Written by Sui Than Sanga
Myanmar Air
Force keeps on terrorising fellow citizens for decades. It’s one of the most
destructive air forces use against civilian by any governments across the globe
since the first Burma (Myanmar) military coup on 02.03.1962. The level of
destructions, this air force has caused, were described in personalized detail
by Dr. Maung Zarni “Myanmar Military’s Acts of Terrorism from the Sky &
Savage Beheadings on the Ground” (Dr. Maung Zarni, 2023). Sadly, most of these
aircrafts were purchased from Russia (NHK World-Japan, 2023), and most of these
bloody Burmese pilots – terrorists from the sky were trained in Russia (Irrawady,
2022). The aviation fuels were supplied by big companies like ExxonMobil, Thai
Oil, PetroChina and Rosneft (Amnesty International, 2022). However, these
Myanmar terrorists from the sky days are number because no freedom loving
people across the globe will tolerate them.
Even
thought, Myanmar armed force commander in chief – Maha-lo-ma-ta Sithu Min Aung
Hliang (MAH) may continues trying to follow up footsteps of previous dictators U
Ne Win (Britannica Biography, 1911-2002) & U Than Swe (90 year old) by
taking military coup on 01.02.2021, none of his plans will be accomplished. The common people have more than enough of daily abuses by arm forces instead of
protecting them. The civilians are more organised than ever before (8888
uprising – NPR timeline, Civil Disobedient Movement – CDM, Thai PBS, 2022) and
later on organised to various groups, People Defence Forces (PDF – US Institute of Peace,
2022). Even Russian president Vladimir
Putin must think twice before providing help to MAH, because Russia has been
condemned by the world for invasion war in Ukraine. Russia may find a stronger
alliance with BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa)
in term of economy (BRICS, October 2023), but the country will not able to
recover huge amount of economic losses due to war with Ukraine (Aljazeera –
Russia-Ukraine war list of key events, 2023).
Chinese
President Xi Jinping interest to provide assistant to MAH is almost done. China
has a big ambition in developing much faster land ways transport than seaway system
(rail line from China to Myanmar, EurAsia Review, 2023). This is, in addition
to extracting natural gas from Myanmar to China (Shwe Gas Project – 4,5
trillion cubic feet of gas - NS Energy). These very ambitious projects could
not be realized in accordance with plans due to poor leadership of Min Aung
Hliang (MAH). He could not even accomplish destroying China Scams Online
Gambling located at Kokang, Myanmar (Channel News Asia, 2023). The Myanmar
National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) has to take care of these scams, capturing
MAH stronghold in Shan State.
The
brotherhood bound between Mizoram state of India, and Chin state of Burma
(Myanmar) goes beyond economics interest of central government of India (Economic Times, 2023) under
the leadership of Narendra Modi (Bhartiya Janata Party – BJP) government. India
has a long tradition of extending help to Bangladesh (A revisit to Indian role
in Bangladesh Liberation war, Haider, Z. – 2009), to Sri-Lanka (Padmaja Murthy,
july 2000) and to Nepal (Government of Nepal, 2023). Various freedom fighters
from Chin, Kachin, Karen, Kayin, Sagaing, Rakhian & Shan will not give up fighting for freedoms
along with all democratic forces/alliances across Burma/Myanmar in cracking
down Myanmar terrorists from the sky (Operation 1027- CNA, 2023). The recent developments in all these
states have shown that there will be no more Myanmar terrorists from the sky –
one day!
2) NHK World-Japan, Myanmar in Turmoil: Myanmar Junta building up its air power with Russian help (Janaury, 2023) https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/2184/
3) Irrawaddy – Russian military pilots visit Myanmar as junta steps up air strikes (February, 2022) https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/russian-military-pilots-visit-myanmar-as-junta-steps-up-air-strikes.html
4) Amnesty International, 2022: “Myanmar: Investigation reveals aviation fuel supply chain linked to war crimes” https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/11/myanmar-amnesty-aviation-fuel/
5) U Ne Win (Britannica – Biography https://www.britannica.com/biography/U-Ne-Win
6) 8888 Uprising, August 1988: https://www.npr.org/2013/08/08/210233784/timeline-myanmars-8-8-88-uprising
7) Thai PBS, 2022: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/myanmars-longest-lasting-civil-disobedience-movement/
8) US Institute of Peace, 2022: Understanding the People’s Defense Forces in Myanmar
https://www.usip.org/publications/2022/11/understanding-peoples-defense-forces-myanmar
9) BRICS (October, 2023) - https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/brics.asp#:~:text=BRICS%20refers%20to%20certain%20emerging,counterbalance%20to%20traditional%20Western%20influence
10) Aljazeera – Russia-Ukriane war list of key events, 2023) https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/20/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-635
11) Shwe Gas Project – 4,5 trillion cubic feet of gas - NS Energy: https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/shwe-gas-project/#
12) EurAsia Reviews (2023) https://www.eurasiareview.com/13102023-a-rail-line-from-china-to-myanmar-analysis/
13) Channel News Asia, 2023 “Commentary: Fighting cybercrime to win China’s favour has become a common goal in Myanmar’s civil war” https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/china-scams-online-gambling-myanmar-civil-war-3921861
14) Economic Times, 2023 https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/trade/exports/insights/india-myanmar-bilateral-trade-may-rise-significantly-once-rupee-trade-settlement-mechanism-is-established-eepc/articleshow/100933839.cms
15) Haider, Z. (2009). A Revisit to the Indian Role in the Bangladesh Liberation War. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 44(5), 537-551. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021909609340062
16) Padmaja Murthy, july 2000, https://ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu/olj/sa/sa_jul00mup01.html
17) Government of Nepal, 2023 (India-Nepal Relation, https://mofa.gov.np/nepal-india-relations/#:~:text=Trade%2C%20Transit%20and%20Investment,India%20have%20invested%20in%20Nepal.)
