The Rise of Burma's Most Undiplomatic Diplomat
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The Rise of Burma's Most Undiplomatic Diplomat


By BA KAUNG Friday, September 9, 2011


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One Burmese Foreign Ministry official, Yin Yin Oo, then the ministry's North American Division director, indicated to Dinger that she was in no position to dine alone with US officials even if she wanted to.

The US diplomat described Yin Yin Oo's staff as her “chaperons,” ending the cable with a note that Burmese civil servants will not be the ones to bring about change in Burma, but will have an important role to play in helping to run the government after any transition.

But even this scenario is difficult to imagine, since key civil departments of the Burmese government have been filled with former army officials like Ye Myint Aung over the past two decades.

Leaked cables from the US embassy in Rangoon said the Burmese government had shown a desire to engage with the United States, particularly after President Obama's administration came into office, but concluded that this desire was “ symbolic rather than substantive.”

The cable concluded: “The generals chafe at being seen as international pariahs. They want respect. Whether, in the words of President Obama, they are willing to unclench their fists in order to deserve a measure of respect is yet to be seen.”



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James Wrote:
23/09/2011
It is time to denounce upon this rankless person who don't value human beings and compared Rohingya with ugly orges, can be appointed as ambassador in Geneva.
The first question will be asked to Geneva for accepting such a xenophobic person.

KML Wrote:
12/09/2011
Ye Mying Aung is a visible nasty beast for the aspiring Thein Sein's cosmetic government. Prime Minister Thein Sein should consider twice to engage Ye Myin Aung in the diplomatic frontline due to his blunder in 2009.

Zombie Wrote:
12/09/2011
How much is he civilised to say that Rohingyas are ugly as ogres with dark brown skin. Does he know that what kind of skin will he have in the next life? Who has appointed him as Ambassador to Geneva? Does he deserve this post by insulting DASSK who is admired by the whole world as champion of democracy.

Kyaw Wrote:
11/09/2011
Ye Myint Aung, he looks like from Maungdaw, only to compete with white cap and moustache.

A.M.O Wrote:
10/09/2011
Yes, this guy is not only undiplomatic; just look at his personality - very much like a guy who used to seduce other man's wives ! Isn't it

Maung Maung Wrote:
10/09/2011
Why taking about Ye Myint Aung? He is a mid-level army officer and he likes to be recognized by his his superiors. So he says things to attract their attention as the Burmese saying goes," Thakhin Arya Kyun Danwa (Undue punishment is meted out to please the master).

U Maung Wrote:
10/09/2011
“even the civilized countries are using the incorrect name” He must know that civilized countries are like to used BURMA is a civilized country. Myanmar name is not level as BURMA. Once BURMA is developed and world recognised country, Myanmar name to changed for some reasons by rulers. BURMA mean civilized,Myanmar is look local and internationally poor image on current history.

Tun Yin Maung Wrote:
10/09/2011
It is very good that the sycophantic acts of people like Ye Myint Aung are well documented in an article like this. People like him are as responsible as his masters in Naypyidaw in turning the once prosperous Burma into a place of miseries.Since I am just an ordinary man (i.e, a person who has not achieved any stage of Arhat yet), I am still bent on giving them a dose of their own medicine one day. Since people like Ye Myint Aung are nothing but the instruments of the dictators in Burma, who are giving all kinds of trouble to the people of Burma just to please their masters,the only proper way of punishing them is letting them receive the punishment directly from the general public.So how about having them locked up inside public toilets which have been purposely left unwashed for years. That way, they will get the first hand knowledge of people's sufferings.

Terry Evans Wrote:
10/09/2011
He is an apologist for a gang of criminals that should be dragged kicking and screaming in front of the International Criminal Court to stand trial for crimes against humanity.

Moe Aung Wrote:
10/09/2011
These guys only grab the top jobs ordering around professional subordinates when most of the time they themselves don't have a clue. Lately they are trying to replace more of the technical posts with their own in-house products of their military academies and colleges but that will take some time.

There's room to be sanguine over this issue as it should still be easier than when the British left for a transitional govt to run the state machine and even the army. The point is to get rid of them.

lal Wrote:
10/09/2011
ye myint aung should know that he himself is dark same as rohingyas, why disrespect his fathers

kerry Wrote:
10/09/2011
What an appalling man.

They ARE international pariahs... for good reason. Like human lives.

Kyaw Wrote:
10/09/2011
Fail country, full with such mad diplomats, the liars, who are ready to do what ever they are ordered blindly, love to appease the odoric brutal masters. No law, No justices.

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