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BBC: SLORC JAMMING VOA AGAIN
BBC: REPORT ON CLANDESTINE RADIO IN BURMA
OIL AND GAS JOURNAL: UNOCAL/TOTAL FIND MORE GAS



               Copyright 1996 British Broadcasting Corporation   
                        BBC Summary of World Broadcasts

                            March 21, 1996, Thursday

SECTION: ;EE/0012/WB

LENGTH: 300 words

HEADLINE: ABKHAZIA;
Voice of America's Burmese service jammed again

BODY: 
   [43] Excerpts from "Media Network" report by Radio Netherlands,
presented by Diana Janssen

   There's been a change in the jamming situation in Asia again. On the
line from Colombo, Sri Lanka, our media correspondent, Victor
Goonetilleke: 

    Goonetilleke Well Diana, the Voice of America's Burmese service is
again being jammed. And we observe the Burmese service at 1130-1230 UTC
gmt on five frequencies, that's 11840, 6030, 15140 and 9505 kHz on
shortwave, and mediumwave 1575 kHz . 

   The Myanmar authorities started jamming the broadcast about three
weeks ago and we hear the jamming on two frequencies only and these
happen to be the strongest shortwave frequencies. They are 11840 and
6030 kHz... It's the jamming signal somewhere between a fast-modulated
RTTY radioteletype and the Middle Eastern wobble jammer. 

   The jamming commences any time between 1130 and 1200 hours UTC and
usually goes on until about 1220 UTC. Unfortunately, we cannot observe
the mediumwave channel 1575, so we are not sure about that. However, I
feel that the Burmese or the Myanmar authorities have only two
transmitters for jamming. 

    Janssen And do they continue to jam the Burmese opposition radio
broadcasts that come from Norwegian shortwave transmitters? 

    Goonetilleke That's the funny thing, Diana. The opposition station,
the Voice of Democratic Burma, who are coming from Norway is unjammed,
and so are the Burmese transmissions from the BBC... 

   So the jamming is aimed only at the Voice of America, and we are
quite puzzled. But the jamming is quite evident and it's not a stray
jammer landing on VOA because on two frequencies, that's 11840 and 6030,
both frequencies have the jammer. 

   Source: Radio Netherlands external service, Hilversum, in English
1150 gmt 14 Mar 96

   WEST BANK & GAZA

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH  PAGE 3
              The British Broadcasting Corporation, March 21, 1996

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               Copyright 1996 British Broadcasting Corporation
                        BBC Summary of World Broadcasts

                            March 21, 1996, Thursday

SECTION: Unknown Part; SPECIAL REPORT:CLANDESTINE AND OTHER SELECTED
BROADCASTS
TO; EE/0012/WB

LENGTH: 176 words

HEADLINE: ABKHAZIA;
Burma

BODY:
   [48] Democratic Voice of Burma (Burmese: Democratic Myanmar a-Than)
began broadcasting on 19th July 1992, when it announced that it was
operating on behalf of the National Coalition Government of the Union of
Burma (NCGUB). However, it is believed that the station is now run by
Burmese student activists accountable to the Norway-Burma Council, but
without any formal control by NCGUB. 

   The radio broadcasts from shortwave transmitters in Norway which at
other times carry the Radio Norway International and Radio Denmark
external services. 

    Thabye Radio, a pro-government radio station, was first reported in
November 1995. (The name "Thabye" is a reference to the aromatic leaves
of the eugenia tree which, according to Burmese belief, denotes
victory). 

   Its programmes appear to be aimed at a Karen audience and reflect the
positions of Burma's ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council,
which is opposed to the activities of the Karen National Union (KNU). 

   The KNU's own station, Kawthulay Radio, has not been observed for
several years. 

OIL AND GAS JOURNAL: UNOCAL/TOTAL FIND MORE GAS

                 Copyright 1996 PennWell Publishing Company   
                               Oil & Gas Journal

                                 March 11, 1996

SECTION: GENERAL INTEREST; Industry Briefs; Pg. 47

LENGTH: 93 words

HEADLINE: Exploration

BODY:
   Total and partners found more gas in the Andaman Sea south of Yadana gas
field off Myanmar.   Their 5A-1 Moattama wildcat flowed 26 MMcfd on two
drillstem tests of 180 ft of pay. Total depth is 5,074 ft. Studies are under way
to confirm commerciality. Partner Unocal Corp. says the new field, Sein, could
easily be produced through the Yadana platform complex, 10 km north. The wildcat
is the first well completed under a six well 1996 exploratory drilling campaign
on Moattama Blocks 5 and 6 by the Total group (see map, OGJ, Feb. 13, 1995, p.
28).

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

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