An Appeal to My Country Men and Women Make a Discerned Choice in the Myanmar Elections By Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon. 1st September 2020 My Dearest Brothers and Sisters, Greetings. Minglarbar. These are challenging times. My prayer accompanies every one of you as you face the challenge of the pandemic. God will protect our nation. We are blessed with another election in November. This calls us to fulfil our duty as citizens by electing our representatives. In this historic moment, I address each one of you, not as a politician but as a religious person, as your own brother desiring only the common good and the welfare of…

Parma, 7th September 2020 Dearest Friends, I carry you in my heart, you know. The distance of these months is deepening the desire to see you, we are closer than ever. We are facing the same challenge: to stop Covid-19, freeing every people from this suffering. You know that each one of us can stop the infection with our behaviour. I am sure that you, like us, will be personally committed to fighting this pandemic for yourselves, your families, your friends, your neighbours, for the entire people of Myanmar. Aung San Suu Kyi is leading and protecting you with all of herself. A great gift for all the Burmese people, and…

We publish the text of the Eulogy pronounced by Cardinal Charles Maung Bo in Parma, Italy on October 28th during the Mass in memory of his friend Giuseppe Malpeli.   Dear Friends, Greetings.   Today we have gathered here to remember our great friend Giuseppe Malpeli. We have on so many occasions broken the word and broken the bread around the same altar. Today we gather today in his memory. I am grateful to all of you, who shared his mission, all the relatives and friends. To me it is a moment of personal sadness. I still remember his smile, laughter and his great enthusiasm for Burma. He brought light…

Democracy is democracy. In a democracy the people is sovereign. The Burmese people have decided. On  November 8th general election, they overwhelmingly chose the leader of the country: Aung San Suu Kyi. Democracy cannot be an obstacle run. The 2008 Constitution does not allow Aung San Suu Kyi to be elected as President. A Constitution that survives the regime that produced it. On March 17th, the procedure will be initiated to elect the new head of government, the President. The time to decide is now. Respecting  the will of the people is the first choice of politics, the first act of national reconciliation. Aung San Suu Kyi President of Burma in the name…

“Today in Myanmar the new parliament in the lower house was established, and Wednesday the upper house will follow. The 255 NLD deputies entered led by Aung San Suu Kyi with the orange dress of their party, which in recent years has become the symbol of resistance, of non-violent struggle, of democratic victory. The military group appeared, as it is, much reduced.” This is a statement of Democratic Party MP Sandra Zampa, President of the Parliamentary Association “Friends of Burma”, and Albertina Soliani, former president of the Association. They add: “On this day we renew our commitment by the side of Burma to support the democratic development and the process…