20th February 2021 I was going to take a break from reporting on the brutality and aggression being inflicted upon the inhabitants of Myanmar by the authorities and give a flavour of the kind of protests now taking place. Previously I have mentioned the volume of broken-down cars blocking the
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19th February 2021 There is a row brewing over Australian energy company Woodside and its Operations in Myanmar. Its chief executive said the company would press ahead with a major gas development in Myanmar and suggested the nation’s former civilian leaders ignored the army’s grievances in the lead-up
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18th February 2021 Differences in reporting are evident. In New Zealand, the MSM is reporting the CDM (Civil Disobedience Movement) as being loosely organised. Well, that is true, but it gives the impression that it is uncoordinated and rudderless which isn’t the case. The CDM “leaders” and motivators have
Just how many times do we have to say it? How many scientific studies have to be published, proving it? Lockdowns. Do. Not. Work. We’ve been reporting the evidence that lockdowns are a lunatic policy for nearly a year now. From the moment real-world data was available, the science
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17th February 2021 In Mandalay, railway workers joined the CDM (Civil Disobedience Movement) and refused to man a train taking troops and supplies up to the Tatmadaw in Myitkyina in Kachin state. The roads to Myitkyina are still dangerous because of a possible ambush by the KIA (Kachin Independence Army)
17th February 2021 Followers of my updates from Myanmar will be aware of my comments on the changing nature of the protest movement from one of mass demonstrations to a campaign of civil disobedience. Even though yesterday saw hundreds of thousands out in force in Yangon the campaign is taking
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16th February 2021 Warning A graphic photo of an eye wound is included in this report. As I said previously the police in Myanmar are totally inclusive and non-discriminatory. Here is a clip of them beating an intellectually disabled young man in Mandalay. Also, in Mandalay, there are reports of
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15th February 2021 It is getting difficult to get a clear picture of what is happening in Myanmar. Both sides now seem to be engaging in a PR exercise and in the case of the Military regime their grubby tactics are getting grubbier. In fairness to the military, they are
Richard Dolan University of Oxford Richard recently completed his DPhil at the Oxford Department of International Development. He has a professional background in education, capacity-building and development in South America and Asia. What do the internet memes Doge and Cheems, the Hollywood film franchise The Hunger Games, and a sachet
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