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န်ဴကလီယာမရွိပါဖူး.. မ်က္ႏွာမ်ားရမလား.၀င္ဖားျပီး အလကား..ဇက္ယားေနတဲ့ အဘီဆစ္အတြက္ ဘန္ေကာက္ ပို ့စ္ကေရးတဲ့ သတင္းပါ။
Let Rangoon defend itself
Published: 13/12/2010 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: News

It was good of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to defend the Burmese government against yet another charge of secret nuclear projects. But Mr Abhisit's attempt at rebutting the latest WikiLeaks memo on the subject was weak. He quoted statements by Burmese leaders, who hardly are good examples of openness and virtue. The six-year-old document from the US embassy in Rangoon certainly provided no proof that Burma has lied to the world about its nuclear ambitions. Neither did Mr Abhisit's good-natured trust of propaganda statements from the military junta.

The once confidential document was found in the WikiLeaks trove of purloined diplomatic cables. It may have been the first such clue that Burma had entered into secret negotiations and trade deals with North Korea _ which it has done since that August 2004 cable was sent to Washington. It is scant on details and heavy on unverified reports from a foreign businessman. He told US diplomats in Rangoon that he had seen suspicious cargo on a barge, and heard that up to 300 North Koreans were working on a site near Minbu (also known as Sagu), some 350km northwest of Rangoon. Diplomats said the report might be exaggerated.

But since that cable published by WikiLeaks, events have become more interesting. After deeply secret negotiations, Burma and North Korea agreed to restore diplomatic relations in 2007. They had been severed in 1983 after a North Korean terrorist attack in Rangoon. In the more than three years since relations were resumed, the two countries have grown friendly _ quickly. Their cooperation in trade, military and other matters is opaque.

The two rogue hermits, at opposite corners of East Asia, have caused great concern _ singly and jointly. In 2008, North Korea published photos of a visit by the Burmese junta's No.3, Gen Shwe Mann. According to the official media, he toured secret tunnel complexes built to protect North Korea's military firepower including warplanes and missiles _ and the regime's nuclear weapons.

Within months, an unknown number of North Koreans were seen by many witnesses working on massive tunnel complexes in Burma. They have been photographed by satellites, seen by local people. The Burmese government has refused to acknowledge the presence of the huge tunnels, let alone state their use. This, despite Mr Abhisit's apparent readiness to credit the dictators as transparent in their private denials of nuclear projects.

But it is no secret that Burma has nuclear ambitions _ although for peaceful purposes on the surface. Russia has often confirmed approaches by the military junta to build a reactor. Whether it is for medical purposes like the Bangkok nuclear reactor, or for power generation is unclear.

In fact, almost everything about Burma and nuclear power is unclear. Does the tunnel complex store North Korean weapons or equipment? That is a good question, and one that the regime never has answered. Mr Abhisit and all of us do not know the answer.

What is needed from Burma, as from North Korea and Iran, is a clear accounting of the nuclear questions. By international law, Burma and all countries must declare their nuclear ambitions, including research and electricity generation. The International Atomic Energy Agency is the clearing house. No nation including Thailand would protest if Burma planned to use nuclear power in peaceful ways. As it stands, Mr Abhisit cannot deflect the suspicion, when Burma itself refuses to be clear about what it is doing.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/211021/let-rangoon-defend-itself