The ongoing political turmoil in the streets of Rangoon - due to marching monks - signifies a fresh attempt for the freedom in the country, dragging UN’s special envoy, Ibrahim Gambari, into the matter.
From decades, Burmese have been struggling to get free from the authoritarian military rule, but crushed very badly whenever they raised their voice against the military backed government. However, the government decision to increase the price of fuel - almost double, while the cost of compressed gas five-fold - have forced Burma’s people to come to the streets. Since the protest against massive price hike broke, two weeks ago, thousands of monks have been sent to prisons to stamp out pro-democracy campaign.
Most internet links are disconnected and mobile phone networks disrupted to prevent the media to cover the ruthless facet of the military junta government. Now, the brutal repression by the military and the fear of being killed by the soldiers has been forcing the monks to leave the nation. But problems don’t stop here as bus drivers, out of fear that they would not be allowed petrol, are refusing to move monks in their vehicles.
Though, the issue has gathered the attraction across the world, but adequate measures by the world community still remains wanting in the troubled nations. United Nations and European countries that usually poke their nose in internal and external affairs of countries like Kuwait, Iraq and Iran, rich in oil resources, but least interested in the problems faced by common people in the countries like Burma.
Why these nations have not ever tried to establish democratic ruling in the Myanmar? Nobody wants to make comment on the current crisis because, economically Burma is not important. Burma’s biggest neighbor, China is more interested in Myanmar’s market, forest and gas and not in its people.
