October 8,2007-The state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported the latest arrests are nearly 1,000 people and holding in detention centers. According to the junta, a total of 135 Buddhist monks remain in custody.But dissident groups and foreign governments say more than 6,000 people have been locked up after last month’s protests, the biggest in nearly two decades against 45 years of brutal military rule. Soldiers opened fire on demonstrators, who were led by monks, on Sept. 26 and 27, bringing to an abrupt end all resistance.
Accordingly, a relentless crackdown in
It is reported by New Light of Myanmar today Lieutenant General Myint Swe of the defense ministry yesterday distributed about $US8000 ($8877) in cash and huge amounts of rice, cooking oil, toothpaste and medicine to 50 monasteries and a nunnery in northern Rangoon. The donations were made on behalf of military members and their families, and were accepted by the monks.
In Buddhism, refusing to take alms is regarded as a snub akin to effective excommunication, and acceptance of the gifts would indicate the soldiers have been brought back into the faith. Buddhist monks last month declared a boycott on donations from soldiers and their families as they spearheaded protests which brought as many as 100,000 people onto the streets of the nation's main city.
The military government's violent crackdown on the pro-democracy protests sparked international condemnation. But the international community remains divided on how to deal with the junta.
It is reported that hundreds of people have attended the funeral of a Japanese journalist killed during protests in
5 comments:
It is an internal affairs and international community remains divided on how to deal with the junta. With condemnation and sanction, it doesn't work. Till now, no sign of easing.
I think the junta using divide and rule strategy to overcome the monks problems. As we can see only the young monks go for protesting and the old monks suppose to be leaders accepting the offers. Still 135 monks remain in custody, can we come to the conclusion that even the monks also were force to take sides?
菩提一念證三千，省視時潮最上禪；體解如來無畏法，願同弱少鬥強權。」
Petronas has investment in Burma too and having making big money fr junta government.
By the way, Malaysia is the expert for ruling many races and the BIG BROTHER of Islamic countries, why not share the experience with junta?
I think the monks especially senior monks were force to accept the donations made on behalf of military members and their families. Because the statement was issued by military rulers.
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