Posted in Articles in English on Feb 9th, 2008 No Comments »
Strategy to win over
hearts and minds of the SPDC,
China, India, ASEAN and USA
…
To overcome the current political impasse, we clearly need to read back the well tested methods of Dale Carnegie by revising his, “How to win friends and influence people” or the Burmese translated book of U Nu, “Meik Ta Bala Dee […]
Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Jan 26th, 2008 1 Comment »
Burmese Chinese
The Burmese Chinese or Chinese Burmese are a group of overseas Chinese born or raised in Burma (Myanmar).
Although the Chinese officially make up three percent of the population, this figure may be underestimated because of _
intermarriage between them and the ethnic Bamar,
and because of widespread discrimination against minorities (which compels many to declare […]
Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Jan 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
The Golden days of the
Great Shan Empire VII
(I hope BD readers won’t mind the changing of my BLUE HEADINGS into black, as this is the darkest chapter of Myanmar and Myanmar Tatmadaw History)
Detention of Ethnic Shan
and other opposition Leaders
Read detail in Irrawaddy,
“Detained Ethnic Leaders Denied Outside Medical Aid”
By Shah Paung on January 8, 2008
Detained […]
Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Jan 8th, 2008 No Comments »
India halts arms sales to Myanmar
From the Washington Post
December 30, 2007
WASHINGTON — India has halted all arms sales and transfers to Myanmar, a development that could increase international pressure on the military government that crushed pro-democracy protests led by monks this fall.
The Indian government’s decision has not been officially announced, but diplomatic sources said it […]
Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Jan 8th, 2008 No Comments »
S’pore’s Lee criticises
Myanmar military rulers
Tue Jan 8, 2008 8:03am IST
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – by Kevin Lim.
Singapore’s elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew has criticised Myanmar’s military junta, saying decisions such as the building of a new capital from scratch were irrational, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.Excerpts_ http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-31287320080108
The building of a new capital from scratch were irrational.
I […]
Posted in Articles in English on Dec 8th, 2007 No Comments »
Akbar the Great
Vs
Than Shwe the Megalomaniac
We heard about the various rumours regarding the deteriorating mental health of the Bawa Shin Min Tayergyi Sr General Than Shwe and construction defects of buildings in Myanmar’s new administrative capital of Naypyidaw.
I suddenly have a de’ javu feeling about the similarities between the WHITE ELEPHANT CAPITAL’S of […]