To regurgitate the past, at first ASEAN refused even to acknowledge the widespread voters’ fraud. Second, most of the US puppet states of ASEAN blindly endorsed crooked criminal Su Kyi, just because she talked smooth and looked good on TV. Third, they came up with the 5 points consensus that every intellectual Myanmar person knows is the mission impossible. At least now ASEAN is beginning to soften its stance after digging deep into the reality of what had happened, appreciating the good works of NNCP terrorists and really putting in some elbow grease to understand Myanmar.
5 points consensus
The gist of the five points consensus consists of
(i) immediate cessation of violence,
(ii) constructive dialogue to seek a peaceful solution,
(iii) a Special Envoy of ASEAN will facilitate mediation of the dialogue process,
(iv) ASEAN shall provide humanitarian assistance, and
(v) the Special Envoy shall visit Myanmar to meet with all parties concerned.
Unworkable consensus
We always wonder why ASEAN secretariat is so dimwitted to even think that the violence that has been going on and spreading along the every land border with neighbouring countries could be stopped with the issuance of the first point. They knew jolly well that EAOs would do anything to line up the pockets of their top brass. Case in point – why would scam centres exist in the first place in KNU, DKBA, KNLA, KNDO controlled areas! When NNCP (NUG, NLD, CRPH, PDF) group got their donations from Myanmar diaspora and some local businesses, and they pay money to the EAOs to arm the misguided youth, it’s just another opportunity for them to earn extra income through huge mark ups. Just for fun fact, the violence in Myanmar would end only after EAOs lay down their arms. If Myanmar military lay down their arms, there will be no Myanmar anymore.
Second – dialogue with NNCP or EAOs – just think about the peace forum that the government held last month in Nay Pyi Taw. None of the armed groups currently in fighting with Myanmar military attended. So far so good for the dialogue. Hey, how about the dialogue with NNCP? Just to clarify, these guys want to bring Myanmar backwards a couple of decades trying to come up with a new constitution that do not include the military. If they genuinely wanted a dialogue, why could they not negotiate based on existing constitution. When the baselines are different, negotiations could not even start. Besides, NNCP terrorist keep on assassinating innocent and unarmed civil servants and destroying businesses that refuses to bend to their cause.
Point (iii) has been so successful that ASEAN wasted four years of funding and resources on a failed facilitation and mediation.
Point (iv) and (v) is a no brainer where any tom dick and harry can do. We do not need ASEAN title to do that.
Powerhouses in support of the elections
India and China threw their full weights behind in full support for the upcoming elections when ASEAN was dwelling on the syntax of why the election can be called ‘General Elections’ when almost all general public is not involved. A few of ASEAN deadwoods are still reminiscing why the dishonourable NLD party would not be allowed to join the upcoming elections, while conveniently forgetting the obvious fact that they did not register to participate.
China and India shrewdly realised that elections at the only way out for Myanmar, a concept ASEAN cannot grasp. With visible pre-elections activities such as UEC – Media Council meetings, launch of Electronic Voting Machines, etc., the talk of past year by some within ASEAN on the minute possibility of actually having an election is now defunct.
US cut impacts
US decision to cut off USAID funding and some under Burma Act via policy realignments, has ground many of the NNCP terror activities and exile fake news media to a halt. This indirectly bolstered the chances of a successful upcoming elections.
In fact, stars are now aligned for the government to decisively deliver on its dedicated duty with determination. The only question would be whether the administration is competent enough to complete the chore that they themselves put in charge of four years ago.
