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Viewing cable 06RANGOON918, RENOWNED MANDALAY WRITER FRAIL BUT STILL VOCAL

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06RANGOON918 2006-07-03 10:31 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Rangoon
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 RANGOON 000918 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/MLS; PACOM FOR FPA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PHUM ECON PREL BM
SUBJECT: RENOWNED MANDALAY WRITER FRAIL BUT STILL VOCAL 
 
ΒΆ1. (SBU) SUMMARY:  Despite her age of 90, well known Mandalay 
author and political critic "Ludu" (People's) Daw Ahma 
remains outspoken, respected widely among the Burmese, and an 
irritant to the regime, as shown by a recent interview with 
the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB).  She points to thousands 
of younger writers and artists who attended her 90th birthday 
ceremony as evidence that a new generation of politically 
conscious writers may emerge.  Daw Ahma is thus far the 
exception, rather than the norm, in testing the regime.  The 
regime reacted with press attacks, reflecting its intolerance 
of free expression or opposing views.  END SUMMARY 
 
2.(SBU)  In 1946, Daw Ahma and her husband founded the "Ludu" 
(People's) Press in Mandalay, which printed books and a 
popular newspaper.  Government censors shut down the Ludu 
press in 1967 and in 1978, police jailed both Daw Ahma and 
her husband (now deceased) for their political writings.  Daw 
Ahma is not closely affiliated with the NLD, though she too 
speaks out on the need for greater freedoms in Burma.  One of 
her sons, now in hiding, was a member of the Burmese 
Communist Party (BCP), which is a political factor now only 
for the regime. 
 
3.(SBU) In late April, Daw Ahma granted an interview to 
Norway-based Democratic Voice of Burma that the DVB later 
broadcast into Burma.  In the interview, she called for 
"People's Power," public movements to break the current 
political stalemate, noting that repeated NLD overtures to 
the SPDC have yielded no response and the regime will not 
move unless pushed by a public uprising.  "You can't despair, 
my children.  You have to do something," she exhorted younger 
generations in the interview. 
 
4.(SBU) According to NLD sources and Daw Ahma's family, the 
GOB responded to the DVB interview by leaving anonymous notes 
in front of Daw Ahma's Mandalay home that condemned her for 
contact with outside press and for advocating political 
reforms.  In mid-June the GOB's media organs ran articles 
attacking her son for his BCP ties and alleged collaboration 
with foreign media organizations with the goal of "removal of 
the government."  These articles referred to him as the "son 
of writer Ludu Daw Ahma." 
 
5.(SBU) A June 22 call by Emboffs on Ludu Daw Ahma at her 
summer Pyin-Oo-Lwin (Maymyo) home found the elder writer in 
good spirits, though in frail physical condition.  She noted 
that speaking out through DVB was not brave, but rather 
"reality" and that she reflected the voices of the Burmese 
people.  She added that she feels well connected to the 
sufferings of people around the country through letters she 
receives and news from BBC, VOA, RFA and DVB.  She indicated 
her awareness of the GOB media attacks on her and her son and 
disclosed that DVB and other foreign media had called her 
seeking a reaction to the GOB attacks.  She stated that she 
had declined to comment publicly on these.  She noted that 
there are many new writers following in her footsteps and 
pointed to the attendance at her 90th birthday commemoration 
in Amarapura (20 miles south of Mandalay) in November 2005 
when thousands of writers and artists came from across Burma. 
 She vowed to continue speaking out in the name of the 
Burmese people and their plight. 
 
6.(SBU) One of Burma's most respected contemporary writers, 
Ludu Daw Ahma has over the years occasionally criticized the 
GOB's political "roadmaps" and called for greater public 
expression of political grievances.  Her voice is independent 
of the NLD's, although lately her statements credit Aung San 
Suu Kyi's efforts to engage the SPDC and lend support to the 
NLD's objectives. 
 
7.(SBU) COMMENT:  Daw Ahma's high profile limits GOB attacks 
to using the press, protecting her from the harsher treatment 
the GOB metes out to others who voice opposition.  The 
likelihood of arrest or other harassment keeps most Burmese 
quiet, although they are willing to voice criticism and 
discontent privately.  Most writers brave enough to speak out 
carefully use euphemisms to deflect regime scrutiny. End 
Comment. 
VILLAROSA