But since the coming election is not likely to deliver real change, the people of Mogok—like the rest of the country's population—can do no more than stand back and watch as the generals take away what little they have left.
Yeni is news editor of the Irrawaddy magazine. He can be reached at [email protected].
Dear MP4 UMPF,
Questioning the non-existent genealogical documentation of a pretender to the abolished throne of Burma is much less pathetic than your referring to Shwebomin as "HM King Shwebomin II".
When was he crowned King, and by whom?
Which countries recognize him as "Crown Prince Shwebomin II", much less "HM King Shwebomin II"? Of course, you will not answer these questions which many readers have repeatedly asked you, will you?
And for all of your anti-British rhetoric, Shwebomin seems more British than Burmese.
However, I can see how the concept of bringing in a puppet monarch would appeal to the post-King THAN SHWE-bomin dynasty far more than a puppet democracy would.
An illegitimate monarch crowned by an illegitimate regime in order to give Burma the appearance of legitimacy(0+0=0), while they continue to grind Burma's citizens and natural resources into gold dust to be applied to palaces and pagodas.
Burma doesn't need rulers.
Burma needs democratic freedom.
K Wrote:
05/03/2010
MP4UMPF: Thanks for your thorough account.
Htwe: Here goes my theory about Shwebomin. He appears to work for the SPDC. He could be part of a group responsible for spreading the SPDC's propaganda on opposition web forums. The group is very well informed about both Myanmar and international affairs.
Therefore, it could comprise various opposition and western countries' bashers from Myanmar Alin newspaper and web-savvy children of high-ranking SPDC members.
Myanmar patriot 4 UMPF Wrote:
05/03/2010
To Htwe,
1.No gentleman refers to any man as "this guy." A gentleman always refers to any man as "gentleman."
2.So-called democracy activists have been trying to gag anyone who talks about or provides information about HM King Shwebomin II, out of stupidity without understanding the value of constitutional monarchy.
3.You did not read the Guardian article properly; he left for education in UK, arranged by his grand-uncle U Thaw, ICS of Monywa(his assistants became Permanent Secretaries of State in the Burmese Civil Service)and U Nu.
4.Our king HM King Shwebomin II is afraid of no one and speaks the truth!
5.Shu Maung wanted HM, when he finished his first Master's degree, to work under Sein Lwin, Butcher of Rangoon; Shwebomintha,at that time, simply would not serve the BSPP regime; that's why HM chose VOLUNTARY exile.
6.HM is very influential because of intelligence,rounded high education,experience and above all for his VISION of united ONE PEOPLE,ONE NATION,ONE STATE.
7.Panglongists hate Ashinpaya
Tom Tun Wrote:
05/03/2010
MP4UMPF,
No Burmese people know your Shwebomin or who the hell ever he is. But, from your comments, it sounds like he is very smart and educated man. I have a few question for you and your Shwebomin.
Do you acknowledge that Burma was and is in turmoil since independence? The Burma problem started the day we gained independence, do you agree? All those years, so many great people stepped up and took part in social changes. For example, Ko Paw Oo Tun, we know him as Zarganar (comedian), Min Ko Naing, Ko Ko Gyi. Needless to say, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, U Tin Oo and many other leaders who are trying to put back people power into the people's hands.
But, you are here to take people power and put that power into the hand of someone Burmese people never even heard of. The people in this Irrawaddy page are more polite and understanding than you think.
Myanmar Patriot 4UMPF Wrote:
04/03/2010
To K
1.HM King Shweomin II never made statements about himself.
2.HM is an independent educationist and management consultant,who had lectured in many institutions including CTEC (CIPFA Education and Trainging Centre) and designed and delivered Financial Management & Strategic Management programmes to senior executives of Russia's largest companies in 1995.
3.East London College was a client of a company in which HM King Shwebomin I has an interest: HM designed an MBA programme for a private university that had connection with East London College.
4.East London College is accredited by the British Accreditation Council and to say that it is phony (sic)is not only lowly but libellous. If it were 'phony,' the UK Border Agency would have closed it down.
5.It's so pathetic to insult our king HM King Shwebomin II out of shameless jealousy and lowliness; so irrelevant and personal.
6. We hope that IRRAWADDY will publish this for natural justice.
Htwe Wrote:
03/03/2010
To "K"
Who is this Shwebomin? I read about him on this webpage http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/448373.print/
and this guy claimed that he left because he was afraid of military government. But he left Burma in 1961 and Nay Win staged the coup in 1962. The editors probably failed to fack check the story.
K Wrote:
03/03/2010
East London College (where Shwebomin allegedly claims to work as a Dean of Business School) turns out to be a phony college inside a rundown building in a not so nice part of London. Try Google map street view of (536 High Road Leytonstone, Walthamstow, London E11 3, UK) and look towards it in a northwestward direction. It's underneath the railroad overpass.
Kerry Wrote:
02/03/2010
It seems that the Generals and their insane buddies want to raze Burma to the ground before they go.
Remember, men. Saddam Hussein also had shiny uniforms and built castles on the blood of innocents.
There is nothing 'Buddhist' about rape, nepotism and murder.
tocharian Wrote:
01/03/2010
Singapore should confiscate all bank accounts of anyone from Burma who has ties to the junta. Singaporeans are hypocrites if they don't do that, because everyone knows that all these crooks from Burma like Tay Za and Than Shwe's grandson have bank accounts and property in Singapore. Just check facebook accounts of all these "noveau-riche" burmese in Singapore. 80 percent of them are junta relatives or cronies!
George Than Setkyar Heine Wrote:
28/02/2010
This is simply business, property and land changing hands between the state and members of the regime and their cronies before 2010 elections.
When a semblance of government takes form in the post 2010 elections it would not be easy for the generals to seize whatever they want for their own and free also like today without due procedure and process.
Hence, in the post election era generals, their families and cronies would be fully loaded and stacked with wealth and there would be nothing left for the people to own or work for.
This is pure banditry and thievery at work and in full view as well no doubt.
Selling public property to regime's families and cronies only without due process and regulation like today in the name of privatization before holding 2010 elections and establishing a semblance of a governing body is tantamount to robbing or stealing people's rights and property no doubt.
The generals have finally unmasked and shown their true mugs, lowly thieves and robbers only.
Myanmar Patriot 4 UMPF Wrote:
28/02/2010
We have very serious fundamental problems; laws protecting property rights being non-existence just as an example. If you have enough intelligence and knowledge you will relaise how 'robber baron' phenomenon of Europe of bygone eras is emerging. Do you understand that? That is why restoration of monarchy is so crucial in realising democratic right of everyone. Understand that? When the late Fargaung ShuMaung seized power in 1962 - yes it was necessary because of panglong, to keep Burma intact - at gun point people were robbed in the name of socialism; tawtha ShuMaung enriched himself and his family and squandered our resources in the West, particularly in England; and they kept quiet, never mentioning the immense sufferings of the people and their anject poverty.
Now a different process, similar to that of Russia is taking place. Sen.Ger ThanShwe's main concern is sovereignty and territorial integrity;he is not conversant with economics. That is why we really need claimant in exile to the throne of Burma to be crowned Shwebomin II now
john eichler Wrote:
28/02/2010
Yeni, your article is interesting. The exact same thing occurred in Russia after Perestroika about 1991. The government sold off state enterprises to their cronies for pennies on the dollar and these people became very rich. They are the "oligarchs".
One is in prison, some had to leave the country, but most are still in Russia and doing quite well. None of this wealth trickles down to the Russian people, and the state infrastructure leaves much to be desired. It seems to me that Burma is going the same way. The greedy generals have it in their constitution where they can't be held responsible or prosecuted for the shambles they have caused. I imagine that if things get to hot for them, they can always take their ill gotten gains out of the Singapore banks and retire to the south of France.
Tettoe Aung Wrote:
28/02/2010
You should know by now Mr Yeni, it's 'privatization Than Shwe style'!
The shades and meaning of everything changes with the military regime and it's predecessor Ne Win's 'Socialist Government'.
At least U Nu tried 'Bama Takyat, Shan Takyat' while in the end Shan, Karen, Kachin and all other ethnic minorities were lucky if they got 'tamat'. Now 'no Bama takyat, Shan takyat' but rather all into the Generals and their families' pockets. Can you expect something different?
James O'Brien Wrote:
27/02/2010
No less a person that the elected representative of the NLD for Mogok in the 1990 election, U Bo Hla Tint, now with the NCGUB (Burmese democratic government in exile) has said that his people are reeling, as in Mogok the only means of livelihood is gems.
This wholesale transfer of all assets and businesses to spdc/crony hands is nothing less than TOTALITARIANISM.
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