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, July 17, 2013
Because of one gna khone ma fish --
Burmese proverb - gna khone ma ta kaun kyaunt - ta hlay lone poke -
Because of one nga khone ma (she-hump back fish) the whole boatload stinks.
