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Yangon lives in shadow of fear'

Star Special
An uneasy calm prevails tn Yangon, but to student activists, the capital of Myanmar remains tn the shadow of fear, according to visitors who arrived in Dhaka this week from the trouble-torn country.
The uneasy lull in Yangon, perceptible to all visitors, Is Interpreted In different ways. The consensus among local analysts, ready to visitors and diplomats — the majority avoid contacts with outsiders — is that another upsurge among students tn Yangon may take place anytime." perhaps, within three months."
Another view is that the army may launch a preemptive attack on students, fill the Jails with activists and thus make what one journalist described as a "last ditch attempt" to crush the pro-democracy movement.
As with all political Issues,
few are willing to talk about the continuing tension along the Myanmar-Bangladesh border. However, one official described It as a "minor affair" which, he said, would be satis factorily resolved "in due course."
On prospects of student activists taking to the streets again, journalist says, one this time "It may well be a fight to the finish". It is also assumed by many student leaders that the military junta, ruling Myanmar today, is without any sense of direction and. what's more, does not know where to turn for support.
As one visitor to Yangon says, the new international prominence gained by Aung San Suu Kyi in winning the Nobel Peace Award has further weakened the moral position of the armed forces, giving a boost to opposition leaders.
The same observer claims that Ihe prestige of Suu Kyi among her people remains as strong as ever. But some fear for her physical safety.
According to another visi-lor, the decline tn Myanmar's trade with the outside world has begun to have an effect on the economic life. Even In the capital city of Yangon, con-sumcr goods appear to be in short supply. However, with official statistics no longer availabk-, it is difficult to assess the stale of the economy of the country.
One view heard among residents in Yangon, says one visitor. is Ihal another reason for the shortage of goods is the government crackdown on smuggling. Meanwhile, the black marketing in currency remains brisk.
According to another visittor, with government-owned newspapers publicising only government "propaganda" and seldom reporting what is happening in the provinces, the average resident of Yangon remains totally out of touch' with realities, unable to asses* the total situation in the country. Many listen to foreign broadcasts, strongly disapproved by the authorities. Besides, these broadcasts offer little information about the stt uation in the so-called "reWel-held territories."
If Yangon lives In fear, then Myanmar Is a country gone underground. according to one recent arrival here