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Posted: 27 May 2013 03:28 AM PDT
Tips for the politicians in Burma. Same question!  Think Piece Derek Mitchell said there shouldn't be any political prisoners if the government is carrying out real reform and real reconciliation.  Jimmy Kyaw Min Yu, Radio Free Asia, 15 May 2013 The so-called drug fighters at the (drug meeting in Naypyitaw) — from Thailand, China, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam — didn't even raise the subject (Why Myanmar pushed the deadline back by 5 years).. It is hardly credible that the national army cannot take action against known established drug factories. Bangkok Post editorial, 15 May 2013 Politicians and analysts say allowing Wa to have own state can cause confusion:
Eleven Media Group, 15 May 2013 In contemporary international relations, although we emphasize that "there are no eternal friends or eternal enemies, only eternal interests," we should also add that "there are eternal neighbors," because neighboring countries cannot move away. People's Daily, 16 May 2013 The US is offering a $ 5 million bounty for Uganda's war criminal Joseph Kony. Why not a similar reward for Senior General Than Shwe? Roland Watson, www.dictatorwatch.org, 20 May 2013 A recent report published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) documents the high amount of protein, good fats and minerals found in insects that may play a part in (winning) the Battle of the Bulge. Bangkok Post, 24 May 2013 Previously, we've seen that most cases of land confiscation took place when the Burma Army took villagers' land to build military coops or use it for military purposes. After the ceasefire agreement, land confiscation is now because of business or development projects. Saw Albert, field director, Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG), Karen News, 23 May 2013 The World 20 May 2013 9 heads of state from Thailand, Brunei, South Korea, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Georgia, Tajikistan and Vanuatu adopt Chiang Mai Declaration to prevent their economies and societies from flood and drought disasters. (Bangkok Post) 20 May 2013 US State Department releases annual global assessment on religious freedoms. Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) include China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Uzbekistan. (Bangkok Post) 20 May 2013 International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says Asian countries dispatched over 60 million migrants into the world who sent almost 260 billion dollars to their families in 2012. This represented 63% of global flows to developing countries. (IPS) Burma's intake 556 million. (Bangkok Post) International Relations 13 May 2013  88 Generation Students hold meetings with US ambassador Derek Mitchell and Chinese ambassador Yang Houlan. (RFA) 14 May 2013 China-Myanmar Round Table Conference on People-to-People Exchanges held in Kunming. It is attended by 60 representatives including Sun Jiazheng, president of China NGO Network for International Exchanges, and Ko Ko Hlaing, chief political advisor to President Thein Sein. (China.org) 16 May 2013 Burma ranked by US based Revenue Watch as the worst country in terms of resource governance. The highest ranking is Norway. (Statement) 19 May 2013 The army "will always have a special place" in government, President Thein Sein says ahead of a meeting with his US counterpart at the White House tomorrow. He makes "little attempt to promote a picture of vigorous reform" or "to sell himself as the pivotal leader who will turn the former prison state into a democracy." (Washington Post/ Mizzima) 20 May 2013  President Obama tells his Burmese counterpart he appreciates the latter's efforts to lead the country in a "long and difficult but correct path" to democracy. (AP) 20 May 2013 President Obama, after meeting with his Burmese counterpart, says repair of the Rangoon-Mandalay highway is included in the aid package the US will provide to Burma. (Irrawaddy) 21 May 2013  US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republican, after meeting President Thein Sein, says he "will not be making an effort to renew those sanctions this year. We think enough progress has been made in Burma." (Bloomberg) 21 May 2013 Aung San Suu Kyi, during a meeting with the media in Naypyitaw, says China should deal directly with the government instead of her when it comes to the stalled Myitsone project. (Eleven Media Group) 22 May 2013 Indonesian anti-terror unit Densus 88 arrests Sigit Indrajit, a man believed to be the mastermind behind Myanmar embassy bombing plot. (AFP) 24 May 2013  Japanese PM Shinzo Abe arrives in Rangoon on a 3-day trip. (AP) 24 May 2013 Beijing has ordered Chinese companies to embrace Western style corporate social responsibility practices and act humbly toward the people who live near their vaunted projects. (New York Times) Thai-Burma Relations 13 May 2013 Hteekee border checkpoint opened linking Dawei with Kanchanaburi. (KIC) 22 May 2013 International Labor Rights Forum honors Burmese Migrant Workers Rights Network (MWRN) based in Bangkok and Thailand's State Enterprises Workers Relations Confederation (SERC) for groundbreaking work in defending migrant workers. (Irrawaddy) 23 May 2013 Amnesty International (AI) annual report highlights 5 issues marked by human rights violations in Thailand: armed conflict in the south, lack of accountability for political violence; freedom of expression; refugees and migrants; and the death penalty. (Bangkok Post) Politics/ Inside Burma 11 May 2013  Former PM Gen Khin Nyunt opens Nawaday Art Gallery in Rangoon." (Irrawaddy) 20-21 May 2013  All Burma Students Democratic Front (ABSDF) meets U Aung Min, chief negotiator, for the second time. Both sides were "open" and "optimistic", says ABSDF Kyaw Ko. (Irrawaddy) Ethnic Affairs 23 May 2013 Kachin Consultative Assembly (WMR) meeting in Myitkyina releases statement the upcoming Naypyitaw-KIO peace talks scheduled for 28 May, should include terms of agreement at Panglong. (Mizzima) 23 May 2013 China's objection has led to removal of the US and UK as observers in the 28 May Myitkyina peace talk, says San Aung, Peace Coordination Group (PCG). Apart from UN's Vijay Nambiar, 9 ethnic groups have been invited: KNU, KNPP, CNF, PNLO, NMSP, SSPP, UWSP, RCSS and NDAA. (Eleven) Shans/ Shan State 13 May 2013 Meeting U Aung Min, Naypyitaw's chief negotiator at Myanmar Peace Center (MPC) in Rangoon, Shan leaders Htun Htun Oo and Sai Lao Hseng call for a nationwide ceasefire, and removal of the section 17-1 (Unlawful Association). (SHAN) 15 May 2013  RCSS/SSA leader Yawd Serk says the Burmese military should communicate with liaison offices to settle problems peacefully instead of resorting to force in violation of ceasefire. (SHAN) 16 May 2013 U Aung Min, a vice chairman of Union Peacemaking Work Committee, says a meeting between President Thein Sein and Restoration Council of Shan State chairman Yawd Serk is scheduled to take place earlier next month. (Mizzima) 17 May 2013 Two passengers suffer from broken arms after a Fokker plane of Myanmar Airways carrying 55 passengers went 200 meters of the runway in Monghsat. (State media) 17 May 2013 Section 17/1's removal among the list of points brought up at the meeting at Myanmar Peace Center, says Maj Lao Hseng, Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS). "We need to meet with the public," he says. "But even the political parties are afraid to communicate with us due to the law." (Irrawaddy) 17-21 May 2013 PaO National Liberation Organization (PNLO) elects Khun Myint Tun as new president. Hkun Okker, outgoing president, retains job as PNLO representative to the UNFC alliance. Others elected include: Col Khun Thurein -Vice President Col Aung Kyaw -General Secretary Khun Thomas -Joint General Secretary # 1 Nang Nwe Nwe -Joint General Secretary # 2 Khun Tin Shwe Oo - CEC member Maj Khun Ohn Maung -CC member Nang Hpyu Pya -CC member Khun Tun Tin -CC member Maj Khun Zoi Hto -CC member Maj Khun Kyaw Htin -CC member Khun Tun -Alternate CC member Khun Nay Htoo -Alternate CC member Khun Min Thein -Alternate CC member Khun Hawng Myat -Alternate CC member (Shwe Hin Tha) 20 May 2013  Sai Nyunt Lwin, General Secretary of Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), says the United States has been too soft in addressing the issue of peace process. It has done almost nothing to bring peace and fighting still continues in non-Burman states. (Irrawaddy) 22 May 2013 Some 40 monks demonstrate in Taunggyi, a day after Htinyu Myaing Monastery on the Taunggyi-Hopong highway was demolished by authorities, who say it was built on forestry department land without permission. (Irrawaddy) Economy/ Business 13 May 2013 Industry website Upstream quoting a Myanmar official says continued conflict will likely delay the first shipment of natural gas the China. Statement contrasts with comments made by Yunnan's deputy governor last week that the pipeline will begin pumping natural gas in the first half of the year. (Mizzima) 19 May 2013 Through April, 253,136 foreign visitors arrived in Rangoon airport, 67,460 of them Europeans:
20 May 2013 Myanmar textile exports rose 18% last year over 2011, totaling $ 946 million. (Bangkok Post) 22 May 2013  Matt Davies, IMF deputy Asia and Pacific chief, speaking in Rangoon, says Burma's economy is on track to top 6% growth this year. But it must balance two divergent challenges: addressing massive development needs while maintaining macroeconomic stability. The military budget, for instance, though down in relative terms compared to previous years, increased in absolute terms to $ 2.4 billion in 2013. (Irrawaddy) 23 May 2013 Kyat drops to 946 to the dollar, as imports flood in. (Reuters) Human Rights 16 May 2013 Sai Kyaw Ohn, MP, People's Assembly, Namkham township, says list of damages are being compiled in the area affected by recent military campaign. At Nawng Kham village alone, the damage amounts to $ 175,000. (SHAN) 17 May 2013 23 prisoners released of which 19 are confirmed political prisoners. They are released without knowledge of whether their release is conditional or not. There are at least 164 political prisoners still behind bars and more than 150 individuals facing trial under political charge. (AAPP statement) 17 May 2013 Union Elections Commission (UEC) director Tin Maung Cho says Democracy and Human Rights Party (DHRP), formed last March, was ordered earlier this month to remove 6 of its CEC members for being "Rohingya", non-citizen in Burma. (DVB) 19 May 2013 More than 50 NLD member forced at gun point by PaO People's Militia Force (PMF) to resign in Lawksawk's Satthay village. PMF angry with the NLD for working to reclaim land confiscated by the group. Three days earlier the NLD office at Mawkzarm village, Taunggyi township, also surrounded by the same PMF. Many NLD members have fled to Taunggyi. (DVB) 20 May 2013 The public service media bill, drafted by the information ministry, passed. Journalists say it is giving too much protection to the state-owned media. (Eleven Media Group) 22 May 2013 7 Shan NGOs call for a halt to the trans-Myanmar pipeline project in view of 9 May attack in Namkham township which has led to the displacement of more than 3,000 people. (Statement) 25 May 2013 Rakhine state spokesman Win Myaing says a two-child limit and a ban against polygamy for Rohingyas have been introduced last week to two townships: Buthidung and Maungdaw, about 95% of which are Muslims. Overpopulation is one of the causes of tension, he says. (AP) Environment 13 May 2013 Death toll at the Kalaw goldmine cave-in on 2 May has risen to 36, according to a sub-contractor of Geo Asia company. 8 people still missing. (Irrawaddy) 13 May 2013 Greater Mekong Ecosystem Report, released by WWF earlier this moth, says information from satellite imagery finds increase in loss of forest in Myanmar of about 15% — from 49 million hectares to 42 million hectares — between 2002 and 2009. (Mizzima) 22 May 2013 A team of researchers and representatives of Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) visits Thai villages on the bank of the Salween to carry out survey. Villagers told if Thailand doesn't help build the dam, China would step in. (Irrawaddy) 23 May 2013 International Rivers, US-based NGO, submits petition to shareholders of Sinohydro corporation, that is developing Tasang and Hat Gyi hydropower projects on the Salween, to wait until peace negotiations are completed and stability has been established. (Irrawaddy) Drugs 21 May 2013 New Mon State Party (NMSP) is running drug treatment centers. Nai Banya Lai, NMSP, says the group faces challenges:
War 10 May 2013 The United Wa State Army (UWSA) tells U Thein Zaw only an engineless helicopter was brought through Laos to show the public. There were no gunships, as reported by Jane's Intelligence. (VOA) 12 May 2013 Military-owned Myawady newspaper justifies seizing SSA out post in Namkham last week on the basis that it "extended beyond" areas agreed. It also accuses rebels of building illegal settlements and confiscating farmlands. Shan spokesman Sai Hseng Murng says the military should contact the rebels through their liaison offices and not make false accusations. (DVB) 13 May 2013 RCSS/SSA guerrillas open fire at a compound of Myanmar Oil and Gas. Enterprise (MOGE) near the China pipeline, killing 2 and wounding 3. (New Light of Myanmar) 17 May 2013 Shan State Army (SSA) South mobile column attacked by Burma Army's joint column made of up Infantry Battalions (IBs) 249 and 250. 9 killed and 15 wounded on the attacker's side. The SSA that suffers 1 killed also captures 2 MA automatic rifles. The clash takes place in Hopong township. (www.panglong.org) 24 May 2013 Shan State Army (SSA)'s Lt-Col Yawd Murng, says he is "100%" sure it was not the SSA that killed 2 government employees at a Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) on 13 May near the Chinese border. (MT) |
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Posted: 27 May 2013 03:26 AM PDT
We women will run an awareness raising campaign about women's contribution to society in Burma. We want to promote women role models for the new generation. The campaign will run online in English and Burmese and an event will be organized in Chiang Mai in August-September 2013. We also hope to collaborate with print and online media to widen the campaign's audience. Our goal is to share 8 profiles of emerging women leaders. We want to invite you to nominate women living in Burma or on the Border, who are emerging leaders in their field. These women can be active in any fields: arts, politics, business, social activism, sports etc. Nominating women who inspire you is a great way to support our mission and help bring these women the recognition they deserve. Help us nominate someone you believe is a role model or an active and talented young woman, by the 20th of June 2013. Kindly explain why you choose this person and provide us with a short paragraph on what the nominee is doing, their challenges, and how their involvement impacts society. Also, please include their name and contact details so that we can interview them. We will not publicize any information without the nominee's permission. We look forward to your responses! Please feel free to forward to your networks and help us spread the word! For more information, contact Thinn Thinn at pr@wewomenfoundation.org www.wewomenfoundation.org Dao Communication coordinator We women foundation T: +66(0)53221612 (Office) T: +66(0)818747058 (Office mobile) www.wewomenfoundation.org |
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Posted: 27 May 2013 03:25 AM PDT
Shan State, Burma This month nine new Shan FBR relief teams complete their 8th annual Shan leadership and ethnic unity training. Lead by Shan, Karen and Karenni FBR staff , Â the new teams learned medical, reporting, lifesaving, swimming, counseling, photography, video, mapping, land navigation, GPS, Good Life Club outreach to children, leadership, rappelling and many other skills to prepare for relief missions in Shan State. 
Rangers complete a mapping exercise in the mountains of Shan State
The 47 new Rangers on the 9 teams come from a variety of backgrounds, motivated to serve their people. Many students have seen villages in Shan State burned or pillaged by Burma Army soldiers in the past, sometimes due to an accused association with the Shan State Army (a local Shan democracy resistance organization). Their training with Free Burma Rangers will provide these students with refined skills to be able to document human rights abuses that take place in mission areas, and provide a resurgence of hope to the people of Burma. 
Senior Ranger staff supervise during a medical exercise
Due to the enduring conflict in Burma, the educational opportunities in Shan State have been minimal for students. Some villages have no schools at all, while others are able to receive basic education at monasteries. Villages that have schools are deficient in educational materials. FBR trainings provide a unique opportunity for students to receive education in a variety of fields, and in turn, share some of their education with the villagers that they come across during their missions. 
New Shan Rangers participate in a Good Life Club program where they educated local residents on basic healthcare and provided encouragement.
Rangers learn how to navigate terrain in multiple ways, including repelling down mountain sides.
Rangers must complete several water exercises during their training, including swimming, water rescue, and rope bridge crossings.
Last year, FBR’s Shan Rangers went on a four-month relief mission where they provided medical assistance, Good Life Club counseling and encouragement, and documented the situation in each village they visited. Their mission began in late June 2012, and lasted through most of October 2012. During the course of the four-month mission, they were able to treat nearly 3,000 patients as they traveled through the mountainous terrain of Shan State. 
Last year, Shan rangers were able to treat nearly 3,000 patients, including this young boy with malaria, during their relief mission.
47 Shan Rangers graduated from FBR's 2013 Leadership and Relief Team Training
Members of the 2013 graduating class, shortly before heading out for their first relief mission.
May God bless you, Shan Free Burma Rangers |
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Posted: 26 May 2013 11:48 PM PDT
Section 401 requires the freed prisoner to agree that if he/she is arrested for a new offense, he/she will have to serve the remaining term of his/her past offense as well as the new term as determined by the court. 
Sai Nyunt Lwin and Hkun Htun Oo (Photo: SNLD)
"The 23 newly released (on 17 May) didn't have anything to do with 401. It was unconditional. No signing of any documents," Sai Nood aka Sai Nyunt Lwin, General Secretary of the SNLD told SHAN. The 40 Shan State National Army (SSNA) fighters, released in March, were also due to recommendations made by the SNLD, added. According to Sai Nyunt Lwin, the Committee for Scrutinizing the Remaining Prisoners of Conscience (CSRPC), chaired by U Soe Thane, Minister of President's Office # 3, had invited Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) and the SNLD to nominate one member each for the committee. "The Tiger Head (SNLD's logo) had named Sai Nyunt Lwin and NLD U Nyan Win," he said. "But when the list was announced, it became Hkun Htun Oo (instead of me)." Other members include Brig-Gen Kyaw Kyaw Tun, deputy home minister; U Aung Saw Win, director general, Bureau of Special Investigations; and U Bo Kyi, Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), among others. According to Sai Nyunt Lwin, the party has requested other parties and organizations to inform it of names and details of their members imprisoned by the government. Asked if the SNLD chairman receives and financial compensation from the government for his service, he replied, "No. we're on our own expenses." The SNLD won statewide in the 1990 elections. |
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- Most Hilarious XBOX ONE GIFs around the Web
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- German federal commissioner for privacy protection: "Xbox One is a surveillance device"
- Super Smash Bros. 4 3DS and Wii U character roster size teased (Photos)
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Microsoft officially unveiled the Xbox One, its next generation console, on Tuesday. The company is billing it as an all-in-one entertainment box, capable of switching between games and multimedia applications quickly and seamlessly.We dont have all the details yet (and some of the details we do know are downright confusing), but this hasnt stopped people on the Internet from voicing their opinions on the Xbox One. And since this is the Internet, many of those opinions are in snarky meme and animated GIF form. Here are some of the best weve seen so far:
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Game designer of Braid and now The Witness, Jonathan Blow is not very happy with the direction Microsoft is taking with the Xbox One.
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The question of whether to buy Microsoft or Sony for your home games console has never been as important. Not only are the Xbox One and PS4 launching at roughly the same time a first in the history of these series they are also to sell at a similar price.
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The next generation of console gaming is upon us. Nintendo has already launched its Wii U, Microsofts Xbox One will be launching sometime later this year, and Sony has revealed several details about its PlayStation 4.
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Microsoft's new game console Germany's top privacy advocates worried. The Xbox one is a "monitor", Peter Schaar, told SPIEGEL. Users could not control what information would be stored on it.
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The character roster size has been teased for the upcoming multiplatform video game, Super Smash Bros. 4, which will be released for the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo Wii U platforms. According to a report by the NeoGAF forum on May 24, an insider claimed that the debut trailer of the title will feature a section in which silhouettes of characters can be seen in an open space. Furthemore, he also disclosed that Nintendo will be going all out by having a big roster in order to please fans.
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As the details of the Xbox One continue to trickle out following the May 21, 2013 unveiling and the subsequent deluge of facts (some real, some not),digital trends have one more piece of information to confirm about the console: the Xbox One will still feature regional locks.
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bubblews writes As a Xbox360 gamer, I am really disappointed to see where the Microsoft is going with their next console. I still remember buying a 360 over PS3, because they showed us compelling exclusive video games, which was the sole reason we bought it. To this day, I have never bothered with other fancy stuff in 360. So, why the focus on TV this time around?
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Seller alleges to get Call of Duty: Ghosts early, sells it for $200
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The reveal of the dog that will appear in Call of Duty: Ghosts has probably been one of the most mocked parts of the Xbox One presentation, but it's unexpected to see developers jump in as well. Apparently its so ridiculous that some simply couldnt resist the temptation.
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- League of Legends cinematic trailer shows a giant serpent eating an on-fire bear
- Holster your six-shooters: Call of Juarez Gunslinger FOV tweak on the way
- Reinstall: Fallout 2
- Mod of the Week: Crazy Civilian AI, for Just Cause 2
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Posted: 26 May 2013 09:00 AM PDT
 I tend to get quite annoyed by pointless cinematic trailers for games, but this luxuriant CGI video for League of Legends won me over – and this is coming from someone too intimidated by LOL (or MOBAs in general) to play beyond the tutorial. Perhaps it’s because the game has already been out for quite a while – this seems like a fun thing for the fans to pick over, rather than another cog in the marketing machine. The trailer’s a battle royale of sorts between many of LOL’s now-countless heroes, and unlike the game itself it doesn’t involve too much furious clicking on stuff. Barely any, in fact. Instead, the likes of Garen, Katarina and Ryze duff each other up for our amusement. Have a watch below the break. I’m not sure how true to the game that is, but I do admire the gall of that giant snake-thing at the end. A flaming bear is a sure-fire way to indigestion – perhaps the follow-up trailer will see him slithering to the local chemist to pick up some Rennie’s. In the meantime, here’s a ‘behind the scenes’ video about the above video. (Ta, PCGamesN.) The post League of Legends cinematic trailer shows a giant serpent eating an on-fire bear appeared first on PC Gamer. |
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Posted: 26 May 2013 07:00 AM PDT
 If Techland’s latest cowboy shooter is making you feel ill – not because of all the cowboy shooting, but due to that narrow, inflexible FOV – then we have some very good news: Techland are working on a fix. Chiming in to a Steam forums thread about the issue, developer ‘kanosek’ revealed that “our patch allowing tidy tweak of the FOV is right on the way!” They didn’t reveal how close it is to its intended destination (your hard drive), or how much we’ll be able to alter the FOV, but at least they’re working on it, and without too much of an angry backlash first. If you missed it the first time, here’s Gunslinger’s very gunny launch trailer, in which we learn just how fond Silas Greaves is of shooting people in the face. Well, each to their own, I always say – as long as it’s not hurting anyone. Oh. (Thanks to DSOGaming.) The post Holster your six-shooters: Call of Juarez Gunslinger FOV tweak on the way appeared first on PC Gamer. |
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Posted: 26 May 2013 05:00 AM PDT
 Reinstall invites you to join us in revisiting classics of PC gaming days gone by. This week, Richard Cobbett returns to the post-nuclear isometric wonderland of Fallout 2. Let me tell you the story of a town called New Reno. Isolated and protected from the worst of the Great War by its mountains, it rose from the wasteland like a phoenix addicted to a deadly drug. Folks called it the capital of sin and whores, safe for tourists only while their pockets jangled with precious bottle caps. At least, that's how it was before you arrived. While I enjoyed Fallout: New Vegas, the actual town of New Vegas—to be more exact, the Strip—was a bitter disappointment. You spend a good third of the game waiting to get into this fabled gambling utopia, only for the gates to finally open and reveal four deserted casinos squatting amongst post-apocalyptic debris. No texture, no threat, no soul. Not so in New Reno. The New Reno of Fallout 2 is one of the most hideous, squalid hives you'll ever visit, but in the best possible way. Its corruption feels appropriate, and in true Fallout style, it's something you can exploit as easily as you can resist. You can join any of the four crime families, quickly work your way up through the ranks, and become a Made Man: at the expense of being shot at if you wander into other families' turf. And those are just some of your options. What matters is that if you can make it in New Reno, you can make it anywhere in the Wasteland, and all you have to lose is your soul. Fair trade, right?  Fallout 2 remains a divisive RPG, even among the series' notoriously rabid fans. It's much sillier than its predecessor, with references to everything from Monty Python to Star Trek largely dropped at random. Its handling of things like sex is either more mature or more "mature," depending on your sense of humor. If you're a female character for instance, your first encounter with one potential party member—a kid named Myron—involves him trying to slip you a mickey. And then, most likely, you kicking his scabby balls up through his mouth. The part most people remember though (if only because there can't be a single player who didn't try it) is the sleazy porn studio in bad old New Reno—the place where you can temporarily put aside your quest and (cough)make your star rise. You don't get to see any low-resolution hanky-panky, but you do get a special Reputation bonus, as well as a porn name that will haunt you for the rest of your quest. Dick Mountenjoy? Rodd Rokks? How about Ebineezer Screws or Arnold Swollenmember? All are actual choices that people in the street will start shouting at you—as are Lucy Loose, Pokeahotass, and Dominatrish for less-than-ladylike ladies. It's actually a relatively small area, but that doesn't matter. Not only is there a lot to do and see, it's an incredibly reactive little piece of design. As a female character for instance, expect to take lots of "sugar boobs" and "hey baby" crap. Do a porn movie and most guys love you, but the hookers sniff and spit—as opposed to salivating over a male stud. Become a Made Man as either gender, though, and the guards who previously gave you trouble suddenly can't wait to suck up. Little, dynamic details like these do more for making a world feel "real" than a thousand carefully coded AI routines.  F2's real genius, though, is that there's no assumption that you have to win every fight or see every possibility. Sure, if you come to New Reno sporting stolen power armor, you'll be a force to be reckoned with. More likely, however, you'll arrive as just another schlub, easily put down if you go around starting fights with the wrong people. Not being the ultimate badass changes everything. What little power and influence you accumulate in New Reno is earned, and it's more meaningful because of it. And that's just the start. You see, as a wanderer, you can never find home. You don't have to set foot in New Reno to finish Fallout 2, but if you do, you'll eventually have to leave. As with all the other towns you visit, however, your decisions have power. Who controls the streets? What happens to the drug trade? War may never change, but the world of Fallout 2 definitely does, and the one thing you can guarantee as the final credits roll is that however low New Reno sinks into depravity, nobody there will ever forget you—the hero or villain they only knew as Arnold Swollenmember. The post Reinstall: Fallout 2 appeared first on PC Gamer. |
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Posted: 26 May 2013 02:00 AM PDT
 Welcome to Panau’s number one morning news show, “Good Morning Panau!” I’m your host, Skip Tripson! Regular viewers will know that our top story every single day for the past few years is the chaos and destruction caused by Rico Rodriguez as he battles the Panau military. This morning, however, the country seems to be in the grip of a new and unusual phenomenon. To be more precise, every single citizen driving a car, truck, motorcycle, or airplane seems to have gone completely insane! For more on this, let’s go to our traffic reporter Brock Phosphorus in Traffic Copter One! Brock: Thanks, Skip! As you mentioned, something has possessed the average citizen of Panau this morning. Maybe they’re protesting the mandatory speed limits imposed by the government. Perhaps they’ve been poisoned by fumes from the industrial fuel depots that appear roughly every twenty feet in our country. We don’t really know at this point. All I can tell you is, people are jumping into their vehicles and driving recklessly at top speed until they smash into something.  Skip: Sounds exciting! Brock, tell us what you’re seeing on the roads this morning. Brock: In a word: airplanes! Several of them. I’m in Traffic Copter One, flying over the bridge between the Park District and the Dock District of Panau City, and there’s at least one citizen who has landed his or her private aircraft right the bridge. I know we’ve gotten used to seeing Rico Rodriguez pull stunts like that, landing aircraft wherever he wants, or, more typically, just jumping out and letting them crash into our homes or fields or schools. But now, random citizens are doing it as well! In fact, another plane has just flown over the first plane, hit some bridge cables, and exploded!  Skip: Traffic must be backed up for miles with planes on the bridge! Brock: You would think so, but commuters don’t seem to be stopping. Or slowing down. They’re pretty much just driving as fast as they can and ramming directly into the planes. And each other. And anything else in their way! There’s really no traffic congestion at all, and commuters are making great time, right up until the moment they die in a mass of flames and twisted metal. Skip: I just heard an explosion, Brock. Was a car ramming into a plane? Brock: Good guess, Skip! But no. It was, in fact, the combined sound of a two airplanes crashing into the bridge cables while a third plane crashed into the pavement as a motorcycle smashed into a taxicab after hitting two other motorcycles that had already crashed into each other.  Skip: We’re seeing images of the destruction you’re sending in. I hate to even ask this, but you’re not contributing to this in any way, are you? You’re not firing rockets or guns at these vehicles, causing them to crash? Brock: Absolutely not. Though I am heavily armed, this is all happening without my help. Skip: That sounded like another explosion. More cars, I assume? Brock: Actually, that one was mostly me. I was hovering in Traffic Copter One, trying to get a good view of cars ramming into each other, and I accidentally collided with a lamppost, and then jumped out of Traffic Copter One, which exploded and then fell on a car. Luckily, the driver was already dead from having been rammed by a speeding limousine. Still, that’s my bad.  Skip: And– sorry to break in again, Brock– what was that last sound? The one that sounded like a giant bag of meat being hit with heavy steel door. Brock: That was me being hit by a speeding firetruck that was driving on the sidewalk. Skip: Was the firetruck responding to the exploding Traffic Copter One? Brock: That’s hard to say, Skip. I’d ask the driver, but the firetruck didn’t even slow down after smashing into me and sending me tumbling like a broken toy into a concrete barrier.  Skip: Is this recent behavior of our citizens– the reckless driving– limited only to the big cities? Brock: That’s a great question. Right now, I’m on my way to Tanjung Intan, a tiny, remote coastal town that only has dirt roads. I’m keen to see what the situation is like there, away from the commuter traffic. Skip: That sounds like it’ll take a while. Should we check in with you later? Brock: No need, I’ve just stolen a military jet, and now I’m bailing out and parachuting to the ground here in Tanjung Intan. I’ve landed, and… yes, I can confirm this. Everyone in Tanjung Intan is driving like a bunch of angry meth-addled gorillas. Skip: Tell us what you see. Brock: Well, a van collided with a motorcyclist and another car sped into both of them and the van flipped and exploded and now everyone is dead.  Skip: So, it appears this is happening everywhere. Do you think this sudden recklessness has anything to do with people being inspired by the wanton destruction of Rico Rodriguez? Brock: I wouldn’t blame Rico for this, mainly because he might get mad, and I once saw him shoot a grappling hook into some dude’s crotch and hang him from a tree. And that guy didn’t say shit to him. He was just standing around. Skip: Brock, fine reporting work! And that’s quite a nice suit you’re wearing as well!  Brock: Why thanks, Skip! Apparently, it’s the same one Pierce Brosnan wears! Skip: Ha ha! Snazzy! Thanks, everyone, for tuning in to “Good Morning Panau!” We’ll be right back with a four-hour list of factories that are closed today because they exploded. Drive safely! Installation: To install the Crazy Civilian AI mod, download it here (you may need an account, but it’s free and easy to register). Navigate to your Just Cause 2 folder (it’s either in your Program Files or steamapps common folder) and dump all the files into the “dropzone” folder. If you don’t see a dropzone folder, you can just create one. 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Saturday, May 25, 2013
N4G: Today Hot
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Microsoft has made an official statement expressing frustration at how "inaccurate and incomplete" the reports game journalists have been making regarding the topic are. Why are they blaming us?
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Sony is a sponsor of the UEFA Champions League and they have been advertising PlayStation pretty heavily.
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EA has released a new screenshot from the Battlefield 4 singleplayer campaign.
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For many months, media outlets, consumers, and gamers referred to Microsofts next-generation console as the Xbox 720. However, all that changed this week when Microsoft officially unveiled their new console and named it the Xbox One, a surprise to many.
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GR writes: "Following the announcement of the Xbox One the results have been clear: many people arent happy about what Microsoft is doing with the Xbox brand. Reading comments and feedback online would lead you to believe that the Xbox One has no chance of competing next-gen. Meanwhile, gamers have been quick to wrap their arms around the yet-to-be-released or even seen PS4, which Sony touts as gamer-focused hardware. While there is good reason for these trends, this is only the beginning of a long feud and there are several challenges the PS4 faces that make it anything but the perfect machine you may be led to believe."
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Friday, May 24, 2013
Refugees too distrustful of government to go home
Refugees too distrustful of government to go home
Following a series of attack on Shan State Army (SSA) Task Force 701
base on Sino-Burma border by the Burma Army two weeks ago, which sent
thousands of refugees to China, although the fight was over, people are
still fearful to return home as they distrust the army, said local news
sources from Namkham.
Refugees stranding at a Sino-Burma border
“People return to their homes in day time, but dare not spend the
night, so in the evening they cross back to China for rest. Let alone
the people who live on the other side of the Mao (Shwe) River, even for
people in the town of Namkham, it is a nightmare at night. Bomb blasts
and gun fires would occur here and there. Moreover, Burma Army is also
reinforcing its troops in the area with troops from Mandalay. This
impact on the people’s life and they are suffering mentally,” said Sai
Ai Mon, a member of Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) Namkham
branch.
It has been reported that the commander of Burma Army’s area command
met with the refugees and unsuccessfully persuaded them to return home.
Meanwhile, the Burma Army is also reinforcing its troops in the Loi
Hohso area bordering between Namkham Township and Kachin State, which
has sent people from Wan Sawn, Kunkeng, Kawng Nawng, Samtan, Wanmai,
Hinlong further 6 villages to Xiao Yun Pan village in China, added local
sources.
Related to the above news sources, SHAN has reached out to the SSA
Task Force 701 commander Lt-Col Zawm Mong who said, “As we are relocated
between east and west of Kachin Independence Army, if the Burma Army
decides to use force, they [Burma Army] will first encounter the KIA
troops either from east or west. It is not yet clear if the Burma Army
will attack any time soon. On the other hand, KIO and Burma Army are
preparing for a peace talk. The army may not want to put the peace talk
at risk.”
Receiving bags of rice donated by supporters
Meanwhile Sai Ai Mon said 2 Shan political parties from Namkham are
actively joining hands to get support and relief aid to the refugees for
their daily survival.
“Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) and Shan Nationalities
League for Democracy (SNLD) are collecting rice, cooking oil, salt,
medicine, clothing and other utensils in the town. Those supplies will
be delivered to the refugees on 24 May. Burma Army is also said to have
distributed rice 5 pey (16 liters) per family to some villages, which
were seized from SSA Task Force base. And 1 bag (60 liters) of rice per
household are also being distributed through the Border and Rural
Development Program. The government even has promised to repair the
houses which were destroyed during the fighting. People say, many of the
houses were destroyed after the attacks. However, whatever the
government is trying to amend and heal the wounds by this kind of
support, people will not believe them”.
Similarly, young people from Muse also have been collecting donations from the town, said a young man from Muse.
“Since 13 May, we have been visiting door-to-door toke-su
(fundraising) for the refugees in Muse. People are generously offering
donations. Within 5 days, we have raised 2 million Kyat ($2,200). We
have already delivered 12 bags of rice to the refugees. Now we are
collecting the funds. Although the army has told the refugees that now
they can return home, people will do so only if there is a certain
organization that can give them a guarantee for their safety. Some
houses have been looted in which they lost between $ 2,000–$ 3,000. Some
also said to have lost national identification (ID) cards. Some people
complain the loss of ID cards in tears,” said a Muse native Ai Sai.
Due to the attack on SSA Task Force base 701 in Namkham Township on
Sino-Burma border by a 400-strong force under the control of Military
Operations Command #16, people from Nawng Ma and other villages in the
region have fled to China for their safety at the time of reporting.
Credited to SHAN
Testing Time for Myanmar
Testing Time for Myanmar
Monday, 01 April 2013 17:25 Soe Myint (Editor-in-Chief, Mizzima)
Recent riots in Meiktila and other parts of central Myanmar once again show that the country is passing through a testing time. The stakeholders—be it the armed forces, the opposition democracy activists or government officials—are each facing challenges in handling the recent communal and/or religious conflict.
Recent riots in Meiktila and other parts of central Myanmar once again show that the country is passing through a testing time. The stakeholders—be it the armed forces, the opposition democracy activists or government officials—are each facing challenges in handling the recent communal and/or religious conflict.
Burmese
opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and President Thein Sein are shown
in an earlier meeting, in a file photo. Photo: MRTV
If one
wants to understand why such communal and religious riots broke out in
Myanmar so soon after the country opened up, there are certain
underlying factors that need to be looked at.
Firstly is the fact that the majority of people in Myanmar are Buddhists and very religious (in a good sense) and they want to practice their faith publicly. However, there are, as in every society, both national extremists and religious extremists who want to exploit the transition of the country to their advantage and create space for themselves in this transitional period. This is equally true for opposition parties, businesspeople, armed ethnic groups, the military, and even the private media.
After decades of repressive military rule and living in a closed society, cut off from the rest of the world, people want to exercise their new-found freedom. This is the first time that they can target the establishment after harboring grievances for so long. The public has high expectations from the democratic changes underway in Myanmar.
In many ways, the anti-Muslim sentiment being exploited and led by certain factions of Buddhist monks is a way of expressing anti-establishment feelings. Many monks are still angry from the way the military brutally cracked down on their peaceful protests in 2007 and the recent mis-handling (another violent crackdown) of the Latpadaung copper mine protest by the police.
Another factor is a lack of education among some people, combined with the economic challenges, means people are more easily provoked.
The government is not sure (or at least it was not sure) of how to handle this kind of riot in a civilian way. The government is learning and it needs the support from its political alliances and its own citizens.
Yes, there are certain rogue elements within the establishment who are extreme nationalists or want to use it for their own benefit or specific political purposes, but the government in general and security forces are wary of how to handle such riots. In the past, riots like this were met with violent crackdowns and armed responses. The reaction was the same in Rakhine State last year. But the government realized that this was not the right way to deal with that kind of situation.
They are also aware that the international community and media are watching events in Myanmar closely. But it is not the role of the media to create what they call “fundamentalists”.
Condemnation of certain factions is not the answer or solution. One should not lose sight of the fact that the country is in transition under the framework of national reconciliation. Whatever we do, we should try to focus on not derailing the country and its stakeholders from the path of national reconciliation.
It is easy to condemn an event or a particular section of society, but it is difficult to bring everyone together on a path that moves forward. If we lose sight of the path of national reconciliation, it will likely take many years for Myanmar to reach the current level of changes or reforms.
In every transition, there are challenges and risks as well as opportunities. We should try to minimize the risks and challenges while taking maximum possible opportunities for the betterment of the society and country. This is easier said than done.
Of course, we should say outright that Myanmar should not provide a space for religious and racial fundamentalists. We should say that security forces should not be biased and should be professional in handling any riots in the country. We should say that there should not be a space for any sort of discrimination in Myanmar. The people of Myanmar accept that the country is not monolithic but it is a multi-linguistic, multi-ethnic and multi-religious society. The majority have to respect the minority.
But it is incomplete if we do not try to understand the root of the problems. It will not be complete if we are not consistent and focused to move along the path the stakeholders have agreed to follow: national reconciliation. These problems have existed in the country for a long time and will likely continue to do so for some time. They should be addressed over time and consistently with continuity.
Contrary to many people’s criticism for her “inaction”, I believe Daw Aung San Suu Kyi knows clearly that the country should be moving forward within the frame of this national reconciliation. This is what she is doing and this is the example that she is attempting to set for the people of Myanmar.
One should also recognize certain realities in the country. The present government is a quasi-civilian government that came to power not by a free and fair election but by keeping a strong opposition in jail with a one-sided election. Many of the leaders of the present government were former soldiers. The present constitution, that was adopted forcibly by the previous military regime just a few days after the country was hit by Cyclone Nargis in 2008, empowers the military with certain privileged rights such as a reserved quota of 25 percent of seats in parliament, appointments in certain important ministries, such as Home and Defense, as well as a right to return to military rule in certain situations.
The present constitution bars Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (having been married to a British man and having sons who are foreign citizens) to become Myanmar's President even if her party wins the majority of seats in any given election. The opposition political parties including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy are still very much in need of building as political institutions after years of clamp-down by the previous military regimes. Issues like capacity building and professionalism are in urgent need across almost every sector and on every level.
There are definitely many individuals within and outside the government who are trying hard to deal with such challenges and making efforts so that the country’s democratic reforms continue steadfastly and steadily. We should encourage such efforts. We should not forget that Myanmar was under a very tightly-controlled system and under repressive military regimes for decades. It takes time to evolve from that for everyone, every stakeholder—the administrators, the armed forces, the political parties, civil society groups, the media, etc.
But there are clear signs and visible actions that many stakeholders are making efforts to come out of those Dark Ages.
Here, we should be very careful of how the international community reacts or intervenes in the internal affairs of Myanmar, especially during this trying transitional period. They should offer a helping hand to deal with such challenges rather than setting “universal standards” for Myanmar and asking the country and its people to follow such “standards”.
It is also a testing time for the international community to understand and learn how to support Myanmar and its people in this transition to democracy. Myanmar should be given space to manage the transition with the assistance and support from well-wishers.
Myanmar has seen many positive changes in a very short period. It is important to ensure that they are sustainable and successful in the long term.
Firstly is the fact that the majority of people in Myanmar are Buddhists and very religious (in a good sense) and they want to practice their faith publicly. However, there are, as in every society, both national extremists and religious extremists who want to exploit the transition of the country to their advantage and create space for themselves in this transitional period. This is equally true for opposition parties, businesspeople, armed ethnic groups, the military, and even the private media.
After decades of repressive military rule and living in a closed society, cut off from the rest of the world, people want to exercise their new-found freedom. This is the first time that they can target the establishment after harboring grievances for so long. The public has high expectations from the democratic changes underway in Myanmar.
In many ways, the anti-Muslim sentiment being exploited and led by certain factions of Buddhist monks is a way of expressing anti-establishment feelings. Many monks are still angry from the way the military brutally cracked down on their peaceful protests in 2007 and the recent mis-handling (another violent crackdown) of the Latpadaung copper mine protest by the police.
Another factor is a lack of education among some people, combined with the economic challenges, means people are more easily provoked.
The government is not sure (or at least it was not sure) of how to handle this kind of riot in a civilian way. The government is learning and it needs the support from its political alliances and its own citizens.
Yes, there are certain rogue elements within the establishment who are extreme nationalists or want to use it for their own benefit or specific political purposes, but the government in general and security forces are wary of how to handle such riots. In the past, riots like this were met with violent crackdowns and armed responses. The reaction was the same in Rakhine State last year. But the government realized that this was not the right way to deal with that kind of situation.
They are also aware that the international community and media are watching events in Myanmar closely. But it is not the role of the media to create what they call “fundamentalists”.
Condemnation of certain factions is not the answer or solution. One should not lose sight of the fact that the country is in transition under the framework of national reconciliation. Whatever we do, we should try to focus on not derailing the country and its stakeholders from the path of national reconciliation.
It is easy to condemn an event or a particular section of society, but it is difficult to bring everyone together on a path that moves forward. If we lose sight of the path of national reconciliation, it will likely take many years for Myanmar to reach the current level of changes or reforms.
In every transition, there are challenges and risks as well as opportunities. We should try to minimize the risks and challenges while taking maximum possible opportunities for the betterment of the society and country. This is easier said than done.
Of course, we should say outright that Myanmar should not provide a space for religious and racial fundamentalists. We should say that security forces should not be biased and should be professional in handling any riots in the country. We should say that there should not be a space for any sort of discrimination in Myanmar. The people of Myanmar accept that the country is not monolithic but it is a multi-linguistic, multi-ethnic and multi-religious society. The majority have to respect the minority.
But it is incomplete if we do not try to understand the root of the problems. It will not be complete if we are not consistent and focused to move along the path the stakeholders have agreed to follow: national reconciliation. These problems have existed in the country for a long time and will likely continue to do so for some time. They should be addressed over time and consistently with continuity.
Contrary to many people’s criticism for her “inaction”, I believe Daw Aung San Suu Kyi knows clearly that the country should be moving forward within the frame of this national reconciliation. This is what she is doing and this is the example that she is attempting to set for the people of Myanmar.
One should also recognize certain realities in the country. The present government is a quasi-civilian government that came to power not by a free and fair election but by keeping a strong opposition in jail with a one-sided election. Many of the leaders of the present government were former soldiers. The present constitution, that was adopted forcibly by the previous military regime just a few days after the country was hit by Cyclone Nargis in 2008, empowers the military with certain privileged rights such as a reserved quota of 25 percent of seats in parliament, appointments in certain important ministries, such as Home and Defense, as well as a right to return to military rule in certain situations.
The present constitution bars Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (having been married to a British man and having sons who are foreign citizens) to become Myanmar's President even if her party wins the majority of seats in any given election. The opposition political parties including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy are still very much in need of building as political institutions after years of clamp-down by the previous military regimes. Issues like capacity building and professionalism are in urgent need across almost every sector and on every level.
There are definitely many individuals within and outside the government who are trying hard to deal with such challenges and making efforts so that the country’s democratic reforms continue steadfastly and steadily. We should encourage such efforts. We should not forget that Myanmar was under a very tightly-controlled system and under repressive military regimes for decades. It takes time to evolve from that for everyone, every stakeholder—the administrators, the armed forces, the political parties, civil society groups, the media, etc.
But there are clear signs and visible actions that many stakeholders are making efforts to come out of those Dark Ages.
Here, we should be very careful of how the international community reacts or intervenes in the internal affairs of Myanmar, especially during this trying transitional period. They should offer a helping hand to deal with such challenges rather than setting “universal standards” for Myanmar and asking the country and its people to follow such “standards”.
It is also a testing time for the international community to understand and learn how to support Myanmar and its people in this transition to democracy. Myanmar should be given space to manage the transition with the assistance and support from well-wishers.
Myanmar has seen many positive changes in a very short period. It is important to ensure that they are sustainable and successful in the long term.
Credited to Mizzima
The Burmese Army targets the Shan troops
The Burmese Army targets the Shan troops
Jai Lert
Tai
09 May 2013
The Burmese
troops launched an fierce attack on the Shan troops on the Shan-China border
since this morning. The fights are still going on at the time of reporting.
According
to the local source in Nam Kham, northern Shan
State, "Local villagers from Nawng
Ma and Nawng Kham fled to China border. Some fled to Nam Kham for
shelters."
Reportedly,
there were around 800 villagers fled from the fighting and taking refuge in China. The Chinese authorities also were
seen on the border after the shooting broke out. According to the local source,
the Burmese Army used artillery to pound the SSA bases.
The
incident took place after four Burman civilians
who believed to disappear into the village. After the disappearance of
the Burman civilians, the Burmese Army asked the SSA to return them which SSA-S claimed to have no knowledge of their
whereabouts.
After
that, the Burmese made a checking on SSA's bases and SSA allowed the
Burmese Army to clarify their allegations. However, after the checking,
the Burmese Army burned down the camps which angered the armed Shan
fighters.
According to the local source, "It is a shame to SSA for seeing their camps burning down which they could not do anything." The incident sparked anger for the SSA. Again, they were told to calm down by their commanders."
However,
the Burmese deployed around 300 troops to raid the whole base of SSA in Nawng Ma
today (09 May). Both sides opened fire. As a result, 9 were killed and 8 were
wounded on the Burmese Army side whilst SSA lost one fighter and 2 were
wounded.
According
to
a Burmese political analyst, "The Burmese Army does not want peace. The
military campaigns against the ethnic armed groups damaged the
reputation of
the reformed Thein Sein government. The government promotes peace but
its
commanders are war-hungers. They are too concerned to lose power to the
reformed government. The only thing they would survive is waging war or
creating wars. Wars would only keep them survive."
However, a
border observer disagreed, "If the government can't control its troops and
they are powerless. It is another block that the government must control its
own troops. If not, how could the ethnic armed groups trust the so-called trust
building process of the government?"
He added,
"The Burmese government's main objective behind the ceasefire was ensure that EU and US lift sanction on
their military personals and business partners. The signals of ceasefire,
participation of Daw Su in the parliament were the keys for the EU and US to
lift sanction. Of course, the release of some political prisoners a big bonus
for Thein Sein to walk proudly in the international community."
Credited to ShanExpress
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