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 On behalf of all Burmese national regardless of race and religion, we, at the
All Burma Democratic Force (ABDF), Malaysia that is an umbrella organization of
different ethnic, religious and political organization of Burma, which include
National League for Democracy (liberated Area) led by Dr. Naing Linn, National
Democratic Party for Human Rights (NDPHR) exile, Malaysia, Democratic Federation
of Burma (DFB), Malaysia, All Burma Muslims Organization (ABMO), Malaysia,
Burmese students and youths forces and peace loving people strongly condemn the
Government of Singapore for extending supports to the brutal military regime of
Burma that has been cracking down against peaceful demonstrators and so urge
upon Singapore to immediately cancel your supportive hands over the regime in
order to settle the crises in Burma urgently.
We notified that Singapore Inc companies have been some of the biggest investors
in and supporters of Burma’s military junta, while its government, in the rare
times it is asked, suggests a softly-softly diplomatic approach toward the
junta. Tiny Singapore ranks alongside China and Thailand as Burma’s biggest
trading partners. It is collectively known as Singapore Inc, they gather around
the $150 billion state-owned investment house Temasek Holdings, controlled by
Singapore's long-ruling Lee family. With an estimated $3 billion invested in
Burma (and more than $20 billion in Australia). When it comes to Burma,
Singapore pockets the high morals it likes to wave at the West.
Moreover, Singapore is a crucial manager and supplier to the junta, and Burma's
economy through hotels, airlines, military equipment and training, crowd control
equipment and sophisticated telecommunications monitoring devices, the
Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, (GIC), has invested heavily in
the Myanmar Fund, an investment company set up to promote and finance
investments in Burma. Lo Hsing Han's Asia World Co. also has shares in the
Myanmar Fund.
Singaporean companies also have provided computers and communications equipment
for Burma’s defence ministry and army, while upgrading the junta's ability to
communicate with regional commanders - so crucial as protesters take to the
streets of 20 cities in Burma, while your (Singapore) government has provided
the equipment for a "cyber war centre" to monitor dissident activity, while
training Burma's secret police, whose sole job appears to be ensuring democracy
groups are crushed.
Mention may be made that Lo Hsing Han controls a heroin empire and one of
Burma's biggest companies, Asia World, which the US Drug Enforcement Agency
describes as a front for his drug trafficking. Asia World controls toll roads,
industrial parks and trading companies, while Lo Hsing Han is tied with half of
Singapore’s investment in Burma. Lo Hsing Han is a drug lord, an ethnic Chinese,
from Burma's traditionally Chinese-populated and opium-rich Kokang region in the
country's east, bordering China.
All these have been highly encouraging to commit repeated crime against humanity
and against is own people. Singapore is the main responsible country for the
state terrorism of Burmese regime because, the international community is
calling upon the regime for immediate reform in the country and also requesting
neighboring countries of Burma to review their policies towards regime as well.
The brutalities of the Burmese regime is not new phenomenon in the region but
taking place for decades to which Singapore would open its eyes and ears for the
welfare of innocent civilians who are the victims of gross human rights
violations.
In the recent day, the regime has imposed sever restrictions on the movement of
civilian including monks, activists, human rights defenders, peace loving people
and religious leaders and that has intentionally bringing starvation, while
brutally and crucially killed numbers of peaceful demonstrators. The regime is
also systematizing women, children, young generation and aged old people in
serious ways, monks and religious leaders were severely beaten up with the buds
of guns as non-sense who do not have religious belief and commonsense at all.
In order to stop violence and to have peaceful settlement in Burma, Mr. Ibrahim
Gambari, the appointed UN envoy visited Burma and neighboring countries. But
your government did not show positive views with the UN Envoy and the
International Calls. It is seemingly showing support to militarization and
totalitarianism in Burma, while the regime is intentionally neglecting the calls
of international community and world leaders for economic and political reforms
in Burma and to release all political prisoners including Daw Aung Sann Suu, the
only imprisoned Nobel Laureate of the world. This regime has along history of
violent reactions to peaceful demonstrations and involved in gross human rights
abuses against its own nationals, particularly against the ethnic and religious
minorities like Rohingya, Chin, Kachin, Karen, Shan, Mon, Pa-Oo, Palong,
Muslims, Christians, Hindus and etc.
For us, it is the time for Singapore that must immediately freeze the bank
accounts of regime’s members and boycott diplomatic relationship in order to
restore democracy in Burma unless the regime engage in dialogue with Burma's
political forces, including the National League for Democracy (NLD) and all
ethnic groups in Burma; to take initiative to alleviate economic hardship and
introduce serious reforms, ensuring human rights, peace, justice and freedom for
all regardless of race, religion, color and etc.
These kinds of fascist and brutal behaviors of the regime and your supports are
well known to the world and this Burmese regime is recognized as the worst
regime which is totally not acceptable anyone in the world.
The Burmese regime is a threat to the regional and international peace and
security as it does not respect the human rights and violates the universal
declaration of human rights and international human rights mechanisms.
It is, therefore, we urge upon the Government of Singapore to immediately review
its policies and to cut off all kinds of supports to the Burmese military. In
case of failure to chance your motives, you may face serious problems in the
future as we will not give up our rightful and legitimate struggle for the
restoration of democracy and human rights in Burma, ending the brutal state
terrorism of the regime; and we may urge upon the UN Security Council (UNSC) and
international community to take action against the supporting countries of the
regime.
We also call upon the UNSC to send UN Peace keeping forces in Burma rather than
sending UN envoy as the situation is deteriorating day by day. China and Russia
must warn Burmese regime that they would support full consideration of the
situation there by the Security Council, as well as adoption of a Council’s
Resolution on the same issue.
We also call on the international community, particularly China, India, and
ASEAN countries to increase pressure on the SPDC to immediately cease its
violence against unarmed peaceful protesters and to commence political dialogue
focused on genuine reforms.
All Burma Democratic Force (ABDF), Malaysia is an umbrella organization of
different organizations of different races and religions.
For Media Contact:
Mr. Mohammad Sadek (English) Tel: 0163094599
Dr. Naing Linn (Burmese & English) Tel: 0123788408
Mr. Aung Kyaw Moe (Bahasa Melayu) Tel: 012-2430774
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