The Burmese military junta has turned a blind eye to demonstrations against the US and the UK in Rangoon for three consecutive days. Such agitations are illegal in Burma, where the law bans assembly of more than five people. The law, however, is usually applied only during demonstrations targeted at the military regime.
The Burmese military junta has turned a blind eye to demonstrations against the US and the UK in Rangoon for three consecutive days. Such agitations are illegal in Burma, where the law bans assembly of more than five people. The law, however, is usually applied only during demonstrations targeted at the military regime.
About 30 people held aloft banners and shouted "Don't interfere in Burma's affairs" while filing past the U.S embassy in the former capital at around 1 p.m. on Thursday.
Two groups of people about the same in number demonstrated outside the US and U.K embassies yesterday. The government's mouth-piece, Myanmar Ahlin highlighted and praised the demonstrations but did not mention who were behind the agitation.
Aye Lwin, a former student leader, who many suspect to be behind the agitations denied his group's involvement in an exclusive interview to Mizzima but admitted that the stand of the demonstrators and his were the same.
Local residents said the military junta is using the Union Solidarity and Development Association members to organise such protests. The military junta is normally intolerant of people demonstrating and uses force to coerce and crack down on agitators. However, security forces have been silently watching the three days of demonstrations in Rangoon.
"It is a vivid and ugliest show of the US & UK putting up on UNSC agenda. Is this small and quiet country a nuclear threat, terrorist threat, military threat, narcotic threat or any other...threat within the region? So then, is there any solid reason to discuss importantly about our nation at the UNSC? Pity," said the leaflet distributed by the demonstrators.
Thakin Chan Tun, a veteran politician in Rangoon warned the junta that using unfair practices will create more complications in Burmese politics and endanger national reconciliation.
"The military government should act thoughtfully. I would request it not to be biased, and not recruit and groom henchmen. If people demonstrate outside the Chinese and Russian embassies, will they allow it?" Thakin Chan Tun asked.
About 30 people held aloft banners and shouted "Don't interfere in Burma's affairs" while filing past the U.S embassy in the former capital at around 1 p.m. on Thursday.
Two groups of people about the same in number demonstrated outside the US and U.K embassies yesterday. The government's mouth-piece, Myanmar Ahlin highlighted and praised the demonstrations but did not mention who were behind the agitation.
Aye Lwin, a former student leader, who many suspect to be behind the agitations denied his group's involvement in an exclusive interview to Mizzima but admitted that the stand of the demonstrators and his were the same.
Local residents said the military junta is using the Union Solidarity and Development Association members to organise such protests. The military junta is normally intolerant of people demonstrating and uses force to coerce and crack down on agitators. However, security forces have been silently watching the three days of demonstrations in Rangoon.
"It is a vivid and ugliest show of the US & UK putting up on UNSC agenda. Is this small and quiet country a nuclear threat, terrorist threat, military threat, narcotic threat or any other...threat within the region? So then, is there any solid reason to discuss importantly about our nation at the UNSC? Pity," said the leaflet distributed by the demonstrators.
Thakin Chan Tun, a veteran politician in Rangoon warned the junta that using unfair practices will create more complications in Burmese politics and endanger national reconciliation.
"The military government should act thoughtfully. I would request it not to be biased, and not recruit and groom henchmen. If people demonstrate outside the Chinese and Russian embassies, will they allow it?" Thakin Chan Tun asked.
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