Is China cornering India?

Posted by Matt in September 16th, 2009 | no comment

Published in India, Bangladesh, China Government, Chinese Government, Countries, Democracy China, Foe, Impetus, India Government, Military Relations, myanmar, Neighbours, Nepal, Pakistan India, Relationship, Sri Lanka, Weather

The Chinese government’s move to increase its diplomatic and military relations with the countries bordering India is being seen as an attempt to corner the world’s largest democracy.
China has been trying hard to give further impetus to its relationship with Indian neighbours – Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. Besides, it has all-weather relationship with India’s [...]

Global Politician – A Possible North Korea – Myanmar alliance?

Posted by Matt in August 8th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Asia, Alarm Bells, Global Politician, Iran, Japanese Nationals, Korean Ship, Measuring Device, Military Junta, Missiles, myanmar, Nam, Neighbouring Countries, North-Korea, northkorea, Nuclear Arsenal, Pact, Photographs, Relationship, Scud, Shivers, spine, tunnels

At a time when there has been an increasing concern in the international community over the clandestine nuclear programme in North Korea and Iran, reports regarding the possible involvement of Myanmar’s military junta in developing a nuclear arsenal are disturbing. Factors like the recent aborted voyage of a North Korean ship – the Kang Nam [...]

Is Myanmar going nuclear?

Posted by Matt in July 21st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Asia, Koreas, Nuclear, Alarm Bells, Atomic Bomb, Blogged, Burma, Flock Browser, Korean Ship, Military Run, myanmar, Nuclear Club, pyongyang, Radar Screen, Secret Meeting, Ship Photographs, Southeast Asian Nation, tunnels

The recent aborted voyage of a North Korean ship, photographs of massive tunnels and a top secret meeting have raised alarm bells that one of the world’s poorest nations may be aspiring to join the nuclear club—with help from its friends in Pyongyang. No one expects military-run Myanmar, also known as Burma, to obtain an [...]

China is a threat to global good

Posted by Matt in May 11th, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Asia, China, Africa, Armed Forces, China, Chinese Economy, Despots, Indian Ocean, Liberation Tigers Of Tamil Eelam, Liberation Tigers Of Tamil Eelam Ltte, myanmar, Natural Choice, Sake, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan, String Of Pearls, Tamil Tigers

But what happened so suddenly that the Sri Lankan armed forces finally managed to decimate the formidable Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)?
We can look to China for an answer. Having supported despots in Africa and Myanmar for the sake of resources to feed a surging Chinese economy, Sri Lanka was a natural choice to [...]

Are You Ready for the Next Disaster?

Posted by Matt in July 5th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Disasters, general, Catastrophe, CDC, China, Cyclone, Disaster, Earthquake, Fires, Floods, Good Weather, Government Officials, Heat Waves, Hurricanes, Jitters, Mother Nature, myanmar, Nargis, Nonprofits, Richter Scale, Sichuan Province, Terrorist Attack, To Extremes, Weather Hurricanes

Mother Nature goes to extremes in the summer, spoiling the gift of good weather with hurricanes, heat waves, fires and floods. This year she started early. On May 2, Cyclone Nargis laid waste to large parts of Myanmar. According to the latest counts, the disaster left 2.4 million people destitute, more than 50,000 missing and [...]

Burma’s Junta Has the West over a Barrel

Posted by Matt in May 17th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Asia, West, Burma, Burmese, Cyclone, Despots, Dilemma, Extent, Hopeless Situation, Man Made Disaster, Military Junta, myanmar, Nargis, Police State, Regime, Stubbornness, Submissiveness, Tragedy

NARGIS POSES HUMANITARIAN DILEMMA
The stubbornness of Burma’s military junta puts the West into a hopeless situation. If the international community wants to provide relief to victims of Cyclone Nargis, then it has to play by the regime’s rules. But the West’s submissiveness sends a dangerous signal to despots everywhere. By our reporter in Rangoon more…

Junta [...]

DISASTER IN BURMA: The Dead Calm After the Storm

Posted by Matt in May 12th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Asia, Aftermath, Anger, Apocalypse, Berlin, Burma, Burmese Junta, Calm After The Storm, Chaos, Cyclone, Dead Calm, Death Toll, Disaster, Drugs, myanmar, Nargis, Rangoon Burma, Tragedy, Trees

Uprooted trees, destroyed houses, disease. Burma is in chaos more than a week after Cyclone Nargis, and the real disaster is happening now. Drugs and aid aren’t reaching the people who desperately need it. But the Burmese are helping each other, and anger at the junta is mounting. By our reporter in Rangoon, Burma more…

‘Like [...]

A Burmese Tragedy

Posted by Matt in May 9th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Asia, Apocalypse, Berlin, Blow, Burma, Burmese Junta, Catastrophe, Cyclone, Disastrous Consequences, Foreign Aid, Locals, Military Regime, Mistrust, myanmar, Nature, Photo Gallery, Spiegel, Spiegel Online, Thilo, Tragedy, Tsunami, Worst Natural Disaster

‘LIKE THE APOCALYPSE’
The worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami has hit Burma, home to a despotic military regime. Despite a storm that locals claimed was “like the apocalypse,” the junta sought to complicate the arrival of any foreign aid out of mistrust of the West. By Jürgen Kremb and Thilo Thielke more…

Interactive Graphic: Cyclone [...]

The Curse of Oil Wealth

Posted by Matt in May 9th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Oil, Caspian Basin, Chad, Conflict, Correlation, Countries In Africa, Curse, Diamonds, East Timor, Internal Strife, minerals, myanmar, Oil And Gas, Oil Wealth, Ross, Southeast Asia, Violence

And the correlation between oil and violence is likely to grow stronger, since as Ross points out, countries in Africa, the Caspian basin, and Southeast Asia will soon become “significant oil and gas exporters. Some of these countries, including Chad, East Timor, and Myanmar, have already suffered internal strife. Most of the rest are poor, [...]