Tint Swe

For the past ten years, Myanmar’s military junta has been involved in a secret nuclear weapons programme with the cooperation of North Korea. ASEAN and SAARC are doing nothing to stop the military regime in accordance with the principle of non-interference. “It is time for the world to act,” exiled Burmese minister says.

This is the first official visit by a Chinese prime minister to Myanmar in 16 years. A minister in the Burmese government-in-exile says the United States and China are more interested in the country’s riches than in democracy. Washington’s position towards the military regime is ambiguous.

Tint Swe, a member of the Burmese government-in-exile, says that the army may win the battle, but the war for human rights and rule of law is not over yet. As the NLD is disbanded, its members will get involved elsewhere, dealing with social issues, the poor or the sick. The armed militias of the country’s ethnic minorities will also remain a thorn in the military junta’s side.

Tint Swe, a leader of the Burmese government in exile in India, condemns the attack which occurred on April 15 in Yangon, costing the lives of 30 people and injuring dozens. Military involvement suspected. The leader says: "Until the truth will come out the generals are responsible because the attack shows that they are unable to protect the population living outside the capital Naypyiday.

The National League for Democracy has to make a choice "of life or death." The reopening of the offices sought by the junta and the election laws are a means to exclude the Nobel Laureate from political life in Myanmar. The people together support the opposition leader’s decision against registration.

Tint Swe, a member of the government in exile, denounces a campaign launched by the military dictatorship against monks, journalists and political opponents. The impotence of international organizations and the complicity of neighbouring countries like China and India, attracted by economic wealth.

The notion of "state" has replaced that of "the People" as ordinary Burmese continue to be enslaved by the dictatorship. The ruling junta spends less than 3 per cent in health care, with the military taking the lion share (40 per cent) of the rest. Generals prepare the ground for this year's phony elections with the assistance of China, Russia, North Korea and India.

Tint Swe, a member of the government in exile, denies that the recent visit of two U.S. diplomats can about bring change. The Constitution will not be amended, Aung San Suu Kyi will remain excluded from the elections and the military dictatorship will only seek to reinforce its power. A common international policy towards the hmanca regime.

Military junta envisages “easing” the terms of the Nobel Prize laureate’s house arrest and the possibility of giving her a role in the process of national reconciliation. ASEAN, Chinese and Indian leaders react positively to the announcement, but the euphoria it generated will not help the country’s process of democratisation.

Tint Swe, member of the Burmese parliament-in-exile, talks to AsiaNews about the dramatic situation in his country. The phony conviction against pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is indicative of the military regime’s brutality in light of weak international pressures.

The minister of the Burmese government in exile AsiaNews denounces the collusion between governments, corporations and the military in power. Economic interests and trafficking of the most important moral issues such as democracy and human rights. Companies must compensate the people, the victim of harassment and violence.

The "Biblical" exodus of the minority Shan is the latest chapter in a government policy that creates divisions in the country to later guarantee - with weapons - unity. The twenty-year strategy of agreements, concessions or repression of various groups is at a crossroads, in view of the general elections of 2010.