Recent allegations in social media about the leadership of the ABFSU being in the hands of a “couple of commies” should come as no surprise to most people. [1] We have been there before so many times, and the finger pointing will return on every such occasion. One infamous example was Aung Gyi’s accusation that Daw Suu was surrounded by communists in 1988 despite a contingent of ex-army commanders like himself among her… Read More »
If people believe all that is going on in Burma today has very little connection to the wider world but that it is purely a domestic phenomenon the way things have evolved, they cannot be more wrong. Ever since the opening up of the country post-Myitsone and Daw Suu’s release, Burmese society has enjoyed ever increasing outside contact, now with the West as well as the East… for better or for worse as… Read More »
MEMOIRS OF THE ANTIFASCIST REVOLUTION (Translation of an article written by late Bogyoke Kyaw Zaw and printed in Pyithu Arner (People’s Democracy) No. 22, 2012) March 27, 2002 is the fifty-seventh anniversary of the Anti-Fascist Revolution of the people of Burma. On this day, I heard radio broadcasts about Burma’s Anti-Fascist Revolution and as a veteran who has played a leading role in the movement, I can’t help… Read More »
RINGING IN 2014 “Que sera, sera Whatever will be, will be The future’s not ours to see—-” But the year 2014 is just around the corner and its preceding year has foretold what may follow the next year. I shall not waste readers’ precious time by trying to summarize the events of 2013, instead, I may quote the events only where necessary. Everybody knows that 2014 is the last year… Read More »