Mizzima News (www.mizzima.com)
June 4,2003

Political pamphlets spread across Mandalay the second capital city of
Burma on yesterday, said news from a resident of the city.

On June 3, around 10 PM, Political pamphlets were seen pasted in and
around Phayagyi and Zecho Market of the South West Township of Mandalay,
to which Intelligence no.16 recollected.

A one page handwritten pamphlet consist of expressions of
disappointment of the inhuman treatment to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, U Tin Oo and
members of National League for Democracy by the military, and plans of the
military not willing to carry out the internationally pressurized
National reconciliation and tripartite discussion and after closing down NLD
offices and capturing its members, the military's plan of declaring
unfair to the much supported National League for Democracy.

Moreover, it also express the unsuitability of the suppressive military
regime to continue, " no developments and changes in the country
inspite of a decade long military rule", " therefore, there is only one last
option, the time has come, to come out of the streets to express boldly
like in the 8888"," we shall have to sacrifice just like what we have
done, for the brutal military regime will never come down unless we
sacrifice" said the resident.

The pamphlet was signed below as" by a civilian", continued the
resident.

It is reported that the Military authorities are taking preventive
measures by not allowing military personals and family members to go out of
the military lanes, instead they were given training to handle if any
uprising occurs.

It is also reported that news of Aung San Suu Kyi, U Tin Oo and members
of NLD are gossips and talk of the town within the residents of
Mandalay.