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BURMA ALERT'. No.1

(Vo1.2, Januar>' 1991)
Burma News:
NATIONAL COALITION GOVERNMENT FORMED
Members of the Pylthu Hlutdaw ejected on 27 May 1990, formed a NATIONAL COALITION
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF BURMA (NCGUB) on 18 December 1990, In territory controlled
by the DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE OF BURMA (DAB). PrIme MInIster Dr. SEIN WIN said that:
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"This junta (The State Law and Order Restoration Council) has no will Rnd no way to
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trtmsfer power to the people. The onl.' option for the representRtlves elected by the
VRst mRjorJty of people is to escape into ltberated areas and form a government for
the people. Ollr immediate task is to t.opple the mllitRry junta. We are ejected
members of parlJRment and hln"e the mandate from the people to set up a government."
The NeGUB "needs to be lliewed only 85 an interim political arrangement" to remove the
mllltarr dIctatorshIp ttnd convene the Pylthu (National
convening Nat/onal Assembly and as a11 poJJt/caJ prisoners are freed, 'the NCGUB will
ceRse to be government, for the Assembly will choose the government of its own."
EVENTS LEADING TO THE NCGUB
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On May 27, the NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY (NLD) headed by AUNG SAN SUU KYI won 392 ,I
out of the 485 seats contested, in the Pyithu Hlutdaw. The NLD won in spite or the
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fact that the election campaign was very restricted and the Army openly favoured the t
NATIONAL UNITY PARTY (NUP) which is the new name for General NE WIN's dIscredIted
BURMESE SOCIALIST PROGRAMME PARTY (BSPP). The NUP won 10 seats In the electIons.
Immediately following the elections, SLORC spokesmen includIng Senior General SAW
MAUNG and Major General KHIN NYUNT declared that the mIlitary would hand over power
to the elected representatives, as promIsed to the United Nations on 7 November 1988.
However, on July 27, SLORC Order No.l/90 outllned the mIlitary's plans. It called
for the formation of a National Convention to lay down guidellnes fora constitution
which the newly elected Pyithu' lilutdaw was to draft. After the consitutlon was
approved by SLORC, a national referendum would be held to affirm it. . New elections
would be held under the new constitutIon. Only then, would the mIlitary hand over
power. No time frame was given for the entire process. SLORe Order No.l/90 also
forbade the NLD from Introducing a const! tutlon on Its own and forming a government.
On July 28-29, NLD members of parliament met in Rangoon and Issued the GANDHI HALL
DECLARATION call1ng for an Immediate transfer of power and for the Py!thu Hlutdaw to
be convened by September 1990, according to SLORC's own election laws.
On August 30. other smalJer opposition parties Joined the NLD In an alllance that
controlled 457 seats In parl1ament to form the next government of Burma.
In September, SLORC did not convene the Pylthu Hlutdaw but Instead began arresting
the remaIning NLD leaders who had not been arrested prior to the May elections. In
response, about 120 MPs met In Amarapura and Mandalay to denounce SLORC Order No.1 /90
and reaffirm support for the Gandhi Hall Declaration. ThIs was later endorsed by
about 250 MPs. The MPs also discussed plans to form a provisional government In
October either In an embassy compound In Rangoon or In Mandalay with the support of
the Buddhist monks there. 5,000 monks were to provide protection for the MPs. More
than 200 MPs subsequently designated -; MPs to represent them and take action whatever
actIon was necessary [A910104, f910103 & P901209J.
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However, the plans were discovered and SLORC arrested dozens of MPs Inchidtng U TIN
MAUNG WIN, U CHIT TIN, U HLA TUN, DAW SAN SAN, SHWE WAH SOE, U TUN AUNG, U MAUNG KO,
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, and NLD Central Executive Committee members, U KHIN MAUNG SWE, U KYAW MIN, U CHAN
AYE. and U SOE THEIN. At least 60 MPs are now~ p r l s o n IF910103 &: P901210).
!l KHIN MAUNG SWE and Dr. Seln Win (although he did not attend the Amarapura meeting)
were being considered by the MPs as possible leaders of the provisional government
when U Khln Maung Swe was arrested. U MAUNG KO was tortured ("Alert No.12)" and
revealed the Mandalay plans before he died IP901209).
Therefore, In October SLORC surrounded the Buddhist monasteries In Mandalay with
tanks and launched a massive crackdown against the monks. At least 360 monks were
arrested IncludIng U THUMINGALA, head of a renown teachIng monastery IR910103).
In October, SLORC also for-:ed all polltlcal partIes to sign a statement acceptIng
SLORC Order No. 1190. The 7 designated MPs, therefore, dedded to flee to a liberated
area and form a prOVisional government.
MEMBERS OF THE NCGUB:
Dr'. SEIN WIN Prime Minister, Defense Minister and Home Minister
PETER LIMBIN Foreign Affairs
U WIN KO Finance &' Revenue
U THAN KYWE Trade & Cooperatives
U HLA PE Education &: Health and Information
U THEIN 00 Justice
BO HLA TINT ConstructIon and MInIng & Energy Resources
U TUN 00 Social Welfare and Labour
Dr. SEIN WIN, Is the member of parHament for Paukkaung constituency. Pegu DivIsIon
a constituency of 66,337 voters. As chaIrman of the PARTY FOR NATIONAL DEMOCRACY
(PND), he won 60% of the votes and defeated 7 contenders Including the NUP candidate
In the May 1990 elections. The NLD dId not field a candidate. Dr. Sein Win had been
chosen by his cousin, AUNG SAN SUU 'J(VI, to head the PND which had been formed as a
backup for the NLD In case the mllltary abollshed the NLD [A910104).
Dr. Sein Win, 47, Is the son of U BA WIN, elder brother of General AUNG SAN. As a
member of the GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL, he was assassinated on 19 July 1947 together with
General Aung Sa.n and the entire cabinet, Dr. Seln Win earned his doctorate In
mathematics from Hamburg, Germany, although the mlJltary trIed to order him home
betore he completed his studies. He taught at Colombo University, Sri Lanka and
Nairobi University, Kenya, before returning to Burma In 1984. He was a part-time
lecturer at the Worker's College In Rangoon untIl 1988.
PETER LIMBIN, MInister for FOREIGN AFFAIRS, 15 the member of parliament for pyin-Oo
Lwtn (2), Mandalay Division - a constituency of 39,296 voters. An independent, he
won 30% of the votes and defeated 7 contenders including the NUP and NLD candidates.
U WIN KO, Minister for FINANCE & REVENUE, Is the member of parHament for Ye-U (2)
constituency, Sagalng Division - a constituency of 32,752 voters. An NLD candidate,
he won 66% of the votes and defeated 2 contenders Including the NUP candidate.
U THAN KYWE, Minister for TRADE & COOPERATIVES, Is the member of parHament for
Shwedaung (l). Pegu Division - a constituency of 40,926 voters. An NLD candidate, he
won 69% of the votes and defeated 6 contenders Including the NUP candidate,
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U HLA PE, Minister tor EDUCATION & HEALTH and INFORMATION, ls"'--the member ot
parllament for Pyawbwe (2), Mandalay DIvisIon "- a constituency ot 61,031 voters. An
NLD candidate, he won 56% of the votes and defeated 3 contenders includIng the NUP.
U THEIN 00, MInIster for JUSTICE, Is the member of parliament for Mandalay South-West
(2), Mandalay Division - a constituency of 50,624 voters. An NLD candidate, he won
80% of the votes and defeated 5 contenders Including the NUP candidate.
80 HLA TINT, MInIster for CONSTRUCTION and MINING & ENERGY RESOURCES, is the member
Of parliament for Mogok (2), Mandalay DivIsion - a constituency of 36,726 voters. An
NLD candIdate, he won 72% of the votes and defeated 5 contenders IncludIng the NUP.
U TUN 00, Minister for SOCIAL WELFARE and LABOUR, Is the member of parllament for
KyaukkyI, Pegu DIvIsion - a constituency of 43,167 voters. An NLD candIdate, he won
71" of the votes and defeated 2 contenders IncludIng thee NUP candidate.
THE DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF BURMA
In order to end the 42-year old cIvll war with the minorIty ethnIc groups, the NCGUB
formed a new political alllance, the DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF BURMA (DFB) wIth the-DAB.
The NCGUB wlll seek to Implement policies set by the DFB. The DFB Supreme CouncIl
consists of 7 DAB leaders and 5 members of the NCGUB. General BO MYA of the KAREN
NATIONAL UNION (KNU), a member of the DAB, Is the first president of the DFB Supreme
Council and Dr. SEIN WIN Is the VIce-PresIdent (A910104 & AWSJ901221).
The 7 DAB leaders on the DFB Supreme Council also make up the War Councll which wlll
plan mllltary strategy tor the NCGUB (AWSJ9012211.
NLD EXPELS EIGHT MPs
On December 19, the NLD's Central Executive CommIttee In Rangoon expelled eight MPs
trom the NLD because they had "become fugitives outside the lllw". FIve are members
of the NCGUB. However, observers questIon the valldlty of theIr expulsIon since only
18 of the NLD's 22 top leaders Rre In Jail. The NLD action Is seen as an attempt by
the remaining leaders to avoid being de-registered by SLORC.
PARTY FOR NATIONAL DEMOCRACY DE-REGISTERED
On December 20, SLORC announced that Dr. Seln Win's PND had been de-registered
because "its chllirman hilS formed II coalition government with insurgents" (Rt901228).
FORESTRY OFFICIALS DEFECT
Two Forestry officIals, U THANT ZIN and U HTAY LWIN, falled to show up on Aug.27 for
their return fUght to Rangoon. They had been assigned to check, process and issue
official documents for logs being shIpped to Thailand. The two hold official 5-year
travel documents and were last seen enterIng a taxi in Bangkok (The Nation).
United Nations Update:
UN URGES RELEASE OF AUNG SAN SUU KYI
On Dec.lB, Secretary-General JAVIER PEREZ DE CUELLAR urged SLORC to release AUNG SAN
~ U U KYI. SLORC said that she would be freed if she agrees to leave Burma (R901231).
MRS. OGATA NEW COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES
Professor SADAKO OGATA, the UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION's special investigator for
Burma was appOinted the UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES on 19 December. Mrs. Ogata
is a professor of international relations at Tokyo's Sophia University (F910103).
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INDEX OF FOREIGN FIRMS IN BURM>A
(Ja.nuary-December 1990>
SuperscrIpts IndIcate Issue of "Burma Alert" In which detaIls are reported.
AUSTRALIA:
AUSTRALIAN MARINE
BHP PETROLEUM (Oi1) , ,
BROKEN HILL PROPfiETARy1,5,7
KAlLIS OF FRANCj
NEW FISHING CO.
SEAFOOD TRADERS OF AUSTRALIA 11
SEMARINE 11 .
AUSTRIA:
IAEG AUSTRIA 1 ,6
BANGLADESH:
COX'S BAZAAR SEAFOODS
11
Myanmar Bangladesh Fisheries 11
BELGIU/'f:
(Arms)
BRITAIr:
(Arms)
CHERRY VALLEY (Ducks)9
CROFT EXPLORATION (011)1
3
9
KIRKLAND
9
RESOURCES (011)
Nickerson
PREMIER PETROLEUM
Rolls-Royce (engines)
CANADA:
PETRO-CANADA l>ll) 1,6
Pratt I: Whitney
CHINA:
(Arms) 1,3,10,11
BEIJING AGRICULTURE. INDUSTIY &
COMMERCE GENERAL CORP.
CHINA NATIONAL AERO
IMPORT EXPORt" CORP.
YUNNAN ProvInce
FRANCE:
ASIA VOYtGESB
ELF (OIl)
ESSILOR CO.
6
SETRACO CO. (Renault buses)6,8
GERMANY:
FRITZ WERNER
FRITZ WERNER INTERNATIONAL'
Myanmar Fritz Werner Industries
8
4
HONG KONG:
ANDES (FishIng) B,11
Jardine Fleming
JF ASIA SELECT
KARENLAN CO. (FIshing)
Myanmar Chan (H.K.) Ltmited
6
Myanmar Hotels
PIONEER INTERNATIONAL
STRAND INTERNATIONAL
B
,9,l1,12
SUN HUNG KAI 2
TSIN YUEN ENTERPRISES
6
,ll
UNION BANK OF 12
V ALUE INDUSTRIES '
Yangon Garment
ZECHA HOLDINGS LTD. ' ,
INDIA:
(Timber)1
INDONESIA: 9
GARUDA AIR
ISRAELi
(Arms)
EGGED ISRAEL TRANSPORT SOCIETy
B
ITALY:
(Arms) 1
JAPAN:
DAI ICHI GROUp
5
,B,9
DAIMARU (Fishing) 11 5
HOUSHO TRADING INC.
IDEMITSU OIL DEVELOPMENT CO.
1
,5,6,7
JAPAN BURMA ASSOC.
6
Japan National 011
KAIKO SUISAN CO. 11
M.C.G. CORPORAT\pN ' ,
MITSUBISHI
MITSUI & CO.
Myanmar Concord Dev. Organ. B,9
Myanmar Tokyo Int'l8
NIKKEI CO. LTD.
NIPPON SUISAN (Fishing) 11
OOKAWA CONST.PLANNING
5
CO.
6
CO. LTD.
TAIYO COMPANY (Fishing)B
TOKYO SHOJI Co.
8
Toshiba
!
J
KOREA:
DAEWOO CORP.
I
,3,5,8,9,II
Daewoo Electronics Myanma
5
,8
(FIshing)8
HYUNDAI '
KOREAN MINE PROMOTION COREl
Myanmar Daewoo Internatlongl
9
,8
Myanmar Segyl '
SAMSUNG CORP. ' ,
SEGYI CORPORA)ION
5

9
Group
(TImber)
WOOSHIN SANGHA) IfiShIng)8
YUKONG CO. (OU) ,
MALAYSIA:
BURMAL HOLDINGS
l
,3
HOISOON IMPORT EXPORT
SOPHIA INDUSTRIES (FIshing) .
SOON H. LEE (Teak)
Myanmar Malaysia Int'l Ltd.
l
,7
PADI &; RICE AUTHORITy
3
(Timber)
NETHELANDS:
(Arms)
G. VAN DEN BRINK B.v.5
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERfs12
SHELL EXPLORATION (OIl)
OPEC:
(US. 7.3 mllllon loan)8
PAKISTAN:
PAKISTANI ORDNANCE FACTORIES
1

7
"
POLAND:
(Helicopters) 12
SINGAPORE:
ACE PRESSUREWELD
6
AIRTRUST (S) PTE.! LTD.
ALLIED ORDNANCE
BHP COUNTERTRADE PTE.LTD.
5
CENTURY MOTORS (SIN. )1 LTD. 6,11
CHARTERED INDUSTRIES
GOLDEN GLORY C0
12
(Toshlba)8
HAW PAR TRADING
"SING CHAIO TRApINGCFiShlng)8
HURPER COMPANY
JOO TAT HANG TRADlN9;B
MOTIWALLA ENTERPRISE
Myanmar-ACE Metal Industfier:' 7,B
Myanmar LeadIng Logistics '
Myanmar Motors
6
7 .11 ." .
Myanmar Natsteel Hardware ceBtrel2
Myanmar Paramee Sales .
Myanmar-SIngapore Int'} ,
NATSTEEL 12
SKS MARKETING" ,
SEAWITE CO. (FIfhlng)8
Shengll Holdings
SIngapore AlrUnes II
SINGAPORE COMPUTER
SINGAPORE PARAMEE TRADING
SINGAPORE CORP.
3
TRADEWIND AIRLINE '
WOODWORK &; CONSTRUCTION PTE.LTD.
1
SWEDEN:
Forenade Fabrik1verken (FFV) 1,6
Nobel 12dustrles
Bofors
SWITZERLAND: 8
KARAWEIK SA'
8
SAMOURAI SA.
PILATUS FLUGZEUGWERKE AGB,ll
THAILAND:
AGD Gold Dealers Co.
5
ATLANTIS CO. (FIshIng) 1,3
B & F ENTERPRISE (Logglng)1,2,8
BANGKOK METRO.TRANSIT AUTH01ITy3
BANGKOK OPTICAL DISTRIBUTJOW
Benjasiriwan Sawmllls (Logging)
CHAITANA KARN LTD.PART.(LOgglng)6
2
8
CHAO PHAYA & IRRAWADDY (Loglng) ,
CHIENGMAI B & F Co. (Logging) .
CHOON SIN INTERNATIONAL (LOg6Ing)6
CHOKEPANYA CO. (Logging)
GOLDEN FISHERY CO.
GOLDEN TRIANGLE PARA RISE RESORT
5
. Khon Thong Co. (Logging)
KHUN THONG SAWMILLS (Log'rl)
6
Mandalay Myanmar Toprs Co. '
MARS &; CO. (FIshIng)
MAE MOEI FORESTRY
7
MAE SOD FORESTRY (Lotglng) ,
MUANG PANA (Logging)
Myanmar Rice Engineering ,5
Myanmar Songserm No.1 Co. 11
Myanmar Songserm No.2
N & NCO. LTD.(Logg1Hg)
NARONG CANNING CO. 6 7
P.M.T. CO. tID.(Logglng)
P.P. GROUP , 5
PTT EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO.
5
J
,
PADAENG INDUSTRy
5
PANACHAI SAWMILL
PATHUM THANI SAWMILLS (Logging)
PATUMTHANI TANGKAKARN (LOgglng)2
5
11
PETROLEUM AUTHORITY OF THAILAND'
PHIBOON WATTANA
PHOLAStTH TUK-TUK GROUP
Pholaslth Tuk-Tuk Industry Co.
5
RANONG VICTORIA POINT 10. (LoggIng)8
RICE SUPPLY
SAHA PORNSRI
SALWEEN CO. (Logglng)8
SANTI FORESTRY (Logging) 1.2,
7
SEA EXPLORATION &. MINING CO.
3
,5,9
SIAM ANDAMAN FISHERY CO.
3
SILAR INTERNATIONAL
SILOM COMPLEX CO
a
(Logging)
SIRICHAI FISHERIES
SIRtN TECHNOLOGY .2.7
SKYLINE TRAVEL SERVICE.
SONGSERM GROUP INTERNATIONAL
11
SOONG THAI CONST.&' (MlnIng)8
SOUTHWEST IMEX CO. (LoggIng)
SRIDENCHAI-SUPHANBU11 LTD.(LoggIng)8
SUKAWMA CO. (Fishing)
SUPACHOKE FISHERY CO.
3
,5
SUWANNEE INDUSTRIAL CO.
Tab Sakae BusIness Co. (LogIng)
TANAKIT TIMBER (Logging)
That A8ahl Group (LoggIng)2
THAI-BURMESE FISHERY J.V.CO.
3
THAI FOREST INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION
5
.5
THAI GEM cl JEWELR11'RADERS'
THAI MILITARY BANK '
THAI-MYANMAR FJSHERIES (1990)3.5,8
Thai Plywood Co.
THAI PONG (Logging) 1.2
THAI SA "AD (Logging) 1.2
THAI TEAKWOOD (Logglng)2
THIP THARN THONG
1
,3 : . ,-
TOURISM AUTHORITY THAILAND
5
,7
Udomnan Co. (Logging)
UNION PAR CO.(Logglng)2,3
VINIVES, or WINIWAIT (LONglng)2,8
Vltavas International Co.
UNITED NATIONS &.
INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES:
ECON.&. SOC.COMM.ASIA PACIFIC
2
,9,11
FOOD &. AGRICULTURAL ORGAN.
10
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGAN.
10
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
10
INT'L RICE RESEARCH 1
0
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATJON:
o
12
UN PROGRAMME '
UNEP
UNESC0
10

12
UNICEF
10
,12
UN POPULATION. FUND
UN FAMILY PLANNING AGENCY
UN FUND ABUSE CONTROL
12
WORLD BANK
UNITED! .
AMOCO'
Arvin (computers)6
COCA-COLA'
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT
EVERWOOD INC. (Ti,k)
ITT Sheraton Corp.
. MIRIAM MARSHALL ifSOC.(FIShlng)9.11
MMA INC.
PEPSI-COLA
UNOCOL (011)1,6
YUGOSLAVIA:
(Aircraft, patrol boats)11,12
(Arms)
Notes: Contracts cancelled as reported In "Alert" No.s 2, 6, i, & 11.
CAPITAL LETTERS Indicate dIrect Involvement.
Lower Case Letters Indicate indirect Involvement, sub-contract,
Joint-venture subsidIary of foreIgn firm.
or
SOURCES: (A910104)
(P901210)
(Rt901228)
Aslaweek
Working Peoples Dally
Reuters
(F910103)
(R90 1231)
F.E.E.Revlew
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