Sri Lanka Long Peace Walk Update

Source: MSMA http://lanka-msma.blogspot.com/

You can read Full news in Burmese at this link:
http://lanka-msma.blogspot.com/2008/01/blog-post_4835.html

Over 50 Burmese Monks in Sri Lanka, at 7:00am today (4 January 2008), praying metta prayer and marching towards City Hall, Galle City toward City Hall Galle for the opening ceremony of Long Peace Walk. The ceremony which was stsrting at 8:00 am in front of the City Hall, Buddha square. The ceremony was attended by the Principle Abbot of Galle Buddhist Council Ven. Chandakumara,Ven. Pannaratana and monks, Gelle region police chief Mr. Keerthie. D- Silva (S. S. P) and others responsible personals and over 200 Citizens from Gelle city.

The ceremony was opening by reciting "Namaw Satha" prayer 3 times by the attendees. The public and monks recite the peace prayer for the Peace in Burma and for the World Peace. Also offering flowers and candles.

After that, Chief Monks take turns give speeched for the Peace in Burma and peace in the world. On behalf of the Burmese Monks in Sri Lanka, Ashin Thura Wuntha explaining about the reason of the Long Peace Walk.

Ashin Thura Wuntha explain that 4 January is the 60th Anniversary of Burmese Independence from British Colony but Burma is still under Military Junta Dictatorship for 45 years. Current Military Dictator practise only interest to hold their power and for the sake of to prolong their their power as long as possible, the military Junta is killing, arresting, torturing its own people without considering any Human Rights at all.

Especially in September 2007, Military arrested more than 4000 monks and killed almost 40 monks inhumanely, who were (for the sake of the Burmese public) ,reciting Metta prayer and carried out peaceful walking demonstration to show the people desire and demand.

Because of this, The intention of the today Long Peace Walk by the overseas Burmese monks is to make the World aware of the suppression in Burma and participate to help Burmese people in peaceful way.

More Photos of Long Peace Walk at Ashin Mettacara Blog:

http://ashinmettacara-eng.blogspot.com/

Myanmar Monks in Sri Lanks start Long Peace Walk

Source: Ashin Mettacarra Blog (link here)

Myanmar Monks in Sri Lanka Start Campaign
Myanmar Student Monks in Sri Lanka have started walking campaign 7 am in this morning. Welcomed by the authority of Galle City and will be guarded by the Sri Lanka security on the long way. This walking campaign is dedicated to Myanmar Independence Day and to keep peace in the whole world including inside Burma. This news will be posted with the photos sooner or later.
Posted by Ashin Mettacara at 10:42 AM

New Year News from DID

Source: DID,

Read this Full news in Burmese here:

DID ျပည္တြင္းႏွစ္သစ္ကူးသတင္းမ်ား

Around 8:00 pm New Year, The Shwedagon Pagoda was closed to the Public by putting up Signboards everywhere mentioning "Cleaning In Process". Not a single person was allow to enter the Shwedagon pagoda for worshipping.

About 8:30 pm, along the Rangoon's Pyay Road, security forced were stopping all the cars and Transports by the roadside in Frantic manner. Later long motorcade passing by according to the eye witness reported to DID.

According to the report which is considered as reliable by the people who close to the security force, General Than Shwe and so many Officers lighted up 90,000 candles at Shwedagon Pagoda as a "Ye-Ta-Yar(doing some thing or offering something as certain place,at certain time and date to counter-act in advance to prevent the bad things going to happen to someone).

On the same day(earlier time) at Shwedagon Pagoda, some activists shouting "our Cause" slogan at the Shwedagon Pagoda and distributed VCD and CD to the public. The person who reported this news had no chance to obtain these VCD and CD, he was not sure what informations inside these VCD and CD. So far noone was arrested yet.

Another unrelated news which DID got was, according from the public from Rangoon that the Fuel(petrol) price will be increased up to 4500 -5000 Kyats

Breaking News!! Counsellor of Myanmar embassy in Moscow found dead

Thanks to Happy who posted the link on Ko-Htike's Blog C-box.

Source: http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12231991&PageNum=0

Counsellor of Myanmar embassy in Moscow found dead
03.01.2008, 20.48

MOSCOW, January 3 (Itar-Tass) -- The third counsellor of the Myanmar Embassy in Moscow was found dead at the embassy premises in downtown Moscow, a source in the Moscow police told Itar-Tass on Thursday. Doctors said in a preliminary diagnosis report that the diplomat died of intestinal poisoning and acute heart attack.



“An alarm call about the incident came at 6.14 p.m. Moscow time on Thursday to the police alert force. The 40-year-old third counsellor of the Myanmar Embassy was found dead at the premises of the embassy situated at 41, Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street,” the police source said.
The investigation into the incident is underway.

I am happy and I am not alone anymore !!!

Today, I surf around all the blogs which are related to Burma and find out more and more Burmese blogs are translating and/or posting the articles and news in English language to make the whole world aware of Burmese people feeling and Burma related news which are not mentioning in the major News Broadcaster Like VOA English news, BBC World news or CNN, etc.

There must be a lot of Burmese Bloggers who start posting in both Language (Burmese and English). I am going to find out as fast as I can and as much as I can.

Recently I come to notice that following bloggers are stepping up their translation of Burmese articles and news into English Language. These bloggers are Naychiu' Blog (Who is Who in Burma), Ashin Mettacarra's Blog(Ashin Mettacara), Thway Ni's Blog (Burmese Bloggers w/o Borders).

There must be others Burmese Bloggers posted in english for sure, Please forgive me if I don't mentioned these blogs and please let me know so that I can mention next time and non-Burmese speaking, Burmese people supporters can visit all of your blogs and read the articles.

I salute and give my up most respect to my fellow bloggers Ashin Mettacarra, Naychiu and Thway Ni.

Here are their blogs.

Ashin Mettacarra http://ashinmettacara-eng.blogspot.com/






Naychiu http://whoiswhoinburma.blogspot.com/




Thway Ni http://bbwob.blogspot.com/

(Updated Blog list of Burma News and Articles in English: )
Suggestion Blog: http://suggestion2007.blogspot.com/

Junta raises Satellite Dish TV fees to 1 Million Kyats !!!

To read Full News in Burmese read at this link: http://burmese.dvb.no/news.php?id=3385 .

Full news in English Source:

Burma cut off again as junta raises TV fees
From Aung Hla Tun in Rangoon January 02, 2008

WITHOUT warning, Burma's military junta has ordered a massive 166-fold rise in the annual satellite television levy in an apparent attempt to stop people watching dissident and international news broadcasts.

With no word in state media of any licence fee increases, the first satellite dish owners knew of the hike was when they went to pay the 6,000 kyat levy, only to be told it was now one million kyat ($A892), three times the average citizen's yearly income. (Full Report at this Link)