Category: Bangladesh 2009-12

The death sentence in Indonesia is carried out by a 12 man firing squad. The doomed are lined up against a concrete wall, blindfolded, and shot through their skulls multiple times. This is the fate awaiting the two “masterminds” of the Australian Bali 9, who smuggled drugs into Indonesia against the stupidest of odds. However the consequences for […]

Stats on Jessica Mudditt's blog for 2013

Bill Hardy, the fifth generation descendant of legendary Australian winemaker Thomas Hardy, expressed enthusiasm for Myanmar’s wine market during a visit to Yangon last week.

Published by The Bangkok Post and Democratic Voice of Burma on 11 November 2013 A legal dispute between a Thai-owned conglomerate and its military-linked local partner over Myanmar Brewery Ltd. is shaping up as a crucial test for foreign investment in Myanmar. The dispute between the Myanmar Brewery partners of nearly two decades arose following […]

Gill Pattison is the owner and curator of The River Gallery at The Strand Hotel and the newly opened River II, which are located in close vicinity of each other. She shares a decade of experience in Yangon’s contemporary art scene with Mizzima Business Weekly.

A notice caught my eye at Kokine Swimming Pool in Bahan township: “The Guest Members (Foreigners) are not allowed to swim from the 1st March 2013.” It was signed by the executive committee, with no further details provided.

Most older people in Myanmar are economically active but live on less than US$3 a day, a report published by HelpAge International last month has found.

Summary of my blog stats for 2012

My second mini-film made in Myanmar features monks waiting for President Obama to arrive in Yangon, drunken karaoke, live music by Side Effect, drinking Chinese snake and lizard medicine and a brave croc zookeeper… Among other things.