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Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:41:18 +0000

[...] 3. 50 Burmese nationals protest, The Online Citizen, 20 November 2007 [...]

By: Aung

Aung — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:50:29 +0000

Hi Choon,

Thank you for the video.

With best regards,
Aung

By: choon

choon — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:41:01 +0000

Aung and all

forgot to place the link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t3RYT6Xwds

By: choon

choon — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:40:13 +0000

Hi Aung and all

a video of the burmese demonstration at Orchard Road

By: Aung

Aung — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 06:56:46 +0000

Hi Blackteeshirt:

I am one of the Burmese demonstrators that day.

By demonstrating in Singapore, we could be sent back. We knowingly took the risk. Most the Burmese oversea regretted that they were not in Burma during September uprising. If we were inside, surely we would join the protest as we did in 1988.

Sometimes, you need to do for what you believe. In fact, the right to assembly is one of our fundamental human rights. If a party or a government is using unjust laws to violate our rights, it is better to defy those unjust laws rather than keeping quiet. For doing that, you may face the retialation from the government. But your effort will never be in vain.

With best regards,
Aung

By: blackteeshirt

blackteeshirt — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 02:54:35 +0000

we have to consider if the burmese who protested in singapore would protest in burma when the protests were ongoing, when the military used extreme violence.

they protested in singapore where they wouldnt be exposed to such violence by the authorities.

if they wouldnt, it would be equivalent to the singaporeans in singapore wouldnt it?

if they would, it teachs us a lesson in democracy.

By: The Truth Hurts

The Truth Hurts — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:29:50 +0000

Free-riding or getting a good deal, is the true Singaporean calculative way. If one is so gungho about it, stand with the Burmese protesters the next time they head out.

It is almost like with voting in opposition during GE – everybody wants more opposition in parliament, as long as the opposition does not win the SMC or GRC they are living in. Let some other SMC or GRC take the risk, while the rest reap the returns.

By: SH Yeo

SH Yeo — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:37:24 +0000

Burma have their ‘junta’s’, so have singapore. time to learn from the burmese what is worth fighting for in their life. Open yr BIG EYES folks!!!

By: SGFRAG » Blog Archive » 50 Burmese nationals protest

SGFRAG » Blog Archive » 50 Burmese nationals protest — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:26:37 +0000

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By: afa

afa — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:01:11 +0000

With this kind of thinking.. ….. free rider..

U still think Singpaore will benefits with ur thinking..

The Burmese protest yesterday is good for Singaporeans. They take the risk, we harvest the returns. We cheer on along the side, but if they get busted by the police and deported, it doesn’t affect us. If anything, their arrest would make the government and police more vulnerable to criticism and cause further cracks in their credibility. The government would eventually buckle under pressure if this keeps up, and change to a more progressive one. The problem is getting enough cannon fodder to sustain the pressure on this government. These Burmese protestors are useful and should be encouraged. Let’s be brutally honest. To put it as a harsh analogy, they are somewhat like the foreign workers here – they do the dirty job and then we send them home after a while, and Singapore society benefits.