Myanmar – Bangladesh
Le drame des Rohingya
Séisme en Birmanie
Séisme en Birmanie : au moins trois morts et de nombreuses pagodes de Bagan endommagées. Un puissant séisme de magnitude 6,8 a frappé le centre de la Birmanie, mercredi 24 août, faisant au moins trois morts et endommageant plusieurs des célèbres pagodes de Bagan, haut...
Yangon Newspaper & democracy
Freer media is critical to the country’s political transition, but it is also time for more responsible journalism As a voracious consumer of Myanmar journalism over some time, I am fascinated by how the country’s transition to freedom of the press takes root and...
Martyrs’ Day on July 19 was a significant break
Martyrs’ Day: a wake-up call for reconciliation in Myanmar For many reasons, this year’s Martyrs’ Day on July 19 was a significant break from the past. For the first time, it was held under a National League for Democracy-backed government. After...
Myanmar the second-largest producer of illegal opium in the world
How Myanmar’s illicit opium economy benefits the military. For the past 10 years drug production in Myanmar has been on the rise. The amount of land used to grow poppy – from which the opium sap used to make heroin is derived – has more than doubled since 2006....
Tolerance in the time of terror
Extremists want to destroy multi-cultural and multi-religious societies. The recent blood-soaked attack by a Muslim militant force on a cafe popular with foreigners in Dhaka is yet another grim reminder that, for some people, political struggle can justify the...
Terrorisme, le Bangladesh déboussolé
[su_row][su_column size="1/3"] [/su_column] [su_column size="2/3"] Des terroristes ont fait exploser des bombes, tuant quatre personnes près du principal site de rassemblement de l’Aïd el-Fitr, dans le nord-est du pays, jeudi 7 juillet. Et ce une semaine après la mort...
Plus de 100 000 Rohingyas cloîtrés dans l’état de l’Arakan
These are strange times in Myanmar and it is rather difficult to explain why. The country is at a glorious moment in its history. After more than half a century of largely despotic rule, there is an elected government that is supported by a massive majority of the...
Deuil National après le massacre dans Holey Artisan
Le Bangladesh a entamé un deuil national de deux jours après la prise d’otage. [su_row][su_column size="1/3"] [/su_column] [su_column size="2/3"] Le Bangladesh a entamé, dimanche 3 juillet, un deuil national de deux...