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Myanmarese refugees not ready to return
The Hindu (New Delhi)
April 4, 2001
By Our Correspondent
IMPHAL, APRIL 3. Members of the All-Burma Students' League and
pro-democracy activists who fled to Manipur in 1988 are not in undue
haste to go back to Myanmar. eaders of these activists told TheHindu
recently that most of those who chose to return were ``killed'' while
others were incarcerated on trumped up charges. Apart from tudents,
there were nine doctors, two veterinarians, three engineers, seven MPs
and 20 teachers among the refugees.
The Indian Government had opened a refugee camp at Moreh, a border town,
to lodge them. A majority of them had, however, gone to Mizoram. The
students have enrolled in schools and colleges in and around Imphal.
Some of the professionals are working for a pittance.
Dr. Aung Kyaw Oo, was a private practioner in Myanmar. He could not get
a Government job simply because his parents were Communists. He is in
charge of health and education of the activists of the All Burma
Students' Democratic Front, western Burma. He is running an improvised
``clinic'' in Moreh where poor Myanmarese nationals come for treatment.
It is a ramshackle two- room house. With a tin roof. It has a clinical
table and three small wooden beds with faded linens. Dr. Oo told this
correspondent that the poor patients give him pumpkins, sweet potatoes
and rice. The costliest item he has so far received is a rooster. Most
of the time he has to pay up to enable the patients to buy medicines.
Mr. Ko Myo, in charge of the Moreh branch of the All Burma Students'
League regrets that India and other countries are not helping them in
the struggle for restoration of democracy in Myanmar.Initially, the
refugees were lodged in a newly- constructed house at Moreh. But Burmese
intelligence and Army personnel sneaked into Moreh with the common
traders and threatened the refugees.
The Government then shifted the refugees to a new camp 50 km inside
Manipur.
The students and pro-democracy activists frequently take out processions
at Moreh to demand restoration of democracy in their country. `Friends
of Burma,' also organises meetings and demonstrations in and around
Imphal raising the same demand.
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<p><font color="#CC0000"><font size=+1>The Hindu (New Delhi)</font></font>
<br><font color="#CC0000"><font size=+1>April 4, 2001</font></font>
<p><font size=+1>By <font color="#660000">Our Correspondent</font></font>
<p><font size=+1><font color="#990000">IMPHAL, APRIL 3.</font> Members
of the All-Burma Students' League and pro-democracy activists who fled
to Manipur in 1988 are not in undue haste to go back to Myanmar. eaders
of these activists told TheHindu recently that most of those who chose
to return were ``killed'' while others were incarcerated on trumped up
charges. Apart from tudents, there were nine doctors, two veterinarians,
three engineers, seven MPs and 20 teachers among the refugees.</font>
<p><font size=+1>The Indian Government had opened a refugee camp at Moreh,
a border town, to lodge them. A majority of them had, however, gone to
Mizoram. The students have enrolled in schools and colleges in and around
Imphal. Some of the professionals are working for a pittance.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Dr. Aung Kyaw Oo, was a private practioner in Myanmar.
He could not get a Government job simply because his parents were Communists.
He is in charge of health and education of the activists of the All Burma
Students' Democratic Front, western Burma. He is running an improvised
``clinic'' in Moreh where poor Myanmarese nationals come for treatment.
It is a ramshackle two- room house. With a tin roof. It has a clinical
table and three small wooden beds with faded linens. Dr. Oo told this correspondent
that the poor patients give him pumpkins, sweet potatoes and rice. The
costliest item he has so far received is a rooster. Most of the time he
has to pay up to enable the patients to buy medicines.</font>
<p><font size=+1>Mr. Ko Myo, in charge of the Moreh branch of the All Burma
Students' League regrets that India and other countries are not helping
them in the struggle for restoration of democracy in Myanmar.Initially,
the refugees were lodged in a newly- constructed house at Moreh. But Burmese
intelligence and Army personnel sneaked into Moreh with the common traders
and threatened the refugees.</font>
<p><font size=+1>The Government then shifted the refugees to a new camp
50 km inside Manipur.</font>
<p><font size=+1>The students and pro-democracy activists frequently take
out processions at Moreh to demand restoration of democracy in their country.
`Friends of Burma,' also organises meetings and demonstrations in and around
Imphal raising the same demand.</font>
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