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Viewing cable 07SINGAPORE2093, BURMA: ASEAN'S GAMBARI CANCELLATION SPARKS SMALL

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07SINGAPORE2093 2007-11-21 12:16 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Singapore
VZCZCXRO2364
RR RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM RUEHNH
DE RUEHGP #2093/01 3251216
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 211216Z NOV 07
FM AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4475
INFO RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 2682
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 1892
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 4157
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 5776
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 0862
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0143
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 SINGAPORE 002093 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM ASEAN BU SN
SUBJECT: BURMA: ASEAN'S GAMBARI CANCELLATION SPARKS SMALL 
PROTESTS 
 
REF: A. SINGAPORE 1822 
     B. SINGAPORE 1889 
     C. SINGAPORE 2075 
     D. SINGAPORE 2085 
     E. SINGAPORE 2086 
 
1. (SBU) SUMMARY:  ASEAN's ambivalent handling of the Burma 
issue during its ongoing cycle of ASEAN-related summits 
appears to have been met with mixed feelings among Burmese 
nationals and their sympathizers living in Singapore.  The 
announcement that ASEAN had canceled UN Special Advisor 
Ibrahim Gambari's planned briefing of the East Asia Summit 
provoked small groups of demonstrators to go a bit beyond 
their previously careful observance of Singapore's tight 
restrictions on public demonstrations.  Press reporting 
indicated Burma activists were upset about the cancellation 
and unhappy with ASEAN's apparent failure to put any teeth 
into its demands for political reform.  On 
the other hand, some protesters thought it was important that 
ASEAN got Burma to sign onto the human rights and good 
governance commitments contained in its landmark Charter. 
Singapore's government-controlled press continued to cast the 
Burmese community and activists in a favorable light.  END 
SUMMARY 
 
2. (U)  A small number of Burmese nationals and activists 
living in Singapore took to the streets in protest again 
near the venue for the ongoing ASEAN-related summit meetings 
on November 20.  Carrying candles and wearing red T-shirts 
bearing the slogan, "We pursue peace, justice and democracy 
for Burma," a group of nine foreign students, including 
Burmese, tried to approach the Shangri-la hotel where ASEAN 
leaders are meeting.  Police stopped the students before they 
reached the hotel.  Police took the particulars of the 
protesters, apparently to signal that protests - even those 
which are sympathetically viewed - would not be allowed to go 
too far..  Media reported that another group of 40 Burmese 
nationals gathered down the street from the Summit venue and 
held up banners that said, "Signing Charter with Generals 
Makes ASEAN a Laughing Stock" and "ASEAN has Power to Make a 
Difference."  After several minutes police officers 
approached the group, which dispersed quietly. 
 
3. (U) In separate incidents, news media reported that two 
different Burmese-led organizations in Singapore circulated 
petitions to protest ASEAN's lack of concrete action on 
Burma.  "SG Human Rights", an activist group which formed 
last month, tried to deliver a 40-signature petition to ASEAN 
leaders, calling on them to use all means at their disposal 
to bring about democratic change in Burma.  However, police 
officers would not allow them to approach the Summit venue 
and the activists agreed to turned the petition over to a 
member of the ASEAN Summit Secretariat.  The Overseas Burmese 
Patriots, a group of 20 students, professionals, and workers 
resident in Singapore delivered a petition signed by 3,626 
people to MP Irene Ng, who will forward it to the UN through 
the Singapore Foreign Ministry.  Three members claiming to 
represent the Overseas Burmese Patriots also approached the 
embassy on November 20 to present us with the same petition, 
which calls on the UNSC to intervene in Burma in the interest 
of peace and reconciliation.  (Post will forward the petition 
to EAP/MLS via pouch.) 
 
4. (SBU) While the protests were small, they are significant 
in Singapore where public gatherings of 5 or more persons 
require a permit.  Permit requests are rarely granted, and 
authorities normally take a hard-line against groups that do 
not have one (ref A and B).  (In contrast to the leniency 
authorities continued to show Burmese protesters, police 
arrested two members of the opposition Singapore Democratic 
Party, Chee Siok Chin and John Tan, as they approached the 
Shangri-la Hotel on November 20.) These restrictions are well 
known, and recent Burma protesters have generally taken care 
to observe them.  The November 20 protests appeared to go 
further in crossing government red-lines than earlier ones. 
The protesters appeared to be reacting in anger to ASEAN 
summit events, in particular the cancellation of Gambari,s 
briefing.  However, other protestors noted that the Summit 
had achieved some good:  "At least the generals have signed 
the Charter, which obliges them to protect human rights." 
 
 
SINGAPORE 00002093  002 OF 002 
 
 
5. (SBU) Interestingly,  Singapore's government controlled 
media continued to cast the Burmese protesters in a favorable 
light, even as they skirted the law and criticized ASEAN and 
the Singapore government.  The Straits Times newspaper quoted 
by name a Burmese business student saying that he and his 
compatriots "feel that ASEAN, including the Singapore 
government, is ignoring the desire and wishes of the Burmese 
people for freedom and democracy."  At the same time, 
reporting included subtle warnings that police would be 
vigilant in preventing societal discord. 
 
Visit Embassy Singapore's Classified website: 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eap/singapore/ind ex.cfm 
HERBOLD