YANGON, 9 April— The following is a translation of clarifications made by Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan at the Press Conference No 3/2006 held at the Ministry of Information here today.

At this press conference today, clarifications will be made on conspiracies of terrorist groups such as NCUB (National Council of the Union of Burma), NCGUB (National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma), KNU, FTUB (Free Trade Unions of Burma), ABSDF, NLD (LA), NDD, DPNS, SSA-S (Shan State Army- South), VBSW (Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors), etc to blast bombs to undermine the stability of the State and harming the lives and property of the people.

Clarifications will also be made on how FTUB (Free Trade Unions of Burma) secretary Maung Maung (alias) Pyithit Nyunt Wai and accomplices who were masterminding terrorist acts in the name of labour affairs, were thrown a limelight on ILO stage as launching political attack against the Government.

In previous press conferences, I had explained in detail how internal and external terrorists attempted to launch a three-pronged attack against the Government; how they synchronized external attack and underground attack when the Government exposed in time their above-ground attack; how they were desperate and blasted bombs when the people did not accept their terrorist acts; and how NCGUB Sein Win and FTUB Pyithit Nyunt Wai masterminded and provided funds to ABSDF, NLD (LA), NDD and VBSW for blasting bombs on 7-5-2005 in Yangon. I have clarified with both man and material evidences.

Beginning early 2006, information was received that the terrorists attempted to blast bombs at crowded business areas and schools. And their schemes were exposed and prevented in time. Yet, some bomb blasts occurred at some places.

According to tip-offs in December 2005, we learnt that expatriate Sein Win of NCGUB and expatriate axe-handle Aung Lin Htut who were taking refuge in USA and ABSDF military advisor Aye Myint who was in Australia directed their sabotage groups to blast bombs at Nyaunghnapin Camp, the venue of the National Convention, airports and aircraft as well as in Yangon and Pyinmana; the saboteurs infiltrated into the country in various guises; the saboteurs would be rewarded lavishly and their families would be well looked after if they had accomplished the mission; otherwise the saboteurs would be killed and their families would be under control; and if it was impossible to blast bombs at targeted places the saboteurs were to explode bombs at schools and busy places. According to further information received, it was revealed that the terrorist groups led by expatriate Sein Win of NCGUB were conspiring to launch media attack against the Government. It was also learnt that they had planned to blast bombs in Yangon, Mandalay and Pyinmana cities by joining hands with ABSDF and KNU whose members have expertise in exploding mines. Their motive was to frighten the people and cause the Government lose people’s confidence.

A meeting was held by The Pho of KNU brigade-3, Michael of KNU brigade-4, ABSDF joint secretary Sonny and ABSDF central committee members Soe Htut and Maung Maung Tate and they discussed measures for accelerating the terrorist acts of blasting bombs in the country. ABSDF saboteur Aung Ko Naing infiltrated into the country on 30-5-2005. He returned to Wawlaykhee camp at the border on 6-1-2006. Aung Ko Naing was chosen to blast bombs in the country and he was sent into the country during the first week of February, it was learnt.

Information was also received that according to the decision of KNU central committee, KNU brigades 3,4 and 7 would launch military and sabotage attacks in the country in 2006. To blast bombs in Yangon, Bago and other cities, cooperation would be made by ABSDF, NLD (LA) and DPNS.

A bomb blast took place in Penwegon market on 2-11-2005. It was committed by three KNU members under orders of KNU brigade-3 and ABSDF. It was confessed by arrested KNU private Wah Lay (alias) Saw Tin Win, of Kywechan Village of Kyaukkyi Township. According to the confessions of Saw Tin Win and others who were involved in the plot, it was learnt that the bomb blast of a pylon in the west Tawkywe-inn on 29-3-2003 and the bomb blast at a cinema house in Pyu on 15-5-2003 were committed by KNU terrorists. Moreover, it was learnt that KNU Wah Lay (alias) Saw Tin Win is a womanizer and he raped some village girls. It was disclosed by the victims. That disclosure shows that terrorists raped the girls. There are also other evidences.

At the previous press conference No 2/2006, I had clarified that SSA-S Ywet Sit group set Meethwaygon village of Namhsan Township on fire, killed 13 persons and raped village girls on 18-1-1997 evening. Clarifications have been made that the group demanded extortion money from 30 passenger buses, raped women and killed 25 persons on Kunhein-Kentung road.

In replying to the questions at that press conference, sergeant Sai Tun Kyaw of SSA-S brigade-241 who had returned to legal fold said that Ywet Sit has two wives and many mistresses; Ywet Sit is a womanizer and he abused other girls by using money. Sai Tun Kyaw also revealed that SSA-S brigade-758 commander Mein Sit has 40 wives and SSA-S brigade-756 commander Khut Lawng has 20.

Foreign masterminds and their minions, expatriates and terrorist insurgents made media attack against the Tatmadaw by dubbing it with the term “Licensed to Rape”. Actually, those who are committing rapes are KNU, SSA-S and their cohorts.

Similarly, a bomb exploded near Shwemawdaw Pagoda road and about 50 feet away from a gate of high school No 1 in Bago at 7 pm on 3-1-2006. At about 8 pm the same day, another bomb blast occurred near the drainage in front of the house of the Bago BEHS-1 headmistress on Shwemawdaw Pagoda road. An explosive with a detonator fuse packed with the cover of Paris soap was found in a drainage 20 feet away from the second blast. No one was injured in those two bomb blasts.

At about 4 am on 12-1-2006, electric power grid pylon nummber 254 was exploded by KNU insurgents and it pylon collapsed. On 14-1-2006, the pylon was repaired and the TE motor vehicle with the workers on board on their return from the repair of the pylon was torched by KNU insurgents on Leiktho-Yado road.

At 4.30 am on 15-1-2006, a mine blasted the rail track, 200 yards north of Toungoo railway station. The track was torn about 11 inches and a crater measuring about 18 square inches was left. Mine clearing was made along the railroad and another mine was discovered at about 300 yards south of the station.

According to the information received in the second week of January 2006, it was revealed that on 11-1-2006 morning a closing ceremony of training course on politics and UG tactics was held at Daungkhwin camp at the border. The course was conducted from 2 to 11 January and attended by Pyithit Nyunt Wai and group of FTUB, chairman Than Khe and group of ABSDF, Than Aye and group of NLD (LA), Khin Maung Tint and group of DPNS, Thein Win and group of NDD, Meesu Pwint and group of BWO (Burma Woman Organization), foreign affairs in-charge Phado David Htaw and group of KNU, nine persons from NGOs in USA and Australia and seven persons from VBSW totalling 151. Among the trainees, 38 were platoon commanders of ABSDF, DPNS, NDD, KNU and NLD (LA). The course instructors were ABSDF chairman Than Khe, Myo Win, Lwan Ni, Zaw Min of ABSDF, Htay Aung, Maung Maung Gyi and Thein Win of NDD and Than Aye of NLD (LA).

The terrorist groups such as KNU, ABSDF, NLD (LA) and DPNS which have been launching terrorist acts in the country met with SSA-S in northern part of Chiangmai district during the second week of January 2006. They plotted to blast bombs in Mawlamyine, Hpa-an and Mudon around the Armed Forces Day. They plotted to feign bomb blasts in some areas in the country hitting one out of two under so-called Operation Reflection.

The Operation Reflection was being carried out by DPNS, FTUB, ABSDF and VBSW by making use of UGs of PP-21.

Information was received in January that a group comprising 9 men and 3 women from KNU and ABSDF could not get a chance to blast bombs at targets, thus they exploded bomb at Toungoo railway station and they are said to be trying to explode bombs at every opportunity.

Consequently, due to a tip-off of a duty conscious citizen, a time bomb was uncovered in time from a dried fish box at a shop in Sipinthaya market of Pyu on 30-1-2006. The bomb was removed immediately to a safe place covered with sand-bags and rice-bags. Hence, the explosion caused no injury. The person who planted the bomb was Min Oo, 13, and he was exposed immediately due to the cooperation of the people. Min Oo’s confession led to interrogation of Zaw Myo, 31, of Lay-ein-su village and Hsan Nyunt Soe, 36, of Paukkon village of Pyu. They confessed that while Zaw Myo was making charcoal in a jungle near Kyaungpyar village of Kanyuntkwin, KNU regional in-charge Er Htaw threatened and coerced him to blast a bomb at Pyu Sipinthaya market. Zaw Myo organized charcoal carrier Hsan Nyunt Oo by paying 25,000 kyats. Hsan Nyunt Oo asked his son Min Oo to leave the time bomb in the market, it was exposed. On 1-2-2006 evening, KNU insurgents blasted a bomb at a gas pipeline to Myainggalay cement factory near Kwanlya village of Mudon Township. The gas pipeline was exploded.

In late January, Thein Win of NDD sent mercenary saboteurs Kuppali , Myint Win and Yunod of ABSDF to blast bombs in the country. Similarly, under the arrangement of FTUB secretary Pyithit Nyunt Wai, DPNS chairman Aung Moe Zaw, NDD Thein Win and Maung Maung Gyi, saboteurs Myat Kyaw of DPNS, Aung Ye Thway and San Wai of VBSW were also sent to explode bombs at departmental buildings, offices, houses and bus terminals. Moreover, 15 persons led by saboteur Aung Naing of ABSDF held a meeting at Wawlay village at Myanmar-Thai border and sent two sabotage teams into the country on 7-2-2006. One team comprised Thet Tun , Aung Thiha, Ma Aye Moe , Ma Thuzar and Nan Thida Oo and another team comprised Aung Ko Naing, Aung Zaw Moe, Sai Tun Tun, Nyi Nyi Naing and Zin Myo Ko.

According to the information received in early February, it was learnt that under the joint arrangement of NCGUB, ABSDF, NDD, FTUB and DPNS, vice-chairman Yin Htwe, Nay Lin and Aung Myint Thein conspired a plot at DPNS office in Maepa village at the border and sent saboteurs Ye Thway, Ko Soe, Than Myint and May Thazin into the country.

Thanks to security measures, two mines planted on Yangon Mandalay railroad between mile post 120/12 and milepost 120/13, between Tawkywe-inn and Kanyutkwin stations in Pyu Township were uncovered and removed at about 2 am on 7-2-2006. Those two mines were TNT and gun powder weighing about 7.5 pounds, it was discovered later. If they exploded, it would be so dangerous that the blast could easily tear the rail and derail the train. The surrounding areas were then combed and another 3.5-inch rocket targeting the railroad near a farmland about 400 yards east of the railroad was uncovered. It was the cruel and inhuman plot of terrorists to endangers the train passengers. That plot was exposed and prevented in time.

These incidents show that those who are time and again attemtping to commit terrorist acts against the nation and the people are none other than expatriates and terrorist insurgents. It is quite obvious.

Information was received that Pyithit Nyunt Wai of FTUB met with saboteur Kyaukkhe (alias) Maung Win and Naing Myo Swe (alias) Kyaw Kyaw in Maesot on 9-2-2006 and blamed them for failing to blast bombs near Nyaun-ghnapin Camp of the National Convention as they had been provided with 80,000 bahts each. Further information was also received that saboteur Khine Shwe Myint was still in the country and Pyithit Nyunt Wai was planning to send more saboteurs into the country by providing them with money; he would send saboteur teams from KNU, ABSDF and DPNS to blast bombs for five times in Mon and Kayin States; and explosives had been sent into the country under the arrangement of Pyithit Nyunt Wai and NDD Thein Win.

Further information revealed that Pyithit Nyunt Wai sent Myat Kyaw (alias) Tauk Htein of DPNS, Ye Thway (alias) Than Myint Aung (alias) Aung Ye Thway and Aung Bala (alias) San Wai of VBSW into the country to blast bombs at Union Day celebrations, Thanlwin Bridge (Mawlamyine) and Attaran Bridge. They arrived at the surrounding areas of Nyaungbinseik village in Kyaikmaraw Township on 11-2-2006. However, they had to turn back due to tight security measures. Under orders of Pyithit Nyunt Wai, saboteurs Kyaukkhe and Naing Myo Swe asked hardcores to blast a sound bomb in Myawady on 14-2-2006. On 26-2-2006 morning, a high-capacity land mine was exposed and removed under the railroad of Yangon-Mandalay down train near mile post 176/21. Another land mine was exposed and removed due to the tip-off of duty conscience People’s Power group.

According to the information received on 14-3-2006, it is learnt that under the joint arrangements of NLD (LA) seteurs into the country by providing them with money; he would send saboteur teams from KNU, Aetary Myint Thein and the KNU brigade-7 commander, five saboteurs led by San Gyi infiltrated into the country via Mae Hong Son of a neighbouring country. The saboteur team was to infiltrate Pyinmana via Kanyutkwin-Toungoo route and blast bombs within three months.

Another information revealed that KNU, ABSDF and some terrorist groups would use flask-shaped explosive measuring 4 inches in diametre and 8 inches in length and it could be used as water bomb in river or creek or lake. Consequently, it was also learnt that when two persons were visiting ABSDF Aung Ko Oo, DPNS Aung Naing Oo and NDD Thein Win in Maesot in the first week of March 2006, a phone message asked them to send two condensed milk containers. Then, Thein Win and group gave the two condensed milk containers to the two persons. The password of condensed milk container might be explosives.

Another information revealed that KNU brigadier Issaz, saboteur Moe Phyu, ABSDF chairman Thankhe and NDD Thein Win would launch more subersive plots beginning 1-3-2006; NDD Thein Win and group would take charge of obtaining exploding techniques and ABSDF chairman Thankhe’s group would link the sabotage teams with internal UGs for smooth entry and exit. It was also learnt that KNU chief of staff Mutu, Issaz and ABSDF chairman Thankhe had a meeting at horticultural farm of KNU Hpa-an district chairman Phado Arto in east of Maelamat on 25-2-2006 and they discussed matters on launching military, sabotage and political attacks simultaneously beginning March.

A bomb exploded at a place eight feet from the wall of No 1 BEHS in Toungoo on 2 March 2006 morning. About two hours later, a transformer, near Panyoema women’s hostel at the corner of Myogyi and Setshin streets, Ward 20, in the town was blown up by a bomb. The explosion destroyed parts of the brick building where the transformer was kept.

With public help, the authorities were able to expose and arrest the terrorist, Saw Gethe Mu (a) Nay La, 27, of KNU brigade 5, and his accomplices, soon after the incident. Together with other 70 KNU members, Saw Gethe Mu attended an explosives course at Hteelekwee region. He confessed that commander of KNU 5 brigade Saw Baw Kyaw He ordered him to blow up bombs in Taungoo, Pyinmana, Thazi and Meiktila, Saw Ta Wa in Pyu, Nyaunglebin, Bago and Yangon, and Saw Te Po in Papun.

His uncle, Saw Se Kale He of Sanegon Ward, Taungoo, showed the authorities where four gelignite bars, two detonators, one hand grenade, and four table clocks were kept secret. The authorities seized the explosives and related equipment. According to Saw Gethe Mu he would continue to realize his further plans to blow up bombs in Meiktila highway terminal, and Thazi railway station, if he was not caught and arrested.

The authorities received information, which said that Pakaw Htoo and Zaw Tin Win, under orders of KNU brigade 7, together with ABSDF bomber Ye Win, had plans to blow up bombs in Pyinmana.

Another information said that the KNU brigade 4 conducted a bomb explosives course in Hteenawkkhee region with foreign assistance. A French taught about the time bomb and an Australian, remote-controlled bomb explosion technique.

Thanks to the information given by a duty conscious person, the authorities were able to seize a mine at a place 80 yards west of the railroad between Yedashe and Kyungon railway stations on 19 March, 2006. It was found that the fleeing terrorists left behind the mine as they were not able to plant it.

We can always expose and arrest the terrorists in time and save the people from grave dangers, thanks to the duty conscious people, who have the tradition of actively cooperating with authorities, with full security awareness.

The people do not accept the terrorists and their acts to harm the good results of peace, stability and progress of the nation. It is obvious that they are always ready to join hands with the Tatmadaw to root out the terrorists.

When we analyse the links, we can find that expatriate Sein Win of NCGUB, secretary Pyithit Nyunt Wai of FTUB, Thein Win of NDD, and KNU, SSA-S, ABSDF, NLD (LA), DPNS and VBSW and their foreign masters have a hand in the conspiracies.

As they are of the same type, they formed the so-called fronts, alliances and national councils. The group called National Democratic Front (NDF) comprises KNU, KNPP, SDU, SSA-S, CNF and ALP terrorist groups. The NDF office is in the other country. Its chairman is Phado Ba Thin Sein of KNU. A similar group, Democratic Alliance of Burma (DAB), is formed with terrorist groups, KNU, ABSDF, DPNS, ALP, NDD, and KNPP. Its chairman is Tarmala Baw of KNU.

Later, NCGUB of Sein Win formed the National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB) abroad in cooperation with NDF, DAB, NLD (LA), Members of Parliament Union-MPU. The NCUB was formed under the political cloak to get assistance for controlling and funding all terrorist acts. Its chairman is no other than Tarmalar Baw of KNU, and secretary Pyithit Nyunt Wai of FTUB. They are harmoniously resorting to terrorist acts at present.

On 30 November 2003, NCUB and NCGUB issued a Joint Policy Declaration. In the declaration the NCUB and NCGUB said that they would firmly take the responsibility for working out for the future of Myanmar’s politics and fate. It is obvious that secretary of FTUB and NCUB Pyithit Nyunt Wai and expatriate Sein Win of NCGUB are like-minded persons. Expatriate Sein Win and Pyithit Nyunt Wai are controlling and ordering terrorists attacks inside Myanmar by providing money to terrorists. I have already explained their crimes to be known to the world with firm evidence at the previous press conferences. The dailies in Myanmar also carried the news about the confessions made by the seized mercenary thugs in public or at the courts together with news photos.

Myanmar is party to 11 international conventions to suppress terrorism, which include the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombing and International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism. According to the two conventions, it is obvious that expatriate Sein Win and Pyithit Nyunt Wai are committing terrorist acts under cover of democracy and labour affairs. The government declared both the NCGUB and FTUB unlawful association on 28 August 2005.

Their foreign masters pretended as if they did not know terrorist acts of renegade Sein Win of NCGUB and Pyithit Nyunt Wai of FTUB and followers. But, whenever authorities managed to seize NDD Thein Win’s UGs who Pyithit Nyunt Wai hired the terrorist acts masterminded by FTUB Pyithit Nyunt Wai and NDD Thein Win were exposed. All the six hard-core UG members of NDD Thein Win who were arrested in Bago confessed that they witnessed a large map showing construction projects of the State at the office of Pyithit Nyunt Wai in the neighbouring nation to carry out a destructive scheme; that cash assistance was provided for internal UGs through Thein Win; that ex-member of ABSDF terrorist of PP-21 terrorist group Thein Win was grooming Tin Moe with explosive devices at Thein Win’s residence in Maesot, and Tin Moe blasted bombs some places around Yangon Central Railway Station in Yangon; and KNU Mehm Nyein Maung member of PP-21 frequently visited the residence of Thein Win. These evidences were clarified at the press conference No 6/2005.

Moreover, also cla-rified with reliable evidences were that under the control of NCGUB Sein Win and FTUB Pyithit Nyunt Wai, some members of ABSDF, NLD (LA) and VBSW committed bomb explosions at three busy places in Yangon on 7 May, 2005 with the help of hard-core UGs of NDD Thein Win. Member of NDD Thein Win’s hard-core Yunod confessed at the press conference No 2/2006 that the explosions took place just after Thein Win asked him for some information as to whether security was tightened or not in such busy places.

NDD Thein Win’s hardcore UG member Saya Ye (a) Than Oo, 53, of Pyu, who was arrested on 24-3-2006 confessed that with the payment of Thein Win, he incited a demonstration of one or two protesters each in three places in Yangon; that he gave cash and supervised for two nuns to stage protests in front of the City Hall; that he gave cash and supervised Naing Lin and Naing Win to do the same in front of a foreign embassy; that he gave cash and supervised Kyaw Kyaw to protest on Shwegondaing Road; he received 3 satellite phones from Thein Win and distributed them to UGs; that he gave a satellite phone to UG U Aung Thein of Tharkayta Township as ordered by NLD (LA) secretary Daw San San who is living in Maesot; that when he visited Thein Win’s house near Baht-200 market in the neighbouring country in July 2003 he saw Thein Win conducting a course on blasting time bomb to saboteur Thet Khaing; that Thein Win told him that some arms were hidden under a duck pond at the back of his house; that while he visited Thein Win in the neighbouring country in August 2004, Thein Win told him that the attack with launcher to a ship at Kyimyindine jetty was masterminded by Pyithit Nyunt Wai and his cohorts; that NDD Thein Win mainly ordered saboteur Tin Moe in blasting bombs within the country; that Tin Moe together with Ko Naing (Bago) and Win Min (Sagaing) used to blasting bombs; and that a close follower of Thein Win disclosed to him that the blasting of bombs at 3 busy places in Yangon were masterminded by Thein Win.

Similarly, Thein Win’s hardcore UG U Aung Thein of Tharkayta Township who was arrested on 25-3-2006 confessed that he worked together with Daw San San (NLD representative-elect of Seikkan Township) expatriate who is now the secretary of NLD (LA), at the Labour Department before the 1988 disturbances. He said that after the 1988 disturbances, he joined NLD and performed duties as Organizing Committee member and central social support committee member; that Daw San San lived at Thein Win’s house in Maesot and he had phone contact with Daw San San; that in June 2004 Daw San San sent 300,000 kyats and a satellite phone to him via Saya Ye and he had to send information on political activities of the party and some organizations; that he had to send information through satellite phone for 13 times; that Daw San San sent such information to NCGUB expatriate Sein Win, NLD (LA) Win Khet and MPU; and that a total of 450,000 kyats sent by NDD Thein Win and NLD (LA) Daw San San were spent as expenditures in health and social affairs of NLD members.

Likewise, Thein Win’s hardcore UG Khaing Mar Soe of Pyu who was arrested on 26-3-2006 confessed that she went to a neighbouring country to work as illegal worker and she was organized by NDD Thein Win; that Thein Win asked her to send cash and kind into the country; that she was arrested in Thingan Nyinaung in 2001 and sentenced to 4 years’ imprisonment; that she was released on 1-6-2005 and she contacted NDD Thein Win in Maesot; that Thein Win gave her about 400,000 kyats as cash assistance; that as ordered by Thein Win she distributed cash assistance to hardcore UGs within the country; that as arranged by Thein Win she was interviewed by a foreign broadcasting station through a satellite phone at Thein Win’s house in January and February 2006 and that she fabricated news about summer paddy cultivation in Myanmar.

Moreover, according to the confessions of Oktwin Township NLD vice-chairman (former chairman of Oktwin Township NLD) U Khin Maung Win, on 31-3-2006, the links of terrorist NDD Thein Win can be found vividly. U Khin Maung Win confessed that he became Township NLD chairman after the 1988 disturbances; that he was representative-elect from Oktwin Township constituency-2 in the 1990 elections; that in 1991 he was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment under section 5(J) of Emergency Act and section 15(A) of Gambling Act; that he was released on 30-7-2001 and performing duty as vice-chairman of Oktwin Township NLD; that while living in Kywepwe, Khaing Mar Soe visited him twice in November and December 2005; that she told him Thein Win was in the neighbouring country and she passed the regards sent from Thein Win together with 50,000 kyats; that Khaing Mar Soe visited him for the third time in February 2006 and told him that Thein Win asked him to arrange for farmers to make complaints that their paddy did not fetch good prices; that he replied the farmers were getting good prices and high yield for paddy as well as matpe and it was impossible to make complaint; that Khaing Mar Soe asked him to try his best and gave 50,000 kyats; that in early March Khaing Mar Soe came and raised the matter again and he replied to her that he could not do the job as there was none to make complaint. She asked him to try again.

Similarly, NDD Thein Win’s hard-core member UG U Aung Moe, 77, who was arrested on 28-3-2006 confessed that under the arrangements of Thein Win, he met with Pyithit Nyunt Wai at the Patik Hotel in Maesot and earned honorarium for his translation work at the course on labour affairs conducted by a US citizen; that he sent fabricated news from within the country; that while he stayed at Thein Win’s house in Maesot, he met with NCGUB expatriate Sein Win, FTUB Pyithit Nyunt Wai, as well as Phado Man Shar of KNU, and compiled a paper on Myanmar currency as he was asked and paid by them for doing so. In March 2005 he went to Thein Win and the latter asked him to have discussions with Thakin Thein Pe, Ludu Daw Amar, Dagon Taryar and U Ba Swe. Thein Win paid him 400,000 kyats. UG hardcore U Aung Moe met with Thakin Thein Pe and U Ba Swe and gave 50,000 kyats to Thakin Thein Pe and 100,000 to Ludu Daw Amar. In September 2005 he went to Thein Win again and had discussions with Phado Man Shar and Mehm Nyein Maung of KNU. When he went to Thein Win again in December he had discussions with KNU chief of staff Mutu. The above-mentioned facts reveal that the NLD members and the noted persons within the country had contacts with expatriate terrorists.

All members of NCUB including NCGUB of expatriate Sein Win, FTUB of Pyithit Nyunt Wai and KNU are actually terrorists. Their hardcore UGs are brought here in this hall for you journalists to ask them. A recent attack from abroad was made at the ILO governing body’s 295th meeting held on 30-3-2006 in Geneva. At that meeting labour delegates leader Sir Leroy Trotman disclosed that he did not accept the declaration of FTUB of Pyithit Nyunt Wai as unlawful terrorist organization. Moreover, accusa-tion was made that forced labour issue in Myanmar has no improvement. They attempted to raise the issue of Myanmar at ILO conference to be held in the coming June. It is obvious that Pyithit Nyunt Wai and four or five others were given with FTUB badge and asked to send fabricated news about the country.

Actually, renegade Pyithit Nyunt Wai was given a limelight by permitting him to attend ILC (International Labour Conference) meeting, CAS (Committee on Application of Standards) meeting and ICFTU (International Confederation of Free Trade Unions) meeting as labour representative. It is questionable that ILO is recognizing the terrorists.

It was the acceleration of above-ground attack in line with the three-pronged attack of above-ground, underground and external attacks against the Government. The minions and their foreign masters accused that there were forced labour in Myanmar, child soldiers and licensed to rape, ethnic cleansing and villages were removed by force.

The one which is actually undertaking ethnic cleansing is NCUB which has been setting villages on fire, blasting bombs at crowded places and railroads. Ignoring the true fact, USA and some EU countries imposed economic sanctions lop-sidedly against Myanmar. as a measure of foreign attack tactics. In addition, they asked China, India and ASEAN countries to put pressure on Myanmar. Moreover, they exaggerated Myanmar’s affairs into the global concern and tried to put the case to UN Security Council. On 29-3-2006, the Senate hearing was conducted on Myanmar and it was discussed to continue sanctions against Myanmar until the release of detained axe-handles in the country. The discussion also included matters for Bush administration to join hands with other governments to take action on Myanmar and to try again to put Myanmar’s affairs to UN Security Council as, according to the hearing, it was threatening the regional stability.

MPU (Members of Parliament Union) of NLD expatriates included in the NCUB, joining hands with Burma Campaign (India), held a workshop on 31-3-2006 in India. At the workshop, NLD expatriate Tint Swe discussed that Myanmar’s affairs were coming out of the Myanmar boundary and threatening the regional stability and they had to find ways and means.

Similarly, the discussions were held on 31-3-2006 in Brussels of Belgium. Representatives from 13 European countries, Europe-based NGOs, NCGUB of expatriate Sein Win and NCUB of Pyithit Nyunt Wai attended the meeting. Demands were made for EU to put more pressure so as for the UN Security Council to act on Myanmar’s affairs; and to compile facts on violation of human rights so as to put more pressure on Myanmar Government. NLD has requested EU to put more pressure on Myanmar if Myanmar Government does not comply its demand mentioned in the Union Day special announcement.

At this juncture, VBSW (Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors) issued an announcement demanding the reply of the Government as regards the NLD’s Union Day announcement and withdrawing of foreign investments. The announcement also said that if their demands are not complied with, they would attack Union Solidarity and Development Association members, Fire Brigade members, and businessmen collaborating with the government. That announcement of VBSW was broadcast by VOA on 27 March evening.

Keeping a constant vigilance, the people, the Tatmadaw, Myanmar Police Force, hand in hand, have been able to take sufficient preventive security measures against the terrorist acts. They will continue to cooperate increasingly, it is certain. Nevertheless, independence can be lost suddenly if it is not preserved properly with serious care. And it took over 100 years to regain independence after sacrificing a lot of lives, blood and sweat. The entire people are to take lessons from history and be aware of that fact.

Hence, internal and external destructive elements should be opposed and crushed as common enemies in line with the People’s Desire as they are hindering the progress in endeavours of the Tatmadaw and the people in building the Union into a discipline-flourishing democratic nation. The people are to vigilantly expose the terrorists who are disguising themselves as ordinary people and to inform any suspicious looking ones to authorities concerned. Mass vigilance is required to ward off terrorist destructionists.