Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Feb 11th, 2008 No Comments »
The bogeyman’s to blame
By MARINA MAHATHIR
Read more in The Star
We see the constant blaming of foreign workers for all our ills, but none of it can really stand up to scrutiny.
IT’S a tried and true political strategy that when things aren’t quite rosy, one should distract the people by focusing on something else or coming […]
Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Feb 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
For the Burmese Muslims
Christian and Buddhist friendships
are superior to the
Islamic-brotherhood
Michael Jackson - They Dont Care About Us lyrics
Sikinhead, deadhead
Everybody gone bad
Situation aggravation
Everybody allegation
in the suite, on the news
everybody dogfood
Bang bang shock dead
Everybodys gone bad
All I wann say is that
They dont really care about us
All I wann say […]
Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Jan 30th, 2008 No Comments »
My dream interviews are not mere illusions
My Dreams come true.
Actions speak louder than words.
Indirectly confirmed by DSAI’s speech/lecture that I was not wrong in my dreams in reading his mind.
A written word is more effective than thousands of spoken words.
The Chinese proverb says it best: “the faintest ink lasts longer than the best memory.”
Harold Adams Innis : As the […]
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 Articles in English on Jan 18th, 2008 No Comments »
Sr. General Than Shwe is the thief
of time
Procrastination
Procrastination is a type of avoidance behaviour which is characterised by deferment of actions or tasks to a later time. Psychologists often cite procrastination as a mechanism for coping with the anxiety associated with starting or completing any task or decision.
For the person procrastinating this may result […]
Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Jan 14th, 2008 No Comments »
Dr Mahathir Mohamad
offering a few pointers
for Myanmar Junta
Aspiring leaders who resort to unethical ways and even violence should be rejected outright, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Unethical ways = Illegal second coup after the election.
Violence = violent suppression and killing of the peaceful demonstrators and monks.
The former Prime Minister said anyone wanting to be a leader […]
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 Supplementary Burma Digest on Dec 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
RESPONSE OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
ON MYANMAR
The following is the response of the Thailand Newspaper on Myanmar’s acceptence into ASEAN, printed on 1.6.97. in_
THE NATION EDITORIAL.
“SHAMEFUL FOR ASEAN TO EMBRACE BURMA”
Asean will never be the same again.
By embracing Burma as a member it has itself become a pariah organization.
Coming as it does on […]
Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Dec 21st, 2007 No Comments »
Non recognition of UNHCR
Burmese and other refugees
Note: I had compiled these data and written this article since early 90’s. So although it may look as an old issues at the first look but sadly they are still relevant at the present. Some of the International community and ASEAN are in the same stage of closing their […]
Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Dec 21st, 2007 No Comments »
How are we different from Pauline Hanson?
Note: I had compiled these data and written these articles since early 90’s. So although it may look as an old issues at the first look but sadly they are still relevant at the present. Some of the International community and ASEAN are in the same stage of closing […]
Posted in Articles in English, Supplementary Burma Digest on Dec 21st, 2007 No Comments »
HISTORY REVISITED
RESPONSE OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
AND ASEAN ON MYANMAR
Note: I had compiled these data and written this article since early 90’s. So although it may look as an old issues at the first look but sadly they are still relevant at the present. Some of the International community and ASEAN are in the same stage of […]
Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Dec 7th, 2007 No Comments »
Dream Interview VII
Rule by Law (of the Jungle)
BURMA DIGEST: Good evening Datuk Sri. Kindly allow me to continue with our dream interview. May you kindly explain us about the concepts of Rule by Law.
H. E. Mr Anwar Ibrahim…The SPDC Junta is seen to be worse than using that Rule by Law. They are seen as not even using the […]
Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Dec 6th, 2007 No Comments »
1001 Malaysian Nights
(DSAI interview Part V)
His Excellency Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim… 1001 Malaysian Nights? What? I only agreed in your dreams, to day dream my dream interview. What do you mean? What is your Game Plan or Dream Plan?
It would be not nice if you derail into other topics rather than Burmese Politics as […]
Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Dec 5th, 2007 No Comments »
Dream Interview with DSAI
Part IV
BURMA DIGEST: Dear Datuk Sri, thank Your Honour for allowing to continue interviewing you in my day dreams. Let’s continue the topics we were discussing in the last article. Is poverty the cause of lack of Human Rights?
H. E. Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim… Yes, I agree with you. I noticed that we should […]
Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Dec 4th, 2007 No Comments »
My day dream of speaking with
former Deputy Prime Minister
Part III
BURMA DIGEST: Dear Datuk Sri, thank Your Honour for allowing to interview you in my dreams. But today I am awake and thinking about the coming Human Rights Day. Please may Your Honour kindly allow me to day dream to day, as if we are […]
Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Dec 4th, 2007 No Comments »
Dreams
I am a daydreamer because dreams give me hope and I always think, plan, prepare and try my best to achieve my dreams. I used to dream about the future of our country. This article is meant as my excuses for writing the dream interviews.
All men dream, but not equally.
Those who dream by night,
in the […]
Posted in Supplementary Burma Digest on Dec 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
Dreaming an interview with
Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim
Part II
Beware this is just fictional, not real.
Many Malaysians affectionately referred Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim as DSAI. I have this unusual dream of getting a chance to have a face-to-face interview with DSAI. I hereby wish to apologize Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim, his family and the political party from […]