KyiMayKaung

Burma, America, The World, Art, Literature, Political Economy through the eyes of a Permanent Exile. "We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the oppressed. Sometimes we must interfere. . . There is so much injustice and suffering crying out for our attention . . . writers and poets, prisoners in so many lands governed by the left and by the right." Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Speech, 1986, Oslo. This entire site copyright Kyi May Kaung unless indicated otherwise.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Chinese copper mines vs locals/archaeology in Afghanistan

http://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/are-chinese-miners-destroying-2000-year-old-buddhist-site-afghanistan-images#1 2000 year old site under threat. Mirrored by similar cases in Burma.

Ancient figure - Metropolitan Museum of Art NY Photo copyright Kyi May Kaung

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Chinese copper mines vs locals/archaeology in Afghanistan

Lovely Indian epic movie--but failed at the box office--Samrat Prithviraj.

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