam ai nan rai nga sai. Dai hta jan nna Amyu shada da a lapran hta roi rip hkat ai lam kaga nnga na sai.Bai dai Manmaw Manau Wang hpe jahtyen a-grawp kau ngut ai hpang, Manmaw, BMO HK Y K ningbaw wa gaw NANHTE JINGHPAW NI MUNGDAN A MATU HPA BAW AKYU RAWNG A TA?. ngu araw jaw ai sha n-ga MANAU HPE NUM HPU PRANG KAW MI RAI RAI, TSING-DU PA KAW RAI RAI GALAW MU ngu nna mung shawa a man kaw nan tsun ai da.

Manau Shadung hte Manau Wang ngu ai gaw, WP Jinghpaw Amyu sha ni a matu tsawdik ai htunghking rai sai, dai hta tsaw ai kaga htunghking nnga ai, moi gaw hkristan nbyin shi ai ten, tsawhtum Madai Nat hpe jaw jau nna galaw ai htunghking kaba re, Manau wang kata nse nsa tsep-kawp nmai galaw ai sha n-ga shana e gadai pyi nmai lai ai, dai sha n-ga Manau nau ai shaning dai mare e masha si ai raitim aga de makoi mayang kadai n-galaw ai, ngu mayu ai gaw dai ginra lamu ga hta kadai nhtu kajam sai, manau dum na jaba wawt yu nhtawm jaba pru ai hte dai manau wang hpe kadai sa kajam nmai sai, sa jahten/sa kajam ai wa, ni gaw dai amyu sha ni a hpyen rai sai, dai sa jahten ai wa hpe sat kau lu ai shani shing nrai dai wa kaw na hpyi-nyem tawngban wa ai lam sha nnga yang nsim nsa gasat gala mat wa na lam sha nga sai, ndai amu gaw W/P Jinghpaw Mungkan ting (India, China, Burma) na WP Jinghpaw Amyu sha hkum ting dek shagu hpe lukdik lukga e baw bye ya ai hta grau sawng mat sai lam re.

Myen ni dai daram roi wa nga tim, hpa hpe naw la nga ga ai ta?
myen hpe hkrit ai majaw anhte WP Jinghpaw ni a nga grin galu kaba sa wa ai lam hta akyu rawng wa nga a ni?, ndai bungli gaw amyu sha mying gun nna shamu shamawt nga ai uhpung yawng hta lit nga ai re, lit htawt ap taw na lam nnga ai.

Moi Laika Jaw Masat hta e kalang Manau Shadung baw katut sai, dai shaloi gaw Jinghpaw mung e nre majaw ngu myit la ai majaw ngu saka, ndai gaw Jinghpaw Mung e nan rai nga sai, ya mung Ma-Ah ni zawn mau shalai kau sa-yang gaw anhte daram shagri nkung ai amyu sha mungkan hta nau pyi nnga na sai.

hpa majaw anhte a htunghking hpe anhte a ginra hta jahten ai rai ta? daini na ten Wunpawng Mungdan kata shara magup she yu jin wa hkra Myen ngu ai pyi n-nga ai ginra hkan e Myen Budda Gawk-ngu ni shadun mat wa ai gaw kadai nmai hkra, nmai hpu shanhte kam ai hku galaw mai wa ai mungdaw/mungdan byin wa nga sai hpe nang hte nseng ai zawn sha naw nga nga na ga ai kun?

Myen nkau gaw anhte hpe labau nchye ai ni zawn mana shatai nhtawm, Bhamo ngu ai gaw moi kaw na Myen Sam ni a shara re nga tsun na ma ai.
Laika ka sara John Anderson(1867-68) ka tawn ai "A Report on The Expedition to Western Yunan Via Bhamo" ngu ai laika, laika man 216-9 lapran hta sanglang tawn ai gaw Moi na Manmaw Mare ngu ai gaw hka makau e de tawn ai rai nna nta 400 loi jan nga ai, galu de deng mi galu nhtawm malawng maga Sam amyu sha ni hte Lawu mung na Myen ni sa bu htawt nga ai re lam, dai Mare a deng 3 jan grup grup gra gra de gaw jinghpaw(Kahkyen) ni dam lada ai ginra ni hta mare de nhtawm nga shanu wa ai lam asan sha ka tawn ai.

Bai, Frontier Areas Committee of Enquiry 1947 Report Part I laika buk laika man 3 hta mung Bhamo District e nga ai amyu sha ni a Yup-tung jahpan hpe lawu na hte maren ka tawn ai.
(ii) (a) Bhamo District

Area ............................................. 4,148 sq. miles
Total Population............................... 129,000
Part I Population 52,000
Part II Population .............................. 77,000

Population by Races.
Kachin ........................................... 49,794 or 38.6 %
Shan .................................................. 36,765 or 28.5%
Burmese Group ................................... 33,540 or 26.0%
Indian, Chinese and others .................. 8,901 or 6.9 %

moi na Manmaw Mare gaw Sam ni malawng ngu na nga lai wa ai Sam mare re hpe gaw labau hta ka tawn nga ai, raitim dai aten(1947ning) lahta Sam Mung e nga ai jinghpaw gaw 71,070 re majaw Sam hte Jinghpaw Amyu sha ni hku nna tinang a mungdaw masat daidaw la ai hpang rapra ai hku nga pra sa wa na ngu ai ga shaka nga tawn ai hte maren langai a htung hking hpe langai hkungga hkat na lam sha nga ai, Myen wa raitim Kachin State ngu nna dai daw tawn sai lamu ga hta shahte kam ai hku sa roi na lam tsep-kawp nnga ai, Anhte a Manau shadung hpe htu agrawp kau ya ai zawn shan hte a Gawkngu ni hpe dai hte maren anhte galaw yang hpabaw byin wa na ta?

ndai gaw Tinng Ying Hpung, Zawng Hra Hpung Lasang wa a Hpung KBC, Kahtawlik ...etc. ngu taw ai baw nre, yawng a htunghking re majaw yawng kaw na aja awa ninghkap ra ai bungli re lam hpe Wungpawng Amyu sha kaji kaba yawng hpang de shadum shana dat ai lam rai ga ai.

Maigan du Wunpawng Jinghpaw Amyusha Hpung(OKA)

ps. 3/4 ya laman Myen laika hte ndai lam hte la-kap nhtawm statement langai shapraw lu na matu bawng jahkrup nga ga ai.

Obama & Shanghai students: Obama Pushes Open Internet In China

2009-11-18T06:07:00.000-08:00

Kachin Manau Dance Site Bulldozed by SPDC

2009-11-16T07:59:00.000-08:00

Burmese military authorities by using bulldozes destroyed a Kachin Manau festival site in Bhamo, Kachin State on November 12, just ahead of the traditional dance ceremony due on November 26. The Irrawaddy's news "Kachin Manau Dance Site Bulldozed"

These the evidence of the Burmese SPDC regime’s racist and discriminating policies and actions against ethnic people in Burma.

Current Burman military leaders have very little patience in culture biodiversity and mutual understanding. Ethnic's language, literature, culture and history are never allowed to teach in public school in Burma. Worse, such ethnic culture heritage sites were being destroyed.

These are the regime’s very serious racial and basic human rights violations against ethnic people. These are also the reasons prompting ethnic people to hold guns and fight!

The UN and International Community should speak up against such actions. Burman leaders and future Burma will have to pay for such discrimination and human rights violation.

2010 Scholarhsip/ Universities gara hku Apply na? Sang lang ai lam

2009-11-13T09:41:00.000-08:00

De,

Tsawra ai manaw manang ni,

2010 shaning maigan e jawng lung mayu ai ni aq matu scholarship forms ni pru sai re. Ndai scholarship ni gaw Bachelor, Master and PhD degrees yawng hpe jaw ai. Scholarship apply ten gaw November kawn March shata du hkra rai na re. Scholarship agencies hta hkan n’na, application deadline langai hte langai n’bung ai.

Asia Pacific Scholarship Consortium gaw December 1, 2009 kaw deadline htum sai. Supplementary Grant Program Burma gaw March 15, 2010. Prospect Burma gaw March 31, 2010 kaw deadline htum sai re. Dai majaw aten dep, ndai November shata kawn apply mat wa na re. Scholarship lu n’lu result gaw March, April and May shata hkan law malawng chye ai. Scholarship lu la ai nig aw, June, July, August, and September shata hkan e university enrolment hpang mat wa ai re.

Shaning shagu ndai Agencies ni kawn myenmung masha 100 hkawt hpe scholarship jaw ai. Moi 1990s kaw na ya du hkra rai yang myenmung masha Tsa shadang law law hpe jaw ai re. Ndai scholarship agencies ni hte myenmung masha ni hpe lit la na, matut mahkai galaw ya nga ai, Thabyay Education Network aq statistic hku nga yang, 2009 hta e ndai agencies ni kawn scholarship lu let International universities hkan e jawng lung taw nga ai myenmung masha yawng 200 jan re. 200 students hta e Kachin gaw marai 17 re (first to final year).

Ndai statistics hpe yu yang, Kachin ni Scholarship lu la ai Number grai yawm nga ai. Laga myen, kayin, the sam hpu nau ni hta, grau yawm taw nga ai re. Kachin ni scholarship apply ai, lu ai quota grai yawm ai re hpe Donors ni chye ma ai. Lak lai ai hku n'na 2009 hta Kachin marai 8-9 ram scholarship n'nan lu la ma ai. Dai hpe yu yang Kachin ni hpe Scholarship jaw mayu ai, Kachin Quota shalaw mayu ai myit, rawng nga sai re. Dai majaw Kachin ramma ni law law Scholarship apply na hpe ra nga ai re. Ndai scholarship agencies ni sha n’ga, laga law law hte mungkan shara shagup hkan na university ni mung scholarship grai jaw nga ai re. Scholarship jaw ai agencies/universities ni the seng n’na Myanmar Study Abroad www.myanmarstudyabroad.org kaw e information ahkum azup hpe mung mai lu ai. Shang yu ga!

Mang hkang gaw Kachin ni scholarship apply n’galaw ai mang hkang hte, apply mayu ai ni mung, university shang mai na/ scholarship lu main a criteria, n’hpring tsup, ra rawng ai mang hkang rai nga ai. For example; TOEFL N’htai tawn, Documents n’hkum, amyu my aq majaw re hpe, chye lu ai. Hpami rai rai, Tinang byin mayu ai hpe byin hkra galaw mayu ai rai yang gaw, hkyen lajang ai lam, aten jaw ai lam, ra ai documents ni hpe jahkum jazup n’na, ready galaw da ra na re.

Scholarship apply na matu gaw university shang mai na madang/criteria hpring zup ra ai hta sha n’nga, scholarship agencies ni ra sharawng ai criteria hpring zup na mung ra nga ai. Lawu e, university kaw ra ai the scholarship apply yang ra ai criteria hpe tang madun dat ai re.

University Apply ai shaloi ra ai Documents;
(1) TOEFL or IELTS (Scores gaw jawng kaja yang kaja ai hta hkan n’na law law ra ai)
(2) Passport
(3) (3) High School Awng letmat hte Ah-mat-za-yin (Original + Notary)
(4) University transcript if you had attended a university (original + Notary)

Scholarship apply na matu ra ai criteria;
(1) University Admission Letter (or) University langai ngai kaw shawk da sai ngu ra ai
(2) Passport
(3) High School Awng letmat hte Ah mat-za-yin (Original + Notary)
(4) University transcript if you had attended a university (original + Notary)
(5) Working experiences 2 ning nga sai ni, grau n'na chances nga ai
(6) Recommendations 2
(7) 2 or 3 essays

Scholarships law malawng jaw ai subjects ni;
- Community Health
- Development
- Education
- Environment
- Humanities & Social Sciences
- Political Sciences
- Media
- Policy & Administration
- Social Work
- Law
- Economic

Scholarship lu na matu ndai lahta na criteria hpring yang n’yak ai re. Dai majaw apply yu na ahkyek nga ai, 3 hte (APSC, SGPB and PB) kaw apply ga. Essays hte recommendation hkrak hkra ka la na, ahkyek nga ai.

TOEFL scores n'lu shi ai ni aq matu;
Note1: TOEFL n'lu tim, English level tsaw sai ni, University hkan e Entrance Exam htai n'na, Admission Letter lu hkra mai galaw la ai. Dai hpe gaw Tinang lung mayu ai University kaw, sa n’na, sa htai la ra ai re.

Note2: University makau mi hkan e Entrance Exam or TOEFL n’lu tim, Admission Letter lu hkra, mai jahkrup la ai lam nga ai. Dai hpe gaw tinang nan (or) dai jawng kaw lung nga ai tinang aq manang, ni nawn ai ni hpe Negotiate galaw shangun n'na, Admission letter mai hpyi la ai. Jawng yawng gaw n’mai ai re, exceptional hku n’na sha mai ai re. Dai majaw manaw manang ni hte san jahkrup n'na galaw mat yang kaja ai.

Note3; TOEFL htai na matu TOEFL fee n'lu ai ni aq matu myit mada shara; TOEFL fee/ TOEFL laika book & materials mari na matu gumhpraw nlu ai ni, ndai ni hte seng n'na garum ya ai agency langai mi nga ai. EPOP or the Exam Preparation Outreach Program for University Entrance ngai ai re. ndai agency hpe ndai Email: epopasia@gmail.com kaw mai matut mahkai ai.

Myen mung masha ni hpe jaw taw nga ai scholarship ni hpe kachin ni n'lu la ai, shalai kau ai, shaning na na rai wa sai re. Ndai scholarship program ni gaw hta ni hta na, prat ting jaw nga na ngu n'lu tsun ai. Jaw ai shaloi chance hpe la lu ai gaw kaja dik re. Kachin Society aq Bawngring lam the shawng lam aq matu, Hpaji chye ai 1, 2, 3 nga na sha mung n'mai ai. Nang ngai Masha langai lahkawng sha, bungli galaw na mung n'mai ai. Society/ community shagu hta, sectors law law nga ai hte maren, Sectors shagu hta tinang aq myu sha, kunghpan, professional chye chyang ai masha ni ready nga ra na re. Yawng jawm shakut yang she awng dang na re. Dai majaw ndai zawn re kunghpan chyechyang ai experts ni nga wa na matu, tinang myu shada ja hkum hpraw hte lu madi shadaw hkat ai ni mung madi shadaw hkat, n'lu madi shadaw ai ni mung, ndai zawn rai scholarship opportunities ni hpe lu la na matu, jawm shakut sa wa ga. Jawng lung taw nga sai ni hte lung mayu ai ni matut mahkai let, tinang chye mayu ai information ni hpe san, jahkrup hkat let, jawm apply sa wa ga. Email hte matut mahkai ga. Manaw manang ni hpe mung garan gachyan ga. Let’s keep in touch and do our best. Then,God will take care the rest!

Cheers,
Hkunsam

Maigan De Hpaji Hpungjat Lam (Further Studies)

2009-11-11T20:12:00.000-08:00

DrKhaLum

Myen Mungdan kata hta tsang 10 a lawu de na hpaji hpe basic education(npawt nhpang hpaji) ngu shamying ma ai. Tsang 10 a lahta de gaw lahta tsang hpaji shing n rai college education shing n rai university education dakkasu hpaji ngu shamying ma ai. Moi Inglik up ai ten hta tan masum mali rai tim jawng sara mai galaw ai. Rung chyere mai galaw ai. Tan sanit rai yang bum du mai galaw ai. B.A. awng yang ayebyeng mai galaw ai. Ya n mai sai. Lawu tsang jawng sara galaw na matu n law dik B.A., shing n rai B.Sc. awng ra sai. Tsang mali sha awng yang daw-rawan lu na pyi n loi sai. Mung up ai ni mung moi gaw hpunggyi jawng pru ai (hpaji madang khe-thu-mahuk) ni sumtsan salang(ambassador) mai galaw tim ya n mai sai. Moi Abraham Lincoln grai magrau grang nna American gumsan magam lu tim, mungkan ntsa e Abraham Lincoln marai lahkawng n nga ai. Maigan mungdan ni hpaji madang tsaw jat wa ai hte maren i-hteng bu ni mung hka tsaw wawn tsaw hpaji madang tsaw jat ra sai. Sik-hkwi....

Myen mung dan hta tsang shi awng ai hpang college, shing n rai dakkasu shang na matu entrance sanpoi n htai ra ai. Tsang shi hta lu ai amat(marks) hpe yu nna tinang hte gingdan ai degree program la shangun ai rai nga ai. Dakkasu du ai shaloi n law dik mali ning lung nna awng jang she first degree hpaji janmau langai ngai mai lu nga ai. Rai tim, ya Myen mung dan hta Distance Education Program sumtsan laika htinglet masing hpaw tawn da ya ai majaw, laning mi hta shata lahkawng intensive course lung nna sanpoi hpe masum ning shang htai jang B.A. shing n rai B.Sc.degree langai mi jaw nga ai. Ndai hpe undergraduate studies ngu shamying ma ai. Kade daram chye la ai gaw jawng ma ni she chyoi sa.

Matut nna Masters degree program lung mayu yang B.A. shing n rai B.Sc. (Shing n rai BS) marks kaja ra ai. Subject shagu credit marks grade 5 mi n lu tim tinang la ai major subject hta qualified marks grade 4 lu ra ai. Dai mung Myen mung hta sara sarama ni hpe sen gumhpraw law law kahtap nna makai ya yang mai byin ai lam chye lu ai. Ya ten na daram Myen mung dakkasu ni hta Masters degree lu loi ai n nga sai. Grai she sharin la ga. Maigan de du ai shaloi gaw, nang kade chye ai hpe garai n san yang nang hpa baw awng da ai ngu ai grai ahkyak ai. Degree langai ngai n lu yang application shawk na ahkang pyi n mai lu nga ai. Degree shawng lu da nna chye na matu shinggan de hpaji sharin jahkum shatsup la ai mahtang grau loi nga ai. Masters degree program hpe graduate studies ngu shamying ma ai. Dai gaw doctorate matu hkyen lajang ai lam rai nga ai. MB,BS awng ai tsi sarawun doctor ni mung PhD matut lung mayu yang M.MSc.(Master of Medical Science) degree program hpe sharin awng da ra nga ai. Shaloi she shi la ai subject hta hkan nna doctoral studies(Doctor of Medicine shing n rai MD, shing n rai PhD) matut sharin hkam la na rai nga ai.

Masters degree lu ngut ai hpang gaw doctorate degree program(post-graduate studies) hpe matut sharin la na rai nga ai. Ndai doctoral studies gaw tinang sharin hkam la ai hpaji hta madang tsaw dik rai nga ai. B.A. (History) degree lu ai wa gaw M.A. (History) lung awng ngut ai hpang PhD in History degree hpe lu a na rai nga ai. B.Sc. (Botany) degree lu sai wa gaw M.Sc.(Botany) lung ngut jang PhD in Botany lu la na rai nga ai. PhD gaw myit sumru nna manghkang lama ma a mahtai tam ai madang re ai majaw Doctor of Philosophy degree ngu shamying ai rai nga ai.

Myen mung kata na degree langai ngai n lu ai sha maigan de hpaji matut na mtu pru sa wa yang, tsang 10 madang hte shabung da ai maigan na tsang 12 shing n rai 'O-level' sanpoi hpe htai ra na rai nga ai. Dai maigan na 'O-level' ngu ai sanpoi hpe Myen mung na Master degree lu da sai ni pyi htai yang awng na n loi ai. Education system n bung ai majw mung rai nga ai. Myen mung kata na Bachelor degree langai ngai lu sai rai yang dai 'O-level' sanpoi n htai ra ai majw grai hkyamsa mat ai. Rai tim entrance sanpoi, comprehensive exam, hte English proficiency test shing n rai TOEFL(Test Of English as A Foreign Language marks 550) awng ra ai. Dakkasu nkau mi hta TOEFL 600 hpyi ma ai. Dakkasu nkau mi hta gaw shanhte nan htuk ai English Test htai shangun ma ai. Dakkasu nkau mi hta rai yang TOEFL amat (marks) 450 shing n rai 500 daran lu yang hkap la nna English special course laning mi shajan la shangun chye ma ai. Kaning mi rai rai, maigan de hpaji sharin mayu yang English hpe atsawm sha chye hti chye ka, chye madat, chye shaga nna computer hpe mung chye lang ra nga ai. Dai majaw ya hpang na TOEFL sanpoi ni hta Listening, Structure(Grammar), Reading Comprehension hta n ga, Writing Test hte Speaking Test ni mung shalawm sana lam chye lu ai. Maigan de gaw machyi yang tsi manu grai laja ai majaw grai hkam kaja ra ai. Tsi jep n awng ai majaw hpaji madang dep nna English laika ram tim maigan de jawng n lu lung ai masha grai nga ai.

Maigan dakkasu ni hta subject langai mi hpe lani mi hkying hkum mi chyen, laban bat mi hta manga ya, shata lahkawng sharin yang 1 credit hour ngu sawn ya nna jawng shabrai hpe hta ma ai. Bachelor degree a matu 1 credit hour hta US$ 50 daram, Masters degree a matu 1 credit hour hta US$ 100 daram, doctoraate degre a matu 1 credit hour hta US$ 150 daram bang ra ai. Jawng langai hte langai mung n bung ai. Philippines, India hkan jawng shabrai hkyam sa tim UK(England), USA(America) hkan gaw jawng shabrai grai laja ai. Janwg grau kaja ai kaw jawng shabrai grau kaba ai. Mying nau n pru ai jwng ni hta jawng shabrai loi hpa ai. Master degree langai mi lu la na matu credit hours 80 hte 120 daram shangut ra ai. Doctorate degree a matu credit hours 40 hta n yawm ai shangut la ra ai. MPhil.(Master of Philosophy), MA(Master of Arts) ni hpe jawng n kau mi hta laning mi hte shangut la mai ai. Dai hpang PhD degree hpe 3 ning kaw na 5 ning laman shangut la mai nga ai. Janwg law malawng hta Masters degree hpe 5 ning laman shangut la ra ai. PhD degre hpe 8 ning lamna shangut la ra ai. Jawng nkau mi hta research PhD program nga ai. Dai gaw shawng nnan na first semester langai(shata mali) lung nna tinang buga de sawk sagawn ai research bungli wa galaw let coursework hpe shangut la mai ai. Coursework la nga ai laman mung shaning shagu na jawng shabrai man man bang nga ra ai. Coursework ngut ai hpang research papers, project ministry report ni tang ngut ai hpang dissertation(thesis) ka ra ai. Master degre langai mi a matu thesis hpe yawm dik laika man 75 ka nna shamyet shanat ai laika (bibliography) jahpan hta laika buk 60 kaw na shiga mahkawng la ai lam madun ra ai. Doctorate degree a matu dissertation(thesis) langai mi hta n law dik laika man 100 hte shamyet shanat ai laika (bibliography)100 madun ra ai. Jawng nkau mi hta doctoral degree a matu dissertation hpe laika man 300 kaw nna 500 ka shangun ma ai. Dai htapreface, forward,abstract, appendix n hti shalawm ai. Thesis tang ngut jang oral defense ngu ai tinang ka ai thesis hpe professor ni a man de shang nna n-gup aga hte htai ai mung naw awng ra nga ai. Oral defense lahkawng lang hkrat jang galoi mung degree n mai lu mat chye nga ai. Masat da ya ai aten ladaw laman n lu shangut la yang jawng ma jahpan kaw na shapraw kau nna degree n mai lu mat ai. Dai hta n-ga jawng lung shaning shagu hta average grade 3.0 hta n yawm ai hku lu ra ai. Shing n rai jang jawng kaw na jahkring kau ai hkrum na rai nga ai. Dai majaw jawng ma jahpan hta incomplete (n shakre la ai) ngu ka da ma ai. PhD lung ai jawng ma marai 10 hta marai 8 hte 9 gaw n shangut la ai hkring mat chye nga ai. Nkau mi jawng lung shaning nau na mat ai majaw gumhpraw garum ai ni masat da ai hta jan nna n lu karum mat ai. Shaloi hpaji n lu matut sharin la mat chye nga ai.

Myen mung kata na masha ni maigan de jawng lung na matu Myen asuya dat ai jawng ma sha n rai yang jawng lung na ngu nna passport n mai shawk ai. Maigan de bungli sa galaw na ngu nna shore job bungli shaga ai laika hte passport shawk la ra ai. Shore job hte passport shawk yang Myen asuya gaw tinang sa na mungdan hta hkan nna shang gumhpraw masat da ya ai. Ga shadawn- USA (America) de sa na rai yang n law dik shata mi US$ 600 lu ai bungli madun ra ai. Malaysia de pru na passport shawk yang n law dik shata mi Malaysian Ringgit 600 lu ai bungli lu ai hku madun ra ai. Thai mungdan de sa yang n law dik Thai Baht 5,000 shabrai sha ai bungli hku invitation madun ra ai. Dai shang gumhpraw hta hkan nna shata shagu na madun da ai shang gumhpraw a htam shi hta htam mi hpe tinang jawng sa lung ai mungdan e nga ai Myen sumtsan rung(Embassy) de shat 3 hta kalang rai rai, shata 6 hta kalang rai rai, laning mi hta kalang rai rai pawng nna sa bang ra ai. Ga shadawn- US$ 6oo lu ai ngu madun yang shata shagu US$ 60 hpe Myen asuya de income tax ngu nna bang ra ai. Dai n bang yang passport aten htum ai shaloi shaning bai n jat ya ai hta n ga, Myen mung de bai shang wa yang Asuya tara upadi hte maren agying shawa sha na rai nga ai. Tinang lung na jawng hta admission (jawng shang ahkang) lu ai hpang jawng kaw na shaga laika shagun ya na rai nga ai. Dai laika hpe Yangon kaw nga ai dai mungdan a sumtsan rung (Embassy) hta visa (mungdan shang ahkang)sa shawk ra ai. Shaloi shata masum hta jan nna sa nga lu ai non-immigrant visa ngu ai nhtoi matut jat la mai ai hpan visa jaw na rai nga ai. Dai majaw maigan de jawng lung mayu yang jawng shabrai a matu laning mi US$ 2,000-3,000, boarding(hostel) a matu laning mi US$ 10,000, lusha a matu laning ni US$ 3,000, visa extension a matu US$ 100, Myen sumtsan rung(embassy) de income tax(bungli n galaw tim) shata mi US$ 60, laika buk mari na, tsi mawan, hkawm wa hkawm sa jarit, kaga ra mara a matu laning mi US$ 2,000 hkyak hkyak lu da ra nga ai. Dai majaw Sinna mungdan na PhD degree langai mi lu la na matu baw-nu arang, aten arang, myit arang, hta ja gumhpraw arang mung US$ 100,000-200,000 ( US dollar sen mi hte sen lahkawng) ma ra na rai nga ai. Dik shale laning mi na jarit US$ 8,000-10,000 madun ra nga ai. Dai hpe gara hku lu la na rai ta?

Chyum jawng sara ni gaw chyum jawng sara shalat fund(maigan scholarship) hte lung shangut la ma ai. Kaga sasana magam gun ai ni mung shaning kade magam gun sai ngu ai hta hkan nnashi a denomination hte shi karum ai scholarship hte lung la ma ai. Tinang a mungkan hpaji secular education hte seng nna mung shi na hte shi madi shadaw ai uhpung uhpawng ni nga ma ai. Ga shadawn- Mung masa hte seng ai uhpung uhpawng ni mung shi na hte shi, journalism hte seng nna mung shi na hte shi, Linguistics hte seng nna mung shi na hte shi scholarship amyu myu nga nga ai. Loi dik gaw maigan de hpaji sharin nga ai ni, shing n rai maigan dakkasu ni kaw na hpaji janmau degree gup wa sai ni hpe hkrum shaga san la yang gara hku hpaji hpungjat la lu ai lam ading tawk chye lu na rai nga ai. Maigan de n lu sa lung yang sumtsan laika htinglet ai (extension degree program) ni hpe la yang Myen mung kata, htingbu Thai mungdan, India mungdan kata e nga nna maigan hpaji janmau MA, MSc, PhD lu gup la mai nga ai. Dai gaw passpport mung n shawk ra, visa mung n hpyi ra, income tax mung n bang ra, garen gari mung n hkrum hkawm, jawng sa hjawng wa mung n yak, maigan amyu masha ni hte htung hking n bung, ga n bung, akyang n bung, lusha n bung ai majw byin ai manghkang amyu myu mung n katut sha, jawng shabrai mung grai hkyam sa ai hku mai shangut la ai lam rai nga ai. (Nau galu mat sai majaw hpang na laika ngau hta she bai matut saga).

Dr Kha Lum

ENGLISH LAIKA HTI LADAT

2009-11-11T20:11:00.000-08:00

DrKhaLum

Manang langai mi tsun yu ai: "Inglik laika hti gaw chye hti ai law, n chye na ai sha ra ai," da. Mungkan ntsa e hpaji amyu myu hpe English laika hku ka da ai majaw English laika hpe chye hti yang manu dan ai sutgan amyu myu bang da ai sadek zaw amyu myu hpe mai hpaw ai zaw lagut lu da ai hte bung nga ai. Dai hta n-ga English laika amyu mi hpe atsawm sha chye yang kaga ga amyu 10 chye ai hta grau akyu rawng nga ai. Mungkan Wunpawng hpung a Amu Madu kaba (UN General Secretary) tai lai mat wa yu sai Myen mung na U Thant gaw Myen ga hte English ga amyu lahkawng sha chye ai wa rai nga ai.

English laika sharin hka ja ai masha langai mi hku nna loi ai laika buk paper back edition ni lu hti na matu Englsih ga hkum 2000 daram hpe chye tawn ra ai. Dakkasu hpaji janmau bachelor degree a matu gaw tinang sharin la nga ai subject hte seng ai English ga hkum 4000 daram chye tawn ra ai. Master degree hte doctorate degree a matu gaw tinang la ai subject hte seng ai laika hkum yawm dik 6000-10000 daram chye tawn ra ai majaw n chye ai n nga ai daram rai ra sai.

Bachelor degree lu sai ni mung English laika hti lawan na matu gara hku shaman la ra a ta? nga nna san chye ma ai. American Gumsan magam tai lai wa sai Bill Clinton gaw laika man 300 rawng ai laika buk langai mi hpe minute 30 hte lu hti lam chye lu ai. Laika hti lawan ai gaw hpaji langai mi rai nga ai. Laika hti lawan ai masha ni gaw tinang hti ai laika hpe grau chye na ai hta n ga grau mung matsing nga ma ai. Laika hti lanyan ai masha ni gaw hpang daw de hti nga yang shawng daw de na lam ni malap kau ai majaw laika buk mi htiu ngut ai hpang dai laiak buk hta hpa baw ka da ai hpe bai san yang kaang hkup pyi n lu tsun dan ma ai. Dai hta n ga laika buk hta ka da ai lam ni gayau mat nna shi na hte shi hkrak hkrak bai n chye tsun nna kapik kapawk rai nhti n htang bai tsun dan ma ai. Docotral degree a matu shana shagu laika man 25 (single space) research paper man man ka ra yang laika buk 10 hte 20 lapran hti ra ai. Laika hti lanyan ai wa a matu nhtoi garai n htoi yang gara hku paper ka shangut lu na rai ta?

Laika hti lawan ai ngu ai gaw tinang chye tawn chyalu ga baw subject hte tinang myit lawm ai ga baw subject hta madung rai nga ai. JJawng laika hti yang grai lanyan ai numsha langai mi sumroi laika, sumrai laika ni grai lawan hti lu ai n rai ni? Chyum jawng sara langai mi gaw Karai hpaji*theology) hte seng ai laika buk hpe lawan wan hti nna atsawm chye na tim, tsi hpaji(medicine) hte seng ai laika, shing n rai gaw gap hpaji(Engineering) hpaji hte seng ai laika, shing n rai hpungtang hpaji (nuclear science) hte seng ai laika hti yang grai lanyan na sha rai nga ai. Dai gaw shi chye tawn da sai ga baw subject hte seng nna ka da ai laika ni hpe grai chye na lawan nna hti lawan ai rai nga ai. Bill Clinton a gaw mung masa laika hpe lawan wan lu hti tim hpungtang hpaji hte seng ai laika hti yang grai lanyan na rai nga ai. Shing n rai Myen laika hti shangun yang grai lanyan na rai nga ai.

Dai majaw English laika hpe lawan wan chye hti nna atsawm chye na mayu yang:

(1) Tinang myit lawm ai laika hpe lata hti ra ai. Ga shadawn: ginsup ai lam hpe myit lawm yang shata kru daram ginsup ai hte seng ai laika, magazine, articles, shiga news ni hpe sha shani shagu laika man langai lahkawng man man hti ra ai. Dai shata kru laman kaga laika ga baw subject hpe gayau hti yang bawnu kata de gayau mat nna gara mung a tsawm n chye ai byin wa lu ai. Lit baw ai zawn bawnu kata de atsawm sha baw bang yang she bai shaw jai ai shaloi hkrak hkrak bai pru wa ai. Gayau gaya baw bang yang gayau gaya pru wa nna laika hti lanyan ai hta n ga atsawm n chye na ai lam byin chye ai. Dai hta n ga tinang myit lawm ai ga baw hpe hti shaman yang graau chye na magang grau chye jat mayu magang rai nna myiut gang ai n-gun grai ja nga ai. Tinang myit n lawm ai ga baw subject hpe hti yang, grai kadawng lung ai zawn nga nna myit daw loi nga ai.

(2) Dictionary kaja hpe akyu jashawn ra ai. English laika gaw grai dam lada ai rai nna shani shagu ga si ga hkum nnan ni jat nga ai. Dai majaw English mashsa ni pyi dictionary(ga htai chyum) hpe ayan e hpaw hti nga ai hpe anhte mu lu ai. English n re ai anhte gaw grau nna dictionary galam na n mai lagawn ai. Dictionary mung htat magang kaja magang rai nga ai. Nau hpa, nau kaji ai dictionary ni gaw tinang ra ai laika hkum n lawm chye ai. Dai hta n-ga nau na sai dictionary ni mung ga hkum nnan ni n rawng ai kajaw akyu nau n pru nga ai. Hpang jahtum dip shapraw ai Webster's Dictionary, Randomhouse Dictionary, Advanced Oxford Learner's Dicitonary zawn re ai ni gaw hpaji hka ja ai jawng ma ni a matu grai akyu rawng nga ai. Dai hta n-ga, tinang hjka ja nga ai hpaji hte seng ai dictionary ni hpe mung chye lang ra ai. Ga shadawn: Bible Dictionary, Dictionary of Modern Philosophy, Environment Dictionary, Glossary of medical terminology, zawn re ai ni hpe mari lang chye ra ai.

(3) Laika hti ai shaloi akhkyak lareng ni hpa baw re ai hpe tinang hkrai ga san saqn nna matsing tawn ra ai. Laika buk a shawng daw de ka da ai malawm ni hpe yu ra ai. Laika ka sara wa a lam hpe mung hti da ra ai. Laika buk a shingdu maga kata na laika man shing n rai. laika buk makawp hkan e laika ka ai wa a lam kadun hku ka da chye ai. Laika ka ai wa a lam chye jang shi gara maga masa hta tsap nn dai laika hpe ka da ia tau chye lu na rai nga ai.

(4) Tinang hka ja nga ai laika hte seng ai laika buk law law hti ra ai. Dai hku nna ga baw (subject) langai mi hte seng ai laika buk law law hpe hti wa ai shaloi, tinang bai hta hti ai laika buk nnan ni hta rawng ai lam ni gaw, mi shawng daw de hti ngut sai laika ni hta rawng ai lam ni bai kahtap rawng ai hpe mu mada na rai nga ai. Myit nshat idea nnan lahkawng masum sha mu hti jat na rai nga ai. Shaloi ahkyak ga lareng key words ni hpe tam hti yang dai laika buk hta rawng ai l;am ni hpe ali sha matsing la lu nga ai. Key words ni hpe gaw laika buk shingdu jahtum maga appendix shing n rai wordlist shing n rai glossary ngu ai daw hta ka bang da ai mu lu nga ai.

(5) Laika hti ai shaloi n-gup n galem ai sha myi hte hti ra ai. N-gup galem nga yang laika hti grai lanyan na rai nga ai. Lata layung madi nna layung hpe hkan ai hku hti yang mung laika hti lanyan na rai nga ai. Laika hti lawan ai ni gaw pai de nna hkra de n hti ai sha, laika man lahta maga de nna lawu de dingdung hku hti ma ai. Shing rai nna, shi laika, magazine ni hpe dingdung hku hti mai na matu, laika man mi hta column kaji lahkawng shing n rai masum garan nhtawm dip ai rai nga ai.
(6) Laika hti ai shara gaw nhtoi atsawm leng ai shara rai ra ai. Myi atsawm n mu yang mung laika hti lanyan chye nga ai. Mai byin yang Karai Kasang jw ai nhtoi (natural light) gaw kaja dik rai nga ai. Myi set set ai ni mung tinang a myi hte hkrak ai myi set degree rai ra ai. Hkauna htu ai wa gaw na hpru na jawn ni hpe kaja dik mari jahkum lang ai hte maren, laika hti ai ni mung myi set atsawm hkrak re ai lahkawng masum mari jahkum lang chye ra ai.

(7) Laika garai n hti yang hte laika hti ngut ai hpang tinang hpa baw hti la nga ai ai lam myit sumru chye ra ai. Shaloi she tinang hti ai laika hpe garai n malap yang bai shalum ai tai nna grau matsing nga ai. Ga shadawn: kadai gaw kadai hpe hpa baw tsu ai, hpa majaw dai hku tsun ai, kaga lam hku gara hku naw mai tsun ai, tinang myit hkrum ai lam, hpa majaw myit hkrum ai, myit n hkrum ai lam ni gaw hpa majaw myit n hkrum lawm ai, tinang a matu gara mahtang akyu jashawn mai na, gara hku tatut jai lang na ngu ai lam ni hpe laika hti wa let e myit sumru mat wa ra ai. Tinang myit lu ai lam ni hpe mung notes kadun ni ka matsing mat wa ra ai. Ndai hku shani shagu man man htu shamna yang English laika sha n-ga Jinghpaw laika, Myen laika ni hpe mung lawan wan chye hti nna atsawm lu matsing na rai nga ai.

Master scholarships

2009-11-07T06:43:00.000-08:00

Dear All,

Heinrich Boell Foundation, Southeast Asia Regional Office, holds an annual scholarship competition for a small number of students from Myanmar/Burma to study at two Thai premier Universities offering three international Programs specifically designed for younger generation candidates from Myanmar/Burma.

Application forms and entrance qualifications for the international Programs of the respective Universities are available at web links provided below and at our Website

http://www.boell-southeastasia.org/web/141.html

· The Master of Arts in International Development Studies (MAIDS) Program at Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Political Science; http://www.ids.polsci.chula.ac.th/

· The Master of Arts in Sustainable Development of the Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD) at Chiang Mai University, Faculty of Social Sciences; http://rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th/

· The International Master of Economics Program of the Faculty of Economics (MEcon) at Chiang Mai University; http://fuangfah.econ.cmu.ac.th/programs.asp#2

The selection process is highly competitive. Students for the Scholarship Program are selected by both the Foundation and the respective Universities in an open competition.

The Program Coordinator will conduct interviews with interested candidates for the Scholarship Program on December 6^th and 7^th in Yangon. For further information pls. contact olga@hbfasia.org

We kindly ask for your assistance in forwarding the relevant information and documents to interested parties and suitable candidates.

Thank you very much for the distribution.

Warm regards,

Olga

PLEASE NOTE:
I will leave my position by 31st of December 2009; my emails will be then forwarded to Mr. Rainer Einzenberger (Assistant to the Director). Pls. email any further inquiries after Dec. 2009 to Rainer at rainer@hbfasia.org .I can then be reached at olgad@arcor.de

Olga Duchniewska

Programme Coordinator

Myanmar/Burma

Heinrich Boell Foundation

Southeast Asia Regional Office

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Tel.: 66 053 810430 -2 Ext. 128

Fax 66 053 810124

www.boell-southeastasia.org/

Mailing Address:

POB 119 Chiang Mai University Post Office

Chiang Mai 50202, Thailand

Militia Groups tai mat sai, Grau Maja Nga Ra sai

2009-10-20T07:59:00.000-07:00

Lasang Awng Wa Peace Group's soldiers in Lawa Yang base before transforming a Militia group.

Yana zawn rai, KDA Militia, NDA-K Militia, Lawa Yang Militia, ni byin wa ai gaw, Kachin ni hkrat sum ai Kumla rai sai. ShawngLawt n’nan hpang wa ai shaloi na, Yaw Shada lam, Pungdung na ni hpe, ndai hpung ni Kabai da ra wa sai. Myen hpyen hte rau yup, rau sha, Myen shangun ai Order hkan galaw na she, malawng wa sai.

Ndai hku tsun na, ndai Uhpung ni hpe, Kachin n'rai sai, Kachin hpe n'tsaw ra mat sai ni ngu, tsun mayu ai n're. Byin wa ai Political trend, position, structure gaw, shai wa sai hpe, tsun mayu ai. Myit kata, Ngup Aga hta gaw, Kachin re majaw, myu hpe tsawra ,na re. Raitim Tatut magam bungli gaw, n'tsa de na Myen order kawn sa wa na. Kachin mungshawa masha aq akyu ara, kade ram, makawp maga, lu galaw ya na, ngu ai gasan hpe tsun taw ai re.

Ndai masa hpe yu yang, Kachin politics gaw, pandung awngdang lam n’lu ai sha n’ga, myen aq lata de grau grau hkrat sum, n’gun kya wa sai ga re. Anhte Kachin ni, grau grau n'na sadi maja ra wa sai re. Ndai zawn re masa hta, maja ra ai lam ni gaw.

(1) DKBA zawn Kachin shada gap hkat shangun wa ai zawn n’byin na. Ndai zawn re Order hkrat wa yang, gara hku ninghkap na ngu hpe, ya kaw na, asan sha, masing jahkrat n’na, maja nga ra na re.

(2) Tinang Uhpung kata na, ningbaw, malawm ni hpe, maja rum, sat, nat, ai lam ni, nga wa chye ai. (Kogang ningbaw hpe gyam n’na, shamat kau ai zawn.) N’gun naw ja ai Kachin armed group KIA zawn re n’nga yang, ndai zawn re mabyin, daini daina, byin wa na, aloi sha re. Ndai hpung ni Militia hkap la dat ai gaw, KIA hpe mung, grau na, masa shayak dat ai tai sai.

(3) Sut masa, mung masa, Militia, Parties hpa mi galaw galaw, SPDC’s tool (or) Myen aq nchyang mayam, Myen aq Policy hpe hkrang shapraw ya ai Kachin militia n’tai na, sadi nga ra na re. Moi Sama Duwa the Jinghpaw ningbaw ni, mungmasa Myi n’hpaw ai majaw, Myen lang ai shingna, Myen akyu ara aq matu, jai lang sha hkrum lai wa zawn, bai n’kahtam byin na, ahkyek ai. Labau hta, Myen gaw, English, Japan ni hpe pi, masu magaw n’na, lang lai wa ai hpe mung dum ga. Alang lang myen masu ai hpe, kam shut na, myit malai lu ai ni, n’tai ga. Myit malai lu ai hpang gaw, hpang hkrat sai re. Consequence hpe hkrum sha ra sai re. Tinang langai aq tinggyeng akyu ara, tinang langai aq ningmu hte, Amyu ting hpe dut sha ai ni, jam jau jaw ai ni, n’tai na, sadi ga.

Ya ndai lak nak Uhpung 3 gaw, kaning nchye di ai majaw, Myen aq masing hpe N’kam tim, hkap la ra ai ngu ga. Naw ngam nga ai KIA gaw tsep kawp ndai zawn Myen aq lata de Kachin Sinat hpe n’mai ap kau na re. Rawng malan n’awngdingsa, Kachin Sinat hpe, n’kabai kau ai ni mung nga ra na re. Mungmasa galaw ai ngu ai gaw, Common Goal (Kachin self-determination) hpe Aziyu let, shani shana, masing jahkrat, grau n’na, Kachin politics hkrung kaba n’gun ja wa hpe she Myit ga. Ya Militia tai mat ai ni mung, byin lai mat sai gaw, tinang aq Gawng kya lam aq majaw re hpe dum la na, ndai Goal de bai htang wa lu na, hkrang shapraw lu na hpe, myit nga ga.

Makau mi gaw, Kachin political rights aq matu galaw, makau mi gaw, shada, jahten ai baw bungli, tsep kawp, n’galaw na, Grai ahkyek ai re. Eg; Dukaba Naw Seng hpung ni hte, Sama Du Wa ni mungmasa ningmu n'hkrum ai majaw,hkrat sum ai zawn, bai n'kahtap rai na, ahkyek ai. Rawng malan hpe tinang n’lu galaw woi awn ai rai yang mung, galaw nga ai ni hpe, myitdaw, jahte tam ai baw, galoi hkum galaw mu. Kachin re the maren, du nga ai shara kaw na, Kachin akyu ara hpe, shani shagu na, sak hkrung lam hta, hpa lu galaw na, aq nawng lu na, ngu she myit nga ga. Nang ngai, Kachin akyu ara aq matu, daini, hpa lu galaw sai ngu hpe, shana yup wa mahka, galaw mung, Review galaw mu. Daini n’lu galaw jang, Hpawt ni ngai hpa lu galaw hkra, shakut na ngu hpe, hkrang shapraw mu. Rawt malan ningbaw galaw, Sinat hpai n’na, Kachin akyu ara hpe, (7) ya hta, kalang mung, n’lu galaw kau dat ai gaw, hkum rai mu. Jut shara kaw e aq nawng nga ai, ninbaw ningla, myu tsaw shayi shadang kaji kaba ma hkra, Kachin mai kaja lam hpe, hkrang shapraw galaw sa lu mu ga law, Akyu hpyi dat n’nga ai. Yawng hpe hkungga let.

In search of democracy - Kachin leader engages junta: The Bangkok Post

2009-10-18T09:24:00.000-07:00

In search of democracy - Kachin leader engages junta

Freelance journalist Myint Shwe recently met Manam Tu Ja in Laiza on the Chinese border, where they discussed possible implications of the volatile situation in Burma and his brand-new Kachin State Progressive Party

Recently, the New Light of Myanmar, the mouthpiece of the Burmese junta, carried an article extolling former Kachin rebel leader Manam Tu Ja's decision to set up a political party to contest the general election in 2010. Tu Ja had taken part in a national constitutional drafting convention organised by the junta from 2004-07 as a representative of the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO).

PATIENCE IS NEEDED: Manam Tu Ja believes the transformation of armed indigenous groups will take place eventually.

Despite the reservations by the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi, many believe that the 2010 election is the only solution to the country's problems. In Rangoon, upstart groups are springing up each day in preparation for the election, the date of which has yet to be announced.

The KIO has approved Tu Ja's decision and officially relieved him of leadership responsibilities. But on the other hand, the KIO and the United Wa State Army (UWSA) - the two most powerful armed ethnic organisations, which signed ceasefire agreements with the Burmese junta 20 years ago - are resisting the government's plan to transform them into state administered Border Guard Forces (BGF).

The KIO, with a fighting force of 4,000, and the UWSA, with 20,000 soldiers, are currently negotiating with the junta. Both sides are emphasising the importance of peace, and the use of political means to find a solution. The junta vanquished the Kokang, a much smaller armed group along the border with China, this past summer. A newly installed Kokang leadership has accepted the BGF proposal.

Some Burma observers think the junta might delay the elections. Pessimists even foresee a resumption of civil war in the north and in the east of the country.

There was news recently that the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) would form an interim government, probably in October, to handle the upcoming election. What is your opinion on this?

Yes, we heard about it. If it is true, it is for the good. I mean it must have been made with good intentions. Given the current situation, it might be better to let an interim government carry on the remaining steps of the (seven-step) road map (for democracy). It is better suited to convene the election and to hand state power over to the newly elected government.

How will the SPDC proceed with its plan to transform the KIO and the UWSA into Border Guard Forces?

In principle, the transformation of indigenous armed organisations is necessary in order to harmonise with the country's political transition, I mean toward a democratic state. However, in doing so, we may need to allow enough time, great patience, and unlimited consultation with the indigenous people.

Like many others, I can sense that both the SPDC and the ceasefire groups prefer negotiation to a resumption of violence; both sides do not want to lose peace that has been achieved so far. Therefore, until they get a good solution, more patience is needed to work toward it. I firmly believe this hurdle will be overcome and the transformation will take place eventually and peacefully.

There are some pessimistic views in the political circles in Rangoon regarding this issue. Some even forecast that the election might be postponed until this problem is solved. If you think the issue will be solved peacefully, can it happen before the election?

I cannot tell with certainty. However, it seems to me that this issue will be solved before the election. I know some (armed) organisations are saying that this issue should be relegated to the next government; well I think it is up to the (current) government. If the government decides to leave the issue to the post-election period, it can do so, but I think the government side appears to have determined to finish it first.

On their side, the peace groups wish that their status would be left as it is now and discussed in the coming Union Assembly, or be solved by the new government. But I think this is less likely.

‘‘ We are now clearly and totally separated from the KIO. It does not necessarily mean I do not like the old ways of politics anymore. I just choose the new way, the democratic, civilian way

According to Burmese state-owned media, you are one of the few people who have been viewed favourably by the government. If the government asks you to help negotiate with the KIO on the BGF plan, would you consider it?

I do not think the government would ask me to intervene in any manner. The government has been fully capable of solving the problems it has faced so far. Besides, the government's style of work is dealing directly with the parties concerned, allowing only those who are involved. I am totally out of it.

You have decided to form the Kachin State Progressive Party (KSPP). You are still a leader of Kachins and an ex-KIO leader. How much will the current transformation issue affect your efforts and those of the KSPP.

We have determined to play a new game, urban politics. As you know, I clearly have burned the bridge behind me. Therefore, I will say the KSPP has nothing do to do with the KIO, regardless of whether it can negotiate its stand with the government, or not.

Have you relinquished your KIO membership?

Yes, I have formally resigned both from the KIO leadership and from the organisation. I personally do not have a single stake left with the KIO. On the other hand, I have cooperated with the government's road map since the National Convention and I am still cooperating with it through my plan to form a political party and to stand in the coming election.

In this regard, I want to emphasise that the KSPP will be a political party based entirely on the urban population (in Kachin state); it will play urban politics only. The KSPP will be marching along with the flow of the democratic age. We are now clearly and totally separated from the KIO. It does not necessarily mean I do not like the old ways of politics anymore. I just choose the new way, the democratic, civilian way, and the way of urban politics. So, whatever is happening on the other side will not be related to us in any way.

What is the story behind the formation of the KSPP?

Last year the people in Kachin State called a mass meeting and formed a large group called Kachin State Transitional Period Leading Body. This body consisted of representatives from all walks of life, such as religious leaders, businessmen, scholars and people from political organisations like the KIO and other smaller ones such as the New Democratic Army Kachin (NDAK).

The KIO consulted with the transitional body regarding the coming election. Through the body the Kachin people expressed the belief that the election approach to political transition as an option should not be rejected entirely, since it is inevitable. So it was recommended that a political party be formed to contest the election.

The leading body of the KSPP was formed, with 53 representatives drawn from that Transitional Period Leading Body.

KACHIN ENCLAVE: The town of Laiza, Burma, near the border with China, is the home of the Kachin Independence Organisation. The region wants to keep a degree of autonomy.

There were 10 representatives from the KIO, of which I was one. Five of these have returned to the KIO and the remaining five, including me, are now with the KSPP.

So we are totally independent of the KIO, as I told you earlier.

Some who are from smaller political organisations other than the KIO have also become civilian politicians like me, and no longer members of any armed group. That is why I said we are totally independent of any armed organisation. We are now a political party in the true sense of the word, and based on the civilian Kachin population.

Does the KSPP intend to represent all the Kachin State?

Yes, we felt that there should be only one local political party for the whole of the Kachin state, though we will not oppose others in Kachin state that wish to have their own parties. But we will try to make an alliance and merge with them.

We expect that bigger national parties like the National Unity Party (ex-Burma Socialist Program Party) and the National League for Democracy (NLD), might decide to run in the election in Kachin State, and other government-supported proxy parties and candidates as well. Our party, as a local party, intends to embrace all peoples and groups, united in the state. I want to say that the KSPP is a geographically instituted political party, or a state-based party, not based on religion or ethnicity, and focused on the all-round progress of the Kachin state.

In this regard, I want to say that the KSPP is going to be a constructive party in all aspects, with positive attitudes.

Our purpose in founding a political party is not to oppose whatever the government does or is going to do. We will cooperate with anyone when we believe their ideas are beneficial to the Kachin state, as well as the union as a whole. We will open the doors of our party widely. There will be room for everyone and leadership opportunity for anyone who demonstrates calibre.

What will be the first activity of the KSPP once you have officially launched the party?

We have yet to set up our organisational structure systematically and launch officially. When the government allows parties for registration we will do so, and we will launch our organisational work with the Kachin public within the framework the government allows.

Will the KSPP's party work be limited to within the state?

Yes, it will be within the Kachin State.

Do you have anything more to say?

The constitution and the elections are the two important things we need to have in order to make a smooth and successful turning point in this era of our country's history. This is the only door which is open for us at this moment.

This is why we are starting now and starting where we can start practically. It is given by circumstances, not choice. But I believe, if we work on steadily along this line, one day - I say one day - we will be at the destination all of us have envisioned.

I know there are criticisms of the new constitution. But even if the constitution is to be revised or amended in certain aspects, the only ones who can do so are the elected persons who have come through the 2010 election, and the only venue is the Union Assembly.

There is no way to bypass the election and the Union Assembly created by it. This should be clear.

Myint Shwe (myint.shwe@gmail.com) is a Canada-based long time Burma observer and freelance journalist.

Sanction policy hurt innocent Burmese Citizen, But not regime

2009-10-16T07:47:00.000-07:00

A comment in response to the Irrawaddy’s commentary “A New Political Environment?” http://www.irrawaddy.org/opinion_story.php?art_id=17006

Burmese farmers

Yes this is a new phenomenon, mainly becoz Suu Kyi now shows up after such a long silence. Of course, sanction hurt ordinary citizen deeply and seriously. Meanwhile junta has survived unaffectedly. Regime even grew stronger and made oppositions and ethnic groups weaker over the past decades. So far, UN, US and Western powers have made no sense in real Burmese politics. We need to Be very cautious, Not to fail so many times again. Regime says one thing and does another. It did not care international community either.

What is the cost of sanction? How many more Burmese citizens have to die? We should hurt innocent citizen for any political purpose. Politicians, you can sacrifice your life if you believe in changing dictatorship to democracy, but you should not force citizens into poverty. Sanction policy driving Poverty should not be a tool to condemn the SPDC's wrong doing. Sanction policies should be clearly clarified between those hurt citizens and those effect on the military. Some sanction such as bans over Visa, opening bank accounts of the junta and their cronies and their natural resources export such as oil and gas are workable to restrict regime. But those sanction over such as investment and industries that create job opportunity and employment should be lifted but encouraged to solve the problems of illegal migration, human trafficking, and numerous human rights abuse over Burmese migrant workers such as underpaid jobs, unpaid jobs, forcing migrants as slaves, sexual abuse, inhumane race discrimination and murders happening around the world, especially Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.

This is a crucial time. Something harsh or effective policy is needed. Is it the right time to talk about Sanction just a few months right ahead of election? Sanction will never be effective as long as China, India and Thailand trade with regime and are not interested to solve Burmese politics. So Sanction policy is failing, not beneficial to Burma's pro-democracy movement. Exploiters such as China, Thailand, India benefit from US and Western's sanction over Burma. The suffers and losers are Burmese citizen. Nobody care about ethnics or universal value. Nobody really have commitment to solve problem unless we see Oil. Burmese are sick of bala bala speech. We need a genuine and meaningful approach from both international community and Burmese junta.

Maintaining sanction policy without reviewing whether it is affecting the SPDC or hurting the ordinary citizen will be ridiculous. With the absence of western countries’ involvement, allowing China, North Korea and Russia (who are not interested in human rights, justice and democracy) to do business in Burma is like giving a death sentence to Burmese citizens. Permitted by the SPDC, these businesses orientated exploiters are simply easily sucking citizens’ blood and exploiting all natural resources. How can we ratify these sanctions to pressure Change in Burma? Should US and pro democracy leaders including Maung Maung allow this happen? At what cost? Is the sanction the only thing that the US and the UN can do change toward democracy in Burma? If say yes, then the question is are they effective? Answer is No because Burma has China and ASEAN to do business. My crucial point here is we need to do beyond these cycles?

One Country Two Governments/ One Country Two Systems

2009-10-14T06:54:00.000-07:00

(Mungdan 1, Asuya 2 (shnr) Tinang Mungdaw Laksan Asuya) Hong Kong gaw China kaw lawm ai raitim, Tinang amyu sha rai nga ai Hong Kong masha ni aq laksan Asuya hte laksan mungdan langai zawn, uphkang nga ai mungdan re. Miwa mungdan hta, grau n'na, hpaji masa, sut masa ring chying ai, Asia mungdan ni hta nga sat nga sa, grai tsaw hkra, nga lu ai mungdan langai re. Wunpawng sha ni Kasi yu la mai ai baw political system (self-autonomy) re,hti yu ga!

One country, two systems

Hong Kong Scene from Peak Mountain

Hong Kong is part of China but it is like a totally different country. Hong Kong has its own government and its own political system. Hong Kong runs one of the most developed and effective government in Asia. Hong Kong people enjoy more freedom and live in high living standard than the rest of China and elsewhere in Asia. The government of Hong Kong is called the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Under “one country, two systems,” Hong Kong has its own political system, legal, military, economic and financial affairs, including commercial and cultural agreements with foreign countries, and enjoys "certain rights" in foreign affairs.

Hong Kong and Macau

“One country, two systems” is originally proposed in 1984 by Deng Xiaoping, then Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to apply the principle to Hong Kong in the negotiation with the British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher over the future of Hong Kong when the lease of the New Territories (including New Kowloon) of Hong Kong to the United Kingdom was to expire in 1997. The same principle was proposed in the talks with Portugal over Macau.

The principle is that upon reunification, despite the practice of "socialism" in mainland China, both Hong Kong and Macau which were colonies of the UK and Portugal respectively, can have their established system under a high degree of autonomy for at least fifty years after reunification to a very large extent. What will happen after 2047 and 2049 (50 years after the return of Hong Kong and Macau, respectively) has never been stated in any public documents.

Hong Kong Basic Law Article 5 reads:

“The socialist system and policies shall not be practised in the HKSAR, and the previous capitalist system and way of life shall remain unchanged for 50 years."

The establishment of these regions, called special administrative regions (SARs), is authorized by Article 31 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, which states that the State may establish SARs when necessary, and that the systems to be instituted in them shall be prescribed by law enacted by the National People's Congress in light of the specific conditions.

The SARs of Hong Kong and Macau were formally established on 1 July 1997 and 20 December 1999 respectively, immediately after the People's Republic of China (PRC) assumed the sovereignty over the respective regions.

Framework

The two SARs of Hong Kong and Macau are responsible for their domestic affairs, including, but not limited to, the judiciary and courts of last resort, immigration and customs, public finance, currencies and extradition. Diplomatic relations and national defense of the two SARs are, however, the responsibility of the Central People's Government in Beijing.

Hong Kong continues using English common law. Macau continues using the Portuguese civil law system.

Implementation

In Hong Kong, the system has been implemented through the Basic Law of Hong Kong, which serves as the "mini-constitution" of the region, and consistent with the Sino-British Joint Declaration. Similar arrangements are in place with Macau. Under the respective basic laws, the SARs have a high degree of autonomy and enjoy executive, legislative and independent judicial power, including that of final adjudication. They formulate their own monetary and financial policies, maintain their own currencies, formulate their own policies on education, culture, sports, social welfare system, etc. within the framework of the basic laws.

As stipulated by the basic laws, while the Central People's Government of the PRC is responsible for foreign affairs and defense in relation to the SARs, representatives of the Government of the SARs may participate, as members of delegations of the PRC, in diplomatic negotiations that directly affect the Regions, and in other international organizations or conferences limited to states and affecting the region. For those international organizations and conferences not limited to states, the SARs may participate using the names in the form of Hong Kong, China and Macau, China. As separate economic entities, both SARs of Hong Kong and Macau are members of the World Trade Organization. Hong Kong is also one of the member economies of APEC.

The basic laws also provide constitutional protection on various fundamental human rights and freedoms. Specifically, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is given a constitutional status through the basic laws.

Some international observers and human rights organizations have expressed doubts about the future of the relative political freedoms enjoyed in Hong Kong, and about the PRC's pledge to allow a high degree of autonomy in Hong Kong. They considered, for example, that the proposals in Article 23 of the Basic Law in 2003 (which was withdrawn due to mass opposition) might have undermined autonomy.

Nonetheless, the governments of the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong both consider the principle to have been successfully implemented, quoting official reports of both the United Kingdom and the United States.

Republic of China/Taiwan

This system has also been proposed by the PRC government for Taiwan, but the Republic of China (ROC) government has refused this suggestion (it has also been claimed that the system was originally designed for Taiwan). Special provisions for the preservation of the military in Taiwan have also been proposed. The concept of "One country, two systems" tends to be highly unpopular in Taiwan, with polls consistently showing 80% opposition and only about 10% support. All of the major parties in Taiwan, including those that lean toward Chinese reunification have come out strongly against "One country, two systems". Some proposed "One country, two governments" which was obviously opposed by the Chinese communist party, while some proposed the "one country" in "One country, two systems" should be ROC instead of PRC. One of the few Taiwanese who have publicly supported "one country, two systems" is novelist Li Ao.

Although the "One country, two systems" guarantees that Hong Kong's economic and political systems will not be changed for 50 years after the British handover in 1997, Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China has cited 169 cases in which they claim the PRC has breached the right of the people of Hong Kong to self-rule and severely intervened in the judicial system as well as freedom of speech.

Since the accession of Hu Jintao, the PRC has stopped promoting immediate reunification via "one country, two systems" (although it remains official policy). The "one country, two systems" framework was not mentioned in the Anti-Secession Law of the People's Republic of China. A new policy of gradual economic integration and political exchanges is now preferred: this new policy was emphasized during the 2005 Pan-Blue visits to mainland China as well as all subsequent major cross-strait exchanges.

Tibet

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, has expressed interest in using "one country, two systems" for governing Tibet. He has said that under such a system he would be willing to return to Tibet from exile. The government of China, however, considers this system inapplicable to Tibet because "Tibet is already a part of China" and fears that "one country, two systems" will be used as a gateway to formal Tibetan independence.

No one should applause defeating Wa

2009-10-10T22:11:00.000-07:00

A response to the Irrawaddy Oct 9 commentary “Defeating the Wa would Win Wide Applause” . http://www.irrawaddy.org/opinion_story.php?art_id=16965

This commentary highlighted drug problem in Wa region and hinted that defeating the Wa army would win applause from regional including Thailand, perhaps US.
It maybe true that Thai will be happy when drug producer in golden triangle are gone. but I want to point out hat this article seemed to have little acknowledgment on political problem which is the root cause of all social and political turmoil in Burma.

However we can not only tell reasoning of drug when it comes the fighting between Burmese dictatorship regime and ethnic armies. The reason is because this war is not only about drug. The root cause of Wa holding arm is also not merely to produce methamphetamine.

The main trouble maker is the SPDC who destroyed the constitution of federal democracy and staged coup, arresting the union’s political leaders including Suu Kyi and ethnic representatives and put them in prisons. The oppressive rule by the Burman-dominated military regime have driven away remaining political leaders into the jungle, holding arms to restrict the oppressive regime and to restore democracy and human rights.

Thailand simply can not applause defeating Wa since knowing above mentioned roots cause of political turmoil in Burma. As usually, the offensive will not only pose refugees problem to Thailand, it will cause burning civilian homes and killing people and destroying the region’s peace. Without resolving the main problem of political crisis, but defeating an ethnic army would pose forever political problems in the region.

Instead of eliminating ethnic armies, Burma should find remedy for its political problem which is the main cause of all social, health problem and unstable politics. The regime should show its willingness to solve political turmoil by releasing political prisoners including Suu Kyi, and letting the democratic civilian government govern and manage the country’s social and political affairs. Instead of happy applause of defeating Wa by Thailand, all international Community including Thais must honestly and openly encourage Burmese military to step down from power, not to abuse human rights and restore democracy in Burma.

Myen hpe jinghku hku na i? Hpyen hku yu na i? De aq majaw mahtai gaw hpa baw rai na?

2009-10-01T06:14:00.000-07:00

Myen hpe jinghku hku na i? Hpyen hku yu na i? HPyen hku yu let, jinghku mung hku, ngu ai aq lachyum gaw hpa baw? De aq hpang de byin taw ai, mabyin ni gaw gara hku? Results gaw Hpa baw byin wa ai? Kachin akyu ara hte, tinang uphpung the business akyu ara, kara hpe shawng kaw tawn na, kara hpe hpang kaw tawn ai? De aq result gaw hpa baw byin wa ai? anhte Kachin nang ngai yawng myit sawn dik lit yu ga.

Gen Aung San prat hta, jinghpaw ningbaw ningla ni, Myen the pawng na, mungdan gaw gap yang, mai kaja n’hten nga, jinghpaw ni myen the pawng sai. Raitim, Myen gaw myen sha re the maren, BIA Myen hpyen ningbaw makau mi kaw nan, Myen Amyu kaba policy lang ai, democratic federalism and power sharing among states hpe, n’ra ai, ni lawm sai. Karen mare masha ni hpe, BIA myen hpyen la ni grai law sat kau sai. U Nu a prat hta, jinghpaw mung masha ni hpe n’bawng ai, jinghpaw Buga 3 dang hpe, Miwa hpe, Myi man tam n’na, kum hpaw jaw kau sai. Myen mung ting hpe, race, culture, religion shabung, myen woi shatai kau na matu, galaw sai. Baw sang amyu sha ni mung, rawt malang hpang wa sai. Myen hpyen dap ni, baw sang amyu shagu aq buga shagu, du shang, n’na, zingri zingrat ai lam galaw sai. Lak nak lang ai ni hpe jahptai n’na, baw sang amyu sha yawng hpe mung, rum sat, zingri, sai. Yawng hkra gaw, Amyen n’re ai ni hpe, amyu kaji shatai kau na the, shamyit kau na masing, Myen sai rai nga ai.

Gen Nye Win prat, kawn, ya Than Shwe prat, Myen gaw myen sha re. Galoi ram ra ai tara hpe galaw na, mungdan ting na mungmasha ni ngwi pyaw simsa na hpe, baw tawn, galaw ai n’lawm ai. First priority gaw, ethnic politicians ni hpe shamyit na, masing rai nga ai. Kachin State Tai-Mu Gen Gam hpang hpe mung, dai policy kata kaw e, si hkam mat wa ra sai. Myen magma gun mi rai rai, KIA magam gun mi rai rai, Kachin re majaw gaw, Myen aq myi hta gaw, anhte yawng hkra gaw, Hpyen, hku na sha, yu nga ai re. Daini Jinghpaw LauBan ni, mungmasa ni the Shat saboi langai kaw sha, rau dung sha tim, Myen aq masin gaw, hpawt ni, gara hku, Da-mya mya na, gara hku, Rim rawng na, adup na, Myi the Yu nga ai re.

Democracy NLD ningbaw Suu Kyi the laga myen ningbaw ni hpe rim rawng ai mung dai sha re. Democracy, Federalism rai yang, myen the, baw sang maren mara, power sharing rai na, Jinghpaw mungdaw de jinghpaw ni up na hpe, n’kam yu ai majaw, Mungdan ting hpe Myen amyu ni madu lu na, policy aq majaw, myen ningbaw shada ningmu n’bung ai ni hpe rim rawng hkat ai, anhte baw sanga laga amyu ni hpe, shaning 50,60 ning, gap ai, Kachin State de, myen hpyen dap jat tik tik, myen amyu masha, gawt bang tik tik re, dai policy rai nga ai. Ya na myen jet ai mung masa la ni gaw, ndai zawn, ethnic armed groups ni n’gun kaya wa, myen mung hta, myen role grau kaba wa ai hpe, ya na myen ningbaw ni hpe chyeju dum nga ma ai. N’gup de she, ethnic problem hparan ra ai nga tim, myit kata de gaw, myen mung e, myen ni up sha ra ai, hku, myit ai ni hkrai re.

Mungkan the jinghpaw mung Map

World Map hpe yu yang, Kachin State map hta, htam manu mana, kaji ai, mungdan ni grai law ai re. Kachin State aq dingdung kaw e nga ai Bhutan country mung, kachin state hta, htam 6 in size kaji ai. Tinang amyu sha tinang up ai lak sak mungdan rai, grai pyaw, grai lu su ai mungdan re. Wunpawng mundan zawn, n'hprang sutrai n'nga ai, kaji ji sha law, mungdan ni, grai law, mungkan nga nga ai re.

Myeng the pawng ai jinghpaw mungmasa awng dang ai i? hkrat sum ai i? Hpyen hpe hpyen hku mu ai i? Jinghku shatai ai ni nga ga ai i?

Anhte Jiwoi Jiwa ni, myen hpe Kam n'na, alang lang, zingri hkrum, sat hkrum, hkam sharang na, na pawng lai wa ai. Dai ni mung, Myen gaw, Kachin politics hpe respect n'nga, mahtai tam ga ngu hpe, n'hkap la ai sha n'ga, kachin politics hpe shamat kau na, kachin amyu ni hpe, shamat na, she gyam nga ai re. Myen ningbaw ni aq myen Myu kaba, Sawa ladat lang ai hpe, anhte kachin ni, hpyem hpe, hpyen hku, chye mu nga ra sai law. Myen hpyen hpe jinghku shatai, hkrup ang ai rai yang mung, Myit malai saga law. Myi hte mu, na hte na na, Chye la, dum hprang saga law.

Lak nang Uhpung ni law ga ai rai tim, Sai ga shaga, Pu gang sin machyi rai ga law! Myen wa aq masing gaw, Daini KIA hpe gap yang, hpawt ni KDA hpe wan nat na. hpawt din ni, NDA-K hpe sat shamyit na re. Pangdung langai sha rai nga ga ai, anhte kachin ni, Sinat mahku, maga mi de, rau jawm shayawn ga. Kachin ni ram, Majan labau hta, reng ai, Kachin ni sha nga ai re. Jiwoi Jiwa prat kaw na, ya du hkra, gasat gala ai ni, majan mahkrum madup nga ai ni, Majan hta, reng ai ni rai ga ai re. Shara shagup de du nga ai Wunpawng sha ni mung, Pu gang si machyi, tinang dang di ai atsawm marai, tinang chye chyang ai hpaji hte, ndai amyu sha lit hpe, Rau sha, jawm Nau ga law. Shinggan de du nga ai wunpawng myu sha, ningbaw ningla, nuwa ni, dangdi shanglawm mai ai lam ni mung, nga na re. Ga shadawn, Media, Medical supply, Food supply, laga ja gumhpraw the garum shingtau ai, maigan myu experts, politicians ni the matut mahkai na, tatut shanglawm ai ni mai na re. Kachin rai saga ai re majaw, yawng kaw lit nga sai re. Yawng lama mi lama mi, hkrang shapraw galaw sa w a ai rai yang, mai kaja ai lam ni, grai law, pru wa na re. yawng rau sha yaw!

Video from Burma: SHOOT ON SIGHT

2009-09-30T21:32:00.000-07:00

Video advocates BURMA ISSUES travel deep into the jungles of eastern Burma to document one of the world's most urgent and most forgotten emergencies. (The video was co-produced with WITNESS)

The Burmese military has embarked on one of the worst offensives in its 30 year campaign to destabilize the lives of rural ethnic minorities. Half a million live driven from their homes. INTERNATIONAL ACTION IS NEEDED!

Logging Scandal from Burma to China (Channel 4 News)

2009-09-30T21:25:00.000-07:00

Watch a Special Report from Channel 4 News (rare timber's being plundered by China's illegal logging trade)

KNO/KNC Ningbaw Duwa Bawmwang Laraw a Jinghpaw Wunpawng Mungchying Mung Shawa ni hpang de Ndau Shabra Laika (Letter)

2009-09-29T04:01:00.000-07:00

Tsawra ai jinghpaw wunpawng mungchying mungshawa yawng hpang de ya yang hkyak hkyak byin pru nga sai mung masa the amyu masa sat lawat the seng nna tang shana dat ai.
Mung masa labau kadun.

1. Anhte Jinghpaw Wunpawng amyu sha ni-gaw lai mat wa sai shaning law law kaw nna anhte amyu ni anhte a lamu ga kaw ngwipyaw ai hku asak hkrung nna nga lai wa sai.1926 ning a hpang daw de English mung maden ni up hkang ai n-pu kaw bai nga ra sai.1942 ning kaw nna mungkan majan 2 bai byin wa nna Japan mung maden a n pu kata kaw anhte a lamu ga n kau mi hkrat sum nga sai. Raitim kade n-na yang mungkan myit hkrum hpyen hpung hte anhte a kaji kawa kanu kana jinghpaw myutsaw share shagan ni law law gaw japan mung maden hpyen hpe gasat manga kau nna tinang lamu ga hpe bai lu la sai.1945 ning hta mungkan majan(japan majan) ngut sai.Jinghpaw ni tinang amyu hpe tinang bai uphkang lu na matu lajang nga sai. Duwa council hpaw nna jinghpaw Shanglawt mungdan lu na matu lajang wa nga sai.Dai zawn jinghpaw ningbaw ni tinang mung hpe tinang bai lu la na matu lajang nga ai ten hta myen ningbaw Awngsan wa lung wa nna shanhte myen mung hte Shanglawt rau la nna rau jawm nga na matu bawngban wa sai.Jinghpaw ningbaw ni gaw myen ,kaya,sam,hkang hte kaga amyu baw sang ni hte rapra ai mung masa ahkaw ahkang tara kata kaw rau jawm nga na matu myit hkrum sai. Dai majaw, 1947 ning hta Sam mung , pang lung mare kaw e Sam,Kaya, Hkang Myen ni hte rau jawm nna munghkawm mungdan langai de la nna rau jawm nga na matu Jinghpaw ni gaw, myit hkrum ga sadi laika galaw sai. Dai myit hkrum ga sadi hte maren munghkawm mungdan langai de nna ahkaw ahkang rapra ai kata kaw rau jawm nga na matu mungdan tara kanu galaw nna myen ni hte rau Shanglawt la nna rau jawm nga hpang wa sai.Myen hte rau jawm nga ai kaw nna Jinghpaw ni gaw matut manoi jam jau n ni nkri hkrum sha hpang wa sai.Myen amyu shada da nram ai kata kaw myen amyu ni gaw kaga amyu bawsang rai nga ai Kayin, Paoo, Sam ni hte majan byin sai. Myen shada da mung laja lana majan bai byin nna myen mung ting gaw n ngwi npyaw jam jau kaba hkrum sha nga sai. Dai zawn mungdan ting majan byin nga ninglen myen amyu ni gaw kaga amyu baw sang ni hpe hpyen gumshem ladat lang nna shani shana dip rip sha wa sai. Rapra ai ahkaw ahkang hpe nlang ai.Myen shada da mung hpyen masa lang nna diprip sha wa nga sai.

2. Dai zawn re ai myenmung a mung masa lam hta jinghpaw ni mung,rau jawm nna matut nga na matu yak hkak wa sai hpe chye ai jinghpaw ningbaw ni gaw myen asuya hpe bai gasat wa sai. Jinghpaw ningbaw Lahpai naw seng woi awn nna 1949 ning kaw nna jinghpaw ni rawt malan ai lam hpe galaw wa sai. Myenmung a mungdan tara kanu hpe Federal lai masa hkrak re ai mung masa tara kanu hpe bai sharai galaw la na matu lajang ai. Raitim myen ningbaw ni myit magaw nna mungdan tara kanu hpe myen ni chyu sha ahkaw ahkang ka-up nna uphkang sha mai ai lai ladat hpe sha matut galaw da ai.

3. Myen ningbaw ni gaw, mungdan ting hpe hpyen ladat hku nna,prat dingsa uphkang sha mayu ai majaw, NEWIN woi awn ai hpyen gumshem hpung ni mungdan a daru magam ahkaw ahkang hpe zing la sai. Dai hpang grau nna shanhte ra ai ladat hte myen mung hpe up sha na matu MSL hpung hpaw nna tara ningnan hte mungdan ting hpe ka-up uphkang sha wa sai. Jinghpaw,Kaya,Sam ni hte Hkang ni rau jawm galaw da ai mungdan tara kanu hpe jahten kau sai.

4. Dai hpang 1961 ning hta gaw,Jinghpaw ni mung,KIO ngu ai Shanglawt mung masa hpung hpaw wa sai. KIA ngu ai Shanglawt rawt malan hpyen dap hpaw la nna myen hpyen asuya hpe gasat hpang wa sai.KIO wu hpung gaw maga mi de sinat wamyam hte gasat nna maga mi de n gup aga hte saboi n-tsa kaw bawngban ai ladat hpe mung lang nna,tinang amyu sha ni a lu ang ai ahkaw ahkang bai lu la na matu shakut wa sai.

5. 1988ning shata man 8 hta gaw,myen mungdan masha ni kaw nna, MSL myenhpyen asuya hpe n-gup hte marawn nna,mungshawa n-gun hte gawt kau sai. Raitim myen hpyen dap ni gaw grau nn,nhkru n kaja ai hpyen jaubu ni woi awn nna gumshem hpyen ladat hte myen mung hpe bai diprip up hkang sha wa sai.

6. Dai zawn rai nna KIO ,KIA ni- gaw tinang amyusha ni lawt lu hkra nga nna shakut nga ding yang kaw e Ningbaw kaba Maran Brang Seng hte Dukaba Mali Zup Zau Mai woi awn ai KIO ningbaw ni gaw,myen hpyen dap asuya hte gap hkat ai lam hpe jahkring na masing hpe jahkrat dat sai.Dai masing hte maren 24/2/1994 ya shani e myen hpyendap asuya hte gap hkat ai lam jahkring nna,mung masa hpe n-gup aga hte jawm jahta na matu lajang wa sai. Shada da sinat wanyam hte gasat gala ai lam hpe jahkring da nna n-gup aga` hte jahta na matu lajang sa wa ai raitim, tatut hta` myen hpyen dap asuya gaw mung masa bawngban woi ai lam n- nga ai. Dai zawn mung masa lam hpe mung shawa hte hkrak rai bawngban ai lam n nga ai sha,myen hpyen dap ni-gaw, NC woi galaw nna myen mung a mungmasa tara kanu hpe SPDC ni-gaw shanhte ra ai hku ka lajang wa sai. KIO ni mung ndai myen ni woi galaw ai NC kaw shanglawm nna,tinang ra sharawng ai lam yan ni hpe tang madun bawngban ai Tang madun ai lam ni hpe n-hkap la ai Jinghpaw ni hte kaga amyu baw sang ni ra sharawng ai lam ni hpe sepkawp n-hkap la ai .Shanhte Myen amyu mungshawa law malawng ra sharawng ai mung masa lam ni hpe mung, myen hpyen asuya gaw ,kachyi mi mung myit yu hkan sa ai lam n- nga ai sha shanhte byin mayu ai hpyen masa hpe sha atik anang galaw da sai. Ndai zawn n-jaw ai masa hpe SPDC myen hpyen dap asuya woi galaw ai lam yan hta n-jaw nga sai hpe chye nga ninglen KIO ni gaw myen hpyen asuya hpe myit galu kaba ai lam madun nna shanglawm shakut lai wa sai.KIO ni kaw nna kade ram myit galu kaba ai lam hpe madun ai raitim,SPDC myen hpyendap asuya ni gaw,Jinghpaw amyu bawsang ni ra sharawng ai lam ni hpe kachyi mi mung myit yu ya ai lam n nga mat sai. Ndai zawn rai nga mat sai majaw, Jinghpaw Wunpawng amyu sha ni hte Jinghpaw mung kata kaw shanu nga ai mung chying mung shawa yawng hte myen hpyen dap asuya gaw rau jawm nna mung dan langai kaw nga na matu yak mat sai. Dai hte maren kaga amyu bawsang ni rai nga ai Kayin,Kyinni(Kaya),Mun,Rahkai,Sam hte Hkang amyu baw sang ni mung, munghkawm mungdan langai kaw rau jawm nga na matu gaw yak dik mat sai aten kaw dai ni du nga sai.

7. Ndai zawn rai nga ai mungmasa lam a majaw, Jinghpaw ningbaw n kau mi gaw,tinang Jinghpaw amyu ni a mungmasa hpe ading rai nga lu na matu,hte tinang Jinghpaw amyusha ni lawt lu na matu KNO ngu ai Mung Masa hpung hpe hpaw la n htawm,tai hpyen rai nga ai myen hpyen dap asuya hpe ninghkap gasat ai lam hpe matut manoi galaw nga sai. KNO nig aw,Tinang amyu Shanglawt lu na matu shani shana matut galaw ding yang rai nga ai.Myen mung ting hpyen asuya a nhkru ai masa lam kaw nna lawt lu na matu hpe mung,kahpu kanau rai ngaai,Kayin,Kayinni(Kaya),Mun,Rahkai,Sam,Hkang hte myen ni yawng rau bawng nna,myen hpyen dap asuya hpe ninghkap gasat nga ding yang rai nga ai.

Ya hkyak hkyak anhte Jinghpaw Wunpawng amyu sha ni kaw byin nga ai mungmasa, hpyen masa lam ni.

1.Myen hpyen asuya ni kaw nna jinghpaw mung kaw nga ai gaphkat jahkring sinat lang rawt malan nga ai mung masa hpung ni yawng hpe jarit sin pyada tai ra ai ngu sai. Ndai zawn jarit sin pyada shatai na lam hpe KIO,KIA ni kaw nna nlu hkap la ai majaw, Jinghpaw mung makawp maga hpyen dap,shing n-rai jinghpaw mungdaw makawp maga hpyen dap ngu mying hpe bai sharai ya na matu tang shawn ai lam hpe SPDC myen hpyen dap ni kaw nna sepkawp nhkap la ya ai.

2. KIO ,KIA hpung ni-gaw tinang myen mung kata kaw shada da sinat wanyam hte bai gasat ai lam hpe n-kam galaw ai majaw, Jinghpaw kasa salang ni hpe dat nna,SPDC myenhpyen dap asuya ningbaw ningla ni hpe PINMANA ( Ne Pyi Daw )de sa nna,jahkrup bawngban ai lam hpe kahtap galaw dat ai. SPDC ni kaw nna jinghpaw ni tang madun ai lam ni hpe kachyi mi mung hkap la ya ai lam n -nga ai. Shanhte SPDC ni tsun da ai hte maren sha KIO,KIA ni,hkan sa ra ai lam, kaga laksan ahkaw ahkang galai ya na lam nnga sai lam tsun sai. shanhte galaw da ai Mung masa tara hpe galai na lam nnga sai lam hpe dan dan tsun dat sai. Jarit sin pyada galaw shangun ai pyi gaw,shada da matsan dum ai hku nna lam tam ya ai lam sha re ai ngu tsun jaw sai.

3.Ndai zawn byin nga ai ten hta`Myen hpyendap asuya hte shawng ningnan Gaphkat jahkring ai lam hpe la nna nga sai KOKANG hpyen hpung ni hpe (…/…/// )aten hta` myen hpyen dap asuya ni-gaw, hpyen n-gun the htim gasat nna KOKANG ginra hpe zing la sai.Myen hpyen dap asuya ni-sadi run mat sai. Shanhte a`hpyen n-gun lang nna mungdan ting hpe kasat na matu lajang wa sai.KoKang sha n-rai kaga gaphkat jahkring hpung ni yawng hpe mung, gasat shamyit kau na matu lajang nga sai.

4. Ndai zawn kokang ginra hpe myen hpyen dap ni zing la ai ten hta`,Wa mung hpe mung myen hpyen dap ni –gaw,hpyen n-gun law law hte singda nga sai.Jinghpaw KIA dapba mali hpe mung hpyen n gun hte kahtep matep da nga sai. Tinang KIO,KIA ginra ni hta` mung, myen hpyendap ni-gaw hpyen n-gun law law hpe sa da nna, sinat wanyam hte gasat na jin jin rai nga sai. Myen hpyen dap ni-gaw,Jinghpaw ni hte wa ni hpe gasat na matu masing hpe hkrak sha jahkrat da sai. Ndai zawn byin nga ai aten kata kaw e Jinghpaw ningbaw ni-gaw gasat gala ai lam hpe koi yen nna shada da ngwipyaw ai hku jawm nga lu na lamang hpe tam lu na matu,Jinghpaw mung kata kaw nga ai Mung Du Salang law law hpe Laiza mare kaw shaga nna 5/9/2009 ya shani mungshawa zuphpawng hpe galaw sai. Dai zuphpawng kaw nna , SPDC hpyen asuya hpe lahkawng maga ra ai lam ni hpe bawngban na matu jinghpaw ningbaw ni hte KIO ningbaw ni akroi anoi jahkrup wa sai. Raitim SPDC myen hpyen dap ni gaw KIO ni hte Jinghpaw Wunpawng Mung Shawa a ra sharawng ai lam hpe kachyi mi mung myit yu ya ai lam nnga mat sai. Shanhte (SPDC)ni ra ai hku sha hkan sa ra ai ngu bai nhtang tsun ai. Ngu mayu ai gaw,KIO,KIA ni hku nna jarit sin pyada hku nga na hpe tsepkawp hkap la ra ai lam sha rai nga sai. Myen hpyen asuya hte KIO ni shada da mung masa hpe bawngban jahkrup la na matu lam htum mat sai.

5. Ya yang ten hta Jinghpaw mung kaw nga ai myen hpyen dap ni gaw,KIO,KIA ni hpe gasat na matu jin jin rai nga sai. Myen hpyen dap law law hpe tinang KIA ni nga ai shara shagu makau grup grup kaw shadu da sai. Gasat na amying hpe sha la nga sai.Tinang KIA hpyen dap ni mung ,tinang lu ai sinat wanyam hpe lang nna, tinang amyu hte tinang mungdan lamu ga hpe makawp maga na matu jin jin rai nga ai ten kaw du nga sai. KIA hpyen dap kaw nna ,tinang mundan hpe makawp maga lu na matu,myutsaw hpyen la ni shani shana shajin nga sai.

6. N dai zawn tinang mungdan lamu ga hpe tai hpyen myen wa gasat sa wa na hpe chye nga sai tinang myutsaw UKA ( jinghpaw wunpawng mungdan hpyen dap) ni mung,tinang amyu tinang mungdan hpe makawp maga na matu,jin jin rai nga sai.UKA hpyen dap kaw magam gun nga ai myutsaw share shagan ni yawng gaw,KIA hte rau rai nna,tinang amyu hte tinang mungdan hpe tinang a asak hte galai nna makawp maga na matu hpe mung jin jin rai nga sai.

Mungdan hte amyu hpe nshut nshai makawp maga ra sai. Ndai majan gaw anhte amyu ni dang nan dang ra ai. Dang hkra gasat ra ai.

Jinghpaw wunpawng mungdan hte Jinghpaw Wunpawng mungchying mungshawa yawng hpe makawp maga ai lamang hta amyusha ni yawng shanglawm na lam.

1.Jinghpaw wunpawng mungdan kata kaw nga ai mungchying mungshawa yawng ,tinang lamu ga hpe makawp maga na matu jin jin rai nga ga.( jinghpaw,myen,sam,kala,miwa,)

2. Jinghpaw wunpawng mungdan mungchying mung shawa yawng gaw,tinang lu ai ja gumhpraw,tinang chyechyoi ai nyan hpaji,tinang lu ai n-gun atsam yawng hpe lang nna,tinang mungdan hpe makawp maga na matu ap nawng ga.

3.Maigan shara shagu kaw chyam bra nga sai tinang jinghpaw Wunpawng mungchying masha ni yawng mung, dai ni gaw tinang mungdan hpe makawp maga ra sai majaw, lawan bai n htang wa nna mungdan makawp maga ai lam hta` yawng shang lawm ga.

4. Jinghpaw wunpawng mungdan kata kaw shanu nga ai ramma kaji kaba, num,la yawng gaw,tinang a asak hpe ap nawng nna tinang a` mungdan hpe makawp maga ga.

5. Jinghpaw wunpawng mungdan hpe makawp maga na matu Tinang UKA hpyen dap hte KIA hpyen dap de lawan ladan sa-wa marit.

6.Jinghpaw wunpawng mungdan kata kaw shanu nga ai mungchying mungshawa yawng hte gaw tinang lu ai atsam marai yawng hpe lang nna , tinang nga ai shara kaw e tai hpyen wa hpe gasat ga.Magrau grang ga. Anhte jinghpaw wunpawng amyusha mungchying mungshawa yawng kaw nga ai n-gun atsam yawng hpe lang nna,tinang mung hpe makawp maga ga.

Ndai majan hpe anhte amyu ni dang nan dang ra ai. Sum ai lam n- mai nga ai. Ndai majan hpe anhte amyu ni sum jang anhte amyu ni mat mat na re. Anhte a lamu ga ngu ai mung mat mat na re. Dai majaw,anhte amyu ni grin nga lu na matu, anhte a mungdan grin nga lu na matu anhte amyu ni yawng gaw, nga manga n-gun hpe lang nna n-dai majan hpe dang nan dang hkra gasat ra sai.

Karai kasang anhte hte rau tut rai nga ai.Anhte a` teng man jaw ai n-dai majan hpe anhte amyu ni awng padang lu nan lu na .

Shanglawt awng padang lu la u ga.Jinghpaw wunpawng amyusha ni yawng,ngwipyaw hkamja nga u ga.

BawmWang Laraw ( Ningbaw )
Jinghpaw Wunpawng Amyu Sha Hpung( KNO )
Jinghpaw Wunpawng Amyu Sha Kongsi ( KNC )

"They Don't Really Care About US" Micheal Jackson

2009-09-26T07:14:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite song of Micheal Jackson. Have a listen!

Part 1:U Gawsita, Saffron Revolution

2009-09-25T21:44:00.000-07:00

A year ago the monks of Burma led half a million people in peaceful protests around the country, proclaiming to the military regime that peace and freedom must be finally restored to the people. The generals' response to the non-violent calls was extremely brutal; hundreds were killed, thousands imprisoned, many monasteries raided, and many people are still missing.

U Gawsita was one of the leaders of the Saffron Revolution. He speaks about what happened and what he wants the world to do.
http://www.USCAMPAIGNFORBURMA.org

Part 2: U Gawsita, Saffron Revolution

2009-09-25T21:41:00.000-07:00

A video documentary Vol 2

Who really Killed Aung San? Vol 1

2009-09-25T21:20:00.000-07:00

Documentary Video Vol 1

A recent release of classified documents from British Foreign office regarding the assasination of Aung San has prompted an investigation by BBC. BBC reported that the assasination plot was far more complicated then previously thought. It was suggested that the involvement of high ranking British government officials were hidden by British Foreign office until 1997. BBC traced back some links between Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith (an ex governer of Burma) and U Saw - the convicted assassin.

Who really Killed Aung San? Vol 2

2009-09-25T21:19:00.000-07:00

Documentary Video Vol 2

Who really Killed Aung San? Vol 3

2009-09-25T21:08:00.000-07:00

Documentary video Vol 3

Who really Killed Aung San? Vol 4

2009-09-25T21:07:00.000-07:00

Documentary video Vol 4

Who really Killed Aung San? Vol 5

2009-09-25T20:45:00.000-07:00

Documentary video No 5

Myanmar activist on the Run.....Monks were killed

2009-09-22T06:30:00.000-07:00

Have a look at the Aljazeera News

How To Bring Burmese Junta to ICC

2009-09-22T06:14:00.001-07:00

U Aung Htoo explained how justice can be brought and the procedure of the ICC

Fresh Fighting in Burma August 2009

2009-09-22T06:00:00.000-07:00

Cease fire agreements broke down and fresh fighting took place as the Burmese military regime launched attack on Kokang. As result, more than 35,000 Kokang refugee fled to China. Junta's troops occupied the Kokang area around Laogai Township in northern Shan State. In August, junta troops occupied the Kokang area around Laogai Township in northern Shan State. More fighting are likely to break if the regime continues to pressure ceasefire groups to transform into the Border Guard force. Have a look at a Mizzima TV news

Ting Raw Kata Na Nga ni zawn n'rai ga!

2009-09-21T06:27:00.000-07:00

September 19, 09 na Kachin News aq Civilians in a spot over tension between NDA-K and RRF gabaw shiga hte la kap n'na, ga hkaw mi
http://www.kachinnews.com/index.php/news/1108-civilians-in-a-spot-over-tension-between-nda-k-and-rrf.html

Ting Raw kata na Nga ni, nang shamawt na, nang dau yin na, Hka ma ai nga, anhte shada, ashai hkat, mara tam hkat ai zawn, n'rai na, grai ahkyek nga ai ten re. Ndau zawn rai taw nga yang, Ting Raw ja tawn ai Myen gaw, kabu gara, galoi wa, ndai amyu ni nat hkat na ma ai kun, galoi wan nawn ra na kun, galoi she, ndai amyu yawng hpe, ju jahkat kau lu na kun nga, yu nga na re.

Shawa daw tsa, uphpung uhpawng ni hpe woi awn nga ai amyu sha ningbaw ni e, myit galu kaba ai the, lam shagu hta, karai Kasang jaw da ai, tsawra shawang myit, htau li htau la hpe, n’kabai da ai sha, myit masin, tatut galaw hkawm sa ai lam ni hta jai lang gaw law. Sindawng kahtet shada jahpre ai myen hpyen wa aq ra sharawng lam hpe n’hkan galaw ai sha, amyu sha ni hpe tsawra shawang myit, garum shingtau chyeju jaw lu na lam hta, myit hkrum mangrum ta gindun galaw gun hpai lu ai ni, tai lu mu ga, akyu hpyi dat n’ngai law

Time to Aim Together at Common enemy

2009-09-15T00:04:00.000-07:00

My brief opinion in response to the Irrawaddy Magazine's Wa Units in Southern Shan State Build Defenses. http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=16753

Time to unite! Time to shoot together if the Burmese SPDC regime is firing at your friends. Together, we can destroy the heart of the common enemy. We can defeat him. No evil can last forever.

Don't wait your turn but strike with a united effort with your friends. Otherwise, it will be too late. You alone will be SPDC's next target. Because SPDC's mission is to destroy all of us and to enjoy authoritarian rule and to exploit over citizen. We should not let this dictator regime win over our fellow's human rights and democracy fighters.

Where are those inside and outside people who called themselves "politicians" who are fighting against this dictatorship SPDC regime,? What is your role and action when your fellows are being targeted in the front line? Do you simply wait and see the burning?

If you do,then you are not politicians, you're just opportunists looking for your personal interests. Politicians do not only wait and see, and play around. They initiate something!

Myit Hkrum ai gaw N'gun

2009-09-14T06:30:00.000-07:00

KDA Warned not to help KIA daini na Kachin News shi hte hte seng n'na nye ningmu kadun mi http://www.kachinnews.com/index.php/news/1099-former-kia-brigade-warned-not-to-help-kia-in-event-of-war.html

WP shani, Pu Gang Sin Machyi, Sai Ga Shaga, ra na re. Daini Myen Hpyen wa KIA hpe gasta na hkyen yang, hpawt ni KDA. Hpawtdin ni, NDA-K rai na re. Myen aq masing gaw Kachin mying nga ai sinat hpai ai hpung yawng hpe shamat na, wan nat kau na, masing, asan sha rai nga ai.

HPang jahtum e gaw, Kachin ngu ai ni, sinat gaw hkum tsun, htung hkying n'htu mung n'mai hpai, jinghpaw laika ka na, bawpen pi, n'mai hpai ai masa de du wa na re. Kachin politics hte Kachin cause aq matu, ningbaw ningla, share shagan ni, grai law hkrat sum lai wa sai. Anhte ndai prat na ni, Kachin cause hpe majoi gaw kabai kau n'mai nare.

Myen aq policy hpe mau shara n'ra ai, nchye na shara ma n'nga ai. asan sha re. Anhte Wunpawng hpung ni, langai sha rai ra wa na re. Ga garan nga yang, hpyen wa aq ara rai nga ai. Naw Seng hte Sama wa aq prat hpe yu ga. Wunpawng ni myit n'hkrum ai majaw, labau hta kachin politics alang hte alang hkrat sum lai wa sai. Let's learn from history and experiences. Myen aq sat lawat hpe n'dum shami, n'mai malap taw na re. An hte aq lit la nga ai ningbaw ningla ni, dawdan ai gaw Kachin people ngu ai gam maga rai sai. Yup mu simsi, ndum ndam rai n'shalai kau u ga. Myu sha aq ningbaw ningla ni, Myen hpyen aq sat lawat hpe chyena na re ngu hpe, kam let.
Hkungga let

Exam Preparation Outreach Program for University Entrance

2009-08-11T04:58:00.000-07:00

I hope this email finds you in good health and spirit!

The Exam Preparation Outreach Program is a new program created to serve those in Asia who have experience and an interest in developing their country and improving their community. We provide exam preparation for TOEFL, GED, IELTS and SAT free of charge for those involved in development. We would like to encourage anyone who has an interest to apply.

Exam Preparation Outreach Program is pleased to announce that applications are now available for the study period beginning in October. Fill out your application now if you plan to go to University in the fall of 2010. EPOP is a program that you can study while you work.

We would love it if you would forward this email to anyone you believe would be interested in our program.

Attached to this email is the application which is a pdf that can be filled out with your computer and emailed (epop appX.pdf); an informative interactive pdf brochure that has helpful links to additional information (epop e-brochure.doc); and a black and white pdf brochure that can be easily printed out on 2 pages so that you don't waste paper (epop p-brochure). You must have adobe acrobat 7.0 or later to fill out the application online.

The attached application has been tested and should work fine. If you have any questions or are having difficulty opening the files or filling in the application, please feel free to email us. We are happy to help.

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Kind regards,

James, EPOP Student Support
Email: epopasia@gmail.com

Kachin Martyrs Day Observed in Thailand

2009-08-10T23:43:00.000-07:00

Monday August 10 2009

GOC Lahtaw Zau Seng

Kachins commemorates the Kachin Martyrs Day in Chiang Mai, the second largest city of Thailand today while Kachins across the world observe the hero day in their respective places.

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), one of Burma's largest ethnic armed groups also held the event in its headquarter Laiza on China-Burma border with hundreds of attendants.

Martyrs Day is observed annually on the day that G.O.C Lahtaw Zau Seng, the founder and first leader of the KIA leader, was assassinated by a group of his fellow led by Maran Seng Tu (or Tu Bung) on August 10, 1975. The KIA claimed the assassination was masterminded on the basic of secret plan by General Ne Win, the ruling military dictator leader of Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP) at that time. Seng Tu was allegedly was a secret spy of General Ne Win.

Under the leadership of G.O.C Zau Seng, the KIA fought against the Rangoon regime on the policy of secession of Kachin State from the Union of Burma since February 5, 1961.

At a commemorating event in Chiang Mai, Shirley Seng, the remaining wife of G.O.C Lahtaw Zau Zeng attended the event and gave a speech to the audience who comprise of students and Kachin activists. She recalled her husband’s efforts and achievements in corporation with other ethnic political leaders and international figures.

“He truly love Kachins and he had a big mission for Kachins. That is why he was preparing a great mission on the border,” Shirley Seng said.

She added, “It’s a sad thing that he was assassinated by his fellow. We must learn from history. We must have unity and continue our goal."

About Scholarship Information

2009-08-10T22:29:00.000-07:00

Dawng Hkawn Bum offers a range of scholarship agencies websites on the right column of this blog. These groups support students from Myanmar and other Asian countries to study variety of subjects for BA, MA, and Ph.D degree in many universities across the world. We recommend the Myanmar Study Abroad website which is very resourceful and helpful to any students. You may click on the links for further information.

We will also provide scholarship announcements occasionally on this blog in order to update you with the latest information.

Cheers,
Dawng Hkawn Bum

CCTV-4 broadcasts about Kachin people (Video-Antropology)

2009-08-09T03:25:00.000-07:00

China's state-run CCTV-4 broadcasted about Kachin people on its channel. A group of archaeologists found musical instruments and other handicafts in western China. The footage was broadcasted after finding that tools belong to Kachin people. Kachin people currently live in China's Yunnan Province, Burma's northern Kachin State, and India's Assam State. Have a look at the TV footages.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Ancestral Kachin Dress and fashion (Photo)

2009-08-09T02:49:00.000-07:00

Photos collection of old Kachin dress and fashion

About Kachin (Photo)

2009-08-08T03:43:00.000-07:00

Ancestral Kachin School

Current Manau Festival

Ancestral Manau festival

Ancestral Manau festival

Current Kachin People

Kachin ancestors

Current Kachin House in rural areas

Former Kachin House

SPDC soldiers kill Lung Zang Villagers

2009-08-08T03:09:00.000-07:00

Lung zang mare masha ni hpe SPDC zingri sat
By Tawk Hkam

Hkung ga la ra ai,

Mung dan a kanu kawa ning baw ning la ni hpang ngai SHD. TAWK HKAM kaw nna Anhte a Mung Hpawng Myanmar Mung Dan, Jing Hpaw Mung Daw, Mohnyin Ginwang In Daw Gyi Lung Zang Awng Mye Mare hten rum mat wa ai labau gadun hpe tsun hkai dan na n ngai.

Lung Zang Awng Mye Mare ngu ai gaw 1965 ning hta Myen Hpyen ni e gawt Kahktin shing gyim da ai mare rai nga ai.
Jing Hpaw mung daw, mung masa kasu gabrawng wa ai majaw, Nanhte Jing Hpaw ni nanhte a mare buga ni hta n mai nga machyu sai, dai majaw Lung Zang mare makau kaw Lung Zang Awng Mye mare de la nna dai de wa shanu nga mu nga nna Hpyen la ni gawt Kahkyin da ai re.

N dai Lung Zang Awng Mye mare hta Myen Hpyen ni gawt khkyin la hkrum ai mare buga ni gaw-
1. Mu Su Mare
2. Brang Gum Mare
3. Brang Hkam Mare
4. Ning Ja Mare
5. Pyi Sang Mare
6. Ja Hpyi Mare
7. Pan Loi Mare Kaji
8. Pan Loi Mare Kaba
9. Nam Dara Mare
10. Kum Ba Mare
11. Bum Sin Mare
12. Hka Chyang Mare ni rai nga mali ai.

N dai Lung Zang Awng Mye Mare gaw Htinggaw yawng (130) daram shanu machyu nga ai mare kaba rai nga ai.
Dai Awng Mye mare gaw Lung Zang ngu ai Myen Sam mare makau kaw de da ai mare rai nga ai. N dai Lung Zang mare hta Myen Hpyen Dap jung da ma ai.

N dai Lung Zang mare na Myen Hpyen Dap hpe Shang Lawt Hpyen Hpung ni laning mi hta n law htum kalang mi grit htum sa htim gap gasat ai hpyen dap rai nga ai.

1976 ning April shata 25 ya laban jahpawt manap hkying 4-5 ten myi mu n mu re ai ten hta, Du Kaba Awng Shin, Du Za Tau Gam, Hka Chyang ning htawn Du Kaba N Gyem Brang ni woi awn ai Shang Lawt Hpyen Hpung kaba gaw Lung Zang myen hpyen Dap hpe sa htim gap gasat ma ai.

Dai Myen Hpye Dap No gaw ( Hka La Ya – 15 ) rai nga ai. Shang Lawt Hpyen Hpung ni gap gasat nga ai ten jahpawt hkying 7 ten Lung Tung, Chawng Wa de na hpyen karum ni du shang wa nna di hpyen hpung ni e wang gap dat jang Shang Lawt hpyen hpung nig a n htang hting nut hprawng yen mat wa ma ai. Mare kaw na mung chying sha ni hpe kayin hkye makwp maga lakawn la ai lam n nga ai sha yawng hprawng yen kau da ma ai.

Shang Lawt Hpyen Hpung ni hting nut yen mat wa ai hpang gaw Myen Hpyen Hpung nig aw anhte jing hpaw ni shanu machyu nga ai Awng Mye Mare hpe chyawm wang shing grup la nna anhte mare masha ni hpe shaga kahkyin la ma ai.
Mare makau hkan hprawng hprawng machyu makoi nga ai ni hpe shaga kahkyin la nna mae masha shada da bai kahtap shaga la hkat sha ngun nna, yawng bai wa ma rit anhte mare masha ni mare de bai n wa jang anhte a mare wan nat kau ya na nga jahtau marawn shaga sha ngun ai.

Mare masha ni hpe Myen Hpyen ni hkan marawn shaga sha ngun hkrum ai yen gaw 1. Slg. Maran Zau Hkun 2. Slg. Daw Jawng Gyung Ze gaw n ta sha ngu num gawk aw lung tsap nna mare masha ni hpe marawn shaga ai wa re.
Mare masha nig aw tinang a dum nta wan nat kau ya na nga ai majaw malawng maga mare de bai n htang wa shajang wa ai. Shaloi Myen Hpyen La nig aw mare ka ang na Slg. Zahkung La je a nta man ang lam n tsa e jahpawng da ma ai.

Dai shaloi La ni yawng hpe San Jep sagawn nna, Nan hte K.I.A Shang Lawng Hpyen amyu ni rai madainga nna A DUP ZING RI ZING RAT ma ai. Num sha ni hpe gaw n ta wang langai mi kaw gawt bang da nna Bu Hpun Palawng ni yawng RAW kau ya nna lagaw lahkawng a lapran kaang Shingna Hpe N Da Hku Madi Bang nna Dung Rawt, Dung Rawt di nna shat sang ZING RI ma ai. N dai Num Sha ni a HKU ni YU YU MU, Shang Lawt Hpyen La ni shang ai HKU ni rai nga ai nga nna jahpoi a sawng asang zing ri ma ai.

Dai kaw nna mare masha kaji kaba yawng hpe Lung Zang Mare Hpye Dap de gawt kahkyin da ma ai. La ni hpe gaw Mare na mung chying sha ni a U, Wa, Dum Su yam nga sut gan hkum sum hpa hpe woi lahkawn la sha ngun nna shan hte Hpyen Dap de hpung hte hpung rai nna gawt woi wa nna Hpyen Dap du jang La sha ni yawng hpe Bu Hpun Palawng raw kau ya sha ngun na Jan Prang e SHA GUM HKU DA GUP TAWN DA nna shani tup jan lam tawn da ma ai.
Shan hte Hpyen La ni kam jang Shag a Sharawt la nna HPUN TAWNG, NING WA, N HTU ni hte a dup zing ri zing rat shat sang ma ai. Num sha, Ma kaji hte Gum gai ni law law hpe mung Hpyen Dap n daw pa e shani ting JAN LAM, HKA HPANG GARA, LUSHA SHA KYET jam jau shakyin zing ri shat sang ma ai. Num sha ni hte Ma kaji ni shat kan si, hka lu mayu ai nga tsun jang a DUP ZING RI JAHKRIT SHAMA SHATSANG ma ai.

Hpyen Dap n daw pa e A DUP ZING RI nga ai shaloi SLG. NUM RI TANG gaw zing ri ai hpe n dang hkam sharang lu ai majaw, Zing Ri nga ai lapran kaw nna rawt hprawng mat wa ai ten e Hpyen La ni jawm shachyut GAP nna dai kaw nan HKA LA SI MAT wa sai. Shi gaw yawng a shawng e shi hkrum mat wa sai.

Dai hpang e anhte La ni hpe shagum dagup taw nga shangun ai kaw nna shaga sharawt la n htawm ZING RI NGUT JANG shan hte Hpyen La ni shada da myi n sam madun hkat nna Hpyen La ni yawng gaw shan hte a Si Nat ni hta N Ri Shachyawp la ma ai. Dai kaw nna gaw La ni marai (7) daram hpe shawng LUPWA de woi saw a nna sa Gap Sat hpang wa sai. Hpyen La ni hpang de na Gap Sat hpang wa ai hte rau “Shi Asak” gaw kam sham ai hte myit masin kata hku nna,Hpan Madu Karai Kasang Wa kaw hkyu hpyi lajin la nnamyidi chyip hprawng mat wa ai. Dai shaloi e Myen Hpyen La ni lapai lahkra lahkawng maga hku nna, hkan shachyut gap ma ai rai tim, “ Shi” gaw dai GAP SAT nga ai tsin yam tsin dam kaw nna lawt mat wa lu sai.

Matut nna hpung hte hpung rai LUPWA de woi sa nna GAP SAT kau ai marai (23) tup re. N dai marai (23) hte a Moi Mang ni hpe LUP N HKUN Langai hta sha lup da ma ai. N dai LUPWA hta gap sat hkrum lai mat wa sai ni a mung jahpang gaw lawu na hte mare re ai.

1. Slg. Zahkung We Hka, Asak 65
2. Slg. Zinghang La Asak 25
3. Slg. Naw Gu Zau Tang Asak 45
4. Slg. Naw Gu Zau Tang Asak 45
5. Slg. Maran Zau Hkun Asak 55
6. Slg. Mahkaw Lum Asak 35
7. Shd. Jang Maw La Asak 27
8. Slg. Dashi Kum Asak 41
9. Slg. Hkamlun Zau Tu Asak 45
10. Slg. We Je Asak 42
11. Slg. Zahkung Je Hkawng Asak 40
12. Slg. Zau Tang Asak 50
13. Slg. Num Ri Na Asak 35
14. Slg. Num Ri Tang Asak 39
15. Slg. N Hkum Mahku La Asak 36
16. Slg. Zahkung Lum Hkam Asak 54
17. Slg. Hpau Yam Gam Asak 38
18. Slg. Dabang Dai Hkawng Asak 52
19. Slg. DAw Jawng Gyung Ze Asak 60
20. Slg. Numdaw Daw Yawng Asak 64
21. Shd. N Dau Htun Asak 15
22. Slg. Mangshang Sau Chyang Asak 46
23. Slg. Ban Zing La Asak 45

Awng Mye Mare kata Sat Kau hkrum ai Kanu Kawa ni a mying jahpan gaw lawu de na hte maren rai nga ai-

1. Slg. N Hkum Zau Tang Asak 102
2. Jan Hpau Yu Htu Asak 90
3. Jan Gum Tung Kaw Asak 95
4. Jan Tang Bau Htu Asak 70

Sat hkrum lai mat sai ni yawng marai 27 tup rai nga ai.
Dai shani Myen Hpyen La ni ROI RIP Hkrum ai Num Sha nig aw-
Hkam Hpai Kaw
Mahkaw Lu
Bang Gat Htu
Hpau Wung Lu
Yaw Sawng
Ma Bu
ni rai ma ai.

Anhte a Awng Mye Mare hpe mung dai shani jang n ta langai mi pyi n ngam hkra yawng WAN NAT shamyit kau ya ma ai. Kahtawlik Nawku Jawng, Hkalup Nawku Jawng hte laika sharing jawng n dai masum sha wan nnat ai ngam da ya ma ai.

Shana de jan du wa ma ga de gaw jahpawng da ai kaw nna wa mayu ai ni yawng hpe wa shangun ma ai, wa na ahkang jaw ma ai. N wa mayu ai ni hpe gaw Asuya Laika Sharin jawng de manam yup shangun ma ai.
N dai Lung Zang Awng Mye Mare gaw 1976 ning April shata 25 ya shani ka nna anhte Wun Pawng Amyu Sha ni gadai mung n nga mat sai, myen sam amyu ni a yi, sun, hkkau na shara ni tai mat wa sai.

N dai Mare Masha nig aw Nam Mawk Kam, He Pu, Man Mau, He Ba, Na Mawn, Hopin, Nam Sheng, Kamaing, Kahtan Yang, Chya Hkrau, Loi Seng, Myitkyina Chyun Pyin Ta, Lekone, Zi Lun ni hte n kau mi gaw Sam Mung maga de du hkra bra garan nga machyu mat wa sai lam chye lu ai.

Dai shani Mare Nat, Masha Sat ai kaw woi awn ai Ningbaw nig aw-

U Maung Myint ( Gyi Jum )
U Thaing Awng ( Gyi )
U Htay Lwin (Lat Gyi ) ndai ni re ai lam chye lu ai.

Hkawp hkungga ging ai Mungdan a Kanu Kawa ningbaw ningla ni hpe anhte a Lung Zang Awng Mye Mare na mung chying sha ni yawng a malai Ngai “ TAWK HKAM” kaw nna lahta de tang madun lai wa sai mabyin ni hta, Amyu Mung Chying Sha ni a Du Daw Sai Hkaw, Si Hkrung Si Htan hte Mare Buga Dum n ta, U, Wa, Yam Nga, Yi, Sun, Hkau Na, Ding Hku Sut GAn Hkum Sum hpa yawng GIN LUT kau ai gaw
Hpan Madu a MARA rai kun?
Myen Hpyen Asuya a MARA rai Kun?
Shang Lawt Asuya a MARA rai kun?
Anhte Mung Chying Sha ni a MARA rai kun?

N dai mahtai hpe “GA LOI, GA DAI” wa htai ya lu na kun?

Htai ya na hpe myit mada la nga let,

(Ndai sawk sagawn laika hpe Tawk Hkam kawn ka tawn ai re)

Question over KIO leadership (Letter)

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Tsawra Hkungga ai hte,

N dai laika hpe Amyusha ni yawng aq ninggawn akyu ara hte Wunpawng myusha ningbaw ni, Myen hpyen du salang ni the, jahkrup nga ai lam hta, jut shara mi e akyu rawng na re ngu, ka dat n’ngai.

2009 August shat 3 ya shani Du Kaba Gauri Zau Seng the hkrum jahta lu ai gaw grain an, akyu nga sai. Rai yang KIO/KIA hku nna, Myen Du ni aq Mungdan Tara Kanu (Constitution) hpe mung hkap la sai, Ralata Poi (Election) galaw na lamang hpe mung hkap la da sai. Du kaba Gauri Zau Seng a ningmu gaw “Change” byin na matu n-dai hku sa ra lam, sang lang dan sai. N-dai ladat hku n-rai yang Myen wa gaw Hpyen ladat hku aten galu naw up nga mai ai hte anhte hku nna Hpyen wa hpe Hpyen ladat hku naw matut up shangun na i? shing nrai galai shai kau shangun na i? Hkri Maran Htu San san ai hta— Myen du ni gaw buhpun palawng sha galai kau n’na masha gaw mi na ni nan nan sha re, dai majaw kaja wa Change byin na kun? Du Kaba tsun ai hta— du na shaning htawm hpang e galai shai hkra galaw la ga, masha ka da ai hpe masha gram lu ra ai nga ai.

Raitim Myen hpyen wa aq matu akyu grai rawng ai hku ka da ngut chyalu Mungdan Tarakanu langai hpe Myen ni hku nna gram mayu ai lam tsep kawp n-nga ai hpe tsun dan mayu ai. Dai gaw— 1962 ning February Shata 24 ya sha ni hta Myen ning baw ni hte Amyu Bawsang ni Yangoon Pyi lam N Sen Htawn Rung kaw Zuphpawng kaba langai galaw ma ai. Zuphpawng Tingyang up gaw Hkringmang Daju U Nu re, Amyu Bawsang ning baw ni gaw— Sam Mungdaw Hkring mang Tsat Khun Chyu, Jinghpaw Mungdaw dat kasa Du wa Zau Lawn, Sam Mungdaw dakkasa U Thun Myint, Hkang dakkasa Capt Man Tung Nung, Kaya Mungdaw dakkasa U Tsing ni hte Myen ningbaw ni Pa.Ma.Nya.Ta Ningbaw Ta Khin Chyit Maung, Pha.Sa.Pa.La Ningbaw U Ba Swe ni rai ma ai. Kaga masha ni mung zuphpawng lawm hku shanglawm na ma ai.

N dai zuphpawng a madung yaw shada lam gaw 47 Mungdan Tarakanu hpe gram na matu bawngban jahkrup hkat ai lam re. Amyubawsang ningbaw ni gaw:
(1) Mungdaw kanu (Myen ni nga ai ginra) hpe Mungdaw langai gawgap na
(2) Rapdaw 2 hpe maren mara ahkaw ahkang jaw na
(3) Amyusha Rapdaw de Mungdaw shagu rapra ai datkasa jaw na

Mungdaw ni tinang aq myit hte maren jaw dat ai ahkaw ahkang ni hpe Mung hpawm ginjaw asuya kawn shadawn masat ya nna ngam nga ai ahkaw ahkang ni hpe Mungdaw ni hta tawn da na— ngu tang shawn ai rai malu ai. Raitim Myen ningbaw ni gaw 47 Mungdan Tarakanu hpe ya na zawn ka da ai gaw n shut ai, jaw nga ai, gram ra ai lam n-nga ai — ngu dai zup hpawng hta tsun nga ai. Dai hku nan da sang shabyin da ai re lam myen ningbaw ni gwi gwi tsun nga ma ai.

N dai shara hta ngai jahkrup mayu ai gaw— 47 Mungdan Tarakanu gaw Amyu bawsang ni a matu kaji mi mung pahkam hkam ya lu ai lam n nga ai, Self-determination and Political equality tsep kawp n-nga ai majaw gram na matu jahkrup wa yang Myen ningbaw ni kaji mi mung n hkraw ai wa, ya 2008 Mungdan Tarakanu gaw 47 Mungdan Tarakanu hta, htam manu mana grau sawng ai hpe “hpang she gau ngwi gram la ga” ngu ai gaw mai byin na i Du kaba?

2008 Mungdan Tarakanu; gabaw (12) mungdan tarakanu gram na hte seng ai hta ning nga ka da ai— Rapdaw dakkasa tsa lam shadang 20% gaw mungdan tarakanu gram na matu myit hkrum tangshawn yang tara n hprang hpe Rapdaw kawn hkap la bawng ban mai ai.

Ka da ngut chyalu mungdan tarakanu kata na uphkang lam, tara je yang lam, tara gin shalat lam ni hpe gram mayu yang Rapdaw dakkasa tsa lam shadang 75% myit hkrum yang referendum galaw nna shawa yawng myit hkrum ai aq 50% jan madi shadaw yang gram mai na, nga ka da ai.

Lahta kaw ka da ai hpe yu yang 2008 Mungdan Tarakanu hpe gram la na gaw mai byin na kun?

Ngai hpaji jaw ai political approach gaw tripartite dialogue (Masum brum Mungmasa jahta) hte sa nna;
1) National reconciliation hpe galaw na
2) Constitution hpe gram na, hte Myen ginra ni hpe Mungdaw langai shabyin na
3) Transitional hkrun lam de sa na
4) Self-determination hte Political equality hpringtup rawng ai, Ngwi pyaw ramra ai Gumrawng Gumtsa Munghpawm Mungdan shabyin na
5) Sutsu Rawtjat ai Mungdan de sa nna mungdan ga daga ni hte lahpa maren kanawn mazum let simsa nywi pyaw ai mungkan hpe jawm makawp maga na

Ndai ram wa mi nye ningmu hpe tang shawn n’ngai law.

Chyeju kaba sai,

By Naw Hkam
All Kachin Students and Youth Union
Jinghpaw Wunpawng Jawngma hte Ramma Hpung

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