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.

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

check Irrawaddy today--conscripts over age 35, Tahbeiikkyin, Thai PM Paetongtarn--pro military + https://www.irrawaddy.com/stories-that-shaped-us/the-worst-sinners-against-democracy-in-myanmar.html

Due to his sinful actions over the course of 26 years, dictator Gen. Ne Win faced a political storm, known as the ’88 uprising. The nationwide pro-democracy movement forced him to step down on July 23, 1988, after promising to hold a multiparty, democratic election.
The original sinner had finally fallen into disgrace.
Successors sin more harshly
Naing Khit/Kyaw Zwa Moe
Irrawaddy

Accessed 8-27-2024

Image--Sagaing wedding massacre--Irrawaddy.

KyiMayKaung

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Another hour--another book to read--I've known the title of this book and the author's name for decades.

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