Monday 30 August 2021

Market crash causes farmers in Nn Shan State to abandon produce by roadside--pl RT


Market crash causes farmers to abandon produce by roadside in Nn Shan State--pl RT on your social media pages.

I hope someone can go get them for those starving in jungle, Mindat, Sagaing region.

At least sun dry the eggplant and try and cook tomatoes into sauce with salt.  You can sun dry tomatoes, mustard (monyin) leaves etc too.

8-30-2021

@DrSasa22222 @cnnbrk @washingtonpost @zinmaraung1976

 

 

Friday 27 August 2021

Sagaing, junta retreats sick w Covid, 12 civilians killed in 1 week, vacs for NUG coming in via Rangoon Aiport

 

https://www.irrawaddy.com/authors/the-irrawaddy

 

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/at-least-12-civilians-killed-by-myanmar-junta-in-week.html

 

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmars-shadow-government-plans-covid-19-vaccine-rollout.html

 

who wants to bet army won't take all??

 

8-27-2021

 

Border crossings with Afghanistan--13 with Pakistan alone-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Border_crossings_of_Afghanistan 

 

It could be that Afghan refugees have exhausted their strength and resources  getting to Kabul International Airport, or they can't back track and go to a land border,

but pl  retweet or share this.

It might save someone's life.


8-27-2021

 

 



I don't know hpw this city became "taw" (royal)  in Burmese--Must be where military and top brass live.

The humongous gate is "mil taste."

Note, PDF is flying US flag.  :)


small contingent surprise by PDF while they were resting in forest, 3 huts burned, casualities unknown.

sigh


စစ်ကောင်စီလက်ထဲတွင် သေဆုံးသည့် မောင်စန်းဝင်းအောင် သတင်းမှားအလွှင့်ခံခဲ့ရ

https://burma.irrawaddy.com/authors/%e1%80%a7%e1%80%9b%e1%80%ac%e1%81%80%e1%80%90%e1%80%ae

Not true SACgave him chance to talk to family before he died.

Instead, he was killed and family asked to come “ransom” his remains with cash, 1,000,000 kyat. Since his family was not rich and because community pressured them, they did not do so.

He was in a charitable association helping with Covid.

It’s all a racket.

8-27-2021


8-27-2021

 

Wednesday 25 August 2021

junta seizes 150 in 10 days + SAC killed--RFA 41 already tortured & killed etc

 

 

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-seizes-around-150-civilians-in-10-days.html

 

https://www.myanmar-now.org/en

 

https://www.rfa.org/burmese

 

http://burmese.dvb.no/  Wife and daughter of arrested NLD seized when they came to deliver items for htaung win sar (food etc)

 

Bc of lack of time and "abundance of news" I won't be posting individual items any more.  If you read Burmese, also check last 2 sites daily.

 

 

 

Tuesday 17 August 2021

My poetry collection, Pelted with Petals: The Burmese Poems

Abe Books is selling first editions of my poetry for $51--but you are better off buying them from me. barnebys.com/auctions/lot/p I'm working on a 27th anniv edition--you can pre-order now. km\

 

How to help Afghan refugees--


I know everyone is having a hard time, but to be a refugee is worse, whether you be Burmese or Afghan or Syrian or anything else.

You won't feel $20 but it may go a long way.  Better than to slather gold on a pagoda.

At least this is a list vetted by CNN.
 

8-17-2021

 

Burma News

Another SAC sympathizer shot in middle of his forehead in his compound, Kamayut, Rangoon, Burma

NUG will soon announce long awaited D Day.




 

Burma, Kamayut, Rangoon--Another SAC sympathizer shot in middle of his forehead, in his compound.

Burma--Kamayut, Rangoon

another SAC sympathizer shot in middle of forehead,

 

 

Please share widely--there are going to be 2.6 m Afghan refugees soon--Taliban already killed one woman

Special

13 border crossings w Pakistan alone!


RT

Pakistan has only reopened 2 so far

#GetAMoveJoe

@PentagonPresSec @ChiefPentSpox45 @DepPentPressSec

 

 

Monday 16 August 2021

NPR--Kabul Airport chaotic


There is such a thing as leaving too late, or being unable to leave.

Now Taliban is in Kabul, they can't be bombed.

It's terrible.

I don't know how US Army can get everyone out who is trapped in airport.

One Vietnamese artist I interviewed said she only had one shoe on when got on heli when Saigon fell.

Huong is now an artist who exhibits but never needs to sell a painting, her husband, a real estate developer built a big studio and museum/gallery just for her.

 

Sunday 15 August 2021

Taliban have taken Kabul--

Taliban fighters have entered Afghanistan’s presidential palace hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country — in pictures aje.io/jhsyub
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Burma, Waingmaw Kachin State-- SAC panics, wild shooting as attacked earlier by KIA-PDF. mizzimaburmese.com/article/84950

 

DVB Democratic Voice of Burma, interviewed retired US Army General, Dr. Mi Mi Win Byrd--in Burmese


It's streaming.
 
I just happened on it bc I check the site at least 2 times a day -- I suggest you approach DVB for an official transcript and translation--

Said Burmese army has lost the trust of the people and no way can it be legitimate, and she ended with a plea to wear your cloth mask 3 layers, even at home among family members.

She also praised the heroes appearing among (PDF)

Her Burmese is quite fluent though the interviewer talks too fast.

DVB does not even provide running subtitles in Burmese, nor does RFA, and there are a lot of different accents, from American to Chin to Kachin--at least RFA has website with written articles or transcripts.

It depends how well these radio/TV stations are funded and how effectively they use their money.

We don't want things like Gen. Dostum's palace just over run by the Taliban, right??

8-15-2021





 

Taliban enters outskirts of Kabul --

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/15/asia/afghanistan-interpreters-us-visa-taliban-cmd-intl/index.html

 

Saturday 14 August 2021

US Embassy staff rushed to Kabul airport as Taliban--


It may fall in a matter of hours or even minutes.

8-14-2021

 

Books in Burmese for buyers outside Burma.


I have not tried it yet and don't know who they are, but prices look reasonable.  For people who still read in Burmese or are bringing up children whom they wish could read Burmese.


 

Burma--Loikaw --another dalan "cleared up" in their own words by probably PDF


large man with large vulnerable surface area.
Spy Museum poster on subway.

The attackers/death squads are becoming more sophisticated in getting close to their targets.

One of first was a timed bomb in a wedding gift package wh killed the bride and others as she was opening gifts.

A man in a Covid mask delivered the large box, sat for awhile, and left when his cell phone rang.

Those killed were all suspected dalan or junta snitches, well known in communities.

No one has counted them but there must be abt 2 dozen by now.

8-14-2021



 

Burma/Myanmar --SAC convoy mined, 30 killed

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-troops-killed-in-sagaing-and-kayah.html

 

Serious Covid USA situation --

 

Facebook support NUG profile change campaign --2m

https://www.rfa.org/burmese/news/accept-nug-reject-military-campaign-08132021185158.html

 

Steinberg-surprising fr a career fence sitter

https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/guest-column/myanmar-juntas-caretaker-government-on-course-to-fail.html

 

Friday 13 August 2021

Dr Kyi May Kaung--from 2001, Interview of poet Tin Moe.

My interview of poet the late Tin Moe, from Burma Debate, 2001.

@AmericanPenUSA

 

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/thai-arms-manufacturer-denies-involvement-in-murder-plot-against-un-myanmar-envoy.html

Covid situation USA--

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/13/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html

Eight states, many of which have lagged the national average for vaccinations, have Covid-19 patients that account for at least 15% of their overall hospitalizations: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada and Texas, according to a CNN analysis of data from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Of all Covid-19 hospitalizations, these eight states' combined totals make up approximately 51% of patients, though the states account for only around 24% of the nation's population, according to Census data.

 

 

Thursday 12 August 2021

US Burma Bill in progress --


I'm glad everyone is so active.

8-13-2021

 

China complains as stray shell falls on Burma-China border town of Wanting/Wanding


@POTUS @PentagonPresSec @cnnbrk @washingtonpost

 

Junta forcing people to do "guard duty"

https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/junta-relying-on-forced-labour-in-bago-guard-duty-scheme-residents-say

 

Thursday, August 12, 2021

Beautiful Apple fell from a tree--


Husband, a medical Dr., told RFA he was not allowed to photograph remains nor to collect ashes.

Make no mistake, junta killed her. Like Al Quaeda killed those who jumped off WTC.

The "jumpers" were fleeing a SAC raid and trapped on the roof.  Wai Wai Myint or Panthee "Apple" died on the spot.

8-12-2021



Pruned apple trees--NJ --Photos KMKaung






 

Linda Thomas Greenfield talks to Dr Cynthia Maung abt delivery of aid package to Burma.

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/us-holds-talks-over-us50-million-aid-package-to-myanmar.html


@POTUS @cnnbrk @washingtonpost @PentagonPresSec

 

Wednesday 11 August 2021

Facebook and Burma--

https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/11/22619845/facebook-oversight-board-myanmar-china-hate-speech-ruling-decision

 

Was ”caught” by sample algorithm

Oversight board said it needed “to be read by someone who understands Burmese”

Term was “f-ing Chinese” but Oversight Bd said it was against Ch Govt, not people.

No user flagged the post as racist.

Oversight Bd ordered FB to restore the post.

 

8-11-2021

 

 

Tuesday 10 August 2021

Indescribebably cruel --Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's personal posessions removed from NPT residence +

8-10-2021
အစိုးရနေအိမ်မှ ဒေါ်အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည် ပစ္စည်းများ ဖယ်ရှားခံရ

https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-regime-bars-aung-san-suu-kyis-lawyer-from-talking-to-media-and-foreigners.html @POTUS @VP @PentagonPresSec @cnnbrk @washingtonpost