will there be national reconciliation in burma

8/14/2019 Will There Be National Reconciliation in Burma

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of discussion or negotiation or what-so-ever could probably berestarted without any foreign intrigues?

Daw Aung San Su Kyi was once barred from visiting places in thecountry. Her trips to Siriam, Bassein and Mandalay were allforcefully barred. But later on she was allowed to make a tour de

force of the entire country with full permission or officialconnivance from the junta?

Something went wrong at some point, quite unknown up to this point, when her motorcade was attacked at De Pai Yinn and since

then she has been incarcerated until now. Only after thatincident the public have the full view or knowledge how deep thetwo sides had reached a cordial relationship and understandingwhen the photographs of the State Dinner given to Aung San Su Kyiattended by top members of the junta and the NLD EC; Statesponsored tour of the structural development at certain areasexclusively for Aung San Su Kyi and her top Party Executives,etc. were published in the State-run newspapers.

The two sides had more than once walked on the friendship pathand it is a general belief of the masses that it could be doneonce more that could lead to national unity.

A prominent person from Rangoon pointed: we all are breathing not as of birthright but because we are allowed to breath by the


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junta . If that is the case, the junta is the principalinstitution that is fully responsible to rekindle the nationalunity through national reconciliation.

No matter what, it is obvious that the Senior General is thesupremo who has the absolute authority [ The u: hsan bain ], and

no magnanimity could be initiated from any one but him. He could forge national reconciliation if he wishes, as many believe.

The most important issue to tackle at this juncture is how to preserve the Union? By hook or by crook, the defragmentation of

the Union must be prevented, and, military alone would not servethe purpose. The country needs political solution. Without thegenuine support of the political leaders the efforts of the juntawould not bear fruits; so also, without the support of the Armed Forces no political institution could forge any political

progress.

Many have said there would be an enormous explosion or implosion against military rule unless the energy of the people could bechanneled into economic productivity . Let us prevent thateminent fury, and let us hope that soon the junta would offerolive branch to the political institutions to channel the energyof the masses into economic productivity.

Sadly enough, thinking about Aung San Su Kyi reminds a story astold by Premier Zhou Enlai of the Peoples Republic of Chinaquite sometimes ago that was revealed by Khun Sirin Phathanothaiin her book The Dragons Pearl : A man was on a long journey and after a time he ran out of food. He struggled on, but therewas nothing to eat, and he was becoming desperate. Finally he meta family on the road, and he asked them for some bread. The old lady in the family gave him three mantou, which was all she had.The man was still hungry, though, and barely paused to expressany thanks. Then he passed another house by the road and went in and asked for food. The people there gave him half of a bun. Now he was full and felt satisfied for the first time in a long while. That half burn saved his life, he said, thanking thefamily profusely. Khun Sirin was another Hen who was one of theconduits in forging the friendship bridge between the PeoplesRepublic of China and Thailand since she was a minor.

Let us, for the sake of our beloved country, re-examine ourhistory. We would find Bogyoke Aung San as the old lady in thefamily who gave us three mantou, which was all he had.

Maung Thar Kyaw

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