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Security Lessons from One of the World’s Wealthiest Nation States

Security Lessons from One of the World’s Wealthiest Nation States

John Ling wealthmorning.com John is the Chief Marketing Officer at Wealth Morning. His responsibilities include marketing, customer service, and compliance. He is an experienced investor and portfolio manager, trading both on his own account and assisting with high net-worth clients. In addition to contributing financial and geopolitical articles to

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Malaysia Picks a Side

Malaysia Picks a Side

18th March 2021 Malaysia issued a formal statement today which, by ASEAN standards is as hard-hitting as it gets. Western governments chipped in with their condemnation of the coup. The Military are losing support amongst the monks. This is unusual in that the monks are joining other groups to express

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The Homeless Made More Homeless

The Homeless Made More Homeless

18th March 2021 The 18th ASEAN Military Intelligence Meeting AMIM-18 took place online yesterday morning. The meeting was attended by Lt-Gen Ye Win Oo, Colonel Haji Mohammad Muluddin Bin Awang Haji Latif of Brunei, Lt-Gen Hun Manith of Cambodia, Maj-Gen Andjar Airatma of Indonesia, Maj-Gen Thongvanh Chanthavong of Laos, Lt-Gen

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The News Blackout Starts

The News Blackout Starts

17th March 2021 The fall out from Hlaing Thar Yar continues as refugees pour out of the township. They are migrant workers from the countryside who work in the factories in the Industrial zone. The brutality of the military has demoralised the population. Unfortunately, it has resulted in the factories

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Injecting the Kool-Aid

Injecting the Kool-Aid

Chris Sellars OPINION In my general capacity as a prophet of doom, if I warn of an approaching danger and you prepare for it and it does not eventuate, there is no harm done. But what if my conspiracy theories turn out, like so many before, to be conspiracy facts?

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No News Is Bad News

No News Is Bad News

16th March 2021 As I said yesterday, most communications from Myanmar are closing down. There are no mobile networks operational and the internet is down. The obvious question is why? Linking this to the convoy of troops crossing the bridge into Hlaing Thar Yar and the increased number of troops

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One Year into ‘15 Days to Flatten the Curve’, Why Are We Still Tolerating Authoritarian Government Clampdowns on Our Daily Lives?

One Year into ‘15 Days to Flatten the Curve’, Why Are We Still Tolerating Authoritarian Government Clampdowns on Our Daily Lives?

Rachel Marsden rt.com Rachel Marsden, columnist, political strategist and host of an independently produced French-language program that airs on Sputnik France. Her website can be found at rachelmarsden.com In the 12 months since states first started ordering citizens to stay at home under the pretext of Covid, we’

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The Army Doubles Down

The Army Doubles Down

15th March 2021 Army vehicles are crossing the bridge from Insei to Yangon Industrial zone at Hlaing Thar Yar. Fires are raging from factory blazes. There is debate about whether they were started by protesters or agents provocateur/military. The other side of the bridge from Hlaing Thar Yar is

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British Statement

British Statement

14th March 2021 This is the British reaction to the actions of the authorities today. (Nothing heard from New Zealand). The Embassy is on Strand Road in downtown Yangon and the Residence is near the main railway station, so they are well placed to observe what is going on in

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Ardern Snubbed by the Quad

Ardern Snubbed by the Quad

As China flexes its muscles in the Asia-Pacific with increasing aggression, many of its neighbours are naturally wary. Especially as so many of them have already experienced first-hand being monstered by the thousand-pound panda. Whether it’s Taiwan listening to the sabres rattle across the Strait, Japan watching Chinese fighter

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I Was Wrong, Lockdowns Were a Mistake Says Researcher

I Was Wrong, Lockdowns Were a Mistake Says Researcher

FEE Daily Newsletter fee.org Analyst Philippe Lemoine originally advocated for lockdowns to stop the spread of COVID-19. Now, he says he was wrong—and that lockdowns would fail any honest cost-benefit analysis.   “A year ago I publicly advocated lockdowns because they seemed prudent given how little was known at

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Weaponising Censorship

With a rushed Covid vaccination, politicians around the world are concerned that people may be worried that the vaccine may not be completely ‘safe’. Who to blame? Those peddling ‘misinformation’ of course. ReclaimTheNet explains: […] However, some people, particularly in Europe, for obvious reasons, clearly still feel uncomfortable about advocating any

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50 Days in, What Is the Future?

50 Days in, What Is the Future?

13th March 2021 We have just completed 50 days from the start of the coup and what have we learned? The resistance has been more widespread and stronger than the Military, especially Min Aung Hlaing ever considered possible. They were expecting it to peter out after a couple of weeks.

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French Voters Rally to Le Pen

French Voters Rally to Le Pen

As reported in The BFD, the CPAC 2021 conference showed beyond doubt that, whether or not Donald Trump runs again, Trumpism will remain the dominant ideological force in American conservatism. Around the rest of the Western world, the populist revolt against the globalist elite shows no sign of abating. As

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Nothing Is Moving

Nothing Is Moving

12th March 2021 In order to give you all a balanced view of the situation, I have a piece from the Global New Light of Myanmar (the State-owned paper) that gives a different perspective. Chickpea growers in Pwintbyu Township, Magway Region are expecting a good price in the coming harvest

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Report Finds China Breaches All Genocide Conventions

Report Finds China Breaches All Genocide Conventions

When West Australian premier Mark McGowan brags about his state’s “world’s best” budget performance, the gargantuan elephant in the room is that it is almost completely funded by the Nazi Germany of the 21st century. I’m referring, of course, to Communist China. Comparing them to one of

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