Aung San Suu Kyi’s birthday marked in Singapore

We are gathered here today in Speaker’s Corner, Singapore, to mark the 65th birthday of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, one that she regrettably still spends in house arrest.

It is especially significant for people in Singapore to continue to advocate on behalf of her and the Burmese people, because the government of Singapore would rather support and prop up the military regime […]

Singapore mentors Burma in sham elections

By Seelan Palay

As preparations for the sham elections in Burma get into full swing, it is not difficult to notice similarities in electoral practices between the Burmese generals in uniform and Singapore’s leaders in civilian clothes.

The Burmese regime is bending over backwards to stage the fraudulent elections while refusing to respect the results of the country’s polls in 1990 that led to the landslide victory for the National League for Democracy (NLD).[…]

Letters of Concern to Seadrill Ltd and the Norwegian Embassy

It has recently come to the attention of Free Burma Campaign Singapore (FBCSG) that the Burmese junta is engaging an Australian company, Twinza Oil, to develop an oil and gas project. A Norwegian company, Seadrill Ltd, is being sought to provide drilling equipments for this purpose.

In view of this disturbing development, FBCSG has recently addressed a letter to Seadrill Ltd’s office in Singapore and to the Norwegian Embassy. […]

Statement on the 2010 Burma elections

Today, February 12, marks the 63rd anniversary of the Union Day of Burma. To commemorate this important date, Free Burma Campaign Singapore (FBCSG) is issuing a statement with regards to the upcoming 2010 elections. We call upon the regime to respect the voices and choices of the people by carrying out a free and fair […]