Dear Ko Maung Zaw,

Warm greeting from Than doke.
I must appologise to you for my delay sending of the pictures of my radio.
I appreciate your campaign of Peace Radio.

Radio and Opinion

1. Most of people, those who are interested in listerning to the radio, usually listerning to the radio will be very glad to get the radio. Most of Burmese people from grassroot level have difficulties to buy a radio surely. It is very sure that radio is a instrument of public communication today to fight against the wrong informations, came from SPDC.

Price and Quality

A radio must have a proper good quality. A radio with a good quality can be used at least for 3 or 5 years. If the radio is not qualified, it will not be clear to the voice of the radio. The current price of a radio made by China is about 500 Baht (15 US doller). According to experience of the listerning to the radio, some radios made by China is good for use for 3 years. Some radios are not good even for short term. Those who will buy a radio should look not only the price but also the quality. The poor people are very difficulty to buy a radio.

Distribution

We should distribute the radion to the poor people, who interested in the listerning to the radio and those who sprate the important news into the people.

We will cooperate your campaign.

Once again I appologise you for my delay reply. Please reply me if you got this letter and have time.

Best,

Than Doke
Burma Labour Solidarity Organization

Date; Nov 24, 2007.

Attention:
             Lee Mi Hee
             Citizen Action Network (Korea)

CC;
             Maung Zaw

Subject; Welcome to Peace Radio Program for the Burmese People

             Dear Lee Mi Hee and Maung Zaw,

            When I receive your announcement about PEACE RADIO assistance program, I really appreciate to the people of Citizens Action Network from Korea. I hope that our people from inside Burma will know the real situation both inside and outside of the country by listening peace radio. And then they can distribute the news what they listen each other in their community for the awareness of the people movement

In the past time, our country was occupied by British Government and our people were struggling to get independence by years. After Second World War, our independence leaders were killed by the opposite group when they were trying to draw the democratic federal constitution and we got independence from British in 1948. Unfortunately, we got not only the independence but also civil war happened around Burma because of the arms conflicts, some different ideology and ethnic groups by demanding for democracy and federal union system.

At that time, the ruling government tried to crush down all the opposition groups by weapons. Besides, the government divided and ruled between ethnic and political groups, seized the rights of ethnic minorities, political parties and rights based organizations.

And then, they formed Burmese Socialist Program Party and governed by one party system by backing military power. Our people were sent to the Dark Age concerning with medias from that time to until now.

I hope that the Peace Radio Assistance Program of yours can bring news to our Burmese from the Dark Age to the open society.

With respect;
Zaw Htun  (Mae Sot, Thailand)

Coordinator (Thailand)
Assistance Program for the Education of Burmese Children(APEBC)