{"id":6509,"date":"2025-06-17T03:15:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T20:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/?p=6509"},"modified":"2025-06-17T03:15:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T20:45:57","slug":"6509","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/06\/6509\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6510\" src=\"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-2.png 770w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-2-560x373.png 560w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-2-260x173.png 260w, https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-2-160x107.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 June 15 View<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(MoeMaKa, June 16, 2025):<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>The CRPH\u2019s Controversial CDM Law<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On June 13, the <strong>Committee Representing the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH)<\/strong> announced the promulgation of a new law titled the <strong>\u201cCivil Service Law Relating to the Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM)\u201d<\/strong>, which outlines how CDM civil servants will be recognized and honored, and how <strong>non-CDM civil servants<\/strong> may face <strong>disciplinary action<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The law, which spans <strong>11 pages and 7 chapters<\/strong>, includes sections on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Recognition<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Honors and awards<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Compensation and reparations<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Truth-seeking and justice<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Disciplinary action<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Appeals<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The establishment of an investigative commission<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>And general provisions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With over <strong>four years having passed<\/strong> since the coup and since the resistance shifted heavily toward armed struggle, this law raises a critical question:<br \/><strong>Does the CDM still play a vital role in dismantling the military dictatorship today?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CDM movement, launched in the early days of the coup, was a mass nonviolent campaign aimed at <strong>shutting down the junta\u2019s governing machinery<\/strong>. Just three months later, the <strong>National Unity Government (NUG)<\/strong> was formed, and soon after, the <strong>People\u2019s Defense Force (PDF)<\/strong> was established. Since then, nonviolent urban resistance has been largely overshadowed by the military struggle, especially in areas under junta control.<\/p>\n<p>At this stage, with the revolution focused on <strong>armed resistance and the goal of establishing a federal democratic union<\/strong>, some observers find it confusing that the CRPH would choose now to emphasize CDM in a legal framework.<\/p>\n<p>This raises the question: <strong>Has the CRPH misunderstood or overlooked the fact that CDM was one phase of a broader revolutionary process?<\/strong> Was it a deliberate or unintentional misreading of the situation?<\/p>\n<p>Originally led by health and education workers, and later joined by police, soldiers, and other civil servants, CDM participation had high momentum early in the coup. But as the political landscape evolved and new phases of the revolution emerged, it is unclear why the CRPH now deems it necessary to legally punish <strong>non-CDM<\/strong> civil servants.<\/p>\n<p>The law explicitly defines CDM participants as those who joined the civil disobedience strike between <strong>February 1 and April 30, 2021<\/strong>. That narrow timeframe may exclude those who joined later, leading to further concerns about classification and fairness.<\/p>\n<p>One point worth spotlighting is whether this law is effectively <strong>creating a designated identity group<\/strong>\u2014those officially labeled as CDM civil servants\u2014within the revolution. This draws comparisons to how <strong>\u201cthe 88 Generation\u201d<\/strong> was defined after the 1988 uprising. Just like \u201cmonks of the 2007 Saffron Revolution,\u201d or \u201c1990 elected MPs,\u201d such naming conventions can unintentionally lead to <strong>division and categorization<\/strong> within broader movements.<\/p>\n<p>This raises the concern that CRPH, over four years after the coup, may now be reinforcing identity distinctions among revolutionaries.<\/p>\n<p>Another key critique of the law is that <strong>differentiating CDM vs. non-CDM civil servants<\/strong> risks turning into <strong>political litmus testing<\/strong>\u2014a tool to measure ideological loyalty. While resistance groups are still trying to <strong>persuade military personnel to defect<\/strong>, this law threatens <strong>civilian staff with punishment<\/strong> for not joining CDM. Such contradiction could undermine public unity and weaken morale.<\/p>\n<p>Practically speaking, the <strong>majority of civil servants affected by this law<\/strong> still work under junta-controlled ministries. The law, therefore, targets individuals currently outside the resistance\u2019s jurisdiction\u2014raising doubts about its <strong>enforceability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>After the law\u2019s release, civil society groups responded:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The <strong>All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABFSU)<\/strong> issued a statement <strong>harshly condemning the law<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The <strong>GSCN coalition<\/strong> criticized it as <strong>anti-organizing<\/strong>, calling instead for <strong>inclusivity toward non-CDM workers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On the other hand, some CDM participants expressed support on social media, believing that those who sacrificed pay, position, and security for CDM should not be treated equally with those who stayed. These comments reflect <strong>personal grievances<\/strong>, not national policy.<\/p>\n<p>For a legislative body like the CRPH\u2014charged with drafting the laws of a future democratic Myanmar\u2014<strong>long-term unity and reconciliation<\/strong> must be paramount. Laws based on momentary emotion risk creating permanent divisions.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we must ask whether <strong>this legal approach promotes cohesion<\/strong> or leads to <strong>further polarization<\/strong> in an unfinished revolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myanmar Spring Chronicle \u2013 June 15 View (MoeMaKa, June 16, 2025): The CRPH\u2019s Controversial CDM Law On June 13, the Committee Representing the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (CRPH) announced the promulgation of a new law titled the \u201cCivil Service Law Relating to&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/2025\/06\/6509\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9,58],"tags":[100],"class_list":["post-6509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current","category-features","tag-myanmar-spring-revolution"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-2.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s3RDLm-6509","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6509"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6511,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6509\/revisions\/6511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moemaka.net\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}