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“… consequences of a neoliberal system …” Well, in liberalism everyone, workers too, would be free agents. What you are alluding to is a system, under the pretense of being a communist regime, that helps foreign “employers” exploit nationals. A bit like in (Red) China. In a liberal system the workers would get their wages and then invest part of it for their retirement. Here, according to what you describe above, they are deprived of that portion which then essentially gets redistributed to the capitalists and corrupt politicians. Or did you mean “liberal” in the way the term is used in the US? Then you might have a point of course.

It is easy to get published any piece of rubbish if you have authored something favouring those villains (ARNO and human
smugglers) abusing victims (poor children and women on board they use for propaganda).

Do not get me wrong, we all feel sorry for
the kids but the boat people themselves have
confessed that they do want to go back to Bangladesh. Why are you mute on this fact?

Too noisy and futile really. Runs out of metaphors. Flogging the dead horse?

It all started when it became clear, Aung San Suu Kyi is not going anywhere for the “western investment” in her. The once universally and eternally despicable “regime” which instantly became headed in 2011 (even though they voted themselves in much earlier!) by THE “reformist” president (rather like a born-again Christian) who was then worthy of Nobel Peace Prize according to none-other-than Myanmar Expert Nicholas Farrelly, is now under well-coordinated “verbal abuse?” from all corners of usual opinion influence-rs.- media, academics, human right organizations, etc., the usual suspects. Time magazine even went to the trouble of insensitively invoking Nepal double-earth quake victims to prefer that than to live with the “Myanmar’s reformist regime” under the Nobel Peace Prize contender president.

ASEAN being a waste of space! Well, that is new and enlightening.

By the way, when Howard lied to the Australian public that the “Muslims” were throwing babies overboard to win the election landslide, it says less of how despicable and lowly Howard was, but more of how the “fair minded” Australians were.

Mahathir doesn’t represent Malaysians view on Rohingya. The people are doing what they can for the washed out Rohingyas because they want to. Its a simple case of human being helping another human being, regardless of who they are. And you are talking as if you know whats in MM’s mind. Perhaps he is not iconic enough to you, but he definitely isto many Malaysians.

A very educational and well presented article.
I would like to make a comparison here between Burma and Tanzania, which share many similarities. Both are large, developing countries, with over 100 minority ethnic groups, existing on very low incomes. Both are former British colonies. The Tanzanians are very passionate about their religions, predominantly Christian, but with a very influential Moslem minority. There is ZERO ethnic conflict, despite the fact that conflicts are widespread in neighbouring countries.
Tanzania’s first President was a great leader. Julius Nyerere united his people, and treated them with equality and respect. His socialist policies were not economically successful, but nevertheless, the people remained content.
Burma suffered a much different fate. The country was seized by Military dictators, who behaved like Feudal Overlords, abusing and exploiting the people, for their own material gain. If you treat people like savages, they will behave like savages, and the Army themselves have committed numerous atrocities.This has created a deep distrust and resentment among many
ethnic groups. Until Burma has a proper civilian government, these problems cannot be resolved .Burma urgently needs a Julius Nyerere. Maybe “The Lady” can rise to the occasion, but I doubt that the Army will allow it. They have conned the outside world, and are reluctant to relinquish their spoils..

@Thomas

No the risk is if you accept that fabricated
story and label, there are more implications
than granting a few hundreds of thousands of
them. If Burma accepts that story than Burma will have to accept that there is an indigenous race that come before Burmese
who have migrated to Burma thousands of years ago. Does it have to do with ego of
Burmese? No. The risk is that if that is
the case Burma has to accept those ex-Bangladeshis even if they cannot speak Burmese. If you look at the history of those Chittagong hill areas, those were once Burmese areas which British given to India then to East Pakistan and Bangladesh now.
Bangladesh government has resettled those
Asiatic looking (cousins of Burmese) with
more of their in-land citizens. Read about
Chittagong hill tribes before you start
blaming Burmese. Burmese are victim and not
villains.

If Burma accepts that label and race then we will see flood of new waves of Bangladeshis moving in as Bangladesh is sinking under the rising sea levels. Again do your homework and
cross check yourself.

You all may shed crocodile tears but you cant
deny the fact that Bangladesh needs space and
Burma will not let Bangladesh swallow any part of Burma.

Slavery is protected practice in Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Chad, Senegal and Burkina Faso. Arabs, Tuareg and Berber (Amazigh) tribes regularly sell children, female virgins and adults to other Muslims. Huynen is correct. In Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, women are regularly bonded to work as slaves in the house of rich pirs, for no money, usually to repay debts at high interest, which itself is Haram in Islam. What right do you have to engage in Taqiyya, to adhere to a religion that commits genocide in Sudan and Syria, and regularly kills apostates and Islamic minority sects ?
Before you throw stones in glass mosques, you has better take a long hard look in the mirror.

So those people who meet all the legitimate requirements of Burmese citizenship that you lay out will be denied that on the basis of their “fabrication” of a word. It’s an interesting idea

EU carry a legacy of Colonist that Australia never will have.

In France the immigrants from former colony majority Islamic now occupy segment of city where no sharia mafioso is the order keeper.

Recent C. Abdo incident is the tip of the iceberg of instability that can be unleashed.

Other EU countries espouse any thing from outright rejection to anti Islamic policy suggest the Abbot administration is responding correctly even humanely compared to the camps in Myanmar, a country with less resources.

Considering Mr. Abhisit┬┤s political record in the Undemocratic Party, he should be arraigned for dereliction of duty.