Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Just like with Canada's gold rush, many foreign companies would like to rush into Burma to exploit the country's natural resources. Also, people of Burma think that when western investors come to Burma, they are better than Asian investors. Asian investors—from China, Taiwan, M

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  One of the members of the KNU delegation just went to Yangon for a peace talk. She told me that when they were in Yangon, they talked to the region's railway minister, U Aung Min, who was the leader of the government's delegation. She asked them why they were repeating history.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Because they have no intention of having a political settlement. You know, a ceasefire alone is not enough. What the regime is thinking is, okay, we'll stop fighting, we'll let you run in your own territory, and we'll let you do business, and then this will be finished. But eth

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Mr. Chairman, and honourable members of the subcommittee, thank you very much for holding this hearing today. I am grateful to be here to testify about the human rights situation in Burma, the country in southeast Asia where I was born and raised. I would like to submit my prepa