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Myanmar in Trouble – A Little Background

Myanmar in Trouble – A Little Background

My previous pieces raised a few questions, so I will attempt to answer a few of them here. Where Does Myanmar Source Its Military Hardware? Many of these date back to the early 1990s but are well maintained. The fighter aircraft are mostly ground attack and support versions used internally.

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Daily News Roundup – 5 February 2021

Daily News Roundup – 5 February 2021

Waitangi Richard Harman: Waitangi; challenging sovereignty 1News: Ardern denies switching to ‘foundational change’ was because ‘transformational’ was too hard Claire Trevett (Herald): It takes a lot to keep Judith Collins quiet – but Waitangi tried (paywalled) Thomas Manch (Stuff): Political platitudes give way to change at Waitangi: Women will speak on

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Are You a Retired Journalist?

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What Happened in Myanmar on the First Day of the Coup

What Happened in Myanmar on the First Day of the Coup

Mong Palatino globalvoices.org Myanmar’s newly elected parliament members were supposed to convene a session on February 1 to select the country’s president and vice president. Instead, the military seized power, imposed a year-long state of emergency, and detained key leaders of the National League for Democracy (NLD)

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Daily News Roundup – 4 February 2021

Daily News Roundup – 4 February 2021

New Zealand history and the school curriculum Rachel Sadler (Newshub): National’s Paul Goldsmith hits out at ‘identity politics’ in proposed NZ history curriculum Joel Maxwell (Stuff): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand shouldn’t underplay its own history Henry Cooke (Stuff): National say new history curriculum features too

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Editor’s note: I caught a segment about today’s face of the day yesterday evening on One News that sickened me. The journalist of colour Daniel Faitaua who was speaking to the camera spent 90% of his time denigrating Captain Moore’s memory by claiming that there was controversy

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Daily News Roundup – 3 February 2021

Daily News Roundup – 3 February 2021

Waitangi Peter de Graaf (Herald): Labour returns to Waitangi’s Te Tii Marae after three-year absence Claire Trevett (Herald): Labour MPs return to Te Tii marae, but Jacinda Ardern’s first visit as Prime Minister is another question (paywalled) Lloyd Jones, Shane Jones (Herald): Treaty of Waitangi and race relations

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Daily News Roundup – 2 February 2021

Daily News Roundup – 2 February 2021

Maori wards in local government Richard Harman: Brash loses Maori wards campaign Audrey Young (Herald): Labour kept plans on divisive Maori wards under wraps (paywalled) David Farrar: Govt proposes to use urgency to cancel local referenda! Anna Whyte (1News): Government aims to overturn ‘uneven playing field’ for Maori wards on

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Tim Graham newsbusters.org Ryan Saavedra at the Daily Wire pointed out that yesterday’s conflict of interest is today’s moment of stardom. The New York Times sounded thrilled that the vice president’s college-age stepdaughter signed a contract with a top modeling agency. Vanessa Friedman and Jessica Testa

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Become a Citizen Journalist like LionRed

Become a Citizen Journalist like LionRed

The BFD is seeking citizen journalists to write news articles for us in a voluntary capacity. Regular contributor Lionred reported on a disaster in Lostwithiel, Cornwall at the end of last year, providing both commentary and photos of what was happening. Would you like to become a citizen journalist? You

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Daily News Roundup – 1 February 2021

Daily News Roundup – 1 February 2021

Climate change Henry Cooke (Stuff): Climate Change Commission confirms real Government action will be a minefield Jamie Morton (Herald): Fewer cows, mass EVs: what NZ must do to hit climate targets Richard Harman: Tiwai Point may hold key to our low carbon future Rod Carr (Stuff): Now’s the time

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Are You a Retired Journalist?

Are You a Retired Journalist?

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Become a Citizen Journalist like LionRed

Become a Citizen Journalist like LionRed

The BFD is seeking citizen journalists to write news articles for us in a voluntary capacity. Regular contributor Lionred reported on a disaster in Lostwithiel, Cornwall at the end of last year, providing both commentary and photos of what was happening. Would you like to become a citizen journalist? You

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Why Join The BFD? As you probably know, it’s a very turbulent media market out there. Especially for Conservative media. If you enjoy The BFD and want to help us survive the storm, you can join our team as a volunteer. As a volunteer, you can help us keep

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