No independence Day

Burma won independence from British colonial rule on January 4, 1948. But the country is now colonized by the military dictatorship since 1962. We are enslaved by the military junta The average citizen survives on less than $300 a year. According to UNDP sources, 32 percent of children are malnourished. And at least 2 million have migrated to neighboring countries to escape the humanitarian crisis in the homeland.

We got independence from the British earlier than India, Malaysia and Singapore, but development is many years behind than those countries. Why we lack behind the development? Are we lack in intelligence and no natural resources. Not because of this reason. Till 1962 we were most developed country in Asia. Yangon airport was best

in Asia. At that time we adopted parliament democracy and open market policy. Ne Win took military coup in 1962, abolished parliament democracy and established Burmese way to socialism (actually, it camouflage the military dictatorship), military personal took control on economic, planning and service sector sections. The problem was that those military personnel had no basic knowledge on the respective fields they took control. Since then economy dipped toward abyssal plane.

There was a sign of hope came up in 1988 when Ne Win regime was faced with peoples uprising. But, Ne Win crony generals took power and followed the Ne Win steps again. They were not only more lack in intelligence but also more cunning, more corrupted than Ne Win’s era generals. How can they manage to develop our country. There is Buddha teaching( according to Thi Da Gu Abbot) that those lack in wisdom and intelligent could not achieve good results even though how hard they work. The end results of Junta reign is Burma is among the poorest in the world

What might have happened if Bogyoke Aung San had lived to see to day. He would feel so sad on his struggle for independence . He may wish to stay under British rather than under military dictator.