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Military Take More Casualties
18th June 2021 Below is a press release from the US embassy in Yangon. It confirms the devastation I reported a few days ago. It is nice to see that sources are still holding good. The activists are striking back in Yangon at selected targets. An army truck with regime
Crybaby of the Week
Today’s crybaby of the week is a vegetarian who was accidentally served a chicken burger. A vegetarian has been left “traumatised” and “vomiting” after a McDonald’s order error saw her eat a piece of meat for the first time in her life. Charlotte Sunshine’s boyfriend ordered her
Frontier Director on Trial in Myanmar
17th June 2021 We have an update on the Managing Editor of Frontier who was arrested at Yangon airport in May. Frontier Myanmar’s managing editor Danny Fenster today appeared in a special court in Yangon’s Insein Prison to face a charge under section 505-A of the Penal Code,
Read Our Week in Review
Catch up on the latest in politics with our Week in Review below. * Labour’s Car tax will unfairly punish New Zealanders * National will reverse interest deductibility changes * No more excuses for the Govt’s vaccine shambles * Labour lacking action on Firearm Prohibition Orders Labour’s Car Tax Will Unfairly
China Moves on Myanmar
15th June 2021 The monsoon has started in Myanmar and is hitting IDP camps in the jungle with devastating effect. Meanwhile, manoeuvring is going on in the background as the Junta tries to get International acknowledgement of its legitimacy. This has implications beyond the region for the west. The Myanmar
The Destruction Continues
14th June 2021 While the destruction goes on, the global players are struggling to find a resolution to the problems. The US is putting pressure on the ASEAN nations who run the risk of alienating the US and slipping into China’s orbit. Myanmar is heading for failed state status.
The Destruction Continues
13th June 2021 The destruction of facilities essential for everyday life continues and in Chin State, one of the coffee processing factories supported by the DaNa Facility was destroyed. The DaNa facility is a 5-year programme supported by UKaid and won 2nd prize in one of the business planning competitions.
The Cracks Begin to Show
12th June 2021 In the last couple of days, I have mentioned the start of the scorched earth policy and the gradual development of the guerrilla action against the Junta. Well, the guerrilla action is beginning to have an effect. Unlike previous anti-government activity where the administrators, the military and
IDF: Hamas Used AP Building to Plan Disruption of Israel’s Iron Dome System
Eric Lendrum amgreatness.com Eric Lendrum graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was the Secretary of the College Republicans and the founding chairman of the school’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) released a statement confirming the intelligence that the Palestinian
Scorched Earth Policy Starts
11th June 2021 There are reports of a bomb blast outside the offices of Myanmar Economic Bank in Ahlone township, Yangon. These blasts are becoming more regular, with the number of attacks being minimal at the moment, but enough to cause uncertainty in the minds of the authorities. They are