Irrawaddy: How long can Min Aung Hlaing withstand earthquake pressure--+ BIMSTEC

https://www.irrawaddy.com/video/how-long-can-min-aung-hlaing-stand-the-quake-pressure.html

My 2 cents:

It's not set up that way,but in past--Pol Pot's fall came when Vietnam invaded.

In 2008, a Cambodian woman told me at a writers' conference at Berlin, House of World Culture, that "the Vietnamese came and then they never left."

When I was in Seam Reap, I could see even in Angkor "3 star hotel" there were plastic fruit on the breakfast table.

Chinese already have boots on ground in Myanmar

Disguised as "protecting their investments"--ports, Bay of Bengal --Yunnan, Shwe Gas Pipeline.

BIMSTEC ASEAN is not weak--economically--it can flex some military muscle.

As for asking NUG--National Unity gov--its status itself is uncertain under Trump 2.00. Its DC based but I don't have contact with them.

In a way Trump's 44 % tariff--By the way Trump's table and numbers are batshit--Paul Krugman has written about it.--the 44 % tariif can be seen as a form of sanctions--

As for asking for international help--they are busy attempting to deal with Trump tariffs -yesterday's 1700 Dow slump is largest since Covid crisis.

Even after Cyclone Nargis, USS Essex commander himself was dismayed to find that he had to surrender all supplies to a junta trucks which just drove away.

Europe has its own problems,needs its own army (see what Zelensky said in the Oval.)

My poor Burmese people--haveto go it alone--again and again.

MAH continues bombing--he'll probably flee to Moscow where a 4 star "monasterey" awaits him--headed by racist monk Sitagu "Thee--ta gu"

What Yeni said about failed state--it's been a failed state since 2021 coup.

Private enterprises which boomed during so-called transittion period--are stopped or struggling--

GDP growth rate will soon be minus 2 digits.

MAH looks always on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

There are now "drone fighting" Buddha images.

Monks modeling different robe styles on catwalks

Monasteries with their own militias--I am told.

Too bad bad the junta built Nay Pyi Taw "Kings' Royal City" smack on top of Sagaing Fault in 2005-6.

Irrawaddy video mentions presidential palace was damaged itself.

I'm not quite sure if there are Russian or Belarusian rescue teams--

Burmese saying--a nah paw doke kya

A stick falls on an open wound.

Now many sticks fall on a major wound that literally slices through Burma north to south --along the Irrawaddy River, which itself runs in the Fault area.

Burmese Resistance should put out rumors that nats gods/spirits are angry.

They are mostly victims of the kings and thousands of years old.

Read Maurice Collis'She was a Queen--about Queen Saw--and when the Chinese--ie Yuan Dynasty of Kublai Khan--raided Bagan--(used tobe spelled Pagan.)

Tayok/Tarok pyay min--King who ran from the Chinese--ie Mongol Dynasty--was forced to eat his favorite liver dish laced with poison as he fled down the Irrawaddy--

Queen Saw--saw that he ate it.

Fin. There's a paperback reprint.

Read my yet unpublished play Shaman-about sex abuse, "immigration"/emigration, nats/spirits. It was a Pew Finalist script. I am open to Zoom readings on Substack

Kyi May Kaung

4-4-2025

Death of the Buddha--Javanese.