Thursday, May 22, 2008

Breaking News: NLD youth leaders' arrest before UN S-G Ban Ki-moon arrival, 7000 refugees marching protest

BDD
Around 7000 refugees from Hlaing Tharyar and Htan Da Bin refugee camps, camping out for getting support from individual donations near Rangoon this afternoon, unconfirmed sources said. The reasons of arguing and frustrating refugees who have not received any assistance from the regime since Cyclone Nargis terminated way of lives, properties and thousand left deaths in Rangoon division and more and more refugees joining. But other source said that there was an argument at the industrial zones (2) and one thousand workers were staying outside of the factory and it was settled after negotiating.
In fact, NLD humanitarian assisting committee issued the request of emergency assistance to the 15 villages in Kunchan Gong Township after regime failed to provide relief aids to them.
Ko Khin Htun and Ko Htun Zaw Zaw, both prominent Central NLD Youth Leaders and 13 other NLD youth leaders were arrested from their homes in Rangoon last night, source reported. Ko Khin Htun and Ko Htun Zaw Zaw have been watched by the police special branch ((SB) since they and other NLD youths have coordinated referendum watch, Cyclone Nargis relief effort and freedom of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi campaign.
They reportedly coordinating with UN representative for possible meeting with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and UN Secretary-General Eve of her complete five years under house arrest.

NLD HQs is still working on the arrest of Ko Khin Htun, Ko Htun Zaw Zaw and rest of 13 colleagues. NLD and its' supporters were very angry because this is a motive of SPDC to prevent any political action by NLD youth before UN secretary-general arrive today.