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          新聞週報 Weekly Diary, No. 245 (6 – 20 April 2007) Weekly Diary, No. 245 (6 – 20 April 2007) MIZZIMA CLOSED DOWN, THEN REOPENED! TASANG DAM PROJECT BREAKS GROUND! KARENS LOSE A BRIGADE BASE! NO NEWS BIGGER THAN CHO NEWS! Think PieceIf you meet evil with evil, then evil has won.The Water Margin, Classic Chinese romanceThe World7 April 2007Johnny HartCartoonist Johnny Hart, 76, of B.C. comic strip, passes away. (AP) 10 April 200750 million people will be exposed to hunger and disease by 2020 as global warming results in less rainfall. Populations living in coastal and low-lying areas of Asia are particularly vulnerable with a projected rise in sea level. (Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change/ DPA) 16 April 2007Cho Seung-huiCho Seung-hui, 23, a South Korean student shocks the world by shooting and killing 32 people and wounding another 26 at Virginia Tech before turning the gun on himself, say officials. (Agencies) International Relations7 April 2007Margareta WahlstromNew Light of Myanmar says Lt-Gen Thein Se 室內裝潢in has met Margareta Wahlstrom, UN deputy chief for humanitarian affairs. No details given. (AFP) 8 April 2007Kim Yong-ilVice FM Kim Yong-il of North Korea is due to arrive in Burma on 24 April to discuss resumption of diplomatic ties, say diplomatic sources in Rangoon. (Reuters) 16 April 2007Soe Myint, Editor of MizzimaDelhi police raid Mizzima News office and seal it off claiming it is operating on a commercial basis in a residential area. (Mizzima/SEAPA/BMA) 17 April 2007Of about 40,000 refugees registered with UNHCR in Malaysia: 12,600 are Rohingyas 11,300 are others from Burma 10,000 are from Aceh The rest from Afghanistan, Iraq and African countries (New Straits Times) 18 April 2007Two days after it was closed, Mizzima News head office in New Delhi is reopened following a meeting between its representatives and Delhi municipality. Naveen Verma, the municipality representative says it has decided to unseal the office on the ground that it is "not into commerc 西裝ial activity". (Mizzima)19 April 2007Ahmad Shabery Cheek Asean will not defend Burma in any international forum, says Malaysian Foreign Ministry parliamentary secretary Ahmad Shabery Cheek. (Bernama) Thai-Burma Relations9 April 2007The Thai government releases a statement saying its Border Patrol Police Company 345 had launched smoke shells to warn attackers in the Karen area after 5 artillery rounds landed at Huay Bong village in Mae Ramard. The KNU is forced to abandon its Battalion 101 base. (DVB) 9 April 2007Seminar in Bangkok, 24-25 March, resolves to reopen the non-campus Mon National University, founded by Dr Jamlong Thongdee. (Kaowao)19 April 2007 One Karenni Nationalities People's Liberation Front (KNPLF) member killed after 3 of their members clash with Paramilitary Rangers Company 3607 inside Thai territory near Saohin village in Maehongson's Khun Yuam district. (Kantarawaddy Times) Politics/ Inside Burma4 April 2007Pu Cin Xian ThangOpposition Zomi leader Pu Cin 房屋出租Xian Thang's 2-story home in Kalemyo, Sagaing Division, ordered to complete demolition by 24 April. The date of the order coincides with his appendectomy in Rangoon. The neighborhood where he lives is named Panglong in honor of the union treaty signed in 1947. (DVB) Pu Cin Xian Thang, 68, has promised to take legal action against the demolition order. (Mizzima) 5 April 2007The 88 Generation Students issues statement protesting against the junta for oppression on their free practice of economic and social rights. (Statement) 5 April 2007Gen Than ShweNew law signed by Senior Gen Than Shwe says doctors overcharging for their services face up to 5 years in prison. It does not give details on what would be considered overcharging. (AFP) 10 April 2007Burmese authorities have ordered civil servants to stay in the new capital during the traditional New Year. Singers and actors have been instructed to arrive there by 13 April. (Irrawaddy) 16 April 2007Signature campaign against recent income and sales tax 代償increases between 100-500% in Chauk spread to Magwe and Arakan. (DVB) 17 April 2007Soe WinPM Soe Win will retire very soon due to poor health, says a well-placed government source. He has been taking treatment in Singapore since February. (DPA) 17 April 2007Veteran Politicians Group delivers a letter to Gen Than Shwe calling on him to form a coalition government for national reconciliation. 88 Generation Students also urge Pyinmana to begin talks with ethnic representatives. (Irrawaddy) 18 April 2007On 22 September 2006, the new capital issued a directive banning collection of funds from the people by state officials. However, authorities in Pa-an had collected 5 million kyat from local businessmen and forcing people to buy stickers, each 1,000 kyat, for another 5 million kyat for the celebration of the water festival there.Recent invitations from the people to send complaints against state officials to some ministries only concern those below ministers. Ministers and upwards are untouchable. For instance, police 住商房屋chief Khin Yi issued orders to subordinate units to collect donations for the funeral of his father U Nyunt, 83, who died on 11 March. (NDD)19 April 2007The 1,200 HP diesel-engine locomotive, manufactured by the state-owned Myanmar Railways, launched. It is Burma's first domestically produced locomotive, reports state media. (Xinhua) Shans/ Shan State30 March 2007Khun Tun Oo with Sai Nyunt LwinThe SNLD calls for release of Khun Tun Oo, Sai Nyunt Lwin and other Shan politicians sentenced to long term imprisonment. 31 May 2006 First appeal rejected 28 March 2007 Second appeal rejected A third time appeal can be submitted if it is considered a public concern, says defense counsel Aung Thein. (DVB) 10 April 2007Maj Lao HsengMaj Lao Hseng, SSA spokesman, says the group has fought more than 10 skirmishes with Burmese troops since the beginning of April. (Irrawaddy) 11 April 2007Letters urging SSA North and UWSA to surrender distributed in Tangyan township's markets. (Mizzima) 15 April 2007Khun Tun 新成屋 Oo Detained Shan leader Khun Tun Oo, who is being imprisoned in Putao, gives alms to monks. (SHAN)Economy/ Business4 April 2007George YeoBurma has promised on being a long-term supplier of sand, cement, granule and other construction materials to Singapore, says FM George Yeo on his return. (Financial Times) 9 April 2007A March 14 MoU with Beijing says "the entire natural gas" from A-1 and A-3 blocks in the Arakan offshore area will be sold to China. It will be wheeled through a 2,380 km pipeline. (The Times of India) Human Rights2 April 2007663 people, comprising 120 Buddhist families, brought to Taungbro, Maungdaw township. 120 new houses had been built with forced labor of Rohingya villagers. There are over 50 such villages since 1990. (Kaladan) 13 April 2007More than 20 rail transportation ministry civil servants have been punished for malpractices, says Mirror. (Xinhua) 15 April 2007Some 88,000 refugees from Burma in Thailand will be receiving newly formatted ID cards this month, according to UNHCR. (Bangkok Post) 18 April 2007Two hu 宜蘭民宿man rights activists Maung Maung Lay and Myint Naing beaten up by Hinthada township USDA people. The two have been admitted to Rangoon general hospital with serious injuries. (Mizzima)20 April 2007Small books with ready made answer fro matriculation examinations were sold to the students prior to the examinations, 14-22 March. While vigilance was strict last year making it difficult for students to cheat, it is not as strict this year. Many students are going to pass, predicts a student from Chin State. (Khonumtung News) Environment30 March 2007Groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the controversial Tasang dam in Shan State held. (New Light of Myanmar) 5 April 2007Burma signs deal with China's Farsighted and Gold water firms to build the 2,400 megawatt Upper Salween Hydropower project. (Irrawaddy/ New Light of Myanmar) 12 April 2007WWF says tens of thousands of villagers could be displaced and a fragile ecosystem destroyed by the Tasang hydropower project on the Salween. (AP) 18 April 2007 Gen Maung AyeUnidentified chemical agent used by tw 酒店兼職o farming companies, one Burmese and another Chinese, has killed scores of domestic and wild animals, including vultures who fed on the carcasses. One of the company owner, U Htay Myint of Yuzana, is reportedly close to Gen Maung Aye. (Kachin News Group)19 April 2007Gen Than Shwe visits 600-megawatt Shweli hydro electric project in Namkham township. The project is 51% completed. (DPA) Drugs9 April 2007Malaysian police raided two networks producing yaba, 7-8 April. Among those arrested was a Malaysian chemist. (AP) 16 April 2007Two drug smugglers killed and 4.5 kg of high grade heroin seized at Ban Hin Taew, Tambon Piangluang in Chiangmai's Wiang Haeng border district. The drugs were believed to have come from Wei Hsuehkang's 617th Battalion. (Bangkok Post/ Khom Chad Leuk) War8 April 2007Karen bases opposite Mae Ramard and Thasongyang attacked. The attackers seize 3 bases, according to Thai security. (Khom Chad Leuk) The attack comes shortly after KNU troops raided a checkpoint in Myawaddy yesterday, killing 5 policemen and a soldiers, says a DKBA official. The KNU 個人信貸had broken the 2003 agreement that it would not attack the Asia1 highway, he adds. (Reuters) 9 April 2007Since 23 March, when KNPP and SPDC officials meet for peace talks, the two sides have fought 7 times, says Gen Bee Htoo, the Karenni Army chief of staff. (Kantarawaddy Times) 10 April 2007Joint Burma Army-DKBA forces seize Karen National Union's 7th Brigade base. (Network Media Group) 12 April 2007Following seizure of the Karens' 7th Brigade HQ base, the Burma Army-DKBA forces are attacking the 6th Brigade in the south. (NMG) 16 April 2007The Lahu Democratic Front (LDF), Palaung State Liberation Front (PSLF) and the Pao People's Liberation Organization (PPLO) have declared they will no longer use anti personnel landmines in their armed struggle in Burma. (Geneva Call/ International Campaign to Ban Landmines) 19 April 2007Burma Army-DKBA forces continue offensive in KNU territory forcing civilians to work as porters and minesweepers. Hundreds of them have crossed the border into Thailand. (DVB) http://www.shanland.org/weeklydiary/245/weekly-diary-no-245-6-2013-20-april-2007 借貸  .