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Suu Kyi Could Get Govt Role: Burma Official
January 08, 2012

Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. (AFP Photo/File) Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. (AFP Photo/File)
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DrDez
7:24am Jan 9, 2012

BDC - I am sure you will get the wrath of JPB for sucking up to Western ideals.


BDCBurma
4:53am Jan 9, 2012

Burma Democratisation Strategy 2012 >>> Burma must work without wavering to restore democracy, human rights, and rule of law. Burma must establish the independent judiciary system so as to put a full stop on corruption, abuse of power, anyone staying above the law and anyone buying justice in Burma. We have to work our utmost to establish independent and impartial judiciary system in Burma. Burma must make sure to never allow manipulating laws which criminalize freedom of thought, expression, association, assembly and movement. Burma must ensure amending laws which legitimize arbitrary arrests, unlawful detention, inhumane interrogation, torture, arresting without warrant, charge or trial. Burma must work to achieve the ever lasting peace, unity in harmony and equality in diversity in Burma. Equally important is to review the controversial 2008 constitution which gives absolute power to military commander in chief which is still major concern for people of Burma.

Burma must prioritise alleviating poverty, unemployment, inflation, illiteracy and major diseases. At the same time, Burma must work hard to end the economics monopoly and cronyism in Burma. Burma needs financial and technological assistance from international community so as to address the immediate needs of the people and in the process of rebuilding Burma. Flourishing Civil Society Organisations are one of the main concrete pillars protecting and strengthening a democratic system in the nation. Burma must work her utmost to flourish Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Community Based Organisations (CBOs) in Burma. Emergences of the new institutions are an important part of the democratisation process of Burma. Burmese citizens must be able to practice three fundamental democratic rights i.e. freedom of association, freedom of assembly and freedom of expression. Strengthening these three main principals are the essential parts of the democratisation process of Burma. Burma must work promoting freedom of assembly, freedom of association and freedom of expression in Burma.

Burma must work at the same time thriving Student Unions, Labour Unions and Peasant Unions so that students, workers, peasants and farmers will have the platforms to voice their concerns, to protect their rights and to promote their welfares in Burma. Independent media and right to access freedom of information are the indicators which show the degree of the democratic tolerant in any nations. Burma must work to flourish freedom of media, social media and freedom of internet and information technology in Burma. Burma must empower every citizen with education which is the best investment for future of Burma while ensure supporting welfares of teachers, teaching carrier, teaching environment and education standard in Burma. Burma must educate her citizens of their rights, responsibilities and necessity of taking responsibilities in order to lay the concrete democratic foundation for future generations of Burma bearing in mind that Burma has gone through nearly half the century of successive various dictatorships and military dictatorships together with armed conflicts.

Burma must educate our children with knowledge, technology and employable skills while ensures teaching humanitarian caring, humanity values and human development. Burma must build the society of tolerance. To meet that end Burma must work to prosper the culture of dialogue, research, reasoning, question mark, freedom from fear, boosting self-confident and nurturing positive attitude in Burma. Education starts at home and we truly believe that it is the essential part of the nation building process to educate families with parenting skills, child development and nurturing children. Since Buddhist monasteries and Buddhist monks are essential vital part of the Burmese society and accordingly Burma must work to promote monastery education and support the welfare of the Buddhist monks. Burma must work to ensure promoting religious freedom in Burma while Burma must have a commission which oversee the protection and promotion of (ethnics) minority rights i.e. maintaining heritage, religion, language, culture, food, writing, music and environment etc.

Burma must gradually build industrialised economy that can generate nation’s revenues. The process of gradual economic reforms must be initiated right now. Economic growth is essential for the well being of our people. We must build the infrastructures needed to industrialize Burma. Energy is an essential for development. Burma must work to ensure providing sufficient electricity and gas for all the citizens of Burma. Burma must protect and work improving environment for our future generations. We must work to protect the waters, lakes, streams and rivers not to be polluted and not to be dried up while ensure protecting people from flooding and water erosion. Burma must anticipate controlling the quality of our air bearing in mind that the potential growth of urbanisation and industrialisation can increase air pollution. Burma must protect forests, biodiversity and natural resources. Burma must work to gradually end excessive irresponsible logging, cutting forests and clearing land for agriculture. Burma must increase efforts to afforestation while Burma must work to gradually ban exporting teaks, logs, raw wood, cane, bamboo and endangered forest products in Burma. Burma must gradually modernize defence forces while educating them with values of professionalism and humanity. Burma must work improving health and social care system which must be affordable and accessible to all the citizens. Burma must improve agricultural system and must emphasise working on the development of villages, rural and border areas. Urban population is expected to grow and Burma must work to embrace urbanization by expanding urban infrastructure, by creating jobs and improving bus and transportation services. Responsible sustainable tourism is one of the most rewarding industries which can assist economic development in Burma. Burma must promote responsible sustainable tourism and at the same time Burma must encourage citizens to travel so as to promote understanding, knowledge and friendship between different societies residing at the different places.

Burma must alleviate corruption. The worst form of corruption is corruption of immigration control personnel. We must prioritise to secure our borders to deter and detect illegal immigrants’ intrusions into Burma since population affect us all. Burma must ensure the fiscal stability and we must set up the feasible tax, banking and monetary policy in Burma. Burma must have the strategic national planning and budget distribution commission so as to effectively plan and distribute spending and future strategic national planning. We also need gradual reforms in systems of government which would increase responsibility, accountability and transparency. This will be simultaneous and gradual evolutionary process and from time to time we must re-evaluate our reform process so as to have the best possible results to democratise Burma. Burma must be working to decentralise her administration mechanisms and people must have the right to voice their concerns on every aspect of democratisation process. These must be top Burma Democratisation agenda.


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Yangon, Burma. Democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi could be given a job in Burma’s nominally civilian government if she is elected to parliament in April by-elections, a presidential adviser said on Sunday.

The Nobel laureate, who could be propelled into a parliament still largely composed of the military and ruling army-backed party, would be given a “suitable” position, Nay Zin Latt told AFP.

It is the latest gesture of reform by Burma’s new leadership, but concerns remain about the fate of political detainees in the country also known as Myanmar.

“There is... a possibility she will be appointed to the government,” said the adviser, adding it would depend on Suu Kyi’s wishes.

“If she’s more interested in legislative matters, there can be a suitable duty for her at parliament.”

The comments come as Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party confirmed that the 66-year-old would contest the vote in a constituency near Yangon.

“Daw Suu will contest from Kawhmu constituency. We will release final candidate lists for constituencies after January 11,” NLD spokesman Nyan Win told AFP. Daw is a term of respect in Burma.

“We do not know yet how and where she will serve her duty if elected,” he said, a stance he reiterated when asked for reaction to the government’s latest apparently conciliatory move.

Nyan Win said earlier that Suu Kyi would embark on a campaign trip soon, although details of the tour have not been decided.

Nay Zin Latt said President Thein Sein would welcome Suu Kyi if she was elected in the vote and becomes a parliament member.

“The president wants the coming by-elections to be free and fair,” he said.

Suu Kyi, who was freed from seven straight years of house arrest days after the November 2010 election, said she expected to live to see a “full democratic election” in Burma, in comments to the BBC last week.

Her NLD also saw its party registration officially approved by authorities last week, clearing the final hurdle to its participation in the by-elections.

A total of 48 seats are up for grabs in the April vote — 40 in the lower house, six in the upper house and two in regional assemblies.

The polls are to fill places vacated by those elected in the controversial vote who have since become ministers and deputy ministers in the government.

But the number of seats available is not enough to threaten the resounding majority held by the ruling party.

One quarter of parliament’s seats are taken up by the army, while the Union Solidarity and Development Party, which is packed with former military men, holds about 80 percent of the remainder.

Relations between the new nominally civilian government and the opposition have seen a significant thaw in recent months, with high-profile dialogue between former generals, including the president, and Suu Kyi.

Agence France-Presse