Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Need for Burma problem is Not "BDG" but to restore "federal democracy"

My comment to the news “Burma junta asks KIA to form seven battalions of BGF”

SPDC says BGF today. They may tell you another tomorrow. Their ultimate goal is to weaken and crash down ethnic army, and prolong its monopoly rule over citizens. The problem of our country is the SPDC who do not want to give up their illegitimate power, which they are supposed to give back to citizens, sources of power.

Before Burma's independence and Panglong Agreement was British colonial. Post-Independence until up to now is Bama colonial rule. The SPDC colonizes ethnic people (about 40% of Burma population). This is the era of (1) Bama-political colonization, (2) Bama economic colonization, and (3)Bama culture colonization.

KIA, now the only remaining group not to be BGF, must withstand its current role to reflect the will of kachin population. We must hold this Kachin guns and talk about "federal democracy" until both side (SPDC and ethnic) agree racial harmony and equal political rights in the union of Burma.

We must not accept BGF unless political problem is solved. Remember!! Today is the result of yesterday, and today is the outcome of tomorrow future. Be aware!! not to repeat our mistake in the history. What needed to be solved for Burma problem is Not transforming ethnic army into the Border Guard Force, but it is the need to change the system from “military dictatorship” into “federal democracy.” When the script of new system “federal democracy” is guaranteed in the constitution, then Kachin will be the first to disarm our arm. We just need a better system which is “federal democracy” the political rights to vote/ choose the leaders who will represent us.

We will hold these guns until the new system guarantee our citizen the right to choose their leaders who will represent them in the government.

Monday, February 8, 2010

ADB scholarship for Myanmar students

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Japan Scholarship Program (JSP)
wasestablished in April 1988 with financing from the Government of Japan.
It aims to provide an opportunity for well-qualified citizens of ADB's
developing member countries to pursue postgraduate studies in economics,
management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at
participating academic institutions in the Asian and Pacific Region.*
Scholarship*
The ADB-JSP provides

- full tuition fees
- a monthly subsistence and housing allowance
- an allowance for books and instructional materials
- medical insurance
- travel expenses
- For scholars engaged in research, a special grant may be available for
thesis preparation.
- In special circumstances computer literacy, preparatory language and
other similar courses may be covered under the scholarship.

*Programs covered by the ADB-JSP*
Programs covered by the ADB-JSP are postgraduate studies in

- economics
- management
- health
- education
- agriculture
- environment
- natural resource management
- science and technology
- other development-related fields

*D**uration of the scholarship award?*
The scholarship is for one year with an extension to the second year of
study, as appropriate, which shall be conditional on the scholar maintaining
a satisfactory level of performance as determined by the institute.

The maximum duration of scholarship award is two years for masters and
doctorate programs.

*D**eadline for submission*
Send applications for scholarships at least six months prior to the planned
time that you wish to commence studies.
*Eligibility Country*
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cook
Islands, Fiji Islands, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyz
Republic, Laos People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall
Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, *Myanmar*, Nauru, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau,
Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka,
Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Vietnam.
Upon completion of their study programs, scholars are expected to contribute
to the economic and social development of their home countries.
The ADB-JSP enrolls about 300 students annually in 20 academic institutions
located in 10 countries within the Region.The ADB-JSP provides full
scholarships for one to two years.
*List of Academic Institutions*

- Crawford School of Economics and Government (National Centre for
Development Studies)/The Australian National
University
GPO Box 4, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia(Attn: Liaison Officer)

Field of Study: Master/Doctorate in

1. International and Development Economics
2. Public Policy (Development Administration)
3. Environmental Management & Development
4. Infrastructure Management

Contact:Ms. Billie Headon Director, Student Recruitment, Alumni and
Scholarships E-mail: billie.headon@anu.edu.au

- The University of Melbourne
Parkville Victoria, 3010 Australia (Attn: Melbourne Scholarships Office)

Masters by Coursework in

1. Business Administration
2. Commerce
3. Commerce (specializing in Economics or Finance)
4. Engineering
5. International Business
6. Public Health
7. Agribusiness, Agricultural Sciences, and Forest Science

Contact: Ms. Naomi Taguchi, Postgraduate Scholarships OfficerMelbourne
Scholarships Office Website:
http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/gradcoursework/international/adb.html

- The University of
Sydney
The International Office Sydney, 2006, Australia (Attn: International
Scholarships Officer)


1. Master/Doctorate in Economics
2. Master of Commerce or International Business
3. Master of Transport Management
4. Master of International Public Health
5. Master in Engineering Studies

Contact: Margaret O'Byrne Deputy Director (Government & Student Relations)
International ScholarshipsE-mail: infoschol@io.usyd.edu.au

- The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road, Hong
Kong, China(Attn: Administrative Assistant, Research Services Section,
Registry)


1. Master of Science in Urban Planning
2. Master of Science in Urban Design

Contact: Mrs. Beckie Kwok Administrative Assistant Research Services,
Registry, E-mail: rss@reg.hku.hk

- Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Hauz
Khas, New Delhi, 110 016 India(Attn: The Registrar)


1. Master of Technology

Contact: Mr. K.P. SinghDeputy Registrar (PGS&R)E-mail:
drpgsr@admin.iitd.ac.in

- International University of Japan Graduate
School Of International Relations777 Kokusai-cho, Minami
Uonuma-shiNiigata-ken 949-7277, Japan(Attn: Office of GSIR)


1. Master in International Development
2. Master in International Relations
3. Master in Business Administration
4. Master in e-Business Management

Contact: Mr. Ichiro AbeDeputy Manager Office of Student ServicesE-mail:
iabe@iuj.ac.jp, admgsir@iuj.ac.jp or admgsim@iuj.ac.jp

- International Graduate Program on Advanced Science and Technology, Keio
University 3-14-1
Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku,Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 223-8522, Japan (Attn:
Chairman, Committee for International Affairs)

International Graduate Program on Advanced Science and Technology

1. Nano-Science Program
2. Electronics and Photonics Program
3. Mechanics and Manufacturing Program
4. Computer Science and Communication Technology Program
5. Environment and Multi-Scare Dynamics Program
6. Biomedical Engineering Program

Contact: Prof. Kohei Itoh Chairman Committee for International Affairs,
Faculty of Science and TechnologyE-mail: yg-international@adst.keio.ac.jp

- Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya
UniversityFuro-cho
Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan(Attn: Dean, Graduate School of
International Development)


1. Master in International Development
2. Master in International Cooperation Studies

Contact: Mr. Akihiro AsakawaInternational Student Advisor Graduate School of
International DevelopmentE-mail: adb@gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp

- National Graduate Institute for Policy
Studies
7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 106-8677 Japan(Attn: Admissions
Office)

Master/Doctorate in

1. Policy Studies
2. Policy Analysis
3. Public Policy
4. Public Administration

Contact: Mr. Kiyomi Tanabe Manager, Academic and Student Affairs Division
E-mail:mailto:admissions@grips.ac.jp

- Graduate School of EconomicsRitsumeikan
University1-1-1
Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577 Japan (Attn: Manager, Office of
International Education at Biwako Kusatsu Campus)


1. Master in Economics

Contact: Mr. Mitsuru HitomiAdministrative Manager, Office of International
Education at Biwako Kusatsu Campus E-mail: kokusai@st.ritsumei.ac.jp

- Saitama University 255
Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama 338-8570, Japan (Attn: The
Registrar, The Foreign Student Office) Department of Civil & Environmental
Engineering


1. Master/Doctorate in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Contact: Ms. Naoko NakasoneAdministrative Assistant Foreign Student
OfficeE-mail: fso@sun.civil.saitama-u.ac.jp

- University of Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo,
Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656, Japan(Attn: Foreign Student Office)


1. Master/Doctorate in Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Development

Contact: Prof. Takeshi IshiharaProfessor of Civil Engineering & Foreign
Student OfficerE-mail: fso@civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

- Department of Civil Engineering


1. Master/Doctorate in Urban Engineering

Contact: Prof. Tetsuo KidokoroAssociate Professor & Foreign Student Offcer
Department of Urban EngineeringE-mail: fso@civil.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

- Department of Urban
EngineeringGraduate
School of Engineering


1. Master/Doctorate in Environment Studies
2. Master/Doctorate in International Studies
3. Master in Sustainability Science

Contact: Prof. Masahiko KunishimaProfessor & Foreign Student OfficerThe
Institute of Environmental Studies E-mail: fso@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp

- Institute of Environmental
Studies


1. Master/Doctorate in Public Health (International Health)

Contact: Prof. Masamine JimbaProfessor, Department of International
Cummunity Health,School of International Health,Graduate School of
MedicineE-mail: adb@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp

- The University of Auckland


1. Master in International Business
2. Master of Commerce (International Business)
3. Master of Arts (Development Studies)
4. Master of Science (Environmental Science)
5. Master/Doctorate in Engineering
6. Master of Public Health

Contact: Ms. Rita Fatialofa-PatoloInternational Scholarships CoordinatorNZ
Australia Pacific RegionInternational OfficeE-mail:
int-questions@auckland.ac.nz

- Lahore University of Management Sciences


1. Master in Business Administration

Contact: Ms. Saba JavedDeputy Manager Admissions & Financial AidSuleman
Dawood School of BusinessE-mail: admission@lums.edu.pk

- Asian Institute of Management


1. Master in Business Management
2. Master in Management
3. Master in Development Management
4. Master in Entrepreneurship for Social and Development Entrepreneurs

Contact: Mr. Rey ReyesAssociate Director, Student ServicesAdmissions &
Registration E-mail: admissions@aim.edu.ph

- International Rice Research Institute/University of the Philippines in
Los BaƱos


1. Master/Doctorate in Rice and Rice-based Farming Systems

Contact: Ms. Anilyn ManingasAssistant Manager, Training CenterE-mail:
adb-inquiry@irri.exch.cgiar.org, a.maningas@cgiar.org

- National University of Singapore NUS
Business School


1. Master in Business Administration

Contact: mba@nus.edu.sg

- Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy


1. Master in Public Policy

Contact: LKYSPPmpp@nus.edu.sg

- Department of Economics


1. Master in Social Sciences (Economics)

Contact: ecssec@nus.edu.sg, ecsbox2@nus.edu.sg

- School of Design and Environment


1. Master in Environmental Management

Contact: sdelvlc@nus.edu.sg

- Asian Institute of Technology

Master of Sciences or Engineering in:

1. Computer Science
2. Information Management
3. Industrial Engineering & Management
4. Design Manufacturing Engineering
5. Mechatronics
6. Telecommunications
7. Microelectronics
8. Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
9. Information and Communications Technologies
10. Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering
11. Construction, Engineering & Infrastructure Management
12. Structural Engineering
13. Transportation Engineering
14. Water Engineering & Management
15. Agricultural Systems & Engineering
16. Aquaculture & Aquatic Resources Management
17. Energy
18. Food Engineering & Bioprocess Technology
19. Gender and Development Studies
20. Natural Resources Management
21. Regional & Rural Development Planning
22. Environmental Engineering & Management
23. Urban Environmental Management
24. International Business
25. Management of Technology
26. Service Marketing & Technology
27. International Public Marketing

Contact: Mr. Benjamin GargabiteDirector of Admissions and Scholarships
UnitE-mail: admissions@ait.ac.th

- Thammasat University


1. Master in Engineering
2. Master/Doctorate in Economics

Contact: pinanong@tu.ac.th

- East-West Center

Master /Doctorate in

1. Architecture
2. Business Administration
3. Economics
4. Geography
5. International Management
6. Japan Focused MBA (JEMBA)
7. Natural Resources & Environmental Management
8. Ocean Engineering
9. Oceanography
10. Pacific Island Studies
11. Public Administration
12. Sociology
13. Tropical Plant & Soil Science
14. Urban and Regional Planning
15. Master of Law

Contact: Ms. Jeane YamamotoADB-JSP & EWC Scholarship AssistantE-mail:
adbjsp@eastwestcenter.org

Visit: http://www.adb.org/JSP/default.asp

Friday, February 5, 2010

Mungmasa leadership madang hpyang dik mat sai KDA

Laknak lang uhpung ni hpe Border Guard Force atik anang galaw shangun nga ten, KDA hpe gaw Border Guard Force tai mayu tim pi, n'jaw tai sai sha, Militia Group she tai u da. Goi e, KDA aq mung masa madang wa, na yang npyaw, myit yang maroi n'ni, mu ai ni masin n'si she rai sai law. Mungmasa leadership madang grit nyem dik mat wa sai ga rai nga ai le i. Ndai uhpung ni n'nga hta daw gaw Kachin mying hte sinat hpai taw ai, lam mi kaja ai ngu sawn la gaw mai ai. Raitim Hpyang hpyang ai gaw dik mat wa sai le i.

Myen SPDC aq policy gaw Border Guard Force shatai na matu mung n're, Militia Group shatai na matu mung n're. Ladat amyu my, gabaw amyu myu hte, laknak lang uhpung ni hpe shamat kau na, masing rai nga ai gaw, yawng chye ai hte maren re. Dai hpe anhte wunpawng myusha ning baw ni, Chye nga ninglen na yawng yawng, Rawt malan mying gun na, rawt malan bungli mung n’galaw, ndum shami, mung masa hte mungmasha ni aq ahkaw ahkang hpyi nga na malai/hpe business rights hte galai kau ai zawn, ndai na, grai sadi ga. Kachin political trend gaw dai maga de yawng wa nga saga ai re. Time to realize our weakness and scandals within our Kachin leadership!!

Kaja wa tinang uhpung kata democratically lata la ai ningbaw kaja, the right person the right position ra nga saga ai. Myen aq lailen, Dictatorship ladat, the woi awn ai hpe n’yu la ga (copy n’galaw ga). Kaja wa tinang myu ningbaw ni lapran, the right person the right position hpe n’gun jaw ai democratically election ladat hte policy making process hta Consensus ladat hpe jai lang let, mahtai tam, woi awn ai ladat hpe chye lang ga. Mala shala hpang hkrat ai 19th century na ideology the rawt malan ladat the sha naw aria nga yang, n’mai wa sai. Globalization aq trend hpe yu let, global politics hpe shachyut let, daini daina na politics the leadership skills the, woi awn sa lu mu ga law!! Wunpawng mungdan E

Thursday, January 21, 2010

A Happy and Sad Return to My Hometown

I recently had a chance to return my hometown. As I traveled lots of place in Kachin State, I feel extraordinarily deep in my heart in all aspects.

As I came closer to Burmese border from Kumming and Ruili, Chinese border towns in Yunnan Province of China, first thing that come into my mind is “Vow! I gonna be home very soon, I gonna meet my family and friends. I gonna be able to speak Burmese and Kachin to anyone I meet in town." I was so happy thinking of those things. But suddenly as I crossed the Chinese border into Burmese side, my feeling changed. I almost lost control and my eyes almost dropped tears. The reason is because my country is so much different from the rest of the world. The roads are different. The buildings are different. Foods are different. People wear differently. Children play differently. Shops and stores are different. Police and soldiers act differently.

I know the world has full of differences and diverse of people. But What I mean by difference here is not in term of Goodness. Everything is so dim, Moy-Te-Ne-De in Burmese. People are so poor. Life is so hard, even to strike barely enough food for daily survival. When road, building and school and living standard have developed and changed rapidly in Thailand, China and Hong Kong everyday, my hometown has changed nothing. My hometown remained unchanged exactly the same as 10 years ago. A famous electronic store in downtown stay alive but building are getting old with dirty ruining color on the wall. The most famous noodle shop in downtown has only 5 or 6 tables in the same bamboo and wooden building that was built 15 years ago. No expansion but getting poorer.

People in my hometown and my country work as hard as those Chineses, Thais and Hong Kongers, but Why our people’s lives are so hard, so poor and so misfortune. Do Burmese people have a bad luck? Why our country is so miserable? What are the reason that made our country to become the world’s poorest country?

My answer is "Yes", Burmese people have "Bad Luck" to have such evil, stupid and foolish military dictatorship government called the SPDC who is oppressing and abusing their own citizens everyday and trying to prolong their repressive rule and self-interests of a handful of military leaders and their cronies. To be continued.....

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Ludu Sein Win "2008 Constitution & 2010 Election" = "Another Cheating"

Ludu Sein Win is a well-respected lifelong teacher, educator, writer and journalist in Burma.

Monday, December 14, 2009

Burma's SPDC Needs A Real Stick

A comment to The Irrawaddy magazine's "Obama Warns Dictators of 'Consequences' in Nobel Acceptance Speech" http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17383

Contradictory approaches between the US/Western and Asian have failed Burmese citizens suffering from ongoing human right violation over the past decades.

The West's efforts are limited when they also look for national interests (American security and oil) rather than what Burmese citizens need which is toppling the military dictatorship and restoring the federal democracy.

As conservative Asians, China, India and ASEAN have not really cared what is happening in neighboring Burma. Human rights and universal values are too far away from the brains of Asian leaders. What Asian leaders prioritize is solely business and national interest.

Racist and notorious regimes like Burmese SPDC require a realistic stick (real engagement with pressure both diplomacy and military means) to make them to have a wish to release political prisoners including Suu Kyi and to return the power to the citizen which they have robbed since 1988.

Burma need a real stick, not only verbal pressure.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Bama military leaders force Kachin to have an independence country, I think

SPDC Commander Ordered to remove Bhamo Kachin cultural symbols after festival
Kachin News, http://www.kachinnews.com/News/Orders-to-remove-Bhamo-Kachin-cultural-symbols-after-festival.html

Such SPDC's discrimination policies again remind all Kachin people to keep
in mind that Kachins do not benefit anything from joining the Union of Burma.
Instead, Kachin suffered their rights throughout the history of the central
Bama-dominated government since 1948. Panglong Agreement, the spirit of the Union of Burma was ignored and destroyed. The entire country was overruled and dominated by the SPDC for more than a half century while downplaying/oppressing ethnic's political, social and economic rights.

In fact, Bama military leaders and politicians do not want racial harmony and political equality. Moreover SPDC is inciting ethnic nationalities to revolt against the central government by insulting basic human rights of ethnic people such as destroying Kachin Manau post. This means Bama-dominated SPDC want Kachin to separate from the Union and to have an independent Kachin Country.

I want to ask SPDC whether you prefer either "Federal Democratic Union" or "Independence Kachin Country." All Kachin hearts tell either one. Otherwise Burma will never find a peace and this armed struggle will last until the end of this earth.

Or maybe one day, if all Burmese politicians still believe in out-of-date politics of one nationality dominate over others (practice in feudal era), one Ethnic group of Burma will overturn the situation and dominate the whole Burma just as what the Bama-dominated SPDC does. Like Mon Empire and Yakhaine Empore before Bama Kungbong Khit! Do Bama want this or federal democracy?