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FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

ALL BURMA FEDERATION OF STUDENT UNIONS

Urgent release for Students demand for regular electricity supply during the
examination period from 2 Townships

Date : 9th March, 2009

People have always heard from the state control medias that there are huge
development in natural gas projects and hydro power projects, although in practical, there is
hardly electricity supply in Chin and Arakin state and people have to use the electricity in
very limited ration even in big cities in Burma including Rangoon and this has broken the
records of the previous years.
The lack of electricity supply has substituted with the energy consumption extracted
from the forests. Therefore, the electricity problem of Burma has become the regional issue
as it can bring the extinction of forests and the environment and climate changed. Actually,
there have enough resources, such as natural gas, hydro power, to produce 24-hours power
supply to the whole Burma for decades. However, as military regime has just emphasized on
earning the foreign currency regardless of the need of domestic electricity supply, people
have had to stay in darkness.
Moreover, now is the time for high-school examination in Burma, the lack of enough
electricity supply even for the night time, made students to be very terrible and troublesome
period. While students who are about to sit their exam cannot learn their lessons because of
too much electricity going out, on the other hand, there is full power supply in military areas
and it can highlight the big difference between military and civilian life.
The trouble of lack of regular electricity supply has shown the gap between the
situation of people, students and that of military institution. That made public dissatisfaction
and students outrage could lead to demonstrations to get regular electricity supply in
Mawlamein on the night of the 6 th of March and in Tontay on the 7 th March, 2009.
Since the plight of students and public from Mawlamein and Tontay to get enough
electricity supply can represent the all sorts of life in Burma. This is an unavoidable
demonstrations for the basic need of our public, we, All Burma Federation of Student Unions
– Foreign Affairs Committee (ABFSU-FAC) have comprehensively supported them and have
declared that we will participate and cooperate as much as possible in these movements and
consequences.

To contact –
Min Naing (In charge) 6681-680 2015
Zaw Tun (Deputy In charge - 1) 6689-952 7340
Zin Maung (Deputy In charge – 2)6686-923 3547

P.O.Box 102, Mae Ping P.O,Chiang Mai 50301,Thialand

Email: bakatha@loxinfo.co.th; Ph: 66 53 252 843, www.abfsu.net