1. 1MDB – There is an investigation is on-going by a parliamentary committee consisting of both government and Opposition MPs. The Auditor General also has finalised months long audit and report on 1MDB that will be submitted to the committee and the parliament. This report will show conclusively if any wrongdoing have been committed in 1MDB.
WHAT HE DOESN’T SAY: The head of this Committee was removed early on and replaced by a Government stooge. The Opposition MP’s have little to no say in the Report findings and have indeed been barred from talking publicly about it. Basically it is a complete stitch up. The findings of this Committee have been delayed on several occasions already and it definitely will not show ‘comprehensively’ if any wrong doing has been committed by 1MDB
2. The “evidence” produced so far is highly questionable since the whistle-blower Xavier Justo has revealed that Mahatir and some key members of Opposition and their supporters have planned to doctor the documents to bring down Najib. In fact a cyber-security firm has indicated that there were evidence of doctoring. However their final report is still in preparation. But from the Whatsapp messages released by Xavier, there is no doubt the role played by pro-Mahatir and Opposition supporters in the plot against Najib.
WHAT HE DOESN’T SAY: Is that Xavier Justo was locked up in a Thai jail at the behest of the Malaysian Government and has been put under pressure to toe the Malaysian Government’s line in order to secure his own freedom. The evidence presented by the so-called Cyber-Security firm has also been called into doubt by a variety of independent experts. Indeed the fact that Najib has not yet bothered to sue the WSJ over the validity of these documents and claims is pretty damning evidence that he doesn’t have a leg to stand on.
3. It is quite clear that Mahatir has gathered a group of senior government servants from the Central Bank, AG, MACC and the police to entrap Najib. These are the people behind the leak to the WSJ.
WHAT HE DOESN’T SAY: Is that there is no evidence whatsoever that Mahathir gathered any such group – at least not originally. This story unfolded from ongoing investigations into 1MDB financing led primarily by The Edge Malaysia (which has its print license revoked as punishment) and then leaks from a variety of concerned citizens. 1MDB has gone through three of the big four accounting firms in the past 6/7 years in a desperate efforts to hide the state of its finances and present a respectable face but it was becoming more and more evident that money was simply ‘missing’. Mahathir may have jumped on the bandwagon – but he was by no means driving it.
4. Donation – there is no proof this money came from 1MDB and the Saudis have acknowledged giving it. Furthermore Najib has returned most of the money.
Where have the Saudi’s acknowledged it officially – or corroborated where it came from? There is no doubt that some of the 1MDB money did pass through Saudi hands (indeed it led to sackings at one of their senior investment bodies) but they also report that they are apparently still owed money that 1MDB says that they paid – where is this money? Similarly there is ZERO evidence that any money was given back to the Saudis other than through statements from various Government PR people. No evidence of this has been given other than through statements of Najib and other senior cronies. On the other hand the money arriving into his accounts was very obviously chronicled and not actually disputed (well initially Government fans disputed it – but had to back down when it became clear that the transfers had actually taken place – which resulted in a variety of changed stories about the source of the funds and why it had been given to Najib – which conveniently ignores the fact that the Leader of a country should not be receiving huge amounts of cash into his personal bank accounts regardless of the source!
While Julie Bishop is at it she could make some comments on the deteriorating situation for the press in Thailand where foreign journalists are being squeezed out. Last night at the FCCT the army sent two soldiers to monitor a film night hosted by the South African ambassador.They intended to film all those present and only stopped when they realised five ambassadors were present. The Thai junta is seriously violating freedom of speech, often summoning journalists for attitude adjustment sessions
The problem with the political analysts is that they always try to make their story neat and tidy and fit them into some smooth narratives. In reality in politics things are never simple and black and white.
Consider the current case of Najib and the scandals linked to him. These analysts only pick and write on things that suit their narratives while facts that do not support their statements are cast aside.
Let me give you some examples.
1. 1MDB – There is an investigation is on-going by a parliamentary committee consisting of both government and Opposition MPs. The Auditor General also has finalised months long audit and report on 1MDB that will be submitted to the committee and the parliament. This report will show conclusively if any wrongdoing have been committed in 1MDB.
2. The “evidence” produced so far is highly questionable since the whistle-blower Xavier Justo has revealed that Mahatir and some key members of Opposition and their supporters have planned to doctor the documents to bring down Najib. In fact a cyber-security firm has indicated that there were evidence of doctoring. However their final report is still in preparation. But from the Whatsapp messages released by Xavier, there is no doubt the role played by pro-Mahatir and Opposition supporters in the plot against Najib.
3. It is quite clear that Mahatir has gathered a group of senior government servants from the Central Bank, AG, MACC and the police to entrap Najib. These are the people behind the leak to the WSJ.
4. Donation – there is no proof this money came from 1MDB and the Saudis have acknowledged giving it. Furthermore Najib has returned most of the money.
The problem with academia is it likes to over theorise everything. Walker is on point with his criticisms from an academic position- but as Christine Gray rightly points out AMM is not an academic. The book has its faults, it can and should be critiqued, but it is a little disingenuous to reduce AMM’s work as a modern form of Orientalism. The book may offer a too simplistic palace-centric narrative for the liking of academics, yet the goal of the book is not to produce an overtly complex theoretical explanation to account for the “complex and cross-cutting social and economic forces that have brought Thailand to its contemporary political impasse,” but rather to challenge the Royalist myth and allow greater readership by adopting the same type of approach used by the Royalists themselves. I see nothing wrong with that approach. Of course Paul Handley may have done a better job more suited to the taste of academics, but AMM’s approach is far more readable and accessible to the general public. It may not offer a complete, nuanced, in-depth view of Thailand’s political problems, but it is an important view that should not be dismissed.
Malaysia had degenerated into a government of Najib, by Najib and for Najib. A very ugly and difficult situation Malaysia is now in …. and every Malaysian on edge how uglier the country would further descend as Najib stands pat while his multi-billion corruption scandal saga a continue to play on and shame every Malaysian citizen.
ASEAN has not maintained anything let alone its own peace and security. It is simply a white elephant with usefulness of a talkfest which everyone treats as a dress up game.
Now that global corporations have gone so confident and assertive over destruction of national sovereignty starting from 1994 NAFTA, with current intense dictation of TPP with ‘investor-state dispute settlement’ mechanism (ISDS) in its core, ASEAN will require to become anti-Chinese, anti- BRICS coalition.
It is unlikely individual countries in it would go along with it with or without Sunnylands.
Americans and NATO, so busy destroying the world all around have been shown to be so late in Africa and and will be the same here.
All China has to do is to be fair or at least seen to be so.
Vietnam is the only country on earth which has successfully fought back Chinese, French and the Yanks and thriving with cohesiveness and capability for any further challenges all by herself.
Maybe this is the age of deconstruction. Lets not forget at the far end of the globe the EU also grapples with disunity.
What westerners dont seem to undertand is that South East Asia is to certain extend, the extension of China. From Bangkok, Manila to Jakarta, the power elites controlling the economy are those of Chinese background loyal to ancestral land.
While the westerners busy expanding by means of military and geopolitical what have yous over the last century, the Chinese quietly laying solid foundations of trade and economic domination without bloodshed and modernizing the region at the same time.
Excellent post David Luekens. Hear, hear to the comment ‘endemic safety issues ( lack of Duty of Care among travel businesses and … extreme road dangers..). ‘Lip service’ is the name of the game when it comes to authority of both the official and unofficial variety. It’s hard to be anything but pessimistic talking about safety issues in this country as nobody really seems to give a shit.
Meanwhile another area, seemingly impervious to change, is the Thai education ‘system’. If you go back 35/40 years you’ll read (in Thai) of the same sort of problems that vex the ‘system’ to this very day. Deja vu all over again.
Is anyone going to mention the fact that Bongbong Marcos is joint favourite (at the moment) for the V-P position in the upcoming May elections? Or that because the President and the VP are elected separately (not as a team) then were whoever is elected to the Presidency to die in office and were Bongbong to be VP then he would ascend and inherit his late father’s position?
There are contradictory points in this article. On the one hand, it correctly states that Thailand’s tourism industry has been remarkably resilient despite major recent events that have affected tourist safety (tsunami, street protests, terrorist bombing) as well as endemic safety issues (lack of Duty of Care among travel businesses, and, importantly, I’d add extreme road dangers relative to other countries).
On the other hand, the author seems to suggest that these safety issues and the TAT’s failure to acknowledge them is a major threat to the industry moving forward. It seems to me that the consistently higher annual tourist numbers offer some proof that the Thai tourism industry will continue to grow and prosper whether Thai authorities deal with safety issues or not.
The article ends by stating that “safety is the leading motivational factor in destination choice.” This may be true globally, but the numbers seem to show that it’s generally not the case for the tourists who choose to visit Thailand. It’s no secret that Thailand has major safety issues ranging from dangerous roads to a high level of terrorism vulnerability. And yet, 6 million more tourists visited in 2015 — and that on the heels of a military coup.
Should Thai authorities try harder to improve tourist safety and publicly acknowledge the dangers? Absolutely. Will tourist numbers fall if they don’t do these things? I doubt it.
‘Jokowi does seem interested in both Singapore and Malaysia, to the extent that he still dreams of Indonesia’s becoming a great power, he clearly does not see greater activism in ASEAN as helping Indonesia achieve that goal’
Perhaps he understands that economic power precedes geopolitical power. He’s challenging Singapore on exactly the right pressure point, ports. Singapore is running out of space to accommodate the larger number of containers from increasingly larger vessels, container turnover rates are taking longer. Will Widodo be the new Raffles?
1) While it is true that the Europeans expanded eastward and the Japanese southward, let’s not forget that the United States also expanded westward and seized the Philippines from Spain. This resulted in the first American colonial war in Southeast Asia. There were later ones.
2) The author writes: “Yet 50 years on there has never been a serious shooting war between ASEAN states; minor skirmishing over border disputes has quickly been addressed, either through informal diplomacy or formal arbitration.”
This sentence ignores Vietnam’s invasion of Cambodia on Christmas Day, 1978 and its subsequent overthrow of the Khmer Rouge government, a rare example of externally-generated ‘regime change’ in postwar Asia. Admittedly, neither Vietnam nor Cambodia were then ASEAN states, but since the author refers to China’s invasion of Vietnam, which was a direct response to Vietnam’s invasion of Cambodia, there is no case for passing over this earlier conflict.
ASEAN proved incapable of preventing one Southeast Asian state from attacking another one and replacing its government. Given the appalling brutality of the Khmer Rouge government, the world and Cambodia in particular were of course better off for the outcome, but ASEAN had contributed nothing to it.
3) The author reminds his readers of Ali Alatas’s adept diplomacy to end the Cambodian conflict. Yet he claims that Singapore has found it hard to retain its diplomatic relevance since Indonesia’s emergence on the world stage since 1998. He must have forgotten that Ali Alatas, Indonesia’s foreign minister, was well and truly on the world stage ten years earlier. There must be some other explanation for Singapore’s losing its diplomatic edge after 1998, if indeed it has.
Incidentally, I attended the 1989 Paris conference on Cambodia that the author refers to rather disparagingly. It gave me my only opportunity to speak to Alatas. I cannot endorse the author’s assessment that this conference was humiliating for ASEAN.
4) The author asserts: “Indonesia’s President Jokowi came to office eschewing assertive regional and global diplomacy on political and security issues in order to focus on re-invigorating the economy”. This is wrong. Jokowi came to office with the intention, among other objectives, of establishing Indonesia’s status as a potential great power. He doesn’t talk much about this goal any longer. While Jokowi does seem interested in both Singapore and Malaysia, to the extent that he still dreams of Indonesia’s becoming a great power, he clearly does not see greater activism in ASEAN as helping Indonesia achieve that goal. Policy recommendations based on the assumption that Jokowi’s priorities will change seem pointless.
A rise in the ranks of doomsayers like Ohn? The Burmese are irrepressible and have seen the light at the end of the tunnel. You can rest assured “the people will win through”. It’s time.
As for the acts attributes to nature, preparing to witness increase in microcephaly among new borns, the rural, that will again bear the brunt of ‘Village idiots’.
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Why Najib Razak is still in power
Must respond to this Pro-Government Cybertrooper
1. 1MDB – There is an investigation is on-going by a parliamentary committee consisting of both government and Opposition MPs. The Auditor General also has finalised months long audit and report on 1MDB that will be submitted to the committee and the parliament. This report will show conclusively if any wrongdoing have been committed in 1MDB.
WHAT HE DOESN’T SAY: The head of this Committee was removed early on and replaced by a Government stooge. The Opposition MP’s have little to no say in the Report findings and have indeed been barred from talking publicly about it. Basically it is a complete stitch up. The findings of this Committee have been delayed on several occasions already and it definitely will not show ‘comprehensively’ if any wrong doing has been committed by 1MDB
2. The “evidence” produced so far is highly questionable since the whistle-blower Xavier Justo has revealed that Mahatir and some key members of Opposition and their supporters have planned to doctor the documents to bring down Najib. In fact a cyber-security firm has indicated that there were evidence of doctoring. However their final report is still in preparation. But from the Whatsapp messages released by Xavier, there is no doubt the role played by pro-Mahatir and Opposition supporters in the plot against Najib.
WHAT HE DOESN’T SAY: Is that Xavier Justo was locked up in a Thai jail at the behest of the Malaysian Government and has been put under pressure to toe the Malaysian Government’s line in order to secure his own freedom. The evidence presented by the so-called Cyber-Security firm has also been called into doubt by a variety of independent experts. Indeed the fact that Najib has not yet bothered to sue the WSJ over the validity of these documents and claims is pretty damning evidence that he doesn’t have a leg to stand on.
3. It is quite clear that Mahatir has gathered a group of senior government servants from the Central Bank, AG, MACC and the police to entrap Najib. These are the people behind the leak to the WSJ.
WHAT HE DOESN’T SAY: Is that there is no evidence whatsoever that Mahathir gathered any such group – at least not originally. This story unfolded from ongoing investigations into 1MDB financing led primarily by The Edge Malaysia (which has its print license revoked as punishment) and then leaks from a variety of concerned citizens. 1MDB has gone through three of the big four accounting firms in the past 6/7 years in a desperate efforts to hide the state of its finances and present a respectable face but it was becoming more and more evident that money was simply ‘missing’. Mahathir may have jumped on the bandwagon – but he was by no means driving it.
4. Donation – there is no proof this money came from 1MDB and the Saudis have acknowledged giving it. Furthermore Najib has returned most of the money.
Where have the Saudi’s acknowledged it officially – or corroborated where it came from? There is no doubt that some of the 1MDB money did pass through Saudi hands (indeed it led to sackings at one of their senior investment bodies) but they also report that they are apparently still owed money that 1MDB says that they paid – where is this money? Similarly there is ZERO evidence that any money was given back to the Saudis other than through statements from various Government PR people. No evidence of this has been given other than through statements of Najib and other senior cronies. On the other hand the money arriving into his accounts was very obviously chronicled and not actually disputed (well initially Government fans disputed it – but had to back down when it became clear that the transfers had actually taken place – which resulted in a variety of changed stories about the source of the funds and why it had been given to Najib – which conveniently ignores the fact that the Leader of a country should not be receiving huge amounts of cash into his personal bank accounts regardless of the source!
A pressing concern
While Julie Bishop is at it she could make some comments on the deteriorating situation for the press in Thailand where foreign journalists are being squeezed out. Last night at the FCCT the army sent two soldiers to monitor a film night hosted by the South African ambassador.They intended to film all those present and only stopped when they realised five ambassadors were present. The Thai junta is seriously violating freedom of speech, often summoning journalists for attitude adjustment sessions
Why Najib Razak is still in power
The fortress which was enforced and reinforced …. He ddnt have to do anythg, just needed to practice the unlimited power which was already there.
Why Najib Razak is still in power
The problem with the political analysts is that they always try to make their story neat and tidy and fit them into some smooth narratives. In reality in politics things are never simple and black and white.
Consider the current case of Najib and the scandals linked to him. These analysts only pick and write on things that suit their narratives while facts that do not support their statements are cast aside.
Let me give you some examples.
1. 1MDB – There is an investigation is on-going by a parliamentary committee consisting of both government and Opposition MPs. The Auditor General also has finalised months long audit and report on 1MDB that will be submitted to the committee and the parliament. This report will show conclusively if any wrongdoing have been committed in 1MDB.
2. The “evidence” produced so far is highly questionable since the whistle-blower Xavier Justo has revealed that Mahatir and some key members of Opposition and their supporters have planned to doctor the documents to bring down Najib. In fact a cyber-security firm has indicated that there were evidence of doctoring. However their final report is still in preparation. But from the Whatsapp messages released by Xavier, there is no doubt the role played by pro-Mahatir and Opposition supporters in the plot against Najib.
3. It is quite clear that Mahatir has gathered a group of senior government servants from the Central Bank, AG, MACC and the police to entrap Najib. These are the people behind the leak to the WSJ.
4. Donation – there is no proof this money came from 1MDB and the Saudis have acknowledged giving it. Furthermore Najib has returned most of the money.
Andrew MacGregor Marshall’s royalist history
The problem with academia is it likes to over theorise everything. Walker is on point with his criticisms from an academic position- but as Christine Gray rightly points out AMM is not an academic. The book has its faults, it can and should be critiqued, but it is a little disingenuous to reduce AMM’s work as a modern form of Orientalism. The book may offer a too simplistic palace-centric narrative for the liking of academics, yet the goal of the book is not to produce an overtly complex theoretical explanation to account for the “complex and cross-cutting social and economic forces that have brought Thailand to its contemporary political impasse,” but rather to challenge the Royalist myth and allow greater readership by adopting the same type of approach used by the Royalists themselves. I see nothing wrong with that approach. Of course Paul Handley may have done a better job more suited to the taste of academics, but AMM’s approach is far more readable and accessible to the general public. It may not offer a complete, nuanced, in-depth view of Thailand’s political problems, but it is an important view that should not be dismissed.
Why Najib Razak is still in power
Malaysia had degenerated into a government of Najib, by Najib and for Najib. A very ugly and difficult situation Malaysia is now in …. and every Malaysian on edge how uglier the country would further descend as Najib stands pat while his multi-billion corruption scandal saga a continue to play on and shame every Malaysian citizen.
Misplaced affection for Myanmar’s old days
You tell ’em, Ohn. Just go easy on the tar brush.
ASEAN deconstructs
ASEAN has not maintained anything let alone its own peace and security. It is simply a white elephant with usefulness of a talkfest which everyone treats as a dress up game.
Now that global corporations have gone so confident and assertive over destruction of national sovereignty starting from 1994 NAFTA, with current intense dictation of TPP with ‘investor-state dispute settlement’ mechanism (ISDS) in its core, ASEAN will require to become anti-Chinese, anti- BRICS coalition.
It is unlikely individual countries in it would go along with it with or without Sunnylands.
Americans and NATO, so busy destroying the world all around have been shown to be so late in Africa and and will be the same here.
All China has to do is to be fair or at least seen to be so.
ASEAN deconstructs
Vietnam is the only country on earth which has successfully fought back Chinese, French and the Yanks and thriving with cohesiveness and capability for any further challenges all by herself.
Andrew MacGregor Marshall’s royalist history
About a year ago Andrew Marshall ran a crowd-sourcing venture to raise money for a translation of some of his work into Thai.
I can’t remember the exact amount raised but it was for at least US$1000.
So far this translation has not appeared and Andrew Marshall has given no indication what happened to that money or when the translation will appear.
I hope he will read this and respond but if not maybe someone else could pass this onto him and ask him?
ASEAN deconstructs
Maybe this is the age of deconstruction. Lets not forget at the far end of the globe the EU also grapples with disunity.
What westerners dont seem to undertand is that South East Asia is to certain extend, the extension of China. From Bangkok, Manila to Jakarta, the power elites controlling the economy are those of Chinese background loyal to ancestral land.
While the westerners busy expanding by means of military and geopolitical what have yous over the last century, the Chinese quietly laying solid foundations of trade and economic domination without bloodshed and modernizing the region at the same time.
Maybe it’s not a bad thing afterall.
Challenging times for Thai tourism
Excellent post David Luekens. Hear, hear to the comment ‘endemic safety issues ( lack of Duty of Care among travel businesses and … extreme road dangers..). ‘Lip service’ is the name of the game when it comes to authority of both the official and unofficial variety. It’s hard to be anything but pessimistic talking about safety issues in this country as nobody really seems to give a shit.
Meanwhile another area, seemingly impervious to change, is the Thai education ‘system’. If you go back 35/40 years you’ll read (in Thai) of the same sort of problems that vex the ‘system’ to this very day. Deja vu all over again.
A massive mistake for a Marcos at mass
Is anyone going to mention the fact that Bongbong Marcos is joint favourite (at the moment) for the V-P position in the upcoming May elections? Or that because the President and the VP are elected separately (not as a team) then were whoever is elected to the Presidency to die in office and were Bongbong to be VP then he would ascend and inherit his late father’s position?
Challenging times for Thai tourism
There are contradictory points in this article. On the one hand, it correctly states that Thailand’s tourism industry has been remarkably resilient despite major recent events that have affected tourist safety (tsunami, street protests, terrorist bombing) as well as endemic safety issues (lack of Duty of Care among travel businesses, and, importantly, I’d add extreme road dangers relative to other countries).
On the other hand, the author seems to suggest that these safety issues and the TAT’s failure to acknowledge them is a major threat to the industry moving forward. It seems to me that the consistently higher annual tourist numbers offer some proof that the Thai tourism industry will continue to grow and prosper whether Thai authorities deal with safety issues or not.
The article ends by stating that “safety is the leading motivational factor in destination choice.” This may be true globally, but the numbers seem to show that it’s generally not the case for the tourists who choose to visit Thailand. It’s no secret that Thailand has major safety issues ranging from dangerous roads to a high level of terrorism vulnerability. And yet, 6 million more tourists visited in 2015 — and that on the heels of a military coup.
Should Thai authorities try harder to improve tourist safety and publicly acknowledge the dangers? Absolutely. Will tourist numbers fall if they don’t do these things? I doubt it.
ASEAN deconstructs
‘Jokowi does seem interested in both Singapore and Malaysia, to the extent that he still dreams of Indonesia’s becoming a great power, he clearly does not see greater activism in ASEAN as helping Indonesia achieve that goal’
Perhaps he understands that economic power precedes geopolitical power. He’s challenging Singapore on exactly the right pressure point, ports. Singapore is running out of space to accommodate the larger number of containers from increasingly larger vessels, container turnover rates are taking longer. Will Widodo be the new Raffles?
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/world/893112/indonesia-launches-warehouse-sharing-scheme-to-cut-costs
ASEAN deconstructs
This post prompts several thoughts:
1) While it is true that the Europeans expanded eastward and the Japanese southward, let’s not forget that the United States also expanded westward and seized the Philippines from Spain. This resulted in the first American colonial war in Southeast Asia. There were later ones.
2) The author writes: “Yet 50 years on there has never been a serious shooting war between ASEAN states; minor skirmishing over border disputes has quickly been addressed, either through informal diplomacy or formal arbitration.”
This sentence ignores Vietnam’s invasion of Cambodia on Christmas Day, 1978 and its subsequent overthrow of the Khmer Rouge government, a rare example of externally-generated ‘regime change’ in postwar Asia. Admittedly, neither Vietnam nor Cambodia were then ASEAN states, but since the author refers to China’s invasion of Vietnam, which was a direct response to Vietnam’s invasion of Cambodia, there is no case for passing over this earlier conflict.
ASEAN proved incapable of preventing one Southeast Asian state from attacking another one and replacing its government. Given the appalling brutality of the Khmer Rouge government, the world and Cambodia in particular were of course better off for the outcome, but ASEAN had contributed nothing to it.
3) The author reminds his readers of Ali Alatas’s adept diplomacy to end the Cambodian conflict. Yet he claims that Singapore has found it hard to retain its diplomatic relevance since Indonesia’s emergence on the world stage since 1998. He must have forgotten that Ali Alatas, Indonesia’s foreign minister, was well and truly on the world stage ten years earlier. There must be some other explanation for Singapore’s losing its diplomatic edge after 1998, if indeed it has.
Incidentally, I attended the 1989 Paris conference on Cambodia that the author refers to rather disparagingly. It gave me my only opportunity to speak to Alatas. I cannot endorse the author’s assessment that this conference was humiliating for ASEAN.
4) The author asserts: “Indonesia’s President Jokowi came to office eschewing assertive regional and global diplomacy on political and security issues in order to focus on re-invigorating the economy”. This is wrong. Jokowi came to office with the intention, among other objectives, of establishing Indonesia’s status as a potential great power. He doesn’t talk much about this goal any longer. While Jokowi does seem interested in both Singapore and Malaysia, to the extent that he still dreams of Indonesia’s becoming a great power, he clearly does not see greater activism in ASEAN as helping Indonesia achieve that goal. Policy recommendations based on the assumption that Jokowi’s priorities will change seem pointless.
Misplaced affection for Myanmar’s old days
Burmese are irrepressible alright.
Just that not a single wise word is heard from any. So long as you are f’ed, doesn’t really matter who does it, really.
Misplaced affection for Myanmar’s old days
A rise in the ranks of doomsayers like Ohn? The Burmese are irrepressible and have seen the light at the end of the tunnel. You can rest assured “the people will win through”. It’s time.
Misplaced affection for Myanmar’s old days
“carpe diem” indeed.
As for the acts attributes to nature, preparing to witness increase in microcephaly among new borns, the rural, that will again bear the brunt of ‘Village idiots’.
An education in captivity
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