Burma census: dripfeeding the results – The Edge Review
BANGKOK - Last year's census was Myanmar's first in over 3 decades but so far there has been no mention of how many of Myanmar's 51.4 million people are Buddhist,…
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Rohingya refugee crisis: whatever you say, say nothing – The Edge Review
BANGKOK – For Rohingya, it surely seemed as if the Myanmar government was not taking the meeting seriously, much less committing to addressing the decades of discrimination and bias that…
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Death at sea, death in the jungle – The Edge Review
BANGKOK - "According to the information given to me by those who come back from the boats, there are no more now offshore," said Kyaw Hla, a Rohingya businessman who…
Bo selected – The Edge Review
YANGON - "I was in Calcutta, my niece phoned me to say that she saw my name on a list of the names of the cardinals announced by the Holy…
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The kindness of strangers – The Edge Review
YANGON – For the Rohingya and Bangladeshi refugees rescued near Aceh, the fishermen's heroics ended what for some was a four month ordeal at sea. "When they were found by…
The depths of desperation – The Edge Review
YANGON - Bodies buried in the jungle, camps hurriedly abandoned, officials arrested, police suspended from duty, thousands of desperate refugees adrift at sea and pushed back into international waters by…
Jockeying for position – The Edge Review
YANGON - Asked about Shwe Mann's political eyelash-batting, however, the NLD's Han Tha Myint stressed it was too early to discuss post-election possibilities, much less commit to backing Shwe Mann.…
A taste for eel – The Edge Review
PELABUHAN RATU - Europe's eels, previously an alternative for Japanese foodies, are also listed as endangered, partly as not enough is known about how that species of eel survives in…
In Indonesia, a long way to go – The Edge Review
JAKARTA – “Please come and invest in Indonesia. Because where we see challenges, I see opportunity. And if you have any problem, call me.” President Joko Widodo's plea from the…
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Eating wild – The Edge Review
KAITEHU - “Two hours walk, it grows there,” Bendita Ramos said, pointing back over her shoulder and beyond her pink-painted 2 room house toward mist-shrouded hills behind. She was talking…