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Myanmar security forces 'setting northern Rakhine ablaze'
Reuters, Published on 15/09/2017
» YANGON: The rights group Amnesty International said evidence pointing to a "mass-scale scorched-earth campaign" across the north of Rakhine state was unmistakably ethnic cleansing, while Myanmar insisted on Friday it was not barring aid workers from Rakhine State, where a counter-insurgency campaign has sparked an exodus of Muslim Rohingya refugees -- although authorities on the ground might restrict access 'for security reasons'.
Rakhine violence leaves Aung San Suu Kyi reeling
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 28/08/2017
» Myanmar's restive western state of Rakhine erupted into violence on Friday, leaving the government's efforts to find a solution to the communal tension there in tatters. Insurrection and arson engulfed large areas around Maungdaw and Buthidaung.
Inconvenient evils
News, Postbag, Published on 22/07/2017
» Re: "Manas case all too rare", (Editorial, July 21).
In our Oscar worthy Blah Blah Land
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 25/02/2017
» The bonbon labelled La La Land is likely to rule the Oscars come Monday morning. While in our Blah Blah Land the drama is bitter, the song muted and the sky inclement.
Lawyers seek bail for Jatupat
News, Published on 14/01/2017
» Lese majeste suspect Jatupat "Pai Dao Din" Boonpattararaksa's team of lawyers yesterday again sought bail for him after his earlier requests were rejected by a court.
Was a red card justified?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/03/2013
» Just about everyone agrees that Nani’s boot was high, but was the Manchester United player's action reckless enough to get him sent off? Sportswriters are speaking out on the referee’s game-changing decision.
Meteorite fragments found in Russia
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/02/2013
» The BBC is reporting this morning that fragments from a meteorite have been found around a frozen lake near Chebarkul, a town in the Chelyabinsk region.
Buried Spitfire fighters under Yangon's airport?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/01/2013
» 60 years ago at the end of World War Two 30 fighter aircraft were buried by Americans as they left or so the story goes...
Thai PBS: Change of leadership
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/10/2012
» The new boss at Thai PBS explains the channel's innovative programs & how they cover important issues that for-profit TV ignores.