Kyi May Kaung cited in The Irrawaddy etc. Letter to editor.

http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/1231 http://www.latitudenews.com/story/burmese-head-to-polls-and-wonder-exactly-what-it-all-means-for-the-future/ Thank you, William Boot, for this citation. It has been picked up verbatim in some cases by other on-line publications, so I did not realize that your piece appeared originally in The Irrawaddy. For the record, Dr. Sean Turnell and I do not have different policies on sanctions. (In fact I have been on his Board at Burma Economic Watch at Macquarie University for the last 5-7 years). I also favor reducing or temporarily lifting sanctions bit by bit, in exchange for real reforms spelled out as stiff benchmark points, the reverse of the "strangulation experts" who are supposed to have existed in ancient China to "make victims die slower.(mentioned in Sterling Seagrave's The Soong Dynasty) Of course, these words and metaphors are my own, not Dr. Turnell's. Kyi May Kaung (Ph.D.) 5-11-2012

10 AM Superhighway South of Chiangmai - on Burma's so-called election day - Oct 7, 2010. I was on my "Narasuan Trip" in the steps of the Black Prince, Narasuan, patron saint of the Thai Army and considered by many to be the father of Thailand's present land boundaries. Narasuan was taken to the Burmese court at by King Bayinnaung as a hostage in the 16th century, was educated there in Pegu (Hanthawaddy or Hongasawaddy) and after serving some time in the Burmese army, was exchanged back for his lovely sister, who became Bayinnaung's consort (one of many). Eventually, Narasuan rebelled and fought back, repelling the Burmese invaders from Siam. Here is a photo of his image in his hometown of Phitsanuloke at the Chinnarat Temple.

Photo copyright Kyi May Kaung