Comments on: Another new Burma blog: fifty viss http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/01/06/another-new-burma-blog-fifty-viss/ New perspectives on mainland Southeast Asia Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:28:26 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jimmy http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/01/06/another-new-burma-blog-fifty-viss/comment-page-1/#comment-175640 jimmy Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:16:26 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/01/05/another-new-burma-blog-fifty-viss/#comment-175640 At last the (so called) civilised world seems to be picking up on an issue that some of us have been denouncing for years, namely the plight of the Burmese people, in particular the opposition National League for Democracy, and further the illegal detention of Aung San Suu Kyi. Alas, a country without oil or other plunderable resources seems to warrant little attention (this is not a modern phenomenon) and our global society seems condemned to repeat the mistakes of history. The only people who appear to speak out against such atrocities are the artists and activists. Our friends Pig have uploaded a song in support of burma and its people to their myspace page http://www.myspace.com/1933 its dedicated to all those in favour of humanity and respect for people you may never know. jimmy At last the (so called) civilised world seems to be picking up on an issue that some of us have been denouncing for years, namely the plight of the Burmese people, in particular the opposition National League for Democracy, and further the illegal detention of Aung San Suu Kyi. Alas, a country without oil or other plunderable resources seems to warrant little attention (this is not a modern phenomenon) and our global society seems condemned to repeat the mistakes of history. The only people who appear to speak out against such atrocities are the artists and activists. Our friends Pig have uploaded a song in support of burma and its people to their myspace page http://www.myspace.com/1933 its dedicated to all those in favour of humanity and respect for people you may never know. jimmy

]]> By: polo http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/01/06/another-new-burma-blog-fifty-viss/comment-page-1/#comment-19453 polo Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:00:11 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/01/05/another-new-burma-blog-fifty-viss/#comment-19453 Aung Htin Kyaw might be inspired ;-) by this funny piece of revisionism, Chakri-style: http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/IA05Ae01.html I like the part about if you make a general a king everything will go hunky dory. " In much the same way, were a Myanmar general to ascend to a restored throne, he would logically seek to limit the army's power by creating his own bureaucratic counter balance. Not, grant you, the most efficient path to civilian rule, but one which would nonetheless achieve that same goal using arcane methods. " Worked well in Germany. Works well in North Korea too. Maybe he's thinking of Napoleon though. Err... Aung Htin Kyaw might be inspired ;-) by this funny piece of revisionism, Chakri-style:

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/IA05Ae01.html

I like the part about if you make a general a king everything will go hunky dory.

” In much the same way, were a Myanmar general to ascend to a restored throne, he would logically seek to limit the army’s power by creating his own bureaucratic counter balance. Not, grant you, the most efficient path to civilian rule, but one which would nonetheless achieve that same goal using arcane methods. ”

Worked well in Germany. Works well in North Korea too. Maybe he’s thinking of Napoleon though. Err…

]]> By: Thai Radio http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/01/06/another-new-burma-blog-fifty-viss/comment-page-1/#comment-18434 Thai Radio Fri, 05 Jan 2007 18:37:19 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/01/05/another-new-burma-blog-fifty-viss/#comment-18434 Yeap, this blog is quite interesting: although he is young, the author seems wise. Yeap, this blog is quite interesting: although he is young, the author seems wise.

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