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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on March 24, 2021, 12:50:22 PM

Title: Myanmar
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 24, 2021, 12:50:22 PM

Utterly brutal


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-56501871

Title: Re: Myanmar
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 01, 2021, 04:48:10 PM

And the tragedy continues



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-56600292

Title: Re: Myanmar
Post by: Roses on April 01, 2021, 05:16:41 PM

Beyond tragic! :o

Title: Re: Myanmar
Post by: Nearly Sane on April 09, 2021, 09:20:32 PM

So, just to be clear: The UK has refused to give the EU ambassador full diplomatic status. The UK has just given Myanmar's replacement ambassador to the UK, appointed by the military junta who just staged a violent coup, full diplomatic status.

Title: Re: Myanmar
Post by: Udayana on April 11, 2021, 12:17:43 PM

I have a sinking feeling that this is going the way of Syria. The junta is backed by, mostly, China and Russia, looking out for their own interests, and other countries feel unable to intervene for risk to theirs.

Even if they wanted to... what practically could be done?
 

Title: Re: Myanmar
Post by: ekim on April 11, 2021, 01:24:59 PM

Autocracy v Democracy.