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

Sagaing earthquake--building collapse in Bangkok--Ava Bridge in Myanmar--many images online

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cx2x2xle5g5o