...Fleres 11/02/09 Like Father Like Daughter Aung San Suu Kyi was born on June 19, 1945 in the city of Rangoon, Burma (Palmowski 2004). Suu Kyi’s life was a little different then what most people are accustomed to in the world. Her father was assassinated for his political beliefs and her mother was an ambassador of the country of Burma (Zaw 1). Politics played a big role in Suu Kyi’s life and that is why it is not hard to believe what would soon happen to her. Suu Kyi had made her way back to her homeland in 1988, to take care of her sick mother. While in Burma she joined the pro-democracy movement, which was pushing for political reforms in Burma (Palmowski 2004). On August 26, 1988 she addressed a half million people in a rally at the famous Schwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon (Encyclopedia, Britannica 2009). She had preached to these people and called for a democratic government so that the people of Burma could experience freedom. An army unit in the Irrawaddy Delta confronted her almost a year later on April 5, 1989 while she was delivering a speech for democratic freedom. The army unit had orders to aim their weapons at her during the speech waiting for the order to fire. A major had finally ordered the troops back which prevented her from being assassinated like her father. Suu Kyi provided text to her mass rally speech on August 26, 1988 “Speech to a Mass Rally at the Schwedagon Pagoda.” In her speech Suu Kyi expresses the need for a democratic system of government...
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..."Optimists expect positive outcomes in the future even if they are currently experiencing disappointments and difficulties." The main objective of her fight isn't also democracy, right, and freedom, but she wants Burma to be the free and open border. Where people have a right to speech and practice, have freedom of religion, and have to follows the leader. Aung San Suu Kyi is a talented leader, married to a British citizen, speak other languages, and living experience with other communities. She has the clear vision for Burma, but it is hard to bring different sub-group, and provides them goals, and provides them motivation. Because the government doesn't provide health services, childcare programs, hospital, and school. Inside...
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...'Violence in Burma' The real cause of current riots in Burma dates back to the 17th century, during the wrapping up of Mughal dynasty and the advent of British rule in this part of Asia.The last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II and his folk fled to Yangon, Myanmar. He was captured and later died during his confinement in Yangon and was buried on 7.11.1862. Post his death, the British prevailed over Burma, influencing its economy, social & religious convictions and politics. Numerous organizations were established by the leaders of Burmese-Muslims community which participated actively in social and religious welfare of splinter group. History: During British regime, rise of anti-Indian and later anti-Muslim sentiments became prominent as a consequence of economic pressure and Xenophobia. An anti-Indian riot in 1930 ignited racial tensions between the traditional Burmese, Indian immigrants, and Britishers. Burmese convictions turned against those viewed as foreigners, including Muslims of all ethnic groups. Post this, the world saw an anti-Muslim riot in 1938, strongly influenced by the media and the newspaper.In 1950s, Burma began "Burmanisation" with its lofty aims for racial purity and the nationalisation of resources. Since then, the tussle for survival of the minor sect, earlier from British and now from the buddhist population ( approximatley 75% of the total), is going on. The present day scenario (2012 riots) : After about, few years of sacred peace in Myanmar...
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...------------------------------------------------- SHARE * ------------------------------------------------- PRINT * ------------------------------------------------- REPRINTS * YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s main opposition party ended a congress over the weekend with the party’s leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, calling for a “good relationship” with the powerful military. She vowed to infuse new blood into the party, which is still recovering from more than two decades of persecution under military rule. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow@nytimesworldfor international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors The weekend congress was a showcase for Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi’s efforts to revitalize the party, the National League for Democracy. By the admission of its members, the party has struggled with factionalism and poor management, but many analysts believe it will be the front-runner in national elections in 2015. For the first time since the party was founded nearly 25 years ago, delegates elected members of a central committee that will help govern the party’s affairs, in a small step away from the highly personalized sway that Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi has had. Despite her call for “new blood,” few changes were made to the aging party hierarchy. In a country where about half of the population is under the age of 25, the average age of the party’s executive committee, whose members were announced Sunday, is over 60....
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...Speakers envision a positive or changed outcome of an event, one that may not eventuate into reality, however imbue a message into realms of inspiration provides, hope and understanding for those engaged. Political democrats Aung San Suu Kyi and Anwar Sadat both explore the prospect for peace, equality and tolerance within the conflicts that were current to the time of their delivery. The speech ‘Keynote Address at the Beijing World Conference on Women’ 1995, and ‘Statement to the Knesset’ 1977, reveal to responders the power of speeches to correlate the actual and the possible through a promotion of ethical values, unity and hope. Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy conveys the impact of barriers between tolerance, and conflict. Her speech addresses not only those at the Beijing conference, but the international community to urge for gender equality and tolerance. Aung San Suu Kyi informs that 1995 is the “International year for Tolerance" to directly engage her audience. With her appeal Kyi’s political passions are highlighted in her critical assertion, “insecure people tend to be intolerant…where there is no security there can be no lasting peace.” This contrast confronts the impediment of political tensions, claiming through the anaphora of “it is want”, “it is fear” that liberation from political desires can achieve peace. Thus her speech is integral to not only the Burmese democratic issue in 1995, but upon reflection of the ongoing obstacles...
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...The Lady | | The leadership case study on Aung San Suu Kyi | [ May 17, 2012 ] General Aung San waves goodbye and leaves his daughter, Suu Kyi, who was then two years old, sound asleep on a lawn chair outside their house. He meets with fellow officers in the military headquarters, but moments later, three soldiers from the Army Special Forces ambush and kill him. This happened in 1947, only six months before Burma declared its independence. Back in the house, Suu Kyi was still sound asleep. Several years later, Suu Kyi and her husband Michael Aris have a happy family and are residing in Oxford. This happiness does not last long, because Suu Kyi is informed of her mother's illness and she flies back home. Suu Kyi's homecoming becomes a turning point in her life. There she witnessed how the military junta slaughtered demonstrating students. Suu Kyi decides to set up a party and campaigns using Mahatma Gandhi's movement of non-violence. This movement began a long and lonely journey for one of the most courageous leaders of all time – Mother Suu. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Suu Kyi was born in Rangoon, Burma, on Jun 19, 1945. She was educated in Rangoon until the age of 15 and continued her studies at Delhi University when she accompanied her mother to New Delhi. She completed her BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics as at St. Hugh’s College, Oxford University, and was elected Honorary Fellow in 1990.From 1969 to 1971, she was the Assistant Secretary, Advisory Committee...
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...Comparing Aung San Suu Kyi’s excerpt from “In Quest with Democracy” and Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” Aung San Suu Kyis and Martin Luther King Jr. are among the great activists the world has ever witnessed who have gallantly championed for the liberation of the masses from oppressing institutions and systems of power. Both authors had rooted their campaigns in the tenets of their religious faith, which endeared themselves with the masses. Change is inevitable and their efforts in no doubt bore fruits for in each case they have received world recognition for what they did for the people. Aung San Suu Kyi’s excerpt “In Quest with Democracy” and Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, surpassed other writings in their employment of rhetorical appeal of pathos, ethos and logos; which is why they achieve persuasion on the other people to join the course for just institutions. Aung San Suu Kyi in her writing expresses her desired for democratic Burma which had over many decades been assaulted by authoritarian and military regimes. Martin Luther King Jr. on the other hand was battling the social injustices on the masses which via nonviolent campaign (Austin 37). Letter from Birmingham Jail by King Jr. gallantly attacks hypocrisy, injustice and inequality with great feelings. King jailed for ‘disturbing the peace’ he responds to critics from religious leaders in the opening of this letter. He appeals to their reason by acknowledging their concern in...
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...Essay #3 Compare/Contrast Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” with Aung San Suu Kyi’s excerpts “From In Quest of Democracy.” The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. is known in today’s society as peaceful civil rights leader. In 1957, he led a boycott against the city’s bus lines due to the segregation laws. The result of this boycott was the desegregation of the bus line. That boycott was a non-violent protest in which the blacks within that city refused to ride the bus until change was made. King’s group held seminar’s teaching nonviolence starting out by saying “Are you able to accept blows without retaliating?” “Are you able to endure the ordeals of jail?” (205 RTW) Reverend King was well versed in philosophy and practiced nonviolent civil disobedience, so much so that when a judge ordered an unconstitutional injunction forbidding King and others from protesting, he defied them and was arrested and jailed. While in jail he wrote “Letter from Birmingham City Jail”, he was unable to send it out himself so he had it smuggled out of the jail. His letter was an eloquently written letter using examples from our past to show that it is not nonviolent protests that should be illegal but those actions of the ones in charge of law and order who us abuse their power by beating, spraying hoses, and arresting the peaceful protesters trying to make positive change in our country. His letter explains that as a man of God he doesn’t understand the white clergy of the city...
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...Abstract National League for Democracy shocks the Myanmar’s government by winning the 1990 election, and has become the symbol of democratization hope for the people ever since. This paper will reveal what have the NLD truly accomplished during the 1990-2010 period in the term of Myanmar’s democratization, and how effective it is as an opposition side. Chapter 1: Introduction Background Democracy has become a justification for governmental systems to lead themselves into good governance. It is believed that democracy is a part of the best governmental system, which can maintained its growth and stability by positive and pro-active attitude from its people (Rosyada, Jamil. 2005:113). This led to government openness by check and balances mechanism, which open the doors into good governance. The trend has finally reached Southeast Asia region in second half of the twentieth, thanks to third world democratization wave (1974-1990) classified by Samuel Huntington. Some of the nations are having dynamics to face democratization persistence to reduce centralistic power from the authoritarian. They are, to say: Indonesia, Filipina and Thailand. While Myanmar are having the exact opposite when their civilian government being overpowered by the military. However, the development of democracy culture in Myanmar is still highly hoped by its people, shown by the 1990 election where National League for Democracy, Myanmar’s Opposition party, won. Although the result of the election was...
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...Entry Into Foreign Market Cameron International Corporation Cameron International Corporation with returns of $6,134.8 million (2010) and disposable profit of $562million (2010) be responsible for flow tools and density device equipment for both land and sea oil togs. It synthetics the doddle preventer on the Transocean BP rig. It works in more than 100 countries over several votive activities. The corporation has just offered into FDI associations with a acquisition of a Brazilian firm that productions include goods for the Brazilian oil and gas trade to fund its development into that marketplace. Myanmar has retreated strategy of segregation forced by the governing armed management. In 2011, the country reversed progression with permitted elections, and dialogues with unorthodox clusters. The country is very rich in oil and gas resources. Business microclimate is extensively observed as dense and unethical. 1. Determine which institutional and risk factors must be considered and whether they support entry or not. Myanmar is one of the under developed countries of the Southeast Asia region. Institutional factors may involve commitment. It can be institutionalized by validation an agreement and/or distribution costs. In reparation, somebody has to take the prime to consolidate the setting up of the foreign investments. Government policies can play an important role in setting-up a foreign setup, and these strategies can extremely distress its attainment. Two significant...
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...BN2004/0601 Briefing note: IT IS TIME TO ACT ON BURMA 2 SHOULD THE SPDC BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH LIES? Patience & Flexibility 3 WHY ACT NOW? SPDC’s Broken Promises Lack of Democratic Progress Continuing Human Rights Abuses Releases from international pressure Security Concerns, Military Threat 4 PRESSURE WORKS Archbishop Desmond Tutu Daw Aung San Suu Kyi U Lwin, NLD Spokesman Asian Activists Malaysian Parliamentarians Sen. John McCain & HE Madeline Albright Sanctions Take Time Engagement is not working 6 WHAT THE REGIME IS BEING URGED TO DO 6 WHAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CAN DO 6 A BAN ON FINANCIAL REMITTANCES – THE PRACTICAL OPTION 7 A LIFELINE FOR THE DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT 7 A NON-VIOLENT BARGAINING CHIP 8 TAKING AIM AT SPDC’S ECONOMIC LIFELINES 9 CREATING DOMESTIC PRESSURE FOR CHANGE Undermining Moderates? 10 INSTIGATING REGIONAL ACTION 11 SPDC – FEIGNING REFORM & ROLLING OUT THE CHARM 11 DAMPENING EFFORTS Relabeling Enabling Remittances Business Diplomacy 13 SANCTIONS & SEX WORK Burma’s biggest pimp Increasing since 1988 Jumping the Gun Low Factory Wages Insufficient evidence Numbers of job losses disputed Job losses from capital flight Reforms needed 14 PEOPLE OF BURMA SUPPORT SANCTIONS 15 PREDICTIONS : Brief Chronology of ‘Predictions’ by the Thai Government 17 RECENT ARMS&...
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...Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s legitimate leader of the pro-democracy movement and a leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar (Burma). She is one of the world most famous freedom fighters and advocates of non-violence movement. Suu Kyi followed her father’s footsteps as a central figure of pro-democracy in Myanmar. She is active in politics in 1988, however Suu Kyi have spent most of her time under several house arrest and bans from the military junta. She has won many national and international awards including Sakharov Prize from the European Parliament in 1990, United States Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Jawaharlal Nehru Award from India and Rafto Human Rights Prize and was awarded the honorary Nobel Peace Prize for her non-violent struggle against the dictatorship in year 1991. In her early life, Aung San Suu Kyi was born on 19 June, 1945 in Rangoon, capital city of Myanmar ( Burma). Her father, Aung San was formerly the prime minister of British Burma and the architect of Burma’s independence. However, he was assassinated by his rivals in 1947. Suu Kyi’s mother, Daw Khin Kyi was working in the External Affairs Ministry in Myanmar and was appointed as Myanmar’s ambassador to India in 1960. Aung San Suu Kyi completed her primary and high school in Rangoon, the capital of Burma and she moved to India. She was graduated from Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi in 1964. Later on, she went to Oxford Universities for further studies and completed...
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...of the instable status of Burma politics, Britain finally conquered Burma and identified it as its colony after sixty years of war in 1886 and brought British culture, architecture style and tradition into the country. It also became the world’s largest rice exporter at this time. Britain granted privilege to some particular ethnic groups with the attempt to further split the many ethnic minorities which led to the anger and dissatisfaction of Burma people. A great political leader named Aung San emerged to lead Burma people to hold a series of protests. With the leadership of Aung San, Burma seized the opportunity to regain its sovereignty during the Second World War after defeating Japanese and negotiating with Britain. While Aung San was preparing for the foundation of new Burma and drafting the constitution, he was assassinated by opposition group. But the country still achieved independence on January 4th, 1948. As the economy depressed and society was unstable, the successor of Aung San, U Nu was forced to leave the office by Ne Win. He became the military dictator of Burma. He canceled constitution and resorted to military rule over the country. The development of economy, culture and environment were...
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...Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese opposition politician and chairperson of the National League for Democracy in Burma. Aung San Aung San Suu Kyi’s father died when she was two year old. Her father was assassinated by political rivals in Yangon. In 1946, Aung San delivered a fiery pro-independence speech on the steps of Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. In 1988, Aung San Suu Kyi was catapulted to the opposition leadership by giving a passionate speech embracing the Buddhist principle of nonviolent protest. Aung San Suu Kyi found in the Buddhist practice of vipassana that she gained control of her thoughts and became aware of the pros and cons of each act. Vipassana is an insight meditation. The NLD (National League for Democracy) is a democratic socialistic-liberal Burmese political party. NLD was not able to take power after winning a sweeping electoral victory in 1990 because the military nullified the vote, is boycotting the vote. Than Shwe is a Burmese Strongman politician who was chairman of the State Peace and Development Council. Than Shwe fused his Buddhism with belief in nats, or spirits, and yadaya, magic rituals performed to ward off misfortune. Than Shwe’s wife attended a rededication and placed jewel-encrusted hti, or sacred umbrella, atop the spire. It is a sign that Than Shwe has done so many evil things. After Danok Pagoda, Than Shwe decided to step down – as a means of escaping his karmic destiny. There are 4 million of mons in hammer, and 4 million soilders in...
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...Aung San Suu Kyis and Martin Luther King Jr. are among the great activists the world has ever witnessed who have gallantly championed for the liberation of the masses from oppressing institutions and systems of power. Both authors had rooted their campaigns in the tenets of their religious faith, which endeared themselves with the masses. Change is inevitable and their efforts in no doubt bore fruits for in each case they have received world recognition for what they did for the people. Aung San Suu Kyi’s excerpt “In Quest with Democracy” and Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, surpassed other writings in their employment of rhetorical appeal of pathos, ethos and logos; which is why they achieve persuasion on the other people to join the course for just institutions. Aung San Suu Kyi in her writing expresses her desired for democratic Burma which had over many decades been assaulted by authoritarian and military regimes. Martin Luther King Jr. on the other hand was battling the social injustices on the masses which via nonviolent campaign (Austin 37). Letter from Birmingham Jail by King Jr. gallantly attacks hypocrisy, injustice and inequality with great feelings. King jailed for ‘disturbing the peace’ he responds to critics from religious leaders in the opening of this letter. He appeals to their reason by acknowledging their concern in dismissing his indulgence in the protests. He backgrounds his quest for justice in Biblical context which give him the moral...
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