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...
French press & Holey Artisan Attack at Dhaka
L'attaque du restaurant Holey Artisan à Dhaka. [su_row][su_column size="1/3"] [/su_column] [su_column size="2/3"] Aux alentours de 21 heures (17 heures à Paris), vendredi 1er juillet, un commando armé a fait...
Birmanie : La situation des musulmans Rohingyas
Another doddery analyst said there was a 75 percent chance the military would prevent last November’s election being held. The whole reform process and transition to democracy was called “a fairy tale”. Well, here we are and the griping naysayers got it wrong. The...
Suu Kyi & Muslim Minority Rohingya
Suu Kyi reiterates stance on not using term Rohingya [su_row][su_column size="1/3"] [/su_column] [su_column size="2/3"] Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has told the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights that the government will avoid...
The ruling 14-party Alliance
14-party human chain blocks traffic in Dhaka [su_row][su_column size="1/3"] [/su_column] [su_column size="2/3"] The ruling 14-party Alliance has organised a human chain in Dhaka stretching from Gabtoli at one end to Jatrabari at the other, protesting...
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi & Rohingya
Why is Daw Aung San Suu Kyi ignoring her country’s most vulnerable people? [su_row][su_column size="1/3"] [/su_column] [su_column size="2/3"] As Myanmar’s new government gets down to business, one thing is increasingly clear –...
Daw Suu & John Kerry at Yangon
Remember, Daw Suu, we are not monkeys dancing for bananas [su_row][su_column size="1/3"] [/su_column] [su_column size="2/3"] These are strange times in Myanmar and it is rather difficult to explain why. The country is at a glorious moment in its...