I've been going through the imagery and mapping any destroyed/damaged structure, particular rescue priorities (potential mass casualty events) and IDP locations in all the imagery available.
google.com/maps/d/edit?...
Please check the map and share widely with anyone who will find it useful.
This was the first question that came to my mind after seeing the monastery collapse. Natural disasters are unfortunately no replacement for a good court.
I know it is now gay to factcheck news according to Zuck. But the amount of fake news on Burmese Facebook after the earthquake is just insane. Within 24h, I have seen pseudo-science, AI generated content and Christian cults spreading narrative of apocalypse.
What role do transnational factors play in the decline of democracy in mainland Southeast Asia? Here I argue that its wrong to look only at China. Instead, we should note that Mekong states and their security forces put regime security ahead of traditional concerns. Article is free to download.
me reading national security secrets bc i've been accidentally added to a group chat
“Top scholars and thinkers“ “high-level meeting of minds” “a galaxy of keynote speakers” “prestigious conclave” 😂😂😂
After requests from Myanmar readers, briefly removing paywall on this post about groups leaving NUG command.
It’s a bit controversial, but I think anyone following #Myanmar should be aware of what’s happening on the ground.
open.substack.com/pub/lorcanlo...
#whatshappeninginMyanmar
The political fallout from a Philippine strongman’s fall. My thoughts on the dynastic feud for Benar News. www.benarnews.org/english/comm...
Why is the NYT writing about this as if it’s a legit, if outlandish, idea to consider instead of recognising that Canada is a sovereign state that has no intention of becoming part of the US and this is some fucked up shit
Julie Bishop, UN Special Envoy on Myanmar, is engaged with biz like Energy Transition Minerals, where she's now a strategic Advisor for a controversial Greenland uranium & rare earths mining project linked to Chinese state-owned companies involved in Myanmar. buff.ly/9esvya9
I haven’t seen him this happy since forever.
My analysis for The New Humanitarian.
There're many foreign experts on #Myanmar who I respect, but I made a conscious decision to champion Burmese (not Bamar) voices for this story. Thanks for trusting me with your thoughts. You know who you are. #Burma
www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...
Hugely positive step by Thailand's Department of Special Investigations to obtain arrest warrants for three junta-backed BGF leaders.
These leaders are in joint ventures and provide hired security for cyber-scam centres run by Chinese crime syndicates
bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...
1/5 Amidst the chaos and confusion within #USAID, it's worth recalling that Musk’s #SpaceX has had financial and contractual engagements with USAID.
A quick thread.
I have a special level of anger for Burmese people in America who voted for Trump, fully knowing what he's capable of, but choosing to turn the other cheek because they believe themselves to be the good migrants, and that they won't be affected.
Which English man is the most despicable? Michael Oliver robbing Arsenal of points every time or British monarch looting at every corner of the world?
"Businessmen became politicians and were acclaimed as statesmen, while statesmen were taken seriously only if they talked the language of successful businessmen."
— Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
I am not exactly interested in international law and human rights, but in the sociological processes behind the perception of g in one but not in another. Any thoughts welcome. I might put this into a longer format if I can find time between TA work, grad readings and exams 6/6
As someone with no connections to Washington or Brussels, my belief is unapologetically B. But I am compelled to confront and live in Western world which is A. If the bar is higher for Gaza, what if we use the same bar for Maungdaw? Or why are not standards applied equally? 5/6
Only four belief outcomes:
A) Rohingya g is true but Palestine g is false (pro-Isr*el NYT, WaPo, most American academics and politicians).
B) both g true (ICC prosecutors, HR advocates).
C) both g false (few except MAH himself).
D) Rohingya g is false but Palestine g is true (no one so far). 4/6
How can we trust the West's narratives of g in one but not g in another? Is it a form of epistemic injustice? The Burmese and Rakhine did claim this is a counter terror (just like Isr*el do) or a few say this is ethnic cleansing and not the dirty g word. 3/6
Here is my concern: most of our evidence on Rohingya genocide exclusively comes from the circle who now believes there is no g in Gaza ("only terrorists killed, duh!"). Is there a ground for skepticism towards their narratives now that the same group are turning a blind eye to Gaza? 2/6
I have had this questions for some time. How should we re-interpret/re-visit Rohingya genocide in light of Gaza? This is a g which is readily accepted by American/Western media, diplomats and academics but another g in Gaza not so much. What does it tell us? 1/6
I wonder if they bothered with writing everything from the start or just recycled a statement drafted four years ago. What’s the point of doing all of this?
Disturbing report that a Naga village in Myanmar (ဆပ္ပလော်နောက်ကုန် ?) has "agreed" to "convert" to Buddhism after elders signed an agreement.
Monks supposedly offer rice + oil to locals who are unable to source food. Past articles show ဆပ္ပလော်နောက်ကုန် as trapped in debt.
Sharing this call for a panel—this really tickles my brain & makes me so excited. Wish I could be a fly on the wall listening to people grapple with these themes. If you work on Southeast Asia, please let me know. 💖
Title: Myanmar
Artist: Black Art, an anonymous artist from Myanmar
Thanks for sharing. I will try to join. Since I am in the ETA timezone, would you be able to post the draft of your presentation?
At my talk this week I’ll make 3 arguments: 1. Democracy decline has been worse in mainland than maritime SE Asia; 2. Transnational factors are part of the problem; 3. China’s not the only transnational factor- Mekong states learn from & support each other, including through transnational repression
