Uprising

Myanmar’s NUG Calls For Uprising Against Military

Myanmar’s shadow government has called for a “people’s defensive war” against the country’s military, prompting a flare-up in fighting in borderlands, according to media reports, as several powerful ethnic groups expressed support for the call to arms.Duwa Lashi La, the acting president of the National Unity Government (NUG), formed by the elected legislators who were deposed in a 1 February coup, issued the call for the nationwide uprising on Tuesday. “With the responsibility to pro

8 September 2021
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How truth survived 2019

“Truthiness,” a concept coined by the American comedian Stephen Colbert, involves saying things that you want to believe are true even if there is no factual evidence to support these assertions. And without doubt, truthiness has had a great run in 2019 - from US President Donald Trump’s Washington, to the Brexit campaign in the United Kingdom, to events in Asia.This disturbing trend was partly reflected in Time magazine’s choice of candidates for its 2019 Person of the Year.

28 December 2019
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