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
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26th February 2021 There was nothing much happening in Myanmar today, so I will, as promised, start off with my quote from two days ago. “Lots of people in Myanmar upset with the Military and some were injured.” The reason nothing happened today is that communications are getting more difficult
25th February 2021 Tonight saw a massive police presence on Aung Mingalar Road in Tamwe, Yangon. For those of you unfamiliar with Yangon, this is a residential area to the North East of downtown and is a solid, safe area, home to families with good incomes. I can’t find
Justice for Myanmar justiceformyanmar.org February 25, 2021 In the upmarket Yankin township of Yangon, near the iconic Inya Lake, the Golden City complex dominates the skyline. Capped with a giant “Huawei” sign for Golden City’s biggest tenant, the buildings are home to powerful Chinese multinational corporations, including CITIC,
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24th February 2021 Following on from yesterday’s comments on information flow and the spread of information within the ranks of the protesters, there is now evidence that it works in practice. The Military raided the house of the Medical Superintendent of Gangaw, Magway yesterday only to find that he
23rd February 2021 The CDM are planning their actions and have given themselves 2 weeks whilst the military is organising itself to progress as far as they can. The two weeks is how long the military has given itself to round up leaders and civil society activists, get internet clampdowns
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22nd February 2021 As I said I would yesterday, I will now give further comment on the interview given by the ex-USA Ambassador to Myanmar under the auspices of the Harvard Ash Centre. He said that the USA can’t do much on their own but can help Asian countries,
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20th February 2021 The ex-ambassador has an assessment of China’s position which I will comment on tomorrow. I know that it is a long way from New Zealand, but because of the actions of New Zealand’s fading allies, it is of major importance to New Zealand. Today was
As readers and subscribers of The BFD know, lockdowns don’t work. Those who still believe in lockdowns however like to point at Sweden as proof that without them, things would be “so much worse”. This despite New Zealand having no land borders and less population density and thus not
