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INFORMATION SHEET No.A.0407(I) 30 A (r)



Let those whoever passed these inhuman sentences to these students know 
that every action will one day have its own reaction.

Down with State-terrorism.
Unite all the oppressed of Burma.

Kyaw Kyaw Htut
Indiana

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> INFORMATION SHEET No.A.0407(I) 30 April 1998
>
>(1)		Zalethtaw, Mazin Reservoir Projects in Bago Division
>		Zalethtaw Reservoir Project is under construction near Hsatpyakyin 
Vill=
>age
>in Bago Division. The Zalethtaw Reservoir is 2,225 feet long and 50 
feet =
>high
>and its storage capacity is 18,000 acre-feet. It can irrigate 1,500 
acres=
> of
>summer paddy and 500 acres of beans and pulses and sesamum. It can also 
s=
>upply
>water to Hanthawady International Airport and prevent from floods in 
some
>areas near Bago during the monsoon. Mazin Reservoir Project in Mazin 
Vill=
>age
>Tract can irrigate  1,000 acres of summer paddy and 1,500 acres of 
crops,
>provide daily water supply of 6.4 million gallons to Bago and favour 
cond=
>ition
>to prevent Bago and its environs from flooding.  The Mazin Reservoir 
with=
> the
>storage capacity of 18,000 acre-feet is 4,000 feet long and 60 feet 
high.
>
>(2)		Two Chief Editors Leave for Philippines=20
>		Chief Editor of Myanma Alin Daily and Chief Editor of Kyemon Daily 
left
>Yangon on 29 April for Philippines to attend the First Asian-German 
Edito=
>rs
>Conference in Manila.
>
>OFFICE CALLS IN YANGON ON 29 APRIL
>(A)		Chairman of Myanmar Investment Commission received Executive =20
>Vice-President Mr Shigeharu Dote of NKK Corporation and party at his 
offi=
>ce.
>They discussed mutual cooperation in exploration of iron ore and 
establis=
>hment
>of steel mill.
>(B)		Secretary of Myanmar Investment Commission received President=20
>Mr Kawashima Hideo and party of ID Sangyo Co Ltd of Japan at his 
office. =
>They
>discussed investment opportunities and Foreign Investment Law.
>(C)		Minister for Industry-1 received Chairman Mr Wang Wei Wei and 
party =
>of
>Beijing Human Sheng Trade Company of People=92s Republic of China at 
his =
>office.
>(D)		Minister for Livestock and Fisheries received General Manager=20
>Mr Toru Tsujii and party of Mitsui & Co Ltd of Japan at his office.
>
>More Fabrications as Part of the Smear Campaign
>		Regarding a statement released on 29 April by the outlawed armed 
terror=
>ist
>group, the All Burma Students Democratic Front on the sentences handed 
do=
>wn to
>so-called students are as such:-
>		(a)	ABSDF and some anti-government organizations which are only 
interes=
>ted
>in creating disinformation and fabrications have again deliberately and
>intentionally without even taking some responsibility to make 
appropriate
>confirmation put out a statement with sensational headlines such as: 
=93 =
>Burmese
>Military Sentences Students to Death, Others Sentenced in Connection 
with=
>=20
>De Soto=92s Visit.=94  They have purposely used the words Students and 
De=
> Soto=20
>(UN Special Envoy) to attract sympathy and create misunderstanding. 
They =
>don=92t
>even know how many of the so-called students were given death 
sentences.
>Amazingly, Mr De Soto=92s visit and these terrorist activities have 
nothi=
>ng to
>do but for the sensationalism and sympathy his name was brought in.
>		(b)	The court sentenced the following 6 persons to serve 14 years
>imprisonment and death penalty and none of them are actually students. 
4 =
>of
>them are from the ABSDF armed terrorist group caught inside the country 
w=
>ith=20
>explosives for sabotage activities and the other 2 were recruited from 
wi=
>thin
>the country by Ko Thein for the same intention and activities.The 6 of 
th=
>em
>are :-
>			(1)	Ko Thein, (44)years, Commanding Officer of ABSDF
>				No. (207) armed group.
>			(2)	Naing Aung, (31)years, ABSDF No. (207) armed group.
>			(3) 	Thant Zaw Swe, (31)years, ABSDF No. (207) armed							group.
>			(4)	Myint Han, (44)years, ABSDF No. (207) armed group.
>			(5)	Khin Hlaing,(51)years, recruited by Ko Thein.
>			(6)	Let Yar Htun, (29)years, recruited by Ko Thein.
>		(c)	There were also fabrications stating that legal representation 
for =
>the
>above 6 persons were denied where in fact advocate U Saw Hla Tun acted 
as=
> one.
>		(d)	The other 33 persons were also given the right for legal=20
>representation if they do wish so. They were sentenced according to the 
C=
>rime
>they committed ranging from 7 to 14 years imprisonment. In their cases 
th=
>ey
>were involved in collaborating with outlawed armed terrorist group to 
dis=
>rupt
>peace and stability and also for the activities to cause instigation 
and
>agitation in the country.
>		(e)	ABSDF also stated that according to sources the SPDC=20
>detained more than 100 politicians, students and political activists in
>January this year. Again, they failed to name the source of fabrication 
a=
>nd
>they are still very keen in categorizing and stereotyping the activists 
o=
>f
>armed terrorist groups as students even when they are over 50 years 
old.
>		(f)	More such kinds of fabrications and allegations are expected from
>dissidents, armed outlawed organizations and anti-government quarters 
sin=
>ce a
>decision just to wage a smear campaign against the government has been 
ta=
>ken.
>This movement has been synchronized and coordinated to bring more
>international pressure on Myanmar and to exploit the situation in the 
sto=
>ppage
>of foreign direct investment pouring into Myanmar.
>************
>
>


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