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People=92s outrage busted out in Pegu

A car incident, which resulted a death of a schoolgirl, led public =
outrage in Pegu, one of the major cities in the closest distance with =
Rangoon, on January 15, 1999. On that day around 12:15 p.m., a military =
truck from LIB 77, which ran a red light in speed, struck two =
schoolgirls riding a bike on their way to home from school, in front of =
Dawoo Supermarket. This crash killed Ma Phyu Phyu, eighteen-year-old =
tenth grade student, on the spot with severe wounds and caused her =
friend in serious injury. Since the incident occurred during the =
dismissal of high school no. 3, the military truck was not able to run =
away among the crowd. Furious people and students in rooted agony of =
suppression were fueled by the scene and transformed their pain into =
anger. The crowd threw stones at the truck and wrecked the truck =
immediately. Even though police and military intelligence personals from =
no. 3 branch arrived the scene, they were not able to control the =
situation due to the increasing crowd. Almost all the students from no. =
4 high school also joined the scene and protested against the military =
regime. There was also an uprising, in which SPDC fake monks tried to =
instigate religious clash between Buddhists and Muslims but failed, =
during November 1998. On the other hand, Pegu is one of areas with the =
highest desertion rate in military units. Familiarity of units with =
local people causes serious concern for the SPDC authority to crash =
these frequent uprisings by violence because potential disobedience of =
units could expend the protests.=20

Ma Phyu Phyu=92s funeral was held on January 17 at Phong Daw Oo =
cemetery. Around three thousand people, including students, workers and =
teachers attended the funeral and silently protest for the death of Ma =
Phyu. Consequently, civil obedience action and spry gun protests have =
been launched in high schools, streets, on the wall of buildings in Pegu =
City. The students denounced the brutal oppression of the military. =
Stickers and spray paints reveal the following demands of people:

- No military government

    a.. No unjust laws
    b.. Release arrested students
    c.. Hold parliament immediately
The MI personals are now threatening Ma Phy=92s parents not to spread =
her photographs and meet with any guest in inquiry. On the other hand, =
according to the military=92s ineffective remedy, the MI is in search =
for those of whom previously involved in the movements to detain. Right =
now the SPDC authority in Pegu has a new job=97erasing spray gun =
protests in the streets every morning.=20


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People s outrage busted out in Pegu

A car incident, which resulted a death of a schoolgirl, led public = outrage
in=20 Pegu, one of the major cities in the closest distance with Rangoon, on =
January=20 15, 1999. On that day around 12:15 p.m., a military truck from LIB
77, = which ran=20 a red light in speed, struck two schoolgirls riding a bike
on their way = to home=20 from school, in front of Dawoo Supermarket. This
crash killed Ma Phyu = Phyu,=20 eighteen-year-old tenth grade student, on the
spot with severe wounds = and caused=20 her friend in serious injury. Since
the
incident occurred during the = dismissal=20 of high school no. 3, the military
truck was not able to run away among = the=20 crowd. Furious people and
students in rooted agony of suppression were = fueled by=20 the scene and
transformed their pain into anger. The crowd threw stones = at the=20 truck
and
wrecked the truck immediately. Even though police and military = intelligence
personals from no. 3 branch arrived the scene, they were = not able=20 to
control the situation due to the increasing crowd. Almost all the =
students=20
from no. 4 high school also joined the scene and protested against the =
military=20 regime. There was also an uprising, in which SPDC fake monks tried
to = instigate=20 religious clash between Buddhists and Muslims but failed,
during = November 1998.=20 On the other hand, Pegu is one of areas with the
highest desertion rate = in=20 military units. Familiarity of units with local
people causes serious = concern=20 for the SPDC authority to crash these
frequent uprisings by violence = because=20 potential disobedience of units
could expend the protests. 

Ma Phyu Phyu s funeral was held on January 17 at Phong Daw Oo = cemetery.=20
Around three thousand people, including students, workers and teachers =
attended=20 the funeral and silently protest for the death of Ma Phyu.
Consequently, = civil=20 obedience action and spry gun protests have been
launched in high = schools,=20 streets, on the wall of buildings in Pegu City.
The students denounced = the=20 brutal oppression of the military. Stickers
and
spray paints reveal the=20 following demands of people:

- No military government 
    * No unjust laws 
    * Release arrested students 
    * Hold parliament immediately 
The MI personals are now threatening Ma Phy s parents not to = spread her=20
photographs and meet with any guest in inquiry. On the other hand, = according
to=20 the military s ineffective remedy, the MI is in search for those = of
whom=20 previously involved in the movements to detain. Right now the SPDC =
authority in=20 Pegu has a new job erasing spray gun protests in the streets
every = morning. 
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