27th March 2021 The message below was broadcast to the sound of soothing, tinkling piano music on the eve of Armed Forces Day (used to be revolution day). Translation “This isn’t anything like video games you play, your heads or backs would be shots just like your friends who
26th March 2021 Below is a letter from the Karen National Union to Min Aung Hlaing. It is a translation of the original Burmese letter sent to the General. This spells trouble for the regime and you can be sure that the KNU are talking to other EAOs. The Kachin
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. This year he has been reporting daily on the
25th March 2021 Armed resistance to the coup regime is building. The Kachin Independence Army have started to engage the Tatmadaw in limited actions. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), a major ethnic armed group based in Kachin State, has occupied a strategically important hill in Bhamo District held by Myanmar’
Housing: Rental market Stuff: Editorial – Renters could be ‘lost generation’ in New Zealand’s housing crisis 1News: ‘I want them to have a future’ – Concerns renters have been overlooked in housing package 1News: Megan Woods challenged by John Campbell on consideration given to renters in housing package 1News: Rents will
Even though he’s from Syria and has been identified as a Muslim Twitter has ruled that labelling Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa a “white Christian terrorist” doesn’t violate its misinformation policies.
24th March 2021 It takes a lot to leave me speechless, but today, words fail me. Troops and police raided a house in Mandalay and deliberately opened fire, killing a 7-year-old girl sitting on her father’s lap having a cuddle. Unfortunately, this is now typical of the
Housing: Rental market Glenn McConnell (Stuff): Forget first-home buyers, the metric of success in the housing crisis is rental prices Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): New Zealanders react after Finance Minister Grant Robertson says tenants will ‘go looking elsewhere’ if landlords hike rents Rachel Sadler (Newshub): Housing crisis: Social media users
The BFD is seeking journalists to write news articles for us in a voluntary capacity. We are looking for News stories without spin, just the facts. The BFD is a Conservative site opinion wise but real news shouldn’t have a political view, its job is to inform not to
23rd March 2021 Below is the latest tally of deaths recorded in Myanmar. The real death toll is actually much more than this due to the new tactics employed by the police and the Tatmadaw. Where possible, they are dragging the bodies away and disposing of them, not reporting back
Housing announcement Bryce Edwards (The Guardian): Targeting New Zealand’s property speculators is popular, but won’t fix the housing crisis Henry Cooke (Stuff): The bets the Government is making with its sprawling housing package Luke Malpass (Stuff): Labour takes its first big majority gambles on housing changes Bernard Hickey:
rt.com A Canadian man, involved in a legal battle over his right to object to hormone treatment for his teenage trans child, has reportedly been jailed and denied bail for violating a gag order banning him from discussing the story. Robert Hoogland was denied bail by the Vancouver Supreme
22nd March 2021 We start today with a T-shirt that has been designed to be worn, initially in private, but in public once the protestors win. Optimistic I know, but it makes its point. Below are some of the weapons employed against the civilians involved in the protest movement.
Housing Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): D-day for the Government’s plan to fix housing, with few easy options Rachel Sadler (Newshub): ‘Radical’ change needed to tackle New Zealand’s severe housing deprivation – political commentator David Hargreaves (Interest): Govt housing changes ‘won’t address the central problem in the housing crisis’
