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  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: panyoma panyoma=20
  To: TheTruth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
  Cc: burmanews@xxxxxxxxx ; Burma Net-l @igc.apc.org ; =
burmanet2-@xxxxxxxx=20
  Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 12:12 PM
  Subject: Re: NEWS - Junta demands rise in airspace fee


  The article below indicates that SPDC is a absolute blackmailing and =
ramson demand without understanding the propability. Stupid ! military =
mentality.]=20
  Yet Thailand is going to agree to that?Thai FM is heading to yangon =
tomorrow.=20
  Surin should rather join Burmese democracy drives and have a =
meaningful life.=20
  panyoma/syd=20

  Rangoon Post Co-Editor wrote:=20

    BANGKOK POST - November 18, 1999=20
    Junta demands rise in airspace fee=20
    Aviation dispute set to cloud Surin visit=20

    Nusara Thaitawat and Amornrat Mahitthirook=20
    Rangoon is demanding a bigger slice of the revenue from air travel=20
    between=20
    Thailand and Burma, or a major reduction in the number of seats on=20
    offer, an=20
    informed source said.=20
    Burmese aviation authorities told Thai Airways International to hand =

    over=20
    12% of the revenue from its profitable Burma route.=20
    If not, the number of seats available each week on the service, =
flown by=20
    THAI and Myanmar Air, must be reduced by about 1,000 to 2,500, the=20
    source=20
    said.=20
    The ultimatum has been issued as Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan=20
    prepares to=20
    leave on a visit to Burma tomorrow.=20
    A delegation from the Civil Aviation Department, headed by its new=20
    director-general, Sawat Sitthiwongse, is due in Rangoon today. =
Burmese=20
    authorities have rejected a written "provisional understanding" =
between=20
    THAI=20
    and Myanmar Air made two years ago which raised the number of seats =
per=20
    week=20
    to 3,800.=20
    They said that was 300 more seats a week than a formal agreement=20
    concluded=20
    about four years ago between the civil aviation authorities of the =
two=20
    countries. The number of seats was not a matter to be decided =
between=20
    airlines, they said.=20
    THAI currently operates 14 flights per week on the Burma route, =
using an=20
    Airbus, and Myanmar Air two, using smaller planes.=20
    THAI earns US$16 million a year from its Burma flights, of which it=20
    claims=20
    only 5% is profit. The route is one of its most lucrative as there =
is no=20
    competition from other airlines.=20
    Rangoon's demand for 12% of THAI's revenue was in total disregard =
that=20
    there=20
    are costs involved and only 5%, or $800,000, was net profit, the =
source=20
    said.=20
    Senior officials involved in the talks are playing down the issue, =
as=20
    any=20
    comment could further sour the already deteriorated relations =
between=20
    the=20
    two countries.=20
    An informed source said THAI was expected to table a proposal to =
help=20
    find=20
    passengers for Myanmar Air, and a more equitable profit sharing =
formula.=20
    Talks have been ongoing since early this year. One source said =
Burmese=20
    authorities have made it clear that the issue has to be settled =
without=20
    further delay.=20
    The delegation, which is due back in Bangkok on Saturday, is =
composed of=20
    senior officials from THAI, the Civil Aviation Department of the=20
    Transport=20
    Ministry, and the Economic Affairs Department of the Foreign =
Ministry.=20
    Burma closed its land and maritime borders with Thailand in the=20
    aftermath of=20
    the occupation of its embassy in Bangkok on Oct 1-2 by Burmese =
dissident=20
    students.=20
    Thailand gave the raiders safe passage to the border after they =
released=20
    all=20
    hostages. Burma has demanded their apprehension and trial.

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  <A href=3D"mailto:panyoma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"=20
  title=3Dpanyoma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>panyoma panyoma</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: NEWS - Junta =
demands rise in=20
  airspace fee</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3D+1>The article below indicates that SPDC =
is a=20
  absolute blackmailing and ramson demand without understanding the =
propability.=20
  Stupid ! military mentality.]</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3D+1>Yet Thailand =
is going=20
  to agree to that?Thai FM is heading to yangon tomorrow.</FONT> =
<BR><FONT=20
  size=3D+1>Surin should rather join Burmese democracy drives and have a =

  meaningful life.</FONT>=20
  <P><FONT size=3D+1>panyoma/syd</FONT>=20
  <P>Rangoon Post Co-Editor wrote:=20
  <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3D"CITE">BANGKOK POST - November 18, 1999=20
    <P>Junta demands rise in airspace fee <BR>Aviation dispute set to =
cloud=20
    Surin visit=20
    <P>Nusara Thaitawat and Amornrat Mahitthirook <BR>Rangoon is =
demanding a=20
    bigger slice of the revenue from air travel <BR>between <BR>Thailand =
and=20
    Burma, or a major reduction in the number of seats on <BR>offer, an=20
    <BR>informed source said. <BR>Burmese aviation authorities told Thai =
Airways=20
    International to hand <BR>over <BR>12% of the revenue from its =
profitable=20
    Burma route. <BR>If not, the number of seats available each week on =
the=20
    service, flown by <BR>THAI and Myanmar Air, must be reduced by about =
1,000=20
    to 2,500, the <BR>source <BR>said. <BR>The ultimatum has been issued =
as=20
    Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan <BR>prepares to <BR>leave on a visit =
to=20
    Burma tomorrow. <BR>A delegation from the Civil Aviation Department, =
headed=20
    by its new <BR>director-general, Sawat Sitthiwongse, is due in =
Rangoon=20
    today. Burmese <BR>authorities have rejected a written "provisional=20
    understanding" between <BR>THAI <BR>and Myanmar Air made two years =
ago which=20
    raised the number of seats per <BR>week <BR>to 3,800. <BR>They said =
that was=20
    300 more seats a week than a formal agreement <BR>concluded =
<BR>about four=20
    years ago between the civil aviation authorities of the two =
<BR>countries.=20
    The number of seats was not a matter to be decided between =
<BR>airlines,=20
    they said. <BR>THAI currently operates 14 flights per week on the =
Burma=20
    route, using an <BR>Airbus, and Myanmar Air two, using smaller =
planes.=20
    <BR>THAI earns US$16 million a year from its Burma flights, of which =
it=20
    <BR>claims <BR>only 5% is profit. The route is one of its most =
lucrative as=20
    there is no <BR>competition from other airlines. <BR>Rangoon's =
demand for=20
    12% of THAI's revenue was in total disregard that <BR>there <BR>are =
costs=20
    involved and only 5%, or $800,000, was net profit, the source =
<BR>said.=20
    <BR>Senior officials involved in the talks are playing down the =
issue, as=20
    <BR>any <BR>comment could further sour the already deteriorated =
relations=20
    between <BR>the <BR>two countries. <BR>An informed source said THAI =
was=20
    expected to table a proposal to help <BR>find <BR>passengers for =
Myanmar=20
    Air, and a more equitable profit sharing formula. <BR>Talks have =
been=20
    ongoing since early this year. One source said Burmese =
<BR>authorities have=20
    made it clear that the issue has to be settled without <BR>further =
delay.=20
    <BR>The delegation, which is due back in Bangkok on Saturday, is =
composed of=20
    <BR>senior officials from THAI, the Civil Aviation Department of the =

    <BR>Transport <BR>Ministry, and the Economic Affairs Department of =
the=20
    Foreign Ministry. <BR>Burma closed its land and maritime borders =
with=20
    Thailand in the <BR>aftermath of <BR>the occupation of its embassy =
in=20
    Bangkok on Oct 1-2 by Burmese dissident <BR>students. <BR>Thailand =
gave the=20
    raiders safe passage to the border after they released <BR>all =
<BR>hostages.=20
    Burma has demanded their apprehension and =
trial.</P></BLOCKQUOTE>&nbsp;=20
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