Minggu, 14 Maret 2021
Myanmar's ambassador to the UN Kyaw Moe Tun calls for help from international community against coup - CNA
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Sabtu, 13 Maret 2021
Myanmar's UN ambassador urges stronger international response, vows to continue to 'fight back' against the junta - CNA
SINGAPORE: Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations Kyaw Moe Tun has urged the international community to step up pressure on the military regime, while vowing to continue resisting the junta for as long as he can.
In an interview with CNA in New York on Friday (Mar 12), the envoy thanked the UN security council for issuing a presidential statement to condemn the violence against the protesters. The statement, which was issued on Wednesday, was unanimously approved by all 15 security council members.
“At the same time … the elements contained in the presidential statement doesn’t meet our expectations. So we (would) really like to have a stronger statement from the security council and stronger action from the security council,” he said.
“That is (what) the people of Myanmar really want … We need the protection from the international community,” he added.
The presidential statement is a step below a resolution but becomes part of the official record of the security council.
The ambassador added that the young people are the future of Myanmar and need to be protected.
“If we cannot do (it) by ourselves, we need to get the help from the international community,” he said.
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Myanmar has been in crisis since the military ousted the elected government in a Feb 1 coup.
The military has justified the coup saying that a November election, won by Aung San Suu Kyi's party, was marred by fraud. The electoral commission has rejected these allegations.
Protests have been held in various parts of the country and they have been met by crackdowns of increasing severity. At least 70 people have been killed so far, according to the UN.
On Feb 26, Kyaw Moe Tun appealed to the UN to use any means necessary to end the military coup. He was dismissed the next day by the junta for “betraying the country”.
The junta named his deputy Tin Maung Naing as Myanmar’s acting UN envoy. Tin Maung Naing then tendered his resignation, leaving Kyaw Moe Tun as head of the diplomatic mission.
The UN does not officially recognise the junta as Myanmar’s new government. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said: "We have not received any communication concerning changes to the representation of Myanmar at the United Nations in New York."
Other senior Myanmar diplomats, including those serving in Washington DC and London, have also spoken out against the military.
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SANCTIONS SHOULD NOT HAVE SPILLOVER EFFECT ON THE PEOPLE
Kyaw Moe Tun said he respected the different positions of the UN member states and the security council members.
“They have their (own) position, they have their own stance, so we need to respect them.”
If there is no resolution from the security council, one alternative, Kyaw Moe Tun said, is to create a coalition of like-minded countries to cut the financial flows to the Myanmar military, which would help put the junta in a “difficult position”.
“There should be the other tools to put pressure on the military regime, to return the state power to the people of Myanmar,” he said.
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Earlier this week, the United States imposed sanctions on two children of Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing and six companies controlled by them, the latest in a series of punitive actions. Britain, the European Union and Canada are among those who have imposed sanctions on the junta and their allies as well.
Thomas Andrews, the UN’s special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar has proposed that a coalition of nations could work together to stop financial flows to the junta’s coffers.
Kyaw Moe Tun said that measures to put financial pressure on the junta should be targeted.
“Please make the minimum spillover effect on the people of Myanmar. That is the point. It is very important for the country,” he said.
ASEAN WAY HAS “LIMITATIONS”
When asked if he agreed with Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan’s observation that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) could help to facilitate a return to normalcy, the ambassador replied that there is no doubt that the member states want to help each other to resolve issues in a peaceful and amicable manner.
“At the same time, there are limitations (in) the way that ASEAN works … In ASEAN, whatever we do, we do with the consensus … Sometimes that consensus makes things slightly difficult,” he said.
“Time is really (of the) essence for Myanmar people, especially civilians, innocent civilians. So we need to protect them. We need to get the constructive action that protects the people of Myanmar. That is what we are longing for, that is what we are expecting from the international community, including our ASEAN family members."
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On Mar 2, ASEAN’s foreign ministers held an informal meeting, after which they urged a halt to violence and said talks should begin on a peaceful solution in Myanmar.
In the lead up to the meeting, Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi joined a tripartite meeting in Bangkok with Thailand’s Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai as well as their junta appointed counterpart Wunna Maung Lwin.
Commenting on whether it would be useful for ASEAN member states to engage directly with the junta and facilitate dialogue, Kyaw Moe Tun pointed out that he had urged the UN against recognising the military regime.
“We would like to have that dialogue,” he said, while asserting that what is first needed is the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, president Win Myint, other government leaders as well as unlawful detainees.
“The release of them is really important for all of us. Otherwise, we will not get meaningful dialogue. That is my personal point of view.”
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Kyaw Moe Tun only took up post in New York last October.
Before his current appointment, he was Myanmar’s permanent representative to the UN office and other international organisations in Geneva, as well as the conference on disarmament.
Earlier, he served as a diplomat in Indonesia, Singapore, Switzerland and the United States.
“I WILL FIGHT BACK THE MILITARY REGIME AS LONG AS I CAN”
During the interview, the envoy said that he expected the military to act against him after his Feb 26 address in the UN.
“Since the beginning, I already decided (that) I will fight back the military regime as long as I can and until the end of the military coup. This is my resolution, this is my desire, for the people of Myanmar,” he said.
“So I will continue to do it as the permanent representative of Myanmar here in New York.”
When asked if there was much upheaval at the Myanmar mission to the UN after his address, Kyaw Moe Tun recounted that although his colleagues applauded him, at the same time everyone had concerns with regard to themselves and their family members back home.
“All of us people, we don’t like the military coup. We want to end the military coup as quick as possible, as soon as possible. This is the desire of the people. But the degree may differ from one to another,” he said.
The ambassador said he too was concerned that his actions would result in potential risks for his parents and family members.
“But after I delivered the statement, I got feedback from my parents; they said that they are proud of me, so I feel happy.”
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2021-03-13 16:52:30Z
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Quad counters China’s ‘vaccine diplomacy’ with billion doses pledge - South China Morning Post
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2021-03-13 14:05:10Z
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China no longer compliant with Hong Kong Joint Declaration, says UK - CNA
LONDON: China is now no longer compliant with Hong Kong's Joint Declaration after Beijing announced sweeping changes to the region's electoral system, the United Kingdom said on Saturday (Mar 13).
In a statement, the British foreign ministry said: "The UK now considers Beijing to be in a state of ongoing non-compliance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration."
The treaty was signed before Britain handed back Hong Kong to China in 1997, and was designed to allay fears about its future under Beijing's rule.
It guarantees the financial hub special status including a high degree of autonomy to manage its own affairs and the right to freedom of speech.
But Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that Beijing's decision "to impose radical changes to restrict participation in Hong Kong's electoral system" was a "further clear breach" of the agreement.
"This is part of a pattern designed to harass and stifle all voices critical of China's policies and is the third breach of the Joint Declaration in less than nine months," he said.
"I must now report that the UK considers Beijing to be in a state of ongoing non-compliance with the Joint Declaration," he added, further ramping up tensions between the two nations.
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Britain has been a strong critic of China's crackdown on activists in Hong Kong, and angered Beijing by announcing a new visa scheme offering millions of its residents a pathway to British citizenship.
The system went live in January as the city's former colonial master opened its doors to those wanting to escape China's crackdown on dissent.
Beijing on Thursday approved new rules that give it powers to veto candidates running in Hong Kong as it moved decisively to dismantle the city's democratic pillars.
Raab said the move was a "demonstration of the growing gulf between Beijing's promises and its actions".
"The UK will continue to stand up for the people of Hong Kong," he said.
"China must act in accordance with its legal obligations and respect fundamental rights and freedoms in Hong Kong."
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2021-03-13 09:11:15Z
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Mystery clouds death of 3-year-old South Korean girl left to starve by 'mum' - The Straits Times
SEOUL - Police in South Korea thought they had the mother of a dead child when they arrested a 22-year-old woman on Feb 11 after a pre-schooler's mummified remains were found in their home.
But a baffling twist in the murder case has emerged. Police revealed earlier this week that DNA tests showed that the woman is not the mother of the three-year-old girl, but her older sister.
The child's supposed "grandmother", 49, is in fact the biological mum.
The older woman, who on March 11 was in court to help with police investigations, told reporters that she did not give birth to another child, insisting the DNA results were false.
The case throws the spotlight on child abuse in the country.
The incident took place in Gumi city, in the eastern North Gyeongsang province.
Police suspect that the two women gave birth around the same time and that their babies were switched at birth.
The three-year-old's birth was never registered, and the whereabouts of the other child remains unclear. Police investigations are ongoing.
An ongoing murder trial caused a national uproar in January when it emerged that the adoptive mother of a 16-month-old baby had allegedly subjected the girl to months of abuse, leaving her with severe abdominal injuries, including a ruptured pancreas.
Baby Jung-in died on Oct 13 last year.
Under public pressure to ramp up efforts to prevent child abuse, the police launched an awareness campaign last month. The average number of reports increased to 47 a day, up from 24 a year ago.
An amendment to the child abuse law, known as the Jung-in Act, was also passed in Parliament on Feb 26, making the death penalty a possible punishment for fatal child abuse.
Child abusers can now be charged for murder even if they caused death unintentionally.
Those found guilty could face the death penalty or up to seven years in jail - up from the current maximum five-year imprisonment.
The new penalties apply in the Gumi case.
The 22-year-old woman, who is awaiting trial, told the police that she was not aware that the child is her younger sister.
She said she had raised the girl alone after divorcing her husband.
After the divorce, she received 200,000 won (S$237) in child welfare benefits every month from the provincial government.
They lived in a low-rise apartment, one floor above her parents, who called the police after finding the mummified remains of the child on Feb 10.
They had not seen the child in months after her "mother" abandoned her and left her alone in the home in August last year to get married again.
The 22-year-old woman told her parents that the girl was with her, but later admitted to the police that she had abandoned the child as she found it too hard to raise her alone.
"I left her in the home when I moved out," she reportedly said. "I didn't want to see her again as she was my ex-husband's child."
Autopsy results showed that the child had died of starvation, contradicting initial suspicions that she could have been killed first before the woman left the home.
DNA tests were conducted as the body was decomposed. That was when police learnt that the child and her supposed "mother" were actually siblings.
Cases of child abuse
Jan 28: A couple living in Suwon city, south of Seoul, were indicted on charges of child neglect.
The woman, 29, allegedly beat her three-month-old daughter so badly that she suffered 11 bone fractures all over her body, including her skull. She was also dehydrated and malnourished.
The woman, apparently suffering postpartum depression, said she was angry as her baby kept crying and would not sleep. The man, 34, was apparently aware of the abuse but did not stop his wife.
Feb 8: A couple in their 40s living in Yongin city, south of Seoul, were detained for abusing the wife's 10-year-old niece to death.
They allegedly beat her with a broom and other objects, and then shoved her head repeatedly into a bathtub filled with water until she stopped breathing.
The couple claimed they were merely punishing the girl, who was living with them, for being disobedient. She was entrusted to her aunt as her parents were busy with work.
Feb 9: A couple in their 20s living in the south-western city of Iksan were arrested for beating their two-week-old son to death.
They had claimed that the child fell out of bed, but admitted under intense police interrogation that they beat the baby for crying too much and throwing up milk.
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