Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi, who was forced to spend years of solitude under house arrest, has hit out at young people “wasting time” on computer games and social networking.
The veteran opposition politician, whose party will soon take power after winning landmark elections last November, made the comments in a letter to organisers of a literary festival at the weekend in Yangon.
“Our lifestyles are changing nowadays as technology improves,” she wrote in a public letter to the Nobel-Myanmar Literary Festival posted online late Saturday.
“Now our children waste a lot of their time on computer games, Internet games and social networks. Children read less because the use of technology has increased,” she added. (Courtesy of Japan Today)
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Human Trafficker Threaten Victims’ Relatives for Ransom
Alor Setar, Malaysia (Rohingya Vision) – A human trafficker based in Malaysia has been posing threats to the trafficking victims’ relatives in Malaysia as well as in Myanmar (Burma) for ransom for a few weeks now, according to their statements.
The human trafficker is reportedly well-connected with the authorities in Rakhine state of Myanmar. He is also said to be very rich and have hired local goons as his bodyguards in Malaysia.
“He took a number of people on his boat to traffick them from Arakan (Rakhine) state to Malaysia via Thailand around two years ago.
He took half of the ransom money from them before they got on the boat. However, the boat disappeared in the middle of the sea. No information of them has been heard since then.
Therefore, he could not demand any ransom from their (the boat people’s) family members. As after two years, since their family members now got their information that they have been in Sri Lanka while a few of them have been resettled to US by UNHCR after their boat stranded in the Sri Lankan shore, the human trafficker started to demand the remaining ransom money from their respective family members in Myanmar and in Malaysia. (Courtesy of Rohingya Vision TV)
The human trafficker is reportedly well-connected with the authorities in Rakhine state of Myanmar. He is also said to be very rich and have hired local goons as his bodyguards in Malaysia.
“He took a number of people on his boat to traffick them from Arakan (Rakhine) state to Malaysia via Thailand around two years ago.
He took half of the ransom money from them before they got on the boat. However, the boat disappeared in the middle of the sea. No information of them has been heard since then.
Therefore, he could not demand any ransom from their (the boat people’s) family members. As after two years, since their family members now got their information that they have been in Sri Lanka while a few of them have been resettled to US by UNHCR after their boat stranded in the Sri Lankan shore, the human trafficker started to demand the remaining ransom money from their respective family members in Myanmar and in Malaysia. (Courtesy of Rohingya Vision TV)
Alan Morison's 30-month battle with Thai authorities ends
Controversial defamation and computer-crime lawsuit brought by the Royal Thai Navy against Australian journalist Alan Morison and his Thai colleague Chutima Sidasathian for their coverage of the trafficking of Rohingya Muslims appears to have ended.
But the 30-month legal battle has forced Morison, 68, to close his award-winning Phuketwan online news site on the Thai resort island of Phuket and cost him much of his life's savings.
"We stood our ground because we knew we had done nothing wrong," Morison, a former senior Age editor said, referring to advice to apologise to escape with a reduced sentence or to flee Thailand.
A deadline passed on Friday evening for prosecutors to appeal Morison and Chutima's acquittal on the charges in September, appearing to leave Thai authorities without any other legal avenue to pursue them. (Courtesy of smh.com.au)
But the 30-month legal battle has forced Morison, 68, to close his award-winning Phuketwan online news site on the Thai resort island of Phuket and cost him much of his life's savings.
"We stood our ground because we knew we had done nothing wrong," Morison, a former senior Age editor said, referring to advice to apologise to escape with a reduced sentence or to flee Thailand.
A deadline passed on Friday evening for prosecutors to appeal Morison and Chutima's acquittal on the charges in September, appearing to leave Thai authorities without any other legal avenue to pursue them. (Courtesy of smh.com.au)
No time for intimidation
An attempt by the national police chief to determine if legal action can be taken against the sister of Koh Tao rape and murder victim Hannah Witheridge for her Facebook posting is counterproductive.
If taken, this will only bring more denunciation of the police force whose reputation has already taken a hit by its controversial handling of the high-profile murder case.
A proper response from the police, as well as the Court of Justice which was also implicated in Laura Witheridge's message, is to look seriously into the accusations and show the public whether they carry any truth. (Courtesy of Bangkok Post: News)
If taken, this will only bring more denunciation of the police force whose reputation has already taken a hit by its controversial handling of the high-profile murder case.
A proper response from the police, as well as the Court of Justice which was also implicated in Laura Witheridge's message, is to look seriously into the accusations and show the public whether they carry any truth. (Courtesy of Bangkok Post: News)
UPC enters day 4; groups discuss 5 topics
A five-day Union Peace Conference (UPC) underway at Nay Pyi Taw, capital of Myanmar, entered fourth day on Friday with representatives from seven stakeholder groups discussing five topics. In today’s session, questions raised on the third day were replied to and individual presentations were made.
Representatives from the respective stakeholder groups prepared papers for submission on the final day of the conference.
Three representatives each will be chosen for the submission of papers on each of the agenda items to the conference, Myanmar News Agency quoted its sources as saying on Friday.
Stakeholder groups of the government and the Parliament are set to send two representatives each while the Tatmadaw, ethnic armed organisations and political parties are set to choose three for the submission of papers.
One representative each is set to represent stakeholder groups of ethnic minorities and other invitees.
It may be mentioned that NSCN (K), the only group that did not sign Nation-wide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), is attending the conference an observer. (Courtesy of Nagaland Post)
Representatives from the respective stakeholder groups prepared papers for submission on the final day of the conference.
Three representatives each will be chosen for the submission of papers on each of the agenda items to the conference, Myanmar News Agency quoted its sources as saying on Friday.
Stakeholder groups of the government and the Parliament are set to send two representatives each while the Tatmadaw, ethnic armed organisations and political parties are set to choose three for the submission of papers.
One representative each is set to represent stakeholder groups of ethnic minorities and other invitees.
It may be mentioned that NSCN (K), the only group that did not sign Nation-wide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA), is attending the conference an observer. (Courtesy of Nagaland Post)
Interview: Chinese investment in Myanmar's SEZ pure business: company official
The interests of Myanmar and its people will be the top consideration of the developers of two projects in Myanmar's special economic zone (SEZ) in the town of Kyaukphyu, a company official told Xinhua recently.
The China International Trust and Investment Corporation (CITIC) Construction company, together with four other Chinese companies and one Thai firm, formed a consortium and won the tender for building an industrial park and a deep sea port in the SEZ on Dec. 30, 2015.
"The investment of CITIC and our partners in Kyaukphyu was driven purely by business value," Yuan Shaobin, vice chairman of CITIC Construction, told Xinhua.
Located in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, Kyaukphyu is known for its tropical sceneries and backward infrastructure. (Courtesy of Xinhua)
The China International Trust and Investment Corporation (CITIC) Construction company, together with four other Chinese companies and one Thai firm, formed a consortium and won the tender for building an industrial park and a deep sea port in the SEZ on Dec. 30, 2015.
"The investment of CITIC and our partners in Kyaukphyu was driven purely by business value," Yuan Shaobin, vice chairman of CITIC Construction, told Xinhua.
Located in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, Kyaukphyu is known for its tropical sceneries and backward infrastructure. (Courtesy of Xinhua)
Anti-Chinese sentiment casts shadow over SEZ development
As Chinese companies begin developing Myanmar's Kyaukpyu Special Economic Zone, an area important to Beijing's energy security, concerns linger that anti-Chinese sentiment could stymie the project.
Grand plans
A public-private partnership devised a basic plan in summer 2014 for the SEZ, which was envisioned as a way to attract foreign investment in underdeveloped western Myanmar. Myanmar's government granted development rights in the zone at the end of last year to a consortium of Chinese state-owned companies, including Citic Group and China Harbor Engineering. (Courtesy of Nikkei Asian Review)
Grand plans
A public-private partnership devised a basic plan in summer 2014 for the SEZ, which was envisioned as a way to attract foreign investment in underdeveloped western Myanmar. Myanmar's government granted development rights in the zone at the end of last year to a consortium of Chinese state-owned companies, including Citic Group and China Harbor Engineering. (Courtesy of Nikkei Asian Review)
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