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Daily News Roundup – 1 March 2021
Covid: Auckland community outbreak Richard Harman: Ardern’s new tough talk Claire Trevett (Herald): When will Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s patience with rule-breakers wear thin? (paywalled) Thomas Manch (Stuff): Blame and fear for the team of five million, as PM pleads for compliance Michael Baker (Herald): Why government
The False and Exaggerated Claims Still Being Spread about the Capitol Riot
Glenn Greenwald ronpaulinstitute.org What took place at the Capitol on January 6 was undoubtedly a politically motivated riot. As such, it should not be controversial to regard it as a dangerous episode. Any time force or violence is introduced into what ought to be the peaceful resolution of political
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Journalists in Trouble
27th February 2021 Arrests and the detention of journalists continue as the military try to shut down the information flow. Yesterday saw the detention of a Japanese journalist and his subsequent release 6 hours later. Informal media reporting is being shut down and news is becoming hard to obtain. There
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Myanmar Military Target Journalists
26th February 2021 There was nothing much happening in Myanmar today, so I will, as promised, start off with my quote from two days ago. “Lots of people in Myanmar upset with the Military and some were injured.” The reason nothing happened today is that communications are getting more difficult
Radio Gaga
I was listening to the news on the radio yesterday morning. There was an item about one Stefani Germanotta, who had two of her bulldogs dognapped. Three dogs were being walked by her dog walker when a gunman shot the dog walker four times in the chest and stole two
The Plot Thickens
25th February 2021 Tonight saw a massive police presence on Aung Mingalar Road in Tamwe, Yangon. For those of you unfamiliar with Yangon, this is a residential area to the North East of downtown and is a solid, safe area, home to families with good incomes. I can’t find
SGX-Listed Firm Contributes Millions for Myanmar Army, Financing International Crimes
Justice for Myanmar justiceformyanmar.org February 25, 2021 In the upmarket Yankin township of Yangon, near the iconic Inya Lake, the Golden City complex dominates the skyline. Capped with a giant “Huawei” sign for Golden City’s biggest tenant, the buildings are home to powerful Chinese multinational corporations, including CITIC,
Daily News Roundup – 26 February 2021
Housing Luke Malpass (Stuff): Government’s slow crawl on housing continues Jason Walls (Herald): ‘Kiwis can’t outbid K?inga Ora:’ Government grilled over $750 million house-buying bill Dileepa Fonseka (Stuff): Auditor-General investigates MSD scheme which paid landlords $3k per week for ‘uninhabitable’ houses Stuff Editorial: A clue
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The Secret Meeting – Myanmar in Trouble
24th February 2021 Following on from yesterday’s comments on information flow and the spread of information within the ranks of the protesters, there is now evidence that it works in practice. The Military raided the house of the Medical Superintendent of Gangaw, Magway yesterday only to find that he
Daily News Roundup – 25 February 2021
Housing Richard Harman: Government has little to say about housing crisis Miriam Bell (Stuff): Housing affordability at worst point in ‘at least 17 years’ Adam Jacobson (RNZ): New Zealand housing affordability plummets to historically low levels Zane Small (Newshub): National’s Nicola Willis in disbelief as Megan Woods reveals results
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