Interview

No Political Prisoners left behind “Forgotten”, an interview with U Win Tin

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No Political Prisoners left behind “Forgotten”, an interview with U Win Tin

MoeMaKa

March 15, 2009

 

 

(An interview took place on 14th March 2009)

After spending 19 years in prison as political prisoners, U Win Tin, a opposition leader of Burma, was released 6 months ago and today was his 79th birthday ever marked outside prison. From here we would like to present some of his conversation and his wishes.

“I am happy to reunite with my friends and colleagues today. Why I am happy … because when I was back in prison, now I am out for six months … well, when I was in prison, I never felt as a forgotten prisoner because these friends had always sent moral supports and encouragement to me in prison. So I never felt that I was forgotten. It is very important.

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Photos-News

Multi-Party Democracy General Election Committee seems not ready

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Regime’s Multi-Party Democracy General Election Committee seems not ready, photo shows MoeMaKa Photo News March 15, 2009            While some entities and various groups were showing interest, preparing steps and planning arrangements to participate in Burmese military’s 2nd Multi-Party Election…

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News

Burmese “Thangyat” – produced by Burmese activists

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Burmese “Thangyat” – Burmese Choral Songs for Burmese Traditional Water Festival produced by Burmese activists from India MyanmarISP Team March 15, 2009       Burmese democracy activists in India had launched “Thangyat” song CD for Burmese traditional water festival…

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Photos-News

Burmese in Overseas marked “Burma Human Rights Day”

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Burmese in Overseas marked “Burma Human Rights Day” MoeMaKa Photo News March 13, 2009            On 13th March marked as “Burma Human Rights Day” for Burmese struggle for democracy and human-rights under the Burmese regime for 20 years, Burmese living…

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Cartoon Box

Two Art Works by Artist Format

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  Two Art Works by Artist Format March 13, 2009                One installation art work and One painting art work were photographed here. 1st one is captioned as “Energy” displaying one dead light-bulb and couple of black charcoal blocks…

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Photos-News

Burmese Tea Leaf Salad with Yellow Coloring banned

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  Burmese Tea Leaf Salad with Yellow Coloring banned MoeMaKa Photo News Marhc 12, 2009           43 brands that produced Burmese Tea Leaf Salad, a popular Burmese traditional dessert in ready-made packaged-food were banned from the store shelf, Burmese ministry…

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Photos-News

Daw May Win Myint from NLD party returns

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Daw May Win Myint from NLD party returns MoeMaKa Photo News March 12, 2009 (Photo – Daw May Win Myint, December 2008, file photo)           Daw May Win Myint who had been detained for several years in Insein Prison was…

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Cartoon Box

Cartoon Maung Yit – We are broken-hearted voters of 1990 Election. What NEXT ? 2010 !!!

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Cartoon Maung Yit – Burmese Voters, “Fool me once, Shame on you. Fool me twice, Shame on me …”, We are broken-hearted voters of 1990 Election. What NEXT ? 2010 !!!March 27th, 2009

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Photos-News

U Win Tin marked his 79th Birthday first time outside Prison

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U Win Tin marked his 79th Birthday first time outside Prison

MoeMaKa Reporter (Rangoon)

March 12, 2009

Hanthawaddy U Win Tin, one of the opposition leader and high ranking official of NLD party, marked his 79th birthday first time outside of the prison after release from 19 years jail terms.

            It was hosted by his close former newspaper colleges and friends at one small restaurant in KyiMyinDine Township, Rangoon. 30 of his close friends attended his private birthday party as a reunion with old friends.

            He did not make any birthday speech at the event and he told them that all the things he wanted to talk were said through radio program outside of Burma. It was seen as reunion party with old friends chatting of good old days and memories. The event started around 4:30 pm and ended at 7:30 pm while military intelligence persons were heavily present and closely monitoring the occasion, some witnesses told MoeMaKa.

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Culture & Tradition

Khin Myo Chit – Pagodas and What They Mean to Buddhists

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Pagodas and What They Mean to Buddhists

Khin Myo Chit

 

Pagodas: Romance and Legend

It all began, long before I was old enough to understand that stupas and pagodas symbolize the great wisdom and compassion of the Buddha to whom we owe our way of life, our philosophy, our culture and above all, our fortitude that helps us to survive all trials that life has to offer.

My earliest memories are of the green wooded hills rising out of the wide flowing river Ayeyawady. On every hill top I saw one lone pagoda or a group of threes and fours, some gilded, others whitewashed and gleaming. Since I had many opportunities to make trips up and down the river, pagodas on hill tops remain one of my happiest recollections of childhood.

Of the first things I learned about pagodas nothing had to do with the intellectual side of Buddhism but all was full of colour and romance. Once, while we were crossing the river from Mandalay to Sagaing in a small flat-bottomed boat (it was long before the beautiful Inwa bridge was built) we headed towards the long dark range of thickly wooded hills, crested with shining pagodas, and the tinkling bells from their htis as the fretted wrought iron spires on top of the pagodas are called, chimed welcome to us. Colonnaded stair-ways zig-zagged through the flowering foliages. They looked so inviting that I could hardly wait to run up the steps and reach the pagodas up there.

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Short-Stories

Khin Myo Chit – Electra Triumphs

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Electra Triumphs

A short story by Daw Khin Myo Chit

 

Looking down from the window of the thatched bamboo house, I feel happy and relaxed. My long sojourn in the city had taken away from me the leisurely ways I had been used to here as a small-town girl. Now, it’s a free and easy life for me again during my holidays in the village.

The moon beams frisk and jump on the flapping banana leaves slipping every now and then onto the grassy ground. By the banana grove is a dais about three feet high, its undulating bamboo flooring smooth and brown with age and use. I remember how I had in my younger days lain there, letting the soothing coolness of the bamboo sink into my body. This dais remains a rendezvous for young and old who gather in the twilight to talk over pots of tea, seasoned tea leaves and cheroots.

My host, an elderly man of 70, looks as robust as any man in his prime. I see him now sitting on the dais alone with his teapot. His cotton paso with its bold yellow and black check pattern can be seen from a distance in the moonlight, a signal to his neighbours that he is ready for evening gossip.

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