Yindee Lertcharoensok Collection

Yindee Lertcharoensok Collection 1988-2000 International Institute of Social History Cruquiusweg 31 1019 AT Amsterdam The Netherlands hdl:10622/arch03172 IISH Amsterdam 2019

Table of contents Yindee Lertcharoensok Collection...3 Context... 3 Content and Structure...3 Access and Use...4 List...4 Folders Thai language... 4 Folders English language... 5 Groups... 5 Issues (and some persons)... 9 Accrual issues... 12 Personal... 12 International Institute of Social History 2

Yindee Lertcharoensok Collection Collection ID ARCH03172 Creator Lertcharoensok, Yindee Period 1988-2000 Extent 2.75 m. Language list English Language of Material English, Thai Context Biographical Note A Thai national; studied in Bangkok; later MA in Southeast Asian Studies from University of London s School of Oriental and African Studies; worked with an INGO on a refugee resettlement programme; journalist with The Nation, an English-language daily in Thailand 1988-2000; her main subjects were Thai foreign diplomacy, South-East Asian current affairs, and political, economic, and social issues, including regional ethnic and territorial conflicts, drugs and arms smuggling, and refugees and human rights; was later on assistant editor, wrote commentaries and her weekly column 'From the Edge'; joined in 2000 UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok working on projects, supported by the Asian Development Bank and the British government, on birth and citizenship registration and anti-trafficking of women and children in the Greater Mekong Sub-region; worked since March 2006 with UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok. Content and Structure Content In Thai language: documents on economic development, human rights, migrant workers, minority groups, natural resources and other topics; press releases from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand 1988-2000. In English language: documents on All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF), Amnesty International, Democratic Alliance of Burma (DAB), Human Rights Watch Asia, Karen National Union (KNU), League for Democracy and Peace (LDP), Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok, National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB), Union National Democracy Party (UNDP), US Committee for Refugees, and other organizations and issues related to Burmese and Thai society and the relations between both countries 1988-2000. Arrangement Distinction is made between documents in Thai and documents in English language; documents are alphabetically arranged along lines of organizations and topics Processing Information List of the first part made by Eef Vermeij and edited by Bouwe Hijma in 2010, list of the second part by the same authors in 2011. Subjects Geographic Names Thailand Organizations All Burma Students' Democratic Front Amnesty International Democratic Alliance of Burma Karen National Union National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma Themes Migrations/Migrant movements Human rights organizations State and administrative activities International Institute of Social History 3

Material Type Archival material Access and Use Access Not restricted Preferred Citation Yindee Lertcharoensok Collection, inventory number..., International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam List Folders Thai language 1-42 Documents on various topics. 1988-2000. 42 folders 1 Burma. Agendas of Related Events. 2-3 Burma. Borderline Conflicts. 4 Fishery. 5 Khun Sa. 6 Official documents and Press Releases. 7 Open letters / Declarations / Statements / Speech Transcripts. 8-9 Reports and Statistics. 10 Research Plan for Burmese Study, Chiang Mai University. 11 Cambodia. 12 Children and Women. 13 China. 14 Drugs. 15 Economic Development. 16 Human Rights. 17 Laos. 18 Malaysia. 19 Migrant Workers. Official Documents. 20 Migrant Workers. Policies and Guidelines. 21 Migrant Workers. Reports and Statistics. 22 Minority Groups and Indigenous People. Official and NGO Documents. 23 Minority Groups and Indigenous People. Related Events. 24 Minority Groups and Indigenous People. Reports and Statistics. 25 Natural Resources. 26-27 Petroleum Authority of Thailand. Burma Gas Transmission (a.o. Yadana Gaspipeline). 28-39 Press Releases from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand. 28 1988 and older. 29 1989. International Institute of Social History 4

Folders English language 30 1990. 31 1991. 32 1992. 33 1993. 34 1994. 35 1995. 36 1996. 37 1997. 38 1998-1999. 39 2000. 40 Student Declarations. 41 Thailand. Laws. 42 Thailand. May 1992. Uprising. Groups 43-166 Documents on various Organizations. 1988-2000. 124 folders 43 Action Committee for Democracy in Burma (ACDB). N.B. See also: International Action Committee for Democracy in Burma (IACDB) & Thai Action Committee for Democracy in Burma (TACDB). 44 All Arakan Students and Youth Congress (AASYC). 45 All Burma Basic Education Students Union (ABBESU). 46 All Burma Federation of Student Unions (ABFSU). 47 All Burma Muslim Union. 48 All Burma Student Democratic Front (ABSDF). 49 All Burma Students League (ABSL). 50 All Burma Young Monks Union (ABYMU). 50A All Karen Solidarity and Regeneration Fronts (AKSRF). 51 Alliance for Democratic Solidarity Union of Burma. 52 Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma (ALTSEAN). 53 Amnesty International. 54 Anti-Military Dictatorship National Solidarity Committee. 55 Arakan Rohingya Islamic Front (ARIF). 56 Article 19. 57 Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Forum Asia). 58 Asian Students Association (ASA). 59 August 8 Joint Committee. 60 Buddhist Peace Fellowship. 61 Burma Action Group U.K. International Institute of Social History 5

62 Burma Border Consortium (BBC). 62A Burma Democratic Guerilla Front (BDGF). 63 Burma Information Group. 64 Burma Issues (Bangkok). 65 Burma Lawyers Council (BLC). 66 Burma Liberation Organisation (BLO). 67 Burma Peace Foundation. 68 Burma Review, The. 69 Burma Political Refugees Association. 70 Burma Students Association. 71 Burmese Students Dissidents. 72 Burmese Students in Area along the Thai-Burma Border (BSATB). 72A Burmese Students Democracy Development Front (Shan State). 73 Burma Writers and Journalists Association (Thailand). 74 Campaign for Popular Democracy (CPD). 75 Central Committee for the Commemoration of the 4th Anniversary of the May, 27, 1990. 76 Chin National Front (CNF). 77 Christian Participation In the Development of Shan, Kayak and Karen States Communities (CPDSK). 78 Christians Concerned for Burma (CCB). 79 Coalition for Corporate Witdrawal from Burma. 80 Committee for Coordination of Services to Displaced Persons in Thailand (CCSDPT). 81 Committee for Restauration of Democracy in Burma (CRDB). 82 Committee Representing the People's Parliament (CRPP). 83 Democracy Party of Burma. 84 Democratic Alliance of Burma (DAB). 85 Democratic Front of Burma (DFB). 86 Democratic Party for a New Society (DPNS). 87 Earthrights International (ERI). 88 Exiled Students and Expatriate Burmese (Thailand). 89 Federated States of Nationalities. 90 Federation of Trade Unions Burma (FTUB). 91 Forum 8888 Forces. 92 Free Burma Coalition. 92A 'Free Suu, Free Burma' Campaign'. 93 Government of Karenni. 94 Green November 32. International Institute of Social History 6

95 Human Rights Watch Asia / Asia Watch. 96 Information Service on Burmese Democracy Affairs. 97 International Action Committee for Democracy in Burma (IACDB), see also: Action Committee for Democracy in Burma (ACDB) & thai Action Committee for Democracy in Burma (TACDB). 98 International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). 99 International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). 100 International Network for Democracy in Burma. 101 International Network for Engaged Buddhists (INEB). 102 Kachin Independence Army (KIA). 103 Kachin Independence Organization. 104 Karen National Union (KNU). 105 Karen Refugee Committee (KRC). 106 Karen Solidarity Organization (KSO). 107 Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP). 108 Karenni Social Welfare Committee. 109 Kawthoolei Muslim Central Organization. 110 Khmer Nation Party (KNP). 111 Lawyers Committee for Human Rights. 112 League for Democracy and Peace (LDP). 113 Mon Information Service. 114 Mon National Relief Committee. 115 Mon National University (MNU). 116 Mon Unity League (MUL). 117 Mon Woman Organization. 118 Mong Tai Army. 119 Muslim Liberation Organization of Burma (MLOB). 120 Myanmar Embassy, Bangkok: Statements and Letters, and other SLORC Statements. 121 National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB). 122 National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB). 123 National Democratic Front (NDF). 124 National Democratic Institute of International Affairs. 125 National League of Democracy (NLD). 126 National League for Democracy (Liberated Area). 127 National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN). 128 National United Front of Arakan (NUFA). 129 National Unity Party (NUP). 130 NDF Federal University. International Institute of Social History 7

131 New Mon State Party (NMSP). 132 Overseas Burma Liberation Front (OBLF). 133 Overseas Karen Organization. 134 Overseas Mon National Democratic League. 135 Overseas Mon National Student Organization. 136 Overseas Mon Student Organization. 137 Overseas Mon Young Monks Union. 138 Overseas National Students' Organization of Burma (ONSOB). 139 Peace and Democratic Front (PDF). 140 People's Patriotic Party. 141 Rainforest Action Network. 142 Reporters Sans Frontières. 143 Rohingya National Alliance (RNA). 144 Rohingya Refugee Welfare Organization. 145 Shan Democratic Union (SDU). 146 Shan Herald Agency for News (SHAN). 147 Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF). 148 Shan Red Cross Organization. 149 Shan State Association (USA). 150 Shan State National Congress (SSNC). 151 Shan State People's Representatives Assembly. 152 Shan State Restoration Council (SSRC). 153 Shan United Revoltionary Army (SURA). 154 Student Federation of Thailand (SFT). 155 Students Revolutionary Party for Democracy. 156 Tailand Revolutionary Council. 157 Thai Action Committee for Democracy in Burma (TACDB), see also: Action Committee for Democracy in Burma (ACDB) & International Action Committee for Democracy in Burma (IACDB). 158 Thai Mon Community. 159 Thai Student Organizations. 160 Union for Civil Liberty (UCL). 161 Union National Democracy Party (UNDP). 162 United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Manipur. 163 United Nationalities League for Democracy (UNLD). 164 United Wa State Party (UWSP). 165 U.S. Committee for Refugees. 166 Vigorous Burmese Student Warriors. International Institute of Social History 8

Issues (and some persons) 167-271 Documents on various issues (and some persons). 1988-2000. 104 folders and 1 box 167 Aris, Michael (Bhutan Studies). 168 ASEAN. 169 ASEAN. Alternative Meeting on Burma (Bangkok, 29-30 October, 1996). 170 ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting). 171 Asia Pacific Consortium on Burma (Bangkok, 17-18 December, 1995). 172 Bangladesh. 173 Biographies. 174 Burma (general). 175 Burma, 1988, List of arrested people after September 18. 176 Burma. Culture. 177 Burma. Economy. 178 Burma. Energy. 179 Burma. Environment. 180 Burma. Fisheries. 181 Burma. Media. 182 Burma. Politics. 183 Burma. Tourism. 184-185 Burmese Oil Company and War Damage (used for Yindee's thesis). 186 Burmese Student Refugees in Thailand (1990-1996). 187 Cambodia. 188 Children / Children's Rights. 189 Colombo Plan. Consultative Meeting, 22-28 November 1990. 190-202 Conferences / Conference Papers. 190 General. 191 International Seminar on ASEAN and the wider Southeast Asia (Kuala Lumpur, 11-13 July 1990). 192 International Conference on Burma's Democratic Struggle (Japan, 1992). 193 UN Regional Meeting for Asia, World Conference on Human Rights (Bangkok, 29 March-2 April 1993). 194 UN World Conference on Human Rights (Vienna, 14-25 June 1993). 195 Conference on Trade and Investment Opportunities for the Quadrangle Cooperation 25-29 November 1993 (Kunming, China). International Institute of Social History 9

196 International Conference on Transnational Migration in the Asia-Pacific Region: Problems and Prospects (Bangkok, 1-2 December 1994). 197 Myanmar towards the 21st Century: Dynamics of Continuity and Change (Chiang Rai, 1-3 June 1995). 198 NGO Asia Europe Conference (Bangkok, 27-29 February 1996). 199 Rebuilding a Democratic Burma (Bellagio Study and Conference Center, 23-27 March 1998). 200 Workshop on the Development of National Plans of Action for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region (Bangkok, 5-7 July 1999). 201 From Fact tofiction. A History of the Thai-Myanmar Relations in Cultural Context (Bangkok, 27-29 November 2000). 202 Conference - Third Asia Regional Conference on Birth Registration (Bangkok, 6-9 January 2003). 203 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Speeches and statements. 204 Drugs (box). 205 East Timor. 206 Economy. 207 Elections (Burma, 1990). 208 Energy (Thailand). 209 Environment - Logging. 210 Environment Issues / Conservation. 211 Ethnic Minorities. 212 European Union. 213 Highland Birth and Citizenship Registration Promotion Project (DFID). 214-217 HIV / AIDS. 214 General. 215 Burma. 216 China. 217 Thailand. 218-220 Human Rights. 218 General. 219 Burma. 220 Thailand. 221 Hydro Power Projects (Thailand - Burma). 222 Hijacking Burese Airplane (1989). International Institute of Social History 10

223 Indonesia. 224 International Solidarity. 225 Kachin Land and Refugees. 226 Karen. 227 Karenni. 228 Lahu. 229 Laos. 230 Lintner, Bertil. 231 Malaysia. 232 Manerplaw Agreement. 233 Maps. 234 Massachusets Law. 235 Migration. 236 Mon. 237 Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise. 238 Nagaland. 209 National Conventions. 240 Nobel Laureates Call for Reestahblishment of Democracy in Burma (1993). 241 Occupation of Burmese Embassy in Bangkok. 242 Oil and Gas Exploration and Petroindustry in Burma. 243 Palaung. 244 'Political Dissidents' in Thailand. 245 Rathburi Provincial Hospital Siege. 246 Refugees. 247 Religion. 248-249 Salween River and Dam. 250 Sex Workers / Prostitution. 251 Shan. 252 Sulak Sivaraksa 253 Thailand. General. 254 Thai-Burma Government Meetings. 255 Thailand and Burma. History of their Relation. 256 Thailand. Economy. 257 Thailand. Energy. 258 Thailand. Environment. 259 Thailand. Labour. 260 Thailand, May 1992. International Institute of Social History 11

261 Thailand. Media. 262 Thailand-Burma Relations. 263 Thailand. Women. 264 Trafficking. 265 Truth and Reconciliation Commission Extract 1-5. 266 UN Documents on Burma, ILO Documents and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Speeches concerning UN Bodies. 267 UNOCAL Case. 268 US Congress & Senate. 269 Vietnam. 270 Wa Region. 271 Warrior Operation (hijack Burmese Airplane November 1990). Accrual issues 272-291 Documents on various issues. 1988-2000. 20 folders 272 All Burma Students Democratic Front (ABSDF). 273 Arakan Rohingya Islamic Front. 274 Asia Pacific League for Freedom and Democracy. 275 Asian Forum for Human Rights and Democracy (Forum - Asia). 276 Burma Border Consortium. 277 Burmese Students Association. 278 Democratic Alliance of Burma. 279 Forced Labour. 280 Free Trade Union of Burma. 281 International Commission of Jurists. 282 International Women's Partnership for Peace and Justice. 283 Kachin Independence Organization (KIO). 284 Karen National Union (KNU) and KNU Information Center. 285 Liberal International. 286 Migrant Workers. Report and Statistics. 287 Minority Groups and Indigenous People. 288 National League for Democracy. 289 Shan United Revolutionary Army. 290 Thailand. Energy. 291 The Centre for the Protection of Children's Rights. Personal 292-300 Articles, letters, notes and other documents by Yindee. 1988-2000. 9 folders 292 Articles by Yindee. 293 Journalism / Media. International Institute of Social History 12

294 Letters / Mail to Yindee. 295 Letters from Yindee. 296 Personal Documents. 297-298 Yindee's Notes. 299 Letters from The Nation. 300 Letters to The Nation. International Institute of Social History 13