Thousands of people are trapped in Myanmar's fraudulent zone

Chinese ministries push each other to seek help from journalists for more than a month without action.

The founder of Myawaddy Fraud Park in Myanmar, She Zhijiang, was originally from Hunan. He had a close relationship with the Chinese government. Although he has been arrested now, the telecom fraud industry he created has spread to Southeast Asia, Africa, and South America.

People from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan were abducted and trafficked in Southeast Asia for fraud and even organ trafficking, which received widespread attention last year. There is a new development in the situation. Our reporter received a desperate appeal from a Chinese who was resold to Myawaddy, Myanmar. He said that nearly a thousand Chinese people were trapped there due to telecommunications fraud. Danger. The reporter reported the case to the Chinese police, embassy, ​​and foreign affairs department for more than a month, but the agencies did not take any action.

Xiao Chen, who asked our reporter for help, and two Hunan fellows were resold to Myawaddy Dongfeng Park in Myanmar last year. He pointed out that there are at least a thousand Chinese trapped in the park, and he hopes to get assistance from the Chinese government. Xiao Chen said that the ransom requires a minimum payment of 30,000 U.S. dollars, and their family is poor, so they can’t make up the money; even if they pay the ransom, they may not be able to leave, because they may be kidnapped a second time by other warlords or gangs in the park at any time . Previously, his friend tried his best to contact his relatives in China and reported the case to the Hunan police through them, but the police not only failed to help them, but instead warned them to return to China immediately, otherwise they would be held criminally responsible.

Xiao Chen said that if they could return to China, they would not need help at all. After seeing the news that China officially announced a joint operation with Myanmar and Thailand to crack down on telecom fraud, at the end of March, Xiao Chen decided to send a distress call to our station. He said that if they are found, they will be beaten at least, put in water prison at worst, or even lose their lives, and their organs will be sold.

Our reporter tried to contact the Chinese embassy in Myanmar many times since the beginning, but all the public telephone numbers of the embassy could not be reached.

Our reporter contacted the Hunan Provincial Public Security Bureau, hoping to get assistance from the Anti-Telecom Fraud Center, but the agency directly rejected the reporter's request for help.

The Hunan Provincial Public Security Department said: We are the Hunan Public Security Service Platform. Exploring what a person is stuck in Myanmar, ask me who? You have to ask the police station, we don't know, we don't have a phone, because we are a separate technical department.

Our reporter contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs many times, hoping that they would provide consular protection for these trapped nationals, but the Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs referred the issue to the consular protection department, which stated that it was not within its scope of functions.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: You call the Global Consular Protection Office, how could no one pick up? It's all about this call, try again, tell them, we don't care.

Myawaddy and Thailand are only separated by a river. Our reporter asked the Chinese embassy in Thailand for help. The embassy said that the nearest to Myawaddy is the Chinese Consulate in Chiang Mai, and asked the reporter to call the branch.

The Chinese Consulate General in Chiang Mai responded to reporters by saying that they know that many Chinese are trapped in Myawaddy, Myanmar, but that belongs to the consular district of Myanmar and is not under their jurisdiction. They can only assist if someone can escape to Thailand, but they do not recommend crossing the border. When asked about the progress of China, Myanmar and Thailand's joint action against telecommunications fraud, the person from the consulate said that nothing happened.

Chiang Mai Consulate said: No. So, if you want our assistance, that person needs to come from Myanmar to Thailand. However, we do not recommend it. That is to say, smuggling into the country is an illegal act, understand? Therefore, we must first accept the laws and regulations of Thailand and make the judgment first. Therefore, if the person concerned said that he wanted to act in this way, he also needed to know about the punishment in advance.

After more than a month of repeated negotiations, the hopes of Xiao Chen and his partners were completely shattered. Previously, he could only send out very limited information every few days. After learning that Chinese officials had no intention of helping, he said the situation became more and more dangerous and he could no longer contact reporters. Before disappearing, the desperate Xiao Chen still hopes to remind single overseas Chinese through our reporter that if they receive any information about making friends or investing in the identity of a beautiful woman, they should be vigilant against telecom fraud and not be fooled.

NUG said that they were able to clear about 30,000 military council troops

On May 5th, the two-year anniversary of the establishment of the PDF of the National Unity Government NUG, it was stated that the Military Council was able to defeat about 30,000 soldiers and attack more than 10,000 wounded.

Over the past two years, community-based public defense groups have been established in more than 250 townships, and more than 300 PDF battalions and columns have been established in total, NUG Acting President Duwal Shila said.

"Now, a total of 300 PDF battalions and columns have been established in various parts of the country, and community-based public defense groups that will carry out militia duties have been systematically established in more than 250 townships. Therefore, in terms of manpower, it can be said that we have been able to establish a group so that our fighting force is superior to the enemy's.

During this period, the number of policemen and soldiers who took refuge in the people's arms was more than 10,000, the Acting President said.

National Unity Government (NUG) Defense Minister U Li Mon said that the right to choose and create the future destiny of the country is in the hands of the ethnic people, and they will march forward with the power of the people to win the revolution.

"I would like the international community to know that only the military can root out the country's military ideology and achieve long-term stable peace and development. On the other hand, I firmly believe that the right to choose and create the future destiny of the country is in the hands of the people of our own ethnic group. We must continue to march towards the victory of the revolution with the strength of our people. We must ensure the people's revolution."

It's been two years since the PDF was established, but troops fighting on the ground told RFA they still have a lot of needs.

Ko Nyo Choo, the leader of the People's Defense Forces Without Borders Sagaing, who is fighting against the military council in Sagaing Township, said that the National Unity Government still has a weak connection with the ground battalion forces.

"We are really struggling in our organizations. If you can help us from behind to prevent morale from falling while we are working, if we can help the groups working on the ground from above, connect them well and check whether they are really doing it or not. After the verification, people who don't do it and people who don't do it according to what they do. Now it's like a big-faced curry. We have a lot of broken morale among those who actually do things on the ground, and everyone has their own feelings. It's there."

In addition, there are difficulties in collecting weapons, and the money that the troops can use to work and the people's support is the only way to survive, Ko Nyo Choo said. Sagaing People Without Borders is a local defense force, but it is also a group that is connected with the 2nd Battalion of Sagaing District, which is a battalion under the MOD.

Kozai, the leader of the Justice Soldier group active in the southern military region of Karen State, said that the NUG Ministry of Defense still needs support for them.

"Under the title of government, all the people are involved, that's why, out of the 200, 300 weapons that I have given to the NUG, the 7 weapons that I searched and collected belong to the government. Regarding direct support, the NUG still has many needs. I see that the work of a government, as the Ministry of Defense, is not yet a government over us, but I want to say that our efforts are for the government and for the people who are independent of the government. .”

U Kyaw Zaw, spokesperson of the National Unity Government NUG presidential office, said that the government will try to solve the difficulties of the public defense forces.

"I would like to reiterate that we understand the difficulties of the PDFs of the People's Defense Forces, who are facing various difficulties. There are also a large number of fully armed regiments, and the remaining unarmed members. I would like to let you know that we are working hard to fully equip the groups that can only partially equip the weapons."

RFA contacted General Zaw Min Tun, spokesperson of the Military Council, regarding the National Unity Government's statement that the Military Council was able to clear about 30,000 forces, but was unable to get a call.

In the NUG's statement, it was announced that financial funds and strategic military equipment are still needed to be able to carry out a counter-offensive, the final step to attack the military council.

The NUG Defense Ministry's statement on May 5 also stated that there were 193 drone attacks by township between January and April of this year. 44 camp battles; It has been announced that there were 26 attacks on important targets, and nearly 4,000 military council forces were defeated.

A ferry crossing Merak - Bakauheni caught fire

Merak (ANTARA) - A ferry crossing the Port of Merak, Banten - Bakauheni, Lampung, Saturday, at 15.20 WIB, caught fire and is now being evacuated by the Banten Basarnas.

 

"We are currently evacuating the KMP Royce 1 accident that caught fire in the Merak - Bakauheuni Crossing Route," said Banten Basarnas Operations Head Heru in a written statement in Merak, Saturday.

The chronology of events, initially a truck in the KMP Royce 1 Indonesian Flag MMSI Number 525100336 caught fire and until now the fire is still in the process of extinguishing it.

Currently the weather at Merak Crossing - Bakauheni is sunny.

 

Jeju 4.3 Interpretation of North and South Korean Novels

MC: Hello listeners in North Korea, it's < Do Myeong-Hak's Inter-Korean Literary Journey > . It's a red albeos in progress .  At this time, we will talk about the literary works of North and South Korea with North Korean defector novelist Do Myeong-hak . hello teacher

Do Myung Hak : Yes, how are you ?

MC: Some time ago, in early April , last month, National Assembly member Tae Young-ho, a former North Korean defector, made a statement that ' Jeju 4.3 Incident was ordered by Kim Il-sung, ' causing controversy . First of all, what is the ' Jeju 4.3 Incident ' ?

Do Myung-hak : As the Jeju 4.3 Incident is a well-known event, there will be no one who does not know about it . It was an incident that took place in Jeju Island over a period of 7 years and 7 months , from March 1 , 1948 to September 21 , 1954 . The name 4.3 comes from the mass unrest that occurred on April 3 , 1948 . The “ Report on the Fact-Finding of the Jeju 4.3 Incident ” published by the South Korean government in 2003 describes the special conditions of Jeju Island, the conflict between the police and the Northwest Youth Association and Jeju residents following the 3.1 shooting incident , and the tension caused by it, which the South Korean Labor Party and the Jeju Provincial Party declared on May 10 .It is judged to be an incident that was caused by the struggle against the single election . North Korea is also evaluating the Jeju 4.3 Incident in its own way . In North Korea , it is an ' incident that occurred in Jeju Island in opposition to the establishment of a single government in South Korea in accordance with Kim Il-sung's line of establishing a unified government ' and at the same time ' an incident in which innocent civilians were massacred ' . Evaluate .

MC: Then, could you point out what Congressman Tae Young-ho said about this incident and why it is a problem ?

Do Myeong-hak : Rep. Thae Yeong-ho said that he learned that the 4.3 Incident in North Korea was an incident that occurred under the direction of Kim Il- sung . Because of that, controversy arose as the opposition Democratic Party demanded an apology for remarks that insulted the people of Jeju . However, it seems to me that Congressman Tae Young-ho's memory is a little confused , but it is absurd to say that he is wrong . As I recall, the North Korean side said that it was a ' people's uprising in Jeju Island in response to Kim Il-sung's will to oppose the unilateral election in South Korea ' . It did not say that it happened under the direct instruction of Kim Il-sung . However, he insisted that ' the Jeju Provincial Party organized the People's Guerrilla Army and led the struggle ' . However, there is a problem to consider here . Why didn't I say that it was an armed struggle led by the Jeju Provincial Party instead of the Namro Party and the Jeju Provincial Party ? 1948In 2010, many leaders of the South Korean Labor Party, including Park Heon-young, defected to North Korea . Then, on June 24 , the South Korean Labor Party and the Northern Labor Party formally merged, and from that time on, the Korean Labor Party became the Korean Labor Party . Therefore, it is correct to say that the incident was caused by the Jeju-do Party of the Chosun Workers' Party . Although the 4.3 Incident occurred before the North and South Korean Workers' Party officially declared their union, Park Heon-young commanded the South Korean Labor Party in North Korea . Of course, Park Heon-young and Kim Il-sung, who became North Korea's second- in-command, must have shared all lines and policies . Could Park Heon-yeong have caused such a tremendous incident without Kim Il-sung's knowledge ? It is obvious that he discussed it with Kim Il-sung . If the 4.3 Uprising had succeeded, it would have been openly advertised as a victorious struggle under the wise leadership of Kim Il-sung . However, since it was suppressed without success, I would not say that Kim Il-sung was directly involved . Because in North Korea, Kim Il-sung is like a god who never fails .It would be a great loss to apotheosis if it failed even after causing an incident . Anyway, I don't think there's much point in arguing whether the 4.3 Incident was ordered by Park Heon-yeong or Kim Il-sung . It is enough to admit that the incident was led by the Labor Party and that many innocent people were sacrificed in the suppression process .

MC: By the way, is there a ' North Korean novel ' based on the Jeju 4.3 Incident ? And there was also a drama based on the novel, but I was the only one who didn't know , well . I heard that it was aired, but first of all, can you briefly introduce what kind of work it is ?

Do Myung-Hak : Works based on the 4.3 Incident exist in both North and South Korea . There are “ Uncle Sooni ” and “ Island 1948” in South Korea , and there are also in North Korea , but the novel “ Hannah's Echo ” that I want to introduce today is the most in-depth work dealing with the 4.3 Incident .

MC: Who is the author of that novel?

Do Myeong-hak : The author's name is Yang Eui-seon. He was born in Jinan, Shandong Province, China in September 1942 , returned to North Korea after liberation, and graduated from Shinuiju No. 1 Normal University . He started his career as a writer with the short story “ The Cold Car Driver ” published in 1974 . and Camellia ,” and “ Hannah's Echo . ” On the other hand, I often write essays, such as < The Age and Female Heroes >, < Hannah's Echo Resonates Today >, and as a critique, 「More Power in Short Story Creation」 . He is a writer with a strong desire and passion to create, but now he is getting older.Since he is in his 80s , it is unknown how he is currently doing .

MC: Please briefly introduce the plot of this novel.

Do Myeong-hak : The work begins in 1943 with a scene in Jeju Port where a man is interrogated by Japanese police . He is the main character of the work as Kang Gyu-chan, who returned to his hometown of Jeju Island after serving a prison sentence for instigating a strike at a Japanese company . Kyu-Chan Kang finds Jin-Hee Ko, the girl who jumped into the sea to risk her own life, rescues her and saves her life, and she stays at his house . Her maiden tried to die so that she would not be taken as a ' comfort woman ' during the Japanese colonial era, but she had to get married so that she would not be taken as a 'comfort woman', so she had a ' sham marriage ' with Kyu-chan Kang . However, Ko Jin-hee falls in love with Kang Gyu-chan with her whole heart and gives birth to her daughter as well . However, Kang Gyu-chan, who lost his family to the Japanese, shows no interest , but works hard to pay off the debt of Ko Jin-hee's house .

Then, after liberation in 1945, Kang Gyu-chan became involved in the ' leftist ' , and in 1948 , ahead of the 5.10 elections to establish a single government in South Korea, his brother-in-law , who made and posted anti-election leaflets, was executed by the US military . From then on, the confrontation between the American soldiers and the residents intensified, and Kang Kyu-chan climbed the mountain , and later Ko Jin-hee also climbed the mountain . Finally, the People's Guerrilla Army led the 4.3 Uprising , and negotiations between the National Defense Guard Regimental Commander and the People's Guerrilla Army were concluded . However, the US Army forces the National Guard and the People's Guerrilla Army to fight . As a result, the situation escalated to a more intense situation, and as the massive subjugation of the National Defense Guard, Police Corps , and Northwest Youth Association against the armed rebels intensified, defectors appeared in the ranks , and defeat deepened. Elected as a representative of the Supreme People's Assembly and concluded by emphasizing that the North Korean regime was founded as the only and legally unified state on the Korean Peninsula..

MC: What is the author trying to say in this novel?

Do Myung-hak : Yes. It would be more accurate and realistic to quote the following lines and tales from the drama adapted from this novel rather than me explaining it over and over again . The title of the drama is also “ Hannah's Echo ” and the content is not much different from the novel .

First, let me quote the protagonist's speech to the crowd that shows North Korea's view of the 4.3 Incident .

Fellow compatriots!

The cry of hurrah that reverberates through this town today

Drive out foreign powers and establish a unified independent country

I want to live in harmony with my country and my people

It is the voice of fiery justice.

The great sun of our nation

You are the glorious General Kim Il-sung.

Accompanied by General Ilseong,

Let's establish a unified Korean government!

Long live General Kim Il-sung, the leader of the nation!!

The following is a narrative that shows North Korea's perspective on the 5.10 wire break at the end of the drama .

” May 10 , 1948 . _ Now, all over South Korea, constituencies and polling places in each district were surrounded by heavily armed troops, mobile police tank [ tanks ] and armored vehicles, and the oppressive 5 ㆍ 10 line was enforced . At dawn on May 10 , the people of Jeju Island took guns and grenades , sticks and knives , gasoline bottles , sickles and hammers , stones and leaflets , and destroyed and burned election offices, township offices , tax offices , Shinhan Corporation , and police officers' offices. Distributed leaflets against . So even on the day of May 10th , Oedo , Osan, Mureung , Sehwa , Oji , Hwasun , Namwon , Iri , Ari , Jongmun , and Hanseok, numerous police offices and branch offices were raided and destroyed , and their enemies were punished . The ferocious struggle of the people caused a lot of unrest and division among the reactionary ruling class, and some electoral committees and election committee members gave up their work and went over to the people's side , and election official Mansu resigned . In the end , the 5 ㆍ 10 disconnection in Jeju Island was completely ruined .”

MC: Then, are the statements of former Congressman Tae Young-ho and the contents contained in this novel similar or not ?

Do Myung-Hak : Of course. Of course, in both the novel and the drama , there is no direct instruction by Kim Il-sung to cause the 4.3 Incident, but the context makes it easy to guess that the person behind it is Kim Il-sung .

MC: North Korea's position is the same, but the background of the incident identified by the ' Jeju 4.3 Peace Foundation ' , which was established to find the truth of the Jeju 4.3 Incident, is quite different . Let me introduce you .

On March 1 , 1947 , the 28th anniversary of the 3.1 Independence Movement Day was held in Jeju Island , and in Jeju-eup, when the 3.1 Independence Movement Day event at Buk Elementary School ended at 2:00 pm , the crowd took to the streets to demonstrate . After the protesters passed through Gwandeokjeong Pavilion and escaped through Seomuntong, a child was hit and injured by the horseshoe of the mounted police near Gwandeokjeong Pavilion .

At this time, when the mounted police left the injured child and passed by, the excited crowd threw stones and protested, and the armed police stationed near Gwandeokjeong opened fire on the crowd. Six residents were sacrificed in the police firing , and this incident became a catalyst, and Jeju society, which had not been in great upheaval until then, began to boil . This is how the '3·1 Incident ' , which is called the fuse of Jeju 4·3, began .

On March 10, 1947, an unprecedented public - private joint general strike began on March 10 , 1947 , in protest of the March 1 Incident in which six residents were killed by police firing . In response to the civil and government general strike of Jeju residents, the United States designated Jeju Island as a ' red island ' . A large number of cheering policemen were dispatched from the mainland , and members of the Seobuk Youth Association ( Seocheong ) , a far-right youth group, entered Jeju one after another and began to take control of the police , administrative agencies , and educational institutions . They provoked public sentiment by committing terrorism under the pretext of " hunting reds , " and this became a factor in the outbreak of the 4·3 Incident .

At that time, the Korean peninsula was facing the crisis of division. The South Korean Labor Party and the Jeju Provincial Party combined the divided public sentiment and the struggle against the May 10th independent election to raise an armed uprising under the banner of resistance to the oppression of the police and the Seocheong Office and opposition to the separation of elections and injustice . At 2:00 am on April 3 , 1948 , beacon fires were burning red at every oreum at the foot of Mt. Halla, and an armed uprising led by the Jeju Provincial Committee of the South Korean Labor Party began . An armed band of 350 targeted and raided 12 police stations and the homes of members of right-wing groups such as the Northwest Youth Association .

MC: Contrary to this background, Tae Yeong-ho and Lee Won said on February 12 that the ' Jeju 4/3 Incident ' was " clearly triggered by the instructions of Kim Il-sung in North Korea , " and the Jeju 4/3 Victims' Families Association responded with a riot. It was early to urge Rep. Tae Young-ho to resign from his candidacy for the Supreme Council of the People's Power Party, saying it was a disparaged far-right logic . What do you think is the difference between South Korea and North Korea's view of this incident ?

Do Myeong-hak : In Korea, we can see that there are conflicting opinions among camps regarding this incident. On one side, this incident focuses on the massacre of civilians, and on the other hand, it focuses on the incident that occurred against the founding of the Republic of Korea.

South Korea is a diverse society with many political forces , so the evaluation of the 4.3 Incident is also mixed . From North Korea's point of view, the Jeju 4.3 Incident was a heroic people's uprising led by communists of the Jeju Party, including Kim Dal-sam, in accordance with the will of Kim Il-sung, who instigated the dissatisfaction of the Jeju people against the US military government and the establishment of a unified government, and instigated the rejection of the 5.10 disconnection .

MC: Considering the opinions of North Korean novels, dramas, and historians, how do you personally view the Jeju 4.3 Incident ?

Do Myung- Hak : To sum it up in a word, the 4.3 Incident was an armed uprising caused by the communists to deliberately use the dissatisfaction of the Jeju residents to disrupt the independent election, and it was a tragedy in which too many innocent residents were sacrificed in the process of suppressing it. I think that emphasizing only one of these two aspects is a biased view and evaluation .

MC: Today, we looked at how North Korean literature and TV dramas deal with the Jeju 4.3 Incident, which has recently been controversial due to the remarks of Congressman Tae Young-ho . Author Do Myeong-hak's opinion on the Jeju 4.3 Incident may differ from that of   RFA Free Asia Broadcasting .  Teacher Do Myung-hak , thank you for your hard work . 

Do Myung Hak : Yes, thank you for your hard work .

MC: We'll see you again next week. Goodbye everyone . _