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2004-12-30 (Asian Tribune) - No news is bad news in Burma. The generals claim there are no political prisoners in Burma. They also claim there are no human rights violations in Burma. The generals also allege that Burma was not impacted by the regional bird flu virus. And for many years, the generals ignored the HIV-AIDs problem in Burma.
The December 26th - a 9.0 earthquake is front page news in all the newspapers in Asia, except Burma. The superstitious generals in Burma are afraid to report the news of the earthquake that shook Rangoon for three minutes, because an earthquake is an omen of a change of government in Burma.
There are also other reasons why the state controlled newspapers are ignoring the major earthquake disaster in Asia. There was devastation in the Burma controlled Coco Islands in the Indian Ocean. Among the casualties was the Chinese Military Officers who operated the Chinese spy station in the Coco Islands.
A Thai gambling casino illegally operating at a Burmese island in Southern Burma also suffered major damage. But the Burmese generals do not want the world to know that this Thai casino illegally operating on Burmese territory was using the telephone country code of Thailand.
Computer simulation of the Tsunami waves generated by the 9.0 Earthquake shows them impacting the Tenasserim coast, the Arakan coast and the Irrawaddy Delta of Burma where Bassein is located. General Than Shwe served as the Southwest Regional Commander in Bassein.
General Than Shwe and his business associates have made personal investments in hotels in Bassein to promote it as a tourist destination.
His partner in this venture is Teza who split the multi-million dollar commission in the $130 million MIG-29 deal with Than Shwe's family. This Sunday's major earthquake not only harmed their investments in hotels in Bassein, but the Maw-Tin-Soun Pagoda in Bassein collapsed as a result of the earthquake. This was a clear sign to many Burmese that Than Shwe's government will soon be toppled.
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