17th April 2021 The economy is taking a hit in the weirdest ways and the military in particular are suffering from the downturn. By closing down the internet and mobile networks the Junta have hit at the heart of the modernising transactional banking part of the economy. This, combined with
Natasha Lindstaedt University of Essex Natasha Lindstaedt is Deputy Dean (Education) (Social Sciences) and Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. Her teaching interests include State Building, Democracy, Authoritarian Regimes, US Politics, Middle East Politics and Latin American Politics. Just over ten years ago there were
Richard Morrison fee.org Richard Morrison is the Senior Editor at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. How did corporate America, long considered one of the most conservative American institutions, become a lead protagonist in a culture war over all manner of progressive activism? We now have a routine spectacle of corporate
16th April 2021 In keeping with my policy of fair news reporting from Myanmar, I have another piece from the Global New Light of Myanmar. Yesterday’s headlines included the shattering news that the price of Tamarind leaves was holding up well. Tamarind leaves ready for market. The seasonal fresh
15th April 2021 The clampdown on the media, internet and mobile phone services is beginning to have an effect. I have not had contact with my regular contacts in Myanmar for 5 days now, but on the other hand, the banking system is close to collapse. The media sources are
Michael Snyder endoftheamericandream.com If we accept what they are doing to us now, they are just going to keep pushing the envelope. Over the past 12 months, authorities throughout the western world have used the pandemic as an excuse to impose Orwellian measures that we never would have accepted
14th April 2021 The military attempted to retake one of its outposts today and succeeded in sustaining heavy losses. Lesson number 1. It is always difficult to try to attack guerrillas who hold the high ground when you have to proceed uphill through the jungle to get at them. The
rt.com A day after an incident at Iran’s uranium enrichment facility, which was blamed on Israeli spies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country will defend itself from Iranian “aggression and terrorism.” Without directly mentioning the incident in Iran, Netanyahu spared no words to admonish Tehran, calling it
righttolife.org.uk A bill to legalise euthanasia in France last week failed to pass after stiff opposition in the French Parliament. The bill was promoted by Olivier Falorni of the ‘Libertes et Territoires (Freedom and Territories) party. He said a law that permitted euthanasia in France would end the
Remember “two weeks to flatten the curve”? Eighteen months later, we’re still being locked down, travel-restricted, mandatorily-masked and spied upon. Not even the large-scale roll-out of vaccines has done much to prise loose the claws of a panopticon state. This, we are endlessly told, is the “new normal”. In
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The current Israeli political chaos leaves the country with the distinct likelihood of having a fifth, and doubtless inconclusive general election in a little over two years. In the post-war years, France and Italy went through similar farcical scenarios with just about everyone having a
13th April 2021 The intensity of action and counter action is hotting up. The protesters are changing tactics and slowing down the mass demonstrations in Yangon and Mandalay to avoid unnecessary loss of life. The Civil Disobedience movement is beginning to bite and that is where the anti-coup action is
12th April 2021 The bloodshed continues and in Bagon alone 83 civilians were killed by the junta using rifle grenades and machine guns. Bodies were loaded onto a dump truck and bodies were also deposited at a Buddhist pagoda. In an action not seen since the 1988 uprising, an Imam
8th April 2021 The Irrawaddy spoke to Scot Marciel, who served as US ambassador to Myanmar from 2016-20, about the unfolding crisis in the country and how the international community and regional powers can help stop the regime’s violence against the Myanmar people. Let’s discuss the Quad members,
Tharaphi Than Northern Illinois University Dr. Tharaphi Than is an Associate Professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Northern Illinois University. Her first book, Women in Modern Burma, covers the political and social history of women in Burma/Myanmar. She is currently working on two manuscripts: feminism
8th April 2021 The Irrawaddy spoke to Scot Marciel, who served as US ambassador to Myanmar from 2016-20, about the unfolding crisis in the country and how the international community and regional powers can help stop the regime’s violence against the Myanmar people. Intellectuals are leaving, civil servants are
