Online postbox trial#
UDP leader Nay Myo Wai is currently facing trial after being sued by the Zaykabar Company for defamation. 1 of the Unity and Diversity Party (UDP), Aung Myo Oo, who met with Thein Sein in August at his office in Naypyidaw.Īung Myo Oo said he and his party colleagues are also working to help farmers with land issues. “The public can never know whether their letters of complaint are taken seriously,” said the general-secretary No. The campaign was ultimately proved successful a year ago when the president ordered a postponement of the project.
The most popular case was overwhelmingly the outpouring of opposition to the construction of the Myitsone Dam project at the confluence of the Irrawaddy River. Over the past year since Thein Sein took power, a culture of submitting written letters of complaint and petitions to the President’s Office has become popular culture in Burma, especially among farmers who claim their lands have been seized, factory workers and other low-paid laborers, and victims of corrupt administrators. Zaw Htay also stated on his page that the President welcomes the public’s suggestions about reform, that they should express their concerns, and report cases of corruption, abuse of power or other complaints. Zaw Htay noted, however, that the majority of the messages received to date had been sent anonymously despite the requirement for all users to list their names, email addresses, phone numbers, ID card numbers and places of residence-an indication, perhaps, that an air of distrust still pervades Burmese cyberspace. The interactive move began on Friday and the official website has already received more than 50 messages, according to the director-general of the President’s Office, Maj Zaw Htay, who himself posted comments on Facebook encouraging a public response.
Now his office has gone one step further in opening an online postbox, allowing ordinary citizens to vent their opinions, criticize the government, ask questions, make appeals, and even accuse officials of bribery and corruption. Over the past few months President Thein Sein has gone out on a limb to appear PR-savvy, media-friendly and all-inclusive.
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