The Burma military regime held a press conference to describe the Shan leaders' activities.  Even from the government statement read at the press conference, it is clear that the Shan leaders were merely exercising their lawful right to peacefully assemble, associate and express themselves.  At the press conference, the government announced that the Shan leaders gave some speeches and read statements at a meeting that resulted in a recommendation to form a consultative council. According to the government press conference, afterwards, the Shan State Academics Consultative Council was formed. The Council would not only be based in Shan State, but would also have branches in each of the six remaining states and the seven divisions. After the meeting, there was a dinner at “Sein Taung Tan” restaurant in Taung Gyi Township paid for by the Shan State Army. More statements were distributed during the meal, some with motivational quotes such as, “Now we are at the first step of creating our own fortune for Shan state” and “All ethnic nationalities living in Shan State are encouraged to actively participate and work together with united spirit.”  From these actions, the government concluded that the objective of the involved groups was to facilitate the construction of a genuine federal union. The government added, however, that the term “genuine federal union” can be easily misunderstood.  They accused the Shan leaders of actually intending to use this term to get people's support but that their real intent was to one day secede from the union and establish a separate state.

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.

On February 28, 2007 joint activists from around the world stand up in solidarity with Burma's victims of severe and systematic human rights violations and environmental destruction in Burma to protest against the Slween Dam Plans.

The Shan National for Democracy (Japan) cerebrated the 60th Anniversary of Shan National Day at the SUNSHINE, ACADEMY HALL, Ikebukuro in Japan on 4th February.

On this time of the 60th Anniversary of Shan National Day, it is for us to reflect on the day that our leaders of Shan People gathered and adopted our National Anthem, National Flag and our National Day 60 years ago. When our princes and politicians to make this day as the most important day for the Shan people as a whole, they decided to lay down a concrete foundation to establish a nation for our generation to come. The chieftains (Sao Phas) and the Shan politicians who had intentions to free Shan people and the ethnic minority in Shan State from the British Colony, they hoped for the better future for our people to live in a modern nation like other people in the world.

Today (September 11) is the 63rd Birthday of Shan State Leader Hkun Htun Oo. From 3 to 5 pm, Tais / Shans, Shan National for Democracy in Japan took the leading part and with members of the Association United of Nationalities (Japan) and other democracy activists numbering around 200, demonstrated in front of the United Nations University that is situated at 53-70, Jungumae 5-Chome, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo.

At dawn, on 6 August 2006, many ethnic nationalities and democracy activists from Burma now living in Japan held a commemoration tribute for the 8888 event by putting their respective flags at the peak of Mount Fuji, saluting all those who have sacrificed their lives.

Also honoured were those who are making sacrifices in different ways to achieve freedom in the country and praying for those political activists - Khun Htun Oo, Aung San Suu Kyi and all the other political prisoners still under detention, to be released soon, and for peace and freedom to prevail in the Union of Myanmar.