Now that the world media is highlighted by the Beijing Olympics and the conflict in Georgia, and as a teacher of the history of Imperialism may I take this opportunity to highlight some of the facts and figures of the Georgia crisis especially to the pro ethno democratic forces and draw lessons as we can no longer afford the trial and error method. A country living under the shadow of the evil Chinese empire must be able to see things clearly and visualise all the trappings for the future of Union of Burma.

US President George W Bush, who has never been to Burma, has at least learnt to pronounce the name of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi correctly for which the Burmese activist dumped him, as well informed has delivered a major policy speech in Thailand and liaise with Burmese dissidents, while the first lady Laura Bush had visited Mae La, the biggest Burmese refugee camps (60,000 souls unofficial figure) to see things for herself.

7 August 2008 – Bangkok: A day before the US president leaves for Beijing, the Ethnic Nationalities Council (ENC) urges President Bush to initiate a "Multi-Party Talk on Burma" as a means of pushing forward the democratic reform agenda.

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This is the next in a series of 'Martial Arts Odyssey' episodes shot inside of Burma, at Loi Tailang, the headquarters of the Shan State Army. While the army fights to help the Shan people survive and gain independence, Master Kawn Wan struggles to keep his people's martial art alive, and to teach it to the young. See the refugees: orphans, soldiers, and teachers who practice Lai Tai, the Shan art of Kung Fu, so that their cultural heritage will survive.
 
The video features an in depth interview with young kawn Wan, as he explains his theories of martial arts and of cultural survival.
 
The Burmese government, the SPDC, killed his family and burned his village, but they couldn't break his spirit. Kawn Wan wages his private war for the benefit of his people.
 
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Please, say a prayer for the people of Shanland and all of Burma.

“The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.” This quote has been attributed to everyone from St. Augustus to Bruce Lee. I don't know who actually said it, but it rings with a powerful truth. At cocktail parties, when people find out that I am a published author, they often say to me, “I also want to be a writer, but I don't know what to write about.”

Shan States is a state that fulfil with natural resources, good weather and nice environment. In addition to that, our land barely faced natural disaster. However, we come through the man-made problems that created by the Burmese Army. The problems and trouble that caused by Burmese Army, send people into poverty. Moreover, the Burmese Army enslave people; confiscate land, farms and paddy fields. Repeatedly, they forced people to work for them. Worse, hundreds of people were persecuted, houses were burned and destroyed.  

The RCSS strongly supports the UN effort of trying to wipe out the drug from the world. For decades, poppy plantations have cultivated in the Golden Triangle, Shan State, Burma. Local people double poppy growing percentage and around 5000 - 6000 tones of opium production per year.

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For the last seven years Antonio has been working as an adventure and martial arts author in Asia. in 2007 and 2008 he went into Burma with the Shan State Army. This radio interview on English Radio, Taipei, takes place while he is attending emergency medic training in the Philippine.
This video was produced by Andy To.

Enjoy the video. And please, say a prayer for the people of Shanland.

Last Sunday, members of Shan National for Democracy in Japan celebrated the 64th Birthday of SNLD Chairman, Hkun Htun Oo who is sentenced to years of imprisonment by the Military Junta.





 

Today, September 11, 2007, is the 64^th Birthday of our Shan State (SNLD) leader Hkun Htun Oo. He is regarded as not only the Shan State leader but the leader admired and respected by democracy activists of all nationalities in the so-called Union of Burma. It is very crucial for the implementation of democracy in the country as he is as important as Daw Aung San Suu Kyi as a democratic leader in the movement to bring about democracy to the country.