Sunday, September 30, 2007

Assignment #3

Nations urge Myanmar to end crackdown

Many of you may have heard that recently there have been massive protest in Myanmar. There are many causes for these protests, but one of the man causes is the recent dramatic rise in gasoline and food prices. The majority of people in the country live in poverty, and their lives have become much more difficult recently.

The military rulers of the country at first allowed the protest, but last week violently put down the protests. Many buddist monks who were leading the protests have been beaten up, arrested, and some have even been killed. Many other protesters have been killed or injured.

Yesterday, Myanmar's main economic partners, China and Japan, joined the UN in asking Myanmar to stop the violence.

Japan was influenced by the death of a Japanese citizen. Myanmar soldiers shot into a crowd of unarmed people and killed at least nine people, one of whom was a Japanese citizen. Up until this point, Japan had been one of Myanmar's biggest supporters.

The military government has not allowed any foreign journalists into the country, and they have also cut phone and internet connection lines.

The U.N. has promised to increase efforts to talk to the government of Myanmar, and try to persuade Myanmar to end the crackdown. They have also asked all countries in the world to help in this effort.


Questions
1. What do you think the UN should do about the crisis in Myanmar?
2. Should other countries become involved in a country's domestic politics?
3. What can individuals to help with the situation?

For the real article:
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/2007/09/30/124674/Nations%2Durge.htm

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think the UN should help Myanmar goverment to stop these kinds of violent protests and give some advice to slove the economic problem. By this way, the UN can not only protect the people in Myanmar, but also protect people from all over the wrold.

If a country's domestic politics will endanger other countries' security, then this country's politics should be interfered with other countries.

I can't think of any way for
individuals to help with the situation...

It seems that every one is busy preparing their exam.

Samson