Category Archives: Democracy
English translation of Aung San Suu Kyi’s official campaign speech
I took the liberty of adding English subtitles (and Burmese, for the curious) to Aung San Suu Kyi’s 15 minute official campaign speech for the 2012 by-elections, run on Burmese … Continue reading
Why I disagree with America’s Burma policy
The United States, in the past few years, has developed a bad habit of failing to consider all the avenues when it comes to troubled countries like Iraq, Afghanistan and … Continue reading
Burmese propaganda, now replete in color
The headline “VOA and BBC, sky-full of liars” says it all. Sorry I’ve been unable to update this blog for the past few weeks. I’ve been overloaded with school. Today, … Continue reading
Free Burma!
“Free Burma” to me stands for freedom to speak, think, and act on one’s accordance and the freedom to live and work as one pleases. As in the words of … Continue reading
Yellow journalism: all hype and no substance
A reader has just e-mailed me the following post from LAist, a blog specializing on Los Angeles, my hometown. The post “U.S. Media Blames Santa Monica College Professor for Burma … Continue reading
Speechless
Yesterday was my mother’s birthday. When I called her to tell her “Happy Birthday,” she had totally forgotten about her birthday. She was frantic and had been following news in … Continue reading
U.S. sanctions renewal, Burma’s first decade in ASEAN and UN intervention
How interesting. Several important developments regarding Burma today: (1) Burma celebrates its 10th anniversary in ASEAN, (2) The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to renew sanctions against Burma, … Continue reading
Misleading outsiders: the Burmese constitution-to-be
A reader e-mailed me about The Myanmar Times article about the National Convention just now. The journalist, Thet Khaing euphemizes the National Convention. He writes: The Secretary-1 of the State … Continue reading
A tale of two families: Wealth and poverty in Burma
When I went to Burma in 2006, one of my father’s friend, who I’ll call U Myint Aung picked us up at the Rangoon airport, in a old Toyota saloon … Continue reading
