5th March 2021 War Footing: Why Business May Never Return to ‘Normal’ The Frontier magazine has published another perceptive article on the state of Myanmar, looking at the economic consequences of the coup. I make no excuses for the length of today’s article, based on the Frontier piece, but
5th March 2021 When I send my reports in, I try to stick to reporting and not editorialise too much, tempting though it is. In the interest of fairness and balance I feel that it is appropriate to give some alternative views of the situation in Myanmar. Groups of bombers
No matter how many tanties and hissy-fits Grant Robertson throws, it’s an objective fact that the Great Reset is not a “conspiracy theory”. A “conspiracy theory” is defined as a secret plot by usually powerful conspirators and a theory asserting that a secret of great importance is being kept
4th March 2021 An IHS market survey was released today, showing that manufacturing output is at its lowest for 5 years. It was revealed that 70% of factories are closed. The cracks are beginning to show in the economy from the effects of the CDM. It is even extending its
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23rd March 2021 Today saw the start of anarchy in Myanmar and the breakdown of law and order. Not by the CDM or the protestors, but by the police and the Tatmadaw. They raided the premises of the Free Funeral Society and ransacked the premises, stealing documents, breaking into the
2nd March 2021 Shops and malls are closing down in Yangon. Major centres such as Junction City, Junction Square are closed, and other members of the Junction outlets will close except for City Mart supermarkets. City Mart Myay Ni Gone and City Mart Hledan centre branches will be closed on
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1st March 2021 The nation-wide shootings of yesterday seem to have calmed down a little as both sides appear to be taking a breather. I thought it would be appropriate to take a look at some of the cowards (villains) and some of the heroes involved. Below is a protestor
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. Can we get past
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28th February 2021 I struggled a little to find news to report yesterday as things seemed to be settling down. That came to an end with a bang today – literally. Reuters report 7 confirmed deaths in Myanmar, but social media reports 27 deaths, and that figure is climbing. What is
If fans of this series would like it to continue please send your original photos to window@thebfd.co.nz What can you tell us about this photo? Yesterday’s photo was taken from Hawea Hotel Restaurant. The view is looking North – Hawea dam is around to the left of
27th February 2021 Arrests and the detention of journalists continue as the military try to shut down the information flow. Yesterday saw the detention of a Japanese journalist and his subsequent release 6 hours later. Informal media reporting is being shut down and news is becoming hard to obtain. There
