Saturday, July 11, 2009

Myitkyina Public Hospital Teeming With Child Patients

With the onset of monsoon in June there has been a sudden increase in the number of child patients in Burma's northern Kachin State's capital Myitkyina leaving no room for fresh admissions in the Myitkyina public hospital, said hospital sources.

The hospital has only one children’s ward and it can admit around 80 child patients, said insiders.

As of now, the children’s ward is full with over 100 child patients mainly of ages under 12. Given the overcrowding, some are being treated on the corridors outside the ward, a hospital blue staff told KNG today. Many teenagers in the town are also suffering from Malaria and symptoms of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF), said hospital sources.

According to sources in the children’s ward, all infants and child patients in the hospital mainly have symptoms of DHF and Malaria --- high continuous fever, dysentery, headache, respiratory and intestinal problems with sore throat, coughing, nausea, vomiting, and solid waste excretion with blood.

Following blood examination results only a few child patients were found to be afflicted with DHF virus and most patients have been given virus-infection status by the hospital, the sources added.

There are also many child patients in the town but they cannot go to the hospital for two reasons--- there is no more place for new patients in the hospital and they lack affordability for treatment, said residents of Myitkyina.

At the hospital, the patients have to pay 4,000 Kyat to 7,000 Kyat per person for blood examination. They also have to buy all injections and medicine, said hospital staff.

Clinics in the town are also full of infants, children and teenager patients, said local people.

Patients found to be suffering from DHF or otherwise in both the government public hospital and outside clinics are mainly treated with Chinese anti-malarial injections like Artemether and Artesunate with anti-biotic tablets and injections, said parents of patients.

According to locals, almost every family in the town has one or more DHF or Malaria patient.

Hospital and residents of Myitkyina said the number of infants; children and teenager patients in the town are much more than that in last year’s rainy season.

As part of the response of the ruling Burmese junta administration to the virus infection, the Myitkyina Town Health Department has been spraying anti-mosquito gas in the houses of patients' suffering from DHF virus, said hospital sources.

Northern Commander Meets Kachin Church Leaders On Transformation Issue

Written by KNG
Friday, 10 July 2009 15:42
Leaders of the biggest churches in Myitkyina, Kachin State were summoned by the Burmese ruling junta's Northern Regional Commander Brig-Gen Soe Win two weeks ago to discuss the amorphous stand of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) regarding transforming its armed-wing, local Churches' sources said.
The church leaders in Myitkyina were especially called to a meeting at the Mali Hka Centre Hall in the Northern Regional Command headquarters in Myitkyina on June 27 from 10 a.m. to noon by Commander Brig-Gen Soe Win. They were told that the KIO had not given a clear answer on transforming the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) to a junta-proposed Border Guard Force (BGF), said participants.

The church leaders were requested by the Commander that they tell KIO leaders to come up with a clear answer whether the KIA will be transformed to BGF or not, added the participants.

According to sources who attended the meeting, the Kachin church leaders told the Commander that to resolve the problems it would take a long time and that it could only be solved through a process of serious discussions.

At the meeting there were 17 church leaders from Myitkyina Christian Council (MCC), which is made up of churches like Baptist, Roman Catholic, Anglican and Independent Christian Church (also called Shanglawt Hkristan in Kachin). The participants also included Rev. Dr. Lahtaw Saboi Jum former general secretary of the Kachin Baptist Convention, who is currently serving as a leader of civilian peace mediators between the KIO and the junta, and the current KBC general secretary Rev. Labya Paul Naw Tawng, said participants.

KIO/A officials in Laiza headquarters on the Sino-Burma border in Kachin State said, the KIO is now awaiting a reply from the junta over its request that the issue be solved only after a new government comes to power after next year’s elections.

On July 8, KIO delegates and Commander Soe Win met at the Mali Hka Center in Northern Regional Command headquarters in Myitkyina but the meeting could not resolve the issue, KIO sources said.

According to the junta's time frame, the KIO has to come up with an answer in black and white over transforming the KIA to the BGF by this month, said KIO sources.

Former KBC's general secretary Rev. Dr. Lahtaw Saboi Jum, who is currently serving as a peace mediator between the KIO and the Burma's ruling junta.

Former KBC's general secretary Rev. Dr. Lahtaw Saboi Jum, who is currently serving as a peace mediator between the KIO and the Burma's ruling junta.


Former KBC's general secretary Rev. Dr. Lahtaw Saboi Jum, who is currently serving as a peace mediator between the KIO and the Burma's ruling junta.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Ban Ki Moon Myen Mung Sa ai Hpa Akyu N Rawng

Myen mung de lahkawng lang ngu na lahkawng ya hkrun lam sa du kau da sai, Ban Ki Moon gaw, Gambari hte hpa mi n shai ai sha, lata gaman hte bai wa mat sai hku re. Myen du ni a, tsip rai nga ai, Nay Pyi Thaw kaw, myen du ni a du Than Shwe hte hkying hkum lahkawng daram tsun bawng bang yu tim, Ban Ki Moon a matu, lak lai ai mahtai langai mung n pru wa ai gaw, myit yu hpa nan rai nga ai.

Hpun ja si hta, baw grau ja ai, Than Shwe hte Ban Ki Moon hpawk hte nga yang

Hkyuk htawng sharen da hkrum nga ai, Ma Kaw hte hkrum lu na matu, Than Shwe hpe hpyi shawn lai wa sai rai tim, "Ma Kaw gaw tara je yang hkrum taw ai masha re" nga ai hta lai n na, Ban Ki Moon hpa nan n lu wa ai lam chye lu ai. "Ma Kaw hte ngai hkrum ra ai, dai gaw ahkyak ai" ngu pyi kahtap tsun hkra rai tim, Ban Ki Moon a matu mahtai gaw n lak lai wa ai hpe yu yang, myen du ni hpe shangwi shapyaw abawk n na, mung masa lam n mai jahta ai ngu ai hpe dan dan leng leng nan mu lu nga ai.

Ban Ki Moon zawn re masha langai sa hkra rai n na nan, sa hpyi nem ai pyi gaw, hpa ahkyak n la ya ai myen du ni hpe, British mungdan a Prime Minister Gordon Brown gaw grai pawt ai hte, myen du ni hpe, hpaga yum ga ja gumhpraw lam hte seng n na grau grau pat hkum mat wa na re lam chye lu ai. (Sanctions)

Ban Ki Moon gaw, shawng na kalang zawn sha, ndai kalang mung, lai wa sai shaning, may shata hta, laru kaba madung hkrum sha lai wa sai, Irrawaddy mungdaw de sa du gawan kau da sai rai nga lu ai. Ma Kaw hte n lu hkrum na, Than Shwe hpe pawt ai a marang e, Ban Ki Moon a gying tsun jaw ai hpe hkrum sha ai wa gaw, myen Foreign Minister U Nyan Win re lam chye lu ai.


Ga hkyi magawn sha nga ai, Nyan Win


Irrawaddy mungdaw de sa gawan ai lam n tsa, n bungli kaw mu lu ai Ban Ki Moon

Kachins Lose Wherewithal Under KIO-Junta (Opinion)

Written by Ring Aung

People in Kachin State have been largely dependent on precious and priceless natural resources like gems and the state's rich biodiversity. The dependence was on splendid and valuable stones and precious metal such as jade and gold in large quantities and this was the main trading business in the past.

However, now the Burmese military regime has resorted to a cunning strategy for the rapid absorption of the massive resources by granting mining permission to Burmese, Chinese and Indian businessmen who have large amounts of money.

Kachin people who have a limited amount of money cannot compete with the rich Chinese and Indians, capable of investing big amounts of money. To make matters worse Kachin businessmen are losing out or are incapable of holding on to their own land which yields business.

One of the recent instances has been the case between Kachin businessman Tsinyu Zau Mung the owner of Seng Bum Company and Chinese businessman Kyaw Myint the owner of 'Hole in One' company.

According to Hpakant jade traders, "Seng Bum Company had recently bought some parts of the 'Hole in One' company's jade mines, and started excavations. Soon after which there were some good results on those particular jade mines. Therefore, the 'Hole in One' Company's owners wanted the jade mines back."

The case went to court of the Kachin Independent Organization (KIO).

The Chinese businessman claimed that he would seize that particular jade mine by filing a case in the KIO's court for he had a good relationship with many high ranking KIO officers.

The Chinese businessman even offered more than 500 million kyats for the court judgment going in his favour.

It was stated that at that particular time, the KIO court had judged fairly despite the relationship, the bribe, and allegations of racism.

After the hearing by the judge, the Chinese businessman even accused the KIO's court of racism and sent the accusation letter to the court.

However, despite the decision of the KIO's court, the Chinese businessman was allowed to do jade mining on the sold out jade mines to the Seng Bum Company.

The reason why he could continue his jade mining business in the sold out areas was because he was granted permission from the vice-president of KIO, Lt-Gen Nban La Awng and he was adopted by the general.

It was said that the Lt-Gen Nban La Awng had abused the power with no respect to the KIO's court's judgment or despite the decision of the KIO's court.

Meanwhile the Chinese businessman has been boasting and saying that nobody can touch and challenge him for he has good relations with all the officers of the KIO.

In conclusion it needs to be pondered how Kachins are going to survive in their own land, if there is no back up or support from even their own Kachin Independent Organization or Army (KIO/A). Instead of looking at the upliftment of Kachin people's life, there are all the signs of a downhill slide in different aspects of life.

Death Toll In Floods And Landslide Rise To 70 In Hpakant


The death toll has risen to 70 in the aftermath of floods and landslides in Burma's Hpakant jade mining area in the country's northern Kachin State on July 4 and 5. Hundreds have been injured including over 10 people from local Kachin Baptist Churches, according to official figures available from Burmese Army authorities.

The floods and mudslides were the biggest ever witnessed in Hpakant jade land. The devastation was said to have been caused because the ruling junta has been allowing indiscriminate jade mining activities with sophisticated machines following the ceasefire agreement between the regime and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) in 1994, said local environmentalists.


The death toll was compiled till yesterday by the administrative office of the Hpakant Jade Mining City also called the City Peace and Development Council (Ma Ya Ka) of the junta, said Hpakant residents.

The search for bodies in jade land is underway and an additional 30 bodies were found under soil and slush dug out from the jade mines yesterday evening, a resident of Hpakant told KNG today.

Eyewitnesses said they saw dozens of bodies being carried in trucks while people were searching for more bodies under the soil heads which came crashing down in the heavy downpour.

Most of the deaths resulted from the mudslides because of the high land dug for the jade mines and because most villages were constructed on low land near the Uru River, according to residents of Hpakants.

The Hpakant government hospital is full of people with injuries as of Saturday night but a callous Burmese military authority is yet to launch any rescue mission for the victims, said residents of Hpakant.

Residents expect the death toll to touch several hundred because over seven main jade mining villages were severely affected by the flood from the Uru River which brought down heaps of soil and mud dug out from thousands of jade mines near their villages.

The three major jade mining cities of Hpakant, Lonkin (also called Lawng Hkang in Kachin) and Seng Tawng were flooded by the Uru River. However the water is receding since yesterday, added residents.

Private and non-government rescue and relief missions were started yesterday in some of the flood and landslide affected areas like Hpakant city, Maw One, Seng Tawng and Lonkin after the rain and floods stopped, said locals.

Soon after the floods, the Hpakant Regional Kachin Baptist Convention under the Kachin Baptist Convention (KBC), the biggest Kachin Christian body in the country formed an emergency committee. It is implementing rescue and relief missions, said a KBC staff member in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State.

Roads in most villages in Hpakant jade land are covered with over three-foot of mud and slush allowing only ferry transportation, said local residents.

Residents of Hpakant city are now busy cleaning their inundated homes. They are facing an acute shortage of clean water, said residents.
KNG

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

WUN PAWNG SHADANG A HKRUN LAM

Wun Pawng Shadang a mying lu,
Jahtawng mung htu sai lu
Jing Hpaw Buga hta nga kaba,
Mung kan hpaji mung sharin la
Myu Sha magam gun hpai nna,
Nu yan Wa mung arawng la
Sawa ni Shang shanut,
Mung dan kata nga n ngut
Wun Pawng Buga hpe ngai kau da,
Thailand mung de ngai hkawm sa
Thailand de shang na maw yang,
Sawa ni e adup shatsang
Hkau Tu N Hkum a chyeju,
Ngai hta kaba la nga ai lu
Thailand kaw na lawt,
Penang ngu ai de she hprawt
2003 February 21
Ngai mung ma un sun hta hkrai
Lauban wa shabrai n kam jaw,
Ngai mung chye ai de mi ga naw
Ngai hkrai lam ntsa e chyai,
Balik ni kabu sai
Sikit Jam(jahkring mi) nga sha ga,
Ngai hta lawm ai yawng jaw da
Lagut damya mung ngai hkrup sha,
Lam makau ai yup kau ra
Manaw manang hte hkrum,
Ngai a myit a alum
A ten ni lai she lai wa,
Malay ga du ai 7 ning de shang wa
7 ning she du wa,
Sen 7 nta de kata
N myit mada KL de du wa,
Gumra a prang pru kajawng ai hpa
Yawng yawng gaw UN nga ja hta,
Ngai gaw mau mau rai n gup sha mahka
Tim ganing n di,
Ngai hkrai sha matut kri
Shara shagu de du,
Kan lahkam mi a matu
N dai zawn, n dai zawn rai
Wun Pawng Shadang ngai
Malay ga mayam tai sai.

Tawk Hkam
8/1/09

Monday, December 15, 2008

GADAI NI MA HTANG LAMU GA MADU RAI TA?

Tsaw ra ai Wunpawng Myu Sha Nu Wa Hpu Nau ni e,
Jing Hpaw Buga, Jing Hpaw Buga nga ai gaw yu ngwi mahkawn ni hta sha rai mat wa sai.
Ya dai ni anhte a n gup hta tsun taw nga ai Jing Hpaw Buga kaw ganang kaw rai a ta?
Yu ngwi mahkawn ni hta sha rai mat sai kun....? Dai ni na ten hta Anhte a LAMU GA hpe anhte MYU SHA ni LU MADU nga ai kun...? Anhte a JING HPAW BUGA KATA HTA ANHTE A MYU SHA NI WANGLU WANGLANG GALAW SHA NA A HKAW A HKANG LU NGA MA AI KUN...? JING HPAW BUGA HPE KADAI NI WA MADU TAI UP SHA NGA MA AI TA...? LAMU GA MADU NI GAW HPA BYIN NGA MA AI TA...? MYU SHA NI A NINGBAW NINGLA NGA NNA TSAP NGA AI NI GAW HPA BAW NI GALAW NGA MA AI TA...? KADAI NI MAHTANG MYU SHA NI A NINGBAW, MYU SHA NI A DAWHPUM DAWNU AI RAI MA TA...? TING NANG A MYU SHA NI HPAW GAW NAW MADA MU NGA MA AI KUN...?
Dai ni na ten hta anhte a Buga na lamu ga ni hten za mat ma sai, Hkashi Hkanu ni Hkanu mat sai, hkyet mat ma sai, n hprang sut rai ni htum wa ma sai, maling ni krin htum wa sai, shing ra tara ni galai shai wa nga sai, anhte a Buga hta Ginhtawng, Lanam, N shung ta ni n chye gin hka wa sai, n dai zawn byin ai lam ni gaw Lamu Ga Madu rai nga ai Myu Sha ni a majaw kun, Kade a majaw kun...?
Jing Hpaw Buga a sut dum rai nga ai U RU SENG MAW daini na ten hta hpa baw ni galai shai wa sai ta...? Rawt Kalu Kaba ai ma ga de kun...? Hkrat sum wa ai maga de yawng nga ai kun...?


















































N dai zawn Jing Hpaw Wun Pawng Myu Sha ni a lamu ga htu shalau jahten kau ai hpe pyi myit ndik di Maw Ga Ginra hpe Mali Brang rai ga garan dut sha wa nga ma ai.
Jing Hpaw Wun Pawng Buga hte Jing Hpaw Wun Pawng Myu Sha ni a shawng lam gam maka gara hku sa wa na hpe...........

NGAI LANGAI HKRU KAT NGA PYAW TAW YANG RAI SAI NGA NNA MYIT DIK NGA NA KUN....?
TINANG A AMYU SHA NI GAW HPA MA BYIN YANG BYIN NGU SHINGDU KAYIN TAWN NA KUN....?
TINANG A AMYU SHA NI HPE HKYE MAKAWP MAGA LA NA N MYIT MA SAI KUN....?
MAIGAN WA HTE PAWNG N NA TINANG A MYU SHA NI HPE SHINGDU DE TAWN KAU NA MA AI KUN...?
MYU SHA LAM, MYU SHA LAM NGA N NA GALAW NGA AI NI GARA DE RAI MAT MA SA TA....?

Myit yawn la let,

TAWK HKAM