The Art of Kissing

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French kissing involves tongue contact, and there's really no right or wrong way to do it. But there certainly are plenty of preferences! You'll find out exactly what boys want from a girl and what girls want from a boy on coming posts, which contains more than forty minutes of instruction on how to french kiss.

The problem with many films, such as Try Seventeen (also known as All I Want) (2002), starring Mandy Moore and Elijah Wood, is that their french kisses really only show you the exterior of the mouth. How can you tell what's going on inside? No way to do it! This is a fine french kiss, but what are they actually doing with their tongues? You've got to look at movies like Cry Baby (1990) or Two Girls and a Guy (1997) to see the tongues in action. For example in Cry Baby, Johnny Depp can actually be seen sucking the tongue of Amy Locane, and in Two Girls and a Guy, Robert Downey Jr. can actually be seen flicking tongues with Heather Graham. And yet even in these films the french kisses are unnatural, filmed in an exterior manner (that is, with the tongues outside the mouth), so that the audience can see what the tongues are doing. The only movie that really shows a french kiss is The Art of Kissing (2001) because it takes you right inside the mouth. Yes, the camera goes inside a mouth so that you can see a perfectly natural french kiss from the inside. In fact, when you see it you'll be right in there too, along with both tongues, and you'll see everything the tongues can do in a 100 percent natural french kiss, the kind of kiss that you yourself will be likely to do. Sure, you can do a french kiss like Johnny Depp in Cry Baby or Robert Downey Jr. in Two Girls and a Guy, but how often are you going to be doing your french kisses with your tongue and your partner's tongue completely outside your mouths? Not too likely. (Photo copyright Millennium Films.)

How to French Kiss

William Cane's new DVD teaches you all you need to know about the most exciting kiss there is. Says Boston Magazine, it "graphically demonstrates the many ways to smooch." Says the Boston Globe, this "PG-rated video" was made by a true "kissing scholar."

Some techniques you'll learn on the DVD:
1. Flicker the tips of your tongues.
2. Rotate tongues in circular motions.
3. Play chase back & forth.
4. Suck your partner's tongue.
5. Gently bite their tongue.

The DVD teaches french kissing based on responses from more than one hundred thousand people in twenty-three countries and across the United States. You'll see real teens kissing and then they'll talk to you right from the screen, telling you what they wish their partner would do so that YOU know exactly how YOU should move your tongue.

Here's a typical action you'll see in french kissing. The first drawing shows the boy's tongue pushing deep into the mouth of his partner. Notice the girl's tongue bending and moving under his. The second drawing shows the girl's tongue becoming more active and playing chase, following the boy's tongue back into his mouth. But even these incredible diagrams don't tell the whole story! For that, you need the DVD. (Mangshang is not persuading you to buy the DVD. Actually, you can practice with your girlfriend or boyfriend.)


For more information: www.kissing.com/htfkv.html

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Ja Lungseng hte Wunpawng Myu Sha ni a Rawt Malan Hkrun Lam

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By: Zung Ring (7 January 2014)

Rawt malan masing masa awng dang na matu gaw, zai ladat grai jaw ra ai. Zai ladat gaw, seng ang ai rawt malan hpung a ginra masa hta hkan nna shai chye nga ai. Jaw ai zai ladat hpe shaw lang lu na matu, tinang rawt malan wuhpung a n'gun (strength) hte gawng hkya lam (weakness) ni hpe atsawm sha chye na ra nga ai. 
Ndai laika kaw e, rawt malan hpung a 'n-gun' (strength) hta hkan nna jai lang chye ai zai ladat hpe bawng ban na re. Ga shadawn hku nna, Wunpawng Mungdan Shang Lawt Hpyen Dap (KIA) a n'gun gaw, mungkan hta grai manu dan ai ja lungseng ni hte hpring tsup ai Wunpawng Mungdan lamu ga rai nga ai. 
Tinang KIO/ KIA hpe mungkan kaw na garum wa hkra, KIO a mung masa hpe mungkan masha ni myit lawm wa hkra, maigan mungdan na hpaga la/num (company) ni tinang KIO hte bungli galaw mayu wa hkra, galaw lu na matu gaw, Hpakant ginra hpe tsepkawp lu madu da ra ai. 
Hpakant ginra hpe tsepkawp lu uphkang sai nga yang gaw; 
(1) mungkan a ja lungseng hpaga hpe tsepkawp madu (monopoly) lu ai hte bung sai. Dai hta n'ga, mungkan kaw lungseng manu hpe mai jum tek sai. Ga shadawn, Ja lungseng htu shaw ai lam ding yang byin/nbyin (stable) nchye ai majaw Hong Kong kaw lung seng manu grai rawt sai lam hpe 7 January 2014 ya shani SAW YAN NAING & ECHO HUI yan Irrawaddy kaw ka da ai. 
Mungkan kaw lungseng manu hpe tek jum lu ai sha n'ga, lungseng hpaga galaw mayu ai masha yawng gaw KIO hpe ahkang hpyi la ra sai. Dai majaaw, KIO gaw Wunpawng myu sha ni a tara shang asuya re lam (political legitimacy) hpe grau nna dan dawng wa na hta n'ga, hkap la wa na re. 
(2) Hpakant ginra hpe lu madu yang, ja gumhpraw law law shang na re. Wunpawng Mungdan a lungseng hpaga gaw, laning mi hta "US$ 8 billion" nga ai nga nna (Andrew R.C. Marshall & Min Zayar Oo) gaw 29 September 2013 hta Reuters shiga kaw ka da ai. Ndai gaw, lungseng hte seng ai gumhpraw sha naw re. Ndai ram manu dan ai lungseng gatlawk (jade market) hpe madu lu sai nga yang, Wunpawng myu sha ni a mung masa pandung gaw ani sha rai sai.
(3) Ja gumhpraw arang lu sai nga yang, tinang KIA hpyen dap hpe prat dep ai hpyen dap langai shatai lu na hta n'ga, myu sha ni a nga mu nga mai lam, hpaji lam, hkam ja lam, sut masa lam ma hkra hpe mung galaw lu sai. 
(4) Tinang a mungdaw hpe tsep kawp uphkang lu sai nga yang, anhte myu sha ni myit mada ai mung masa pandung de du na matu loi sai. Ga shadawn, Iraq mungdan kaw na Kurdistan mungdaw hpe yu ga. Ndai Kurdistan mung daw gaw, Iraq mungdan kaw sha raitim, tinang mungdaw a laksan makawp maga hpyen dap, balik dap, nbung li dap ni nga ai. International airport nga ai. Maigan na company law law mung Kurdish asuya hte ta gindun nna hpaga ga nga masai. Kade nna yang, laksan mungdan tai na sai nga nna masha law law yu maram taw nga masai. 
Gin chyum hku nna, Hpankant ginra hpe tsep kawp madu lu yang gaw, Wunpawng myu sha ni a mung masa pandung de grau lawan du shangun na zai ladat langai rai na re.
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N lagu, N lagawn, N laban

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By: Panglaihkrudu (2009)

Myen mungdan hta BA,BEd janmau gup ai jawng sarama langai mi a shata shabrai gaw lap 6000-7000(US$ 6 hte 7 lapran) rai nga ai. Sarama gaw shi lu ai shata shabrai kaw na nta shap rawng ra ai, shat mari sha ra ai, jawng sa jawng wa motorcycle sau mari bang ra ai, tsi mari sha ra ai, mare buga hte makam masham hpung de alu bang ra ai, si hkrung si htan machyi makaw hkrum ai jinghku jing-yu ni hpe karum ra ai.Dai jawng sarama a jawngma tai yu sai lawu tsang jawng n lung shangut la lu ai numsha langai mi Thai mungdan kaw nta nchyang ma (mae baan) galaw yang shat mung lani mi ma masum hkru hkru lu sha, nta mung n shap rawng ra, tinang du nga ai Thai buga de alu n bang ra ai(nta madu ni bungli galaw lakmat a matu gumhpraw bath 3800 bang ya ai), nta madu ni a maw daw jawn ai majaw motorcycle sau n mari bang ra ai, machyi makaw hkrum yang tsi n mari ra ai, tsi rung rawng ra yang Baht 30(Lap 800 matsat tsa) hte machyi mai hkra tsi tsi la lu ai. Mae Baan (Housemaid) langai mi a shata shabrai bath 3,000 (lap mun sanit 7,000 kaw na 8000(lap sen lahkawng 200,000) rai nga ai. Malaysia de lu sa ai ni shabrai htam masum(Baht 15,000) lu ma ai. Japan de lu sa ai ni shata shabrai lap sen 10 kaw na sen 20 lu ma ai. American shabrang lagai mi shanhte mugdan hta shata mi amu galaw nna lu ai gumhpraw hte Thai kaw shata kru amu n galaw ai sha majoi mi sa dung sha lu ai nga tsun ai. Mungkan ntsa e Myen mungdan a npu e nga ai mungdan lahkawng sha nga sai. Anhte a mungdan gara hku byin wa sai kun?

Prat ram ai Jinghpaw Wunpawng sha ni n-gun lagaw garai n yawm yang, masha ni kaw gumhpraw naw mai tam yang, tinang buga hpe gan kau da nna maigan mungdan ni de pru sa wa ra sai. Majoi shingra bum sin nga nna nta masha yawng matsan si na malai lu su nga mu nga mai ai prat dep ai mayu sha ni hte jighku hku nna matsan nhkun kaw na lawt pru lam tam ra sai. Tinang buga hpe kadai mung tsaw ra ai. Nam maling na awoi lagang pyi shi a nam shalawng hpe n ja ai. Sinat lang ai ni sha myu tsaw myit rawng ai n rai. U myi pai pyi n chye gap ai wa mung myu tsaw myit gaw sinat lang nna masha gap sat ai wa a myu tsaw myi hta n yawm na re. Myu tsaw myu tsaw ngu nna shada da asak gyam hkat, mung tsaw mung tsaw ngu nna buga kata hpun lawk kashun sha hkat, lungseng nhkun kashun sha hkat, ja nhkun kashun htu hkat nga ai hta, masha mung n sat, mung masha ni hpe mung n zing ri shingtsang ai sha, buga lamu ga hte nhprang rai mung n jahten shama kau ai sha, maigan de hpaji shakut, kan bau bungli sharin, gumhpraw tam, kanau kasha ni hpe bau maka, jawng shalun, kanu kawa hpe gumhpraw shagu n jaw, tinang a buga hte nawku hpung a matu alu bang ai gaw, grau nna myu tsaw mung tsaw myit hpe tatut madun dan ai rai nga ai. Ya prat hta n-gup hku myu tsaw mung tsaw ai hpe kadai n kam sai dum ra ai. Masha sat ai myu tsaw masa hpe mung mung shawa masha hkyet rung wa sai dum ra ai.
Dai majaw Jingpaw Wunpawng ramma ni, laika hpaji n sharin sana rai yang kanu kawa tam ai sha n mai la sha dung nga sai. Mungdaw mung dan sutgan kashun htu sha nga ai lauban ni a mayam n mai tai ai. Dai gaw mungdan hpya sha ai hpe n-gun jaw ai sha rai nga ai.

Majoi shingra bum hpe kade n ja tim ji wa ni tawn da kau ra sai. Mahkawn shabrang maigan sa, ama ni hte gumgai dingla nta nga. Maiggan du nga sai ni yak ai ngu aput angun n mai tsun ai. Mungkan ga gaw tinang buga n re ai majaw lusha nga shara, kanawn mazum lam gara kaw mung yak ai sha re. Tinang buga pyi yak nga ai n rai ni? Atsawm chye nga yang gara kaw mung tinang buga sha re. Karai Kasang gaw mungkan masha yawng a matu ndai mungkan ga hpe hpan da ya sai re. Masha a ginru ginsa hpe kadai hkum pat da lu na rai ta? America mungdan mung sumsing lamu mungdan n rai. Japan mungdan mung sumsing lamu mung dan n rai. Du ai shara kaw astam htum hkra shakut shaja nna ja gumhpraw, hpaji hparat, kan bau bungli sharin la na n mai lagawn ai. Dik shale gumhpraw n lu tim, Inglik ga Inglik laika, Japan ga Japan laika, Malaysia ga, Malaysia laika Thai ga Thai laika chye hkra sharin la ra ai. Ga amyu myu sharin chye la ai majaw myit malai lu ai nhtoi n nga na re. N sharin la kau ai majaw chyawm gaw lani mi myit malai kaba lu na rai nga ai.
Rai tim, maigan du ai ramma ni n mai lagu ai. Lagu ai masha hpe bungli madu ni n ra ai. Lagu chye ai masha hpe shaning tup kadai mung n bau da lu ai. Lagu ai wa gaw shi a lam shi pat la ai sha rai nga ai. N mai lagawn ai. Maigan mungdan hta mung shanhte mung chying sha ni pyi bungli n lu nna yak nga ai. Dai kaw anhte sa yang shanhte madu bu ni n kam galaw ai bungli hpe shawng sa galaw ra ai. Three-Ds ngu ai Dirty, Difficult, and Dangerous jobs (matsat shabat amu, yak ai amu, hkrit tsang ra ai amu) galaw ra ai. Lagawn ai wa a matu kanang kaw mung bungli n nga ai. America mungdan hkan e gumsan magam a kasha rai tim jawng n lung ai ten shi jai na gumhpraw shi tam ra ai. Democracy ngu ai gaw majoi mi dung sha, lagu sha, masu sha na mung masa n rai. Masha yawng rap ra ai akyu hkam sha na matu yawng jawm shakut shaja ai masa she rai nga ai. Maigan du ai Jinghpaw ma ni tinang buga zawn nawn nna kam ai hku wang lu wang lang nga chye ai. Ndai bungli grai yak ai, wora bungli n kam galaw ai, nga nna ya sha ya sha bungli lata, bungli htawt rai chye ma ai. Aten ma hkam, taxi shabrai ma hkam, phone shabrai ma hkam nna bungli matut ya ai manang ni hpe pyi mara shagun chye ma ai.
 
Tinang a buga e nga yang laning lap mun mi pyi n tam yu ai ni maigan du yang tinang a aprat hpe malap mali rai chye ma ai. Nkau mi tinang lu ai shata shabrai hpe beer, tsa man man lu nna ginlut kau chye ma ai. Kade ning na wa tim, nta de gaw pyek mi mung n shagun ma ai. Dai gaw akyang laban ai ngu ai rai nga ai. Dai majaw maigan de sa mayu yang, Inglik ga, Inglik laika sharin , Thai ga Thai laika hpe sharin, Malaysia ga Malysia laika hpe sharin, Japan ga Japan laika hpe sharin, computer hte ta dip jak typing sharin, dik shale Miwa ga hpe sharin da nna shajin ra ai. Mana zawn zawn, ma-a zawn zawn hpa ga mung n chye shaga, hpa bungli mung n chye, hkam kaja lam mung n nga, tsa chyu lu, malut hkayawm chyu lu, kun-ya chyu sha, gumhpraw hpe majoi mi hkawyawm nna nat kau kau rai, kani hte nang hpam lu sha mung n kabai kau lu, lagu sha, masu sha, akyang bai laban, kadai hte mung n chye kanawn n chye hku hkau, pyaw daw kadaw sharawng rai yanag gaw maigan de sa tim manang ni hpe myit ru shangun, ruyak jamjau jahkrum lit shali na rai nga ai majaw, apyaw sha tinang a dai daw dai hpang buga sin nga ai mahtang grau kaja na rai nga ai.
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Hkaw Hkam Lu Ai Amyu

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By: PangLai Hkrudu (2009)

Mungkan ntsa e hkawhkam lu ai mungdan ni hpe Kingdom ngu shamying ma ai. Ga shadawn Kingdom of Thailand, Kingdom of Cambodia, Kingdom of Sweden, Kingdom of Nepal (ya n'nga mat sai), United Kingdom etc. rai nga ai. Hkawhkam lu ai amyu ni nga ai hte maren hkawhkam n lu ai amyu ni mung nga nga ai. Nkau mungdan ni gaw maigan mungdan na amyu masha ni sa gasat dang la kau ai majaw hkawhkam shamat kau ma ai. Anhte Jinghpaw Wunpawng sha ni hta moi hkawhkam lu yu sai kun? n lu yu ai kun? hkrak n chye lu ga ai. Rai tim, Gumchying Gumsa du ni up hkang ai duwa prat ngu ai nga lai wa sai. Masha nkau mi gaw Jinghpaw Wunpawng sha ni hpe hkawhkam n lu ai amyu ni ngu nna yu kaji let kabye chye ma ai. Jinghpaw Wunpawng amyu masha hta na mung nkau mi gaw tinang amyu hpe yu kaji nna masha ni e Kachin ngu mu chye kau na pyi hkrit tsang ai majaw maigan amyu masha ni a lapran e du ai shaloi Roma du yang Roma ni zawn nga, bu hkawt kaw buhkawt, bu ren kaw bu ren nga nna gayau gaya makoi rawng mat chye ma ai. Ndai zawn re ai masha ni tinang a amyu masha ni a matu gade daram woi awn lu na ma ai kun?

Kabu hpa shiga gaw ndai Hkrismat shata hta mungkan masha ni a matu si hkam nna hkye la na shangai chyinghkai wa sai Madu Yesu hpe hkap la kam sham ai masha ni yawng Karai Kasang a kasha ni tai lu ai ahkang lu la ai lam rai nga ai. Chyum laika hta Karai Kasang gaw nga yawng nga pra hpe hpan tawn da ai nna up hkang nga ai hkawhkam rai nga ai lam tsun da ai. Madu Yesu hpe hkawhkam rai , n rai Pilat san ai shaloi, Madu Yesu gaw hkawhkam re ai lam htai sai(Yawhan 18:37). Hpang jahtum Madu Yesu gaw hkawhkam ni a Hkawhkam, madu ni a Madu tai na lam tsun da ai(Shingran 19:16). Dai majaw Madu Yesu hpe hkap la kam sham ai Jinghpaw Wunpawng sha ni gaw hkawhkam ni a Hkawhkam Madu Yesu a amyu tai wa sai. Dingla ugut gu nna n-gun lagaw yawm wa n chye ai, si mat n chye ai, maigan amyu masha ni e rim la nna daru magam aya n kashun la kau ya lu ai htani htana a hkrung nga ai Hkawhkam Karai Kasang a kasha ni tai lu sai. Myi man kaji na lam naw nga a ni? "Nanhte chyawm gaw, nsin kata de nna shi a mauhpa nhtoi de nanhte hpe shaga bang wa ai wa a dan hkung ai magam hpe shabrawg dat ya myit ga, lata la ai amyu, hkawhkam hkinjawng ni,chyoi pra ai amyu baw hte, Karai Kasang a lahku ang ai masha ni rai nga myit dai. Nanhte mung shawng e amyu rai nga myit dai n rai; ya chyawm gaw Karai Kasang a amyu rai wa manit dai; shawng e chyeju hkam la manit dai n rai, ya chyawm gaw , chyeju hkam la manit dai,"(I Petru 2:9-10).

Hkawhkam a shayi shadang sha ni hte hkawhkam a dinghku masha ni (Royal Family) tsun shaga ai ga gaw yu maya masha darat daroi ni tsun shaga ai ga hte shai nga ma ai. Ga shadawn: Myen hkawhkam ni gaw kawa hpe Aba shing n rai Ahpe n ngu ai sha hkami daw, kanu hpe mung ame, shing n rai me me n ngu ai sha, me daw, kahpu hpe ako shing n rai ko ko n ngu ai sha naung daw, kanau hpe mung nyi le n ngu ai sha nyi daw, kajan hpe mung nyima n ngu ai sha hnama daw, ngu nna shamying shaga ai lam mu lu ga ai. Hkawhkam wa shat sha ai hpe mung htamin tsa de n ngu ai sha tsa daw hkaw de ngu tsun ma ai. Hkawhkam wa yup ai hpe mung eik de n ngu ai sha tset daw hkaw de ngu shag ma ai. Hkawhkam wa si ai hpe the de n ngu ai sha, nat ywa tsan de ngu ma ai.Dai hte maren shanhte a shamu shamawt ai sat lawat ni mung yu maya mung masha ni a shamau shamawt ai sat lawat hte shai nga ma ai. Hkawhkam wa hte hkawhk a dinghku masha ni bu hpun sumraw ai bu hpun palawng ni mung yu maya mung masha ni bu hpun ai labu palawng hte shai nga ma ai. Dai hte maren hkawhkam ni a Hkawhkam Madu Yesu hpe lu la sai Jinghpaw Wunpawng sha ni mung Hkristan ni a tsun shaga, shamu shamawt ai sat lawat arawn alai ni hpe shani shagu na asak hkrung lam hta dan dawng shangu n ra nga ai. Jinghpaw ga sha rai tim wenyi hte seng ai Hkristan Jinghpaw ga rai ra nga ai. Shani shagu sha ai lu sha mung Hkristan makam masham hte nhtan n shai ai lusha hpe sha ra na rai nga ai. Bu hpun ai sumpan maren sha rai tim chywi hpun ai design gaw Hkristan makam masham hte bung pre ai design maka rai ra na rai nga ai. Dai hku n re ai sha, bu hkawt kaw bu hkawt, bu ren hta bu ren ngu nna n kam n sham ai amyu masha ni hte maren lu sha, bu hpun, tsun shaga, shamu shamawt yang hkawhkam n lu ai amyu zawn mu mada ai hkrum na rai nga ai. Dai zawn mu mada hkrum yang Madu Yesu a sakse kaja ntai lu nga ai. Kade a mara ngu na kun?
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Confiscation and Compensation in Kachin State: What can powerless farmer do?

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By: Mangshang (9th August 2009), Kachin State, Myanmar.


A lion tirelessly chases and catches a prey. But before it can taste the fruits of its arduous labor, a flock of hyenas robs it and all it can do is helplessly look at the perpetrators. Such is a common example we often see on television programs aired on Animal Planet.

Just like the poor lion, Mr. Lahpai Gam (a pseudonym) has had to abandon his well-tended farm after the National Defense Army-Kachin (NDAK) confiscated his land. 

On his nearly five acre farm, Mr. Lahpai Gam has already grown numerous crops such as rubber plants, walnut trees, hardwood trees bearing a pungent smelling edible fruits (locally known as Tanyin Tee) and pineapples. He has already invested a lot of money, four years of time, passion and effort in the farm. 

Since 2004, farmers have engaged in slash-and-burn cultivation to sustain long-term gardening in the area. They knew that the new road which is part of the Ledo Road (also known as General Stilwell Road which was used during WWII) will pass along the Sadung river. This gave them incentive as they dreamed of easy transportation. The road will be a major commercial route connecting India and China in the future. It was already completed in 2007. 

As usual, farmers do not have land ownership permits (Land Grant) because they do not know whether it is wise to apply for land owner permits from the government. In fact, no one applies for land ownership permits in Sadung Township areas. Since they did not apply for land ownership permit, the areas are essentially free land before the government. 

NDAK later also came to start large scale farming covering hundreds of acres in the areas. They applied for land ownership permits from the government and as a result local farmers’ lands have now fallen under the control of the NDAK and their newly acquired land permits.
NDAK then confiscated land from local farmers and gave them a measly 50,000 Kyat each (approximately US$50) as compensation. There are about fourteen farmers so far whose land has been confiscated. 

Since losing their land in 2008 to the NDAK, farmers are now opening up new lands for farming nearby. Everyday they can see the plants they cultivated before having their land confiscated and feel deeply saddened for losing them. 

When asked why the farmers were compensated so little, an NDAK official in Sadung Pa town who has knowledge of the story (he asked to remain anonymous) dared not comment on the subject.

The NDAK signed a ceasefire agreement with the Burmese military government in 1989. It attended the government-orchestrated National Convention which drafted the constitution that was ratified in the 2008 referendum. Recently, under government pressure, the NDAK has also agreed to transform itself into a border security force. 

When asked why he did not complain to the officials, Mr. Lahpai Gam said that he is afraid of being recognized and subsequently targeted. 

Sadung area is under the control of three officials – the military government, NDAK and Kachin Independence Organization (KIO). Sadung area became a new township in 2008.
As a result, there are now more government offices such as immigration, labor department office, telecommunication and fire station, in addition to a police station and military base. According to sources, these offices were built on private land and compensation for confiscated land was far from satisfactory. 

A local resident complained that none of the three authorities are fulfilling the needs of the people who now have to serve three masters.
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Panglong Agreement not forgotten

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By Zung Ring, 5th February 2010.

The spirit of Panglong Agreement is the key message of Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) on its 49th Anniversary today (5th Feb). KIO demands the military government to implement Pang Long Agreement which signed 1947.

In the statement by Lanyaw Zawng Hra, KIO Chairman, “We have to re-live the Panglong Agreement for building the genuine Union of Myanmar.”

The statement states that KIO’s bottom line is to have the right of self-determination within genuine federal union of Myanmar. It adds that if the military government genuinely wants to have national solidarity, the promises made in Panglong Agreement must be honored.

The military government has been forcing all the ceasefire groups to transform into border guard force (BGF) but KIO refuses to accept the proposal. Col. James Lum Dau said (on Thursday) it is a tactic of the government to take silent coup by reducing the number of KIA troops.

KIO has been under huge pressure from the military government to accept the government proposal – BGF. In this year’s Manau festival on 10th January, Kachin State Day, KIO was not allowed to wear uniform.

KIO was founded on February 5, 1961, by three brothers: Zau Seng, Zau Tu and Zau Dan after then U Nu government declared Buddhism as the state religion. Since its establishment, Kachin Independence Army (KIA) the arm wing of KIO has fought effectively against the government forces in Kachin State throughout in 1960s until the present ceasefire was signed in 1994.

The original aim of fighting for complete independence was changed in 1976 to remain in genuine federal union of Myanmar.

Since its establishment, leaderships have changed – Lahtaw Zau Seng, Maran Brang Seng, Mali Zup Zau Mai, Lamung Tu Jai, and Lanyaw Zawng Hra. However, it has not achieved much. But Col. James Lum Dau said if KIO did not take arm struggle, the situation of Kachin people would be worse today.

A village elder said, “the Burmese government does not dare to do whatever they wish to Kachin people because of KIA”.

KIO signed ceasefire agreement with the military government on February 24, 1994 to solve the political problems in peaceful means. KIO have had numerous meetings with the military government for political talk but failed to bring any political breakthrough.

The disappointments among Kachin community is widespread because the ceasefire not only failed to bring any desirable political result but lost controls over lands especially lucrative areas such as Phakant (jade is mined), Hu Gawng region (where timber, gold is rich).

Col. James Lum Dau said that some of the benefits of ceasefire are – children have more access to education and scattered family members are reunited.

How long the ceasefire will last?

This answer perhaps mainly depends on what the military government will do next if its BGF proposal to ceasefire groups completely failed.

Among the ceasefire groups such as KIO and UWSA already rejected the BGF proposal. From November 2009, KIA has been giving basic military training to civilians as village defense forces (VDF). According to a KIO official, it is a central policy of KIO to give the training.

According to a civilian who receives such training, the trainees can go back their villages. The training is mostly voluntary basis.
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Trickster Mangbya and Grandma

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By Zung Ring,

Long long time ago, there was a man known as Mangbya in a village. He was famous for being a trickster. Despite he was eloquent liar; the story did not mention that he cheated people for material or monetary profit but rather entertainment or fun. He spent most of his time fooling around for fun. Everyone knew that Mangbya was a liar but they all got fooled every time they met him.

One morning, a grandma returned from garden carrying vegetables with bamboo woven basket on her head. She met Mangbya in the middle of the village. “Mangbya, people said that you trick people all the time. Don’t trick me, I am carrying heavy basket.” suddenly said Grandma. “Right now, I have no time to fool people. I am so busy with watching fighting between sun and moon”, Mangbya replied. “Where is it?” grandma inquired. As soon as she raised her head to look up to sky, her basket fell off from her head and vegetables scattered on the street. So, Mangbya helped her collect scattered vegetables and put the basket on her head. Grandma headed home.

Quite a long time after the incident with grandma, Mangbya met a man. At that time, Mangbya was carrying a heavy food for firewood. The man said to Mangbya, “people claimed that you can fool people a lot. Why don’t you fool me as well?” “I forgot my secret fooling box at home. So I don’t have capacity to fool you at the moment. If you want me to be able to fool you, help me carry this wood so that I can go and get my secret box. Then, I’d fool you.” The man agreed. So Mangbya went home straight.

The man was waiting with the heavy wood on his shoulder. There was no sign of Mangbya’s return. The man began to wonder what have happened to Mangbya. After very long time, the man decided to follow Mangbya’s home to find out what have happened to him. When he arrived, Mangbya was sipping tea with great relax. The man got very angry but when he thought it over, he realized that he was fooled by Mangbya.
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