Tag Archives: myanmar
As US lifts sanctions, Myanmar kills muslim women
At least three women from the Rohingya minority were killed when police fired on protesters in Burma’s Rakhine state. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22780085 The women – one of whom was pregnant – were protesting because the authorities were planning to move them to another temporary camp. Tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims remain displaced in the wake of […]
Two countries left for Coca-Cola and capitalism to conquer
Coca-Cola has opened a bottling plant in Burma – the first time it has had a production facility there for more than 60 years. The world’s largest soft-drink maker is one of the first US firms to invest in Burma following Washington’s decision to suspend sanctions against the country. There are now only two countries where […]
Dirty Babylon 