Friday, July 23, 2010

Fomer UN Rapporteur Sergio Pinhiero on how to deal with Burmese junta --

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/22/AR2010072204866.html

Failure of Obama's Policy on Engagement in Burma.

Note: Pinhiero was UN Human Rights Rapporteur to Burma from 2001 to 2008.

His visit to Insein Prison where junta tried to hoodwink him is described in NLD U Win Tin recently published prison memoir. On one occasion he found a bug (listening device) under the table and left in protest.

Kyi May Kaung

Partial closure--Fireworks series--

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bQHrsEYo34 Realistic post-earthquake setting, great lighting,photography, tonal "Chinese" sound...