BBC TV: Myo Thein on BBC Burmese Service's Impact on Burma

2nd September 2010 is the 70th Anniversary of BBC Burmese Service Broadcasting and Burma Democratic Concern (BDC)'s Director Myo Thein shares the knowledge of Burma crisis and congratulate the BBC Burmese service for its dedicated neutral, impartial and up to the last mintue reporting.

Myo Thein said "As the democratic activist who value and respect democratic principles, I agree to disagree. I also value the media's impartiality since in Burma current military regime as well as its pre-successor use the media as the propaganda tools. So for us we have to rely on independent media like BBC Burmese to have the reliable information".

Regarding about the junta planned 2010 election Myo Thein said "There will be no single democratic genuine change coming out from junta's planned 2010 election. Before we possibly address the 2010 election, we have to look at the 2008 constitution which is adopted and drafted unilaterally by the junta which designed to cement military rule forever in Burma which took 14 years long to draft it. If we look at the referendum, adopting process, they do it unilaterally even in the mist of the cyclone Nargis. When we look at the constitution itself, that constitution is designed to legitimise military rule in Burma. If we look at the constitution 25% of the parliament seats are reserves for the military personnels, addition, the president must have the military background as well as the president can dissolve the parliament at any time holding the absolute authority. If we look at the constitution it is designed to cement military rule forever in Burma. So we need to declare that constitution as NULL & VOID by the UNSC."

regarding about hope for the Burma future, Myo Thein said that "It is all down to both parties, I mean Daw Aung San Suu Kyi led Democratic Forces and Military Regime. There is always the door is open for the national reconciliation in Burma. Even recently Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said she also hope for the national reconciliation. So if we truly wanted to see the national reconciliation in Burma, the International Community also find out the way to facilitate the national reconciliation process a success".

For more information please visit Burma Democratic Concern (BDC) at http://bdcburma.org/

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While most countries in the world spend less than 1 or 2% of their GDP on military. Burma spends 26% of its GDP on military budgets, more than any other country in the world by far. The so called leaders in Burma who previously stole power, need to release their political opposition from prison so they can speak their minds freely. Let a truly democratically elected government run Burma in a peaceful honest way. There is currently no election coming up only a planned scam by the military junta.