I waited until after the anniversary of Burma’s 1962 coup had past to see what responses followed. Friday, 2 March 2012, was, of course, the 50th anniversary of the country’s pivotal military intervention. But I can’t find any mention in the official media. Some of the few nods to history and this major milestone are available here and here.
I guess it’s not all that surprising that other issues are getting attention instead. To get a sense of everything else going on in Burma these days then this is a very good place to start. If you have not read a Burmese newspaper for some months then the range of topics covered, and the tone of the reporting, may come as a bit of a shock.
But I would still love to hear from any New Mandala readers who can tell us more about how 2 March 2012 was marked on the ground — in Yangon, Naypyidaw or elsewhere. Any commemorations? Statements? Rituals?
Most if not ALL of the original Dictators of BSPP are either:
1)Retired from politics thus living in luxury from their plundering.
2) Dead as in the few but very example of Ne Win.
3) Persona non Grata for opposing present SG Than Shwe and cohorts, the rank and file of DASSK/NLD.
Knowing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Than_Shwe
1) SG Than Shwe having his way in almost every respect.
2) Unlike previously describe by Benedict Rogers, uncharacteristic of him, to push one face in the mud instead of shooting them outright, as Ne Win boasted.
3) With Tamadaw Day March 27 just around the corner.
4) Being a psych-op, ever mindful to distinguish splitting penny difference, the present dictatorship from Ne Win’s own.
One should NEVER expect the 3/2/62 anniversary.
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