PM pulls out of weekly Mike Hosking interviews Mike Hosking (Herald): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern doesn’t answer the tough questions Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): PM turning her back on voters by abandoning interview slot Barry Soper (Herald): Jacinda Ardern is treading water, the master of soft, flattering
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7th March 2021 Today I was fortunate enough to contact a couple of my sources in Myanmar who are well placed in the civil service. What I am going to comment on is uncorroborated and probably won’t appear in the MSM. In the days leading up to the coup
Covid: Govt comms, blame, compliance Graham Adams (Democracy Project): Ardern’s halo slips, rhetoric wears thin Luke Malpass (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern’s Covid comms strategy is starting to look a bit tired Michael Morrah (Newshub): Epidemiologist Michael Baker says recent COVID-19 cluster should have been contained earlier – points to
Despite the GNLM reports, all is not well in Myanmar as the economy continues to tank. In a continuation of its policy of pretending that life in Myanmar is carrying on as normal, the Global New Light of Myanmar carried this as its main story today. I.S.P.E
Paul Sperry realclearinvestigations.com All told, seven people died in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6. But only Ashli Babbitt’s death was directly caused by violence that day. She was a rioter killed by a Capitol Police officer, who fired the only shot by any
Some of the most gut-wrenching scenes in the bleak, brilliant mini-series Chernobyl are when a squad of soldiers is tasked with exterminating the abandoned pets of Pripyat. An earlier scene had shown dogs forlornly running alongside the buses taking their owners away forever. The task of shooting the
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 on the coup
5th March 2021 War Footing: Why Business May Never Return to ‘Normal’ The Frontier magazine has published another perceptive article on the state of Myanmar, looking at the economic consequences of the coup. I make no excuses for the length of today’s article, based on the Frontier piece, but
5th March 2021 When I send my reports in, I try to stick to reporting and not editorialise too much, tempting though it is. In the interest of fairness and balance I feel that it is appropriate to give some alternative views of the situation in Myanmar. Groups of bombers
4th March 2021 An IHS market survey was released today, showing that manufacturing output is at its lowest for 5 years. It was revealed that 70% of factories are closed. The cracks are beginning to show in the economy from the effects of the CDM. It is even extending its
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23rd March 2021 Today saw the start of anarchy in Myanmar and the breakdown of law and order. Not by the CDM or the protestors, but by the police and the Tatmadaw. They raided the premises of the Free Funeral Society and ransacked the premises, stealing documents, breaking into the
