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
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
When French schoolteacher Samuel Paty was horrifically murdered by Islamic extremists, many of the “progressive” left assumed the same gutless attitude they had already used to respond to the Charlie Hebdo terror murders: “He asked for it”. The same people who insist, hand on heart, that Islam is a “religion
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I used to frequent a restaurant and bar in Petone that always insisted on taking a credit card before they would serve customers with anything more than a glass of water. They were the only local establishment to do this, and it rankled a bit. Obviously, the operators had experienced
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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.
Patrick Carroll fee.org Patrick Carroll has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and is a Eugene S. Thorpe Writing Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. Imagine you’re an employee at Walmart. Maybe you’re a single mom working to pay the bills or
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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
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
Adam Houser cfact.org Adam Houser coordinates student leaders for CFACT’s collegians program and writes on issues of climate and energy. “Let them eat bugs!” That seems to be the rallying cry for environmental organizations of late, as many groups called for the international community to restrict both meat
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11th March 2021 The Infamous Insein Prison, Yangon Insein prison was cleared of many prisoners early in the coup to make way for the arrest of protesters later. It is well known for torture, brutality, and poor treatment of prisoners, many of whom are not recorded. Protesters Arrested in North
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