Peeni Henare, the Defence Minister, has opened his Twitter gob and inserted both feet with a comment that in all likelihood will cause a diplomatic incident, all so he could score a cheap political point against David Seymour: Just a few days ago a Hollywood actor, John Cena, had to
25th May 2021 Well, it had to happen. Another hero bit the dust today with the arrest of Danny Fenster at Yangon airport as he was about to board a plane to Kuala Lumpur. Danny is the managing editor of Frontier, which along with the Irrawaddy are the only two
24th May 2021 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court today. Although it was only a first 30-minute hearing, the legal process could lead to her eventual imprisonment and the dissolution of her political party, the National League for Democracy (NLD). Suu Kyi stands accused by the military
Louis T. March mercatornet.com Louis T. March has a background in government, business and philanthropy. A former talk show host, author and public speaker, he is a dedicated student of history and genealogy. Louis lives with his family in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. In demographic circles, all
23rd May 2021 Following on from yesterday’s action in Demoso two artillery shells landed in the town today; Ooredoo (one of the telecom suppliers, based in Qatar) the internet is disconnected; Telenor (telecom supplier, Norway based) only ‘E’ is available and you can’t connect any apps. There has
22nd May 2021 I have been commenting that this rebellion is unlike previous ones in Myanmar in that if it spread to the cities then the regime, even though it won’t lose, will be in trouble. Well, it is happening. Sanchaung township is a relatively well-off district and
Colin Rubenstein aijac.org.au It is easy when watching the latest bloodshed between Israel and Hamas to throw up our hands in despair, to blame both sides for the conflict, to call for both to pull back, with Israel as the stronger party expected to lead, and for the
Judy Maynard aijac.org.au In a step hailed as “unprecedented”, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been censured by the European Parliament (EP) for the use of school textbooks that contain hate speech and incitement to violence. The European
Eli Gottlieb George Washington University Eli Gottlieb coaches senior executives who seek to pivot their careers or the organizations they lead; researches how people interpret data, justify beliefs and form identities; and write about how these topics impact everyday life. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in the world’s capitals in mid-
When the Israeli Defence Force obliterated a Hamas outpost, the left-media screeched that the Israelis had destroyed a building that housed media outlets. Which is true enough: the building held the offices of a number of media organisations. It was also a Hamas nest. Israel said it shared “smoking
20th May 2021 Demonstrators are leaving the cities and secretly making their way to the ethnic conflict zones. They are looking at two options after training – either to swell the ranks of the EAOs or to develop guerrilla actions within the cities. The Myanmar regime has objected to the provision
A major calamity is certain to embolden screaming idealists to springboard off whatever unlikely explanation provides the opportunity to vent their horror at images of dead and mutilated children in the latest Middle Eastern conflict. “I cannot endorse this cruel war.” they piously warble, flapping around bleeding heart disinformation. In
THOUSANDS of rockets have been fired into Israel at civilian targets by Palestinian terrorists, and this ‘Hamas Hugger’ – Labour MP Duncan Webb – calls Israeli retaliation (which is surgical, is aimed at military targets and warns civilians so that they have time to leave the buildings), disproportionate! Most of the women
If some prognosticator had predicted, two years ago, that the world would be facing apparently unending global travel restrictions and government-enforced vaccines, we’d surely have laughed in their faces. More fool us. Because that’s exactly where we are, today – and there’s no end in sight. Not
China’s list of beef suppliers is growing thinner by the day. New Zealand consumers can expect to feel the pinch. When China embarked on its diplomatic and trade war on Australia – for the unforgivable sin of asking Beijing to start telling the truth about the Wuhan plague – Australian beef
Jamie Hyams aijac.org.au Jamie Hyams Is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (Aijac). An edited version of this article was published in the Daily Telegraph – 18 May 2021 We feel we’ve seen this all before from Israel and Hamas. As they
