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Mandalay Rebels Attacked

Mandalay Rebels Attacked

22nd June 2021 The resistance is getting stronger. In Mandalay, anti-junta cells are in operation but are having to deal with informants. The way the conflicts are developing there will be an increase in bodies floating down the Irrawaddy river. A Mandalay civilian resistance group fighting against the military regime

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**If readers want this series to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell me about this photo? Yesterday’s photo is a view about 2kms from Maunganui Bluff looking south. Editor Note: The BFD needs more views from your window. We particularly

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**If readers want this series to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell me about this photo? Yesterday’s photo is a view from Symes Rd, looking south-east toward Lake Roxburgh. Editor Note: The BFD needs more views from your window. We

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The Revolt against the Junta Can Succeed

The Revolt against the Junta Can Succeed

20th June 2021 It is becoming apparent that there is a possibility that the revolt against the Junta could succeed. This unlikely possibility is because the Tatmadaw can’t get on top of the dissenters and close down the country. They are finding it impossible to gain control nationally, with

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A Civil Libertarian Scrutinises Muslim Immigration

A Civil Libertarian Scrutinises Muslim Immigration

James Bradshaw mercatornet.com James Bradshaw works for an international consulting firm based in Dublin, and has a background in journalism and public policy. Outside of work, he writes for a number of publications, on topics including politics, history, culture, film and literature. Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s new book, Prey:

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**If readers want this series to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell me about this photo? Yesterday’s photo is a view of the Takitimus, and Manapouri to Tiwai Point transmission line, taken from Otautau-Nightcaps Road. The BFD. VFYW. Editor Note:

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UN Vote on Myanmar

UN Vote on Myanmar

19th June 2021 A vote took place in the UN on stopping the supply of arms to Myanmar. The results are below. The UN General Assembly has stopped short of calling for a global arms embargo against Myanmar’s military, even as it took the rare step of urging member

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wildlife photography of tiger laying on ground

How ‘Tiger Farms’ Have Turned a Wild Animal into a Species Worth More Dead Than Alive

Simon Evans Anglia Ruskin University Simon is Director of International Partnerships in the Lord Ashcroft International Business School. He’s also a Principal Lecturer specialising in tourism and environmental issues, with research interests including ecotourism and tiger conservation. Tigers could once be found across much of Asia, from eastern Turkey

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Military Take More Casualties

Military Take More Casualties

18th June 2021 Below is a press release from the US embassy in Yangon. It confirms the devastation I reported a few days ago. It is nice to see that sources are still holding good. The activists are striking back in Yangon at selected targets. An army truck with regime

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Frontier Director on Trial in Myanmar

Frontier Director on Trial in Myanmar

17th June 2021 We have an update on the Managing Editor of Frontier who was arrested at Yangon airport in May. Frontier Myanmar’s managing editor Danny Fenster today appeared in a special court in Yangon’s Insein Prison to face a charge under section 505-A of the Penal Code,

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**If readers want this series to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell me about this photo? Yesterday’s photo is a view of Whitianga Airport, taken from the Coro Club Cafe window. Editor Note: The BFD needs more views from your

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