Al Jazeeraflipped into Global NewsWorld News Myanmar jails 21 Rohingya, detains children, for trying to travelAl Jazeera - Joshua CarrollRights groups say group is being punished for trying to escape dismal camps amid severe restrictions on everyday life. Yangon, Myanmar - A five-year-old child is among 30 Rohingya who have been detained
Council on Foreign Relationsflipped into Asia UnboundInternational Relations A Review of “The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century”cfr.org - Guest Blogger for Asia Unbound Hunter Marston is a doctoral candidate at Australian National University. In the run-up to Myanmar’s elections next year, there is little positive …
The Hindu Groupflipped into The HinduMahatma Gandhi Acts of violence, acts of gracethehindu.com - Uday Balakrishnan Since Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination on January 30, 1948, the world has witnessed some horrific instances of mass violence as well as a few …
The Washington Postflipped into WorldWorld News The Rohingya crisis can’t stay Bangladesh’s burden, prime minister saysThe Washington Post - By Ishaan TharoorWant smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday, along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions? Sign up for the Today’s WorldView newsletter . NEW YORK — About
Cody Knoxflipped into World EventsSatire Critics of Myanmar Government Facing Prison Timehrw.org Speech critical of the government is under increasing attack in Myanmar. While the military has long been intolerant of criticism, members of Aung …
Bangkok : iwonder what you’ll be streaming tonight?asia-city.com - BK staff Big news for film buffs—a brand-new video streaming service has just launched in Thailand, and it’s focused entirely on award-winning …
Rohingya Former darling of the west has fallen from gracenst.com.my - By Salleh Buang THE New York Times reported on Tuesday that Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, once the darling of the West and an icon of democracy, has fallen from …
the_manolusflipped into don't forget HistoryLiberal View The Sorry State of the Nobel Peace Prizecounterpunch.org - Lawrence Davidson Photograph Source: Gösta Florman (1831–1900) / The Royal Library – Public DomainCriteria for a Peace PrizeThe Nobel Peace Prize was established by …
The New York Timesflipped into WorldMyanmar Nobel Peace Laureate Could Face Prosecution Over Myanmar Military’s ActionsThe New York Times - Nick Cumming-BruceGENEVA — Myanmar’s civilian leader, a Nobel laureate once extolled as a champion of democracy, could face prosecution for crimes against humanity because of the military’s attacks on Rohingya Muslims other
Pakistan UN experts call for assessing Suu Kyi’s ‘culpability’ in Rohingya abusesdawn.com - AFP GENEVA: UN investigators called on Tuesday for an expert evaluation of whether Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi can be legally implicated …
John Costerflipped into Rohingya India News Aung San Suu Kyi 'culpability' in Rohingya abuse in Myanmar an 'open-ended question', says UN investigatorFirstpost - Agence France-Presse Geneva: UN investigators called Tuesday for an expert evaluation of whether Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi can be legally implicated in …
Sweden Greta Thunberg receives Amnesty's top human rights awardthelocal.se - AFP/The Local Thunberg and the Fridays for Future youth movement received Amnesty International's Ambassadors of Conscience award on Monday for their work …
City A.M.flipped into City A.M. BusinessBurma City of London U-turns over decision to strip Aung San Suu Kyi of freedom award - CityAMcityam.com - Alexandra Rogers The City of London Corporation has U-turned on an earlier decision to strip Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary freedom award over her failure to …
UCANEWS.COMflipped into UCA NewsRohingya Bleak future for Rohingya children in Rakhine campsucanews.com - ucanews.com- John Zaw, Mandalay There was a time when they could attend school and university easily, says former lawyerContinue reading...
Vanessa Workmanflipped into Destination Bucket ListTravel (Australia) Travel activities that are no longer acceptable: Six that I regrettraveller.com.au - Ben Groundwater Nobody's perfect. We've all made mistakes. We've all done things we later regret. We've all taken part in experiences that we've later realised were …
Firstpostflipped into FirstPostRohingya UN rapporteur slams Aung San Suu Kyi over Rohingya crisis, claims she was 'terribly misguided' about abuses against MuslimsFirstpost - Agence France-Presse Seoul: Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has washed her hands of the Rohingya crisis, a UN rights investigator said Tuesday ahead of a …
Myanmar UN lambastes Myanmar’s Aung Suu Kyi over Rohingyasbusinesslive.co.za - Agency Staff UN special rapporteur, herself banned from Myanmar, says the former Nobel laureate no longer deserves to be called a democracy activist Published by …
Military Suu Kyi and the generals drift apart in Myanmarasiatimes.com - Asia Times As a general election draws near in Myanmar, a contest that will pit pro-democracy against military forces, political parties are already preparing …
jelsberryflipped into Interesting StuffEmpowerment An Era of Chameleonsfirstthings.com - Dan Hitchens Scruffy and stocky, he enters every room with backslapping joviality; she is elegant and willowy, and impresses visitors with an air of mysterious …
Bingo Bongoflipped into MyanmarRohingya It’s Time to Indict Aung San Suu Kyi for Genocide Against the Rohingya in MyanmarThe Intercept - Mehdi Hasan Isn’t it time Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was indicted for war crimes and genocide at the International Criminal Court? This Sunday …
Forbesflipped into TechnologyBusiness Why Employment Figures Told A Happy Tale But Not A True OneForbes - Erik ShermanPeople believe in fairly tales of all kinds because they want to. The heroes win, although, more typically, they pay a heavy price and others gain. Villains meet their deserved end. No one wants a more
The Washington Postflipped into OpinionsOpinion For Myanmar, too much impunity and too little accountabilityThe Washington PostEarlier this month, the U.N. mission revealed that the Tatmadaw is bankrolled by a web of about 200 foreign and domestic companies, providing vital support to the autonomous security forces. With the still
VICEMyanmar How Hip-Hop and Country Music Helped Aung San Suu Kyi Win Myanmar's Historic Democratic ElectionVICEEarlier this month, Myanmar turned an important historical corner as voters flooded the polls in the country’s first election in 25 years to turn out the military-backed ruling party in favor of the National
The SpectatorRohingya We should all share the blame for the Rohingya tragedy | The SpectatorThe Spectator - David EimerFirst, They Erased Our Name: A Rohingya Speaks Habiburahman, with Sophie Ansel My local shop in Yangon was owned by a retired army officer and his wife and guarded by their handsome coal-black dog. When
Reuters UKflipped into World NewsMyanmar More than 2,000 people displaced, 19 killed in Myanmar fightingReuters - Shoon NaingYANGON (Reuters) - More than 2,000 people have been forced to flee from their homes, and 19 have been killed, since fighting broke out between government troops and ethnic minority insurgents in northern
South China Morning Post flipped into Asia TravelMyanmar Might Chinese travellers save Myanmar’s floundering tourism industry?South China Morning Post - Mercedes Hutton Myanmar has endured a lot in recent history. A brutal military dictatorship, which transformed its robust postcolonial economy into one of Asia’s …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoMyanmar 19 killed, over 2,000 displaced, in Myanmar conflicttribuneonlineng.com - Tribune Online More than 2,000 people have been forced to flee from their homes, and 19 have been killed since fighting broke out between government troops and …
Enes Kanter Dunking on Erdogan with Enes Kanter — Pod Save the Worldovercast.fm Police crack down as protests escalate to new heights in Hong Kong. An explosion involving a nuclear reactor in Russia kills at least a half dozen …
Reuters UKflipped into World NewsWomen's News 'Until her bones are broken': Myanmar activists fight to outlaw...Reuters - Thu Thu AungYANGON (Reuters) - Cradling her one-year-old daughter in a house in southern Myanmar, 22-year-old Nu Nu Aye recalled the reasons her husband gave for beating her. She hadn’t looked after his rooster. wouldn’t
The New York Timesflipped into WorldWorld News Myanmar Military Uses Threat of Prison to Stifle Criticism Ahead of ElectionsThe New York Times - Richard C. Paddock and Saw NangBANGKOK — Call it the courtroom war of the colonels. More than two dozen Myanmar Army colonels have bypassed the battlefield to fight their adversaries in civilian courts, using criminal defamation cases
