Myanmar’s Political Drama – What Episode Are You Watching Now?

The Irrawaddy 

Aung Zaw
29 January 2021

Former Myanmar military dictator Gen. Ne Win

Late on the evening of March 1, 1962, General Ne Win was among the honored guests at a Chinese ballet performance in Yangon. The general enjoyed a drink as he took in the show. Guests recalled seeing the general and his bodyguards return home soon after the performance ended.

But this relaxed scene was a façade. In the early hours of March 2, troops dispatched by the general arrived at the residences of government leaders and detained them. At 8:50 a.m. he went on the air to announced a military takeover of the government. Not even Ne Win’s close subordinates—including Brigadier General Aung Gyi, who would become the No. 2 in the Revolutionary Council formed shortly after the coup—had prior knowledge of the power grab.

Bangladesh needs deeper political engagement for Rohingya repatriation

The Daily Star
August 27, 2019
Star Online Report

Experts say

A programme titled “The Rohingya Refugee Crisis: Towards Sustainable Solutions – a book launch and policy colloquium” was held in capital Dhaka’s BRAC Centre Inn on August 27, 2019. In the programme experts opined that Bangladesh needs deeper political engagement for Rohingya repatriation. Photo: Star/ Porimol Palma

Bangladesh needs to have deeper political engagement with Myanmar as well as allies of both the countries – China, Japan and India – for sustainable solution to Rohingya crisis, experts and diplomats said today. 


Apart from Bangladesh government, national and international civil society, non-government organisations (NGOs) and human rights organisations also need to keep up pressure on Myanmar for a sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas, they said.

Priyanka Chopra Came to Talk About Beauty. It Got Political.

The New York Times
By Arit John
Aug. 13, 2019

At Beautycon, the actress was confronted about her endorsement of the Indian Armed Forces on Twitter.

During a talk that was billed as a conversation about beauty standards, the actress Priyanka Chopra faced criticism for a tweet about India that she had posted in February.CreditCreditAraya Diaz/Getty Images For Beautycon

When the actress Priyanka Chopra stepped onstage this weekend to speak in Los Angeles at Beautycon, the cosmetic industry’s traveling more-than-a-trade-show event, she might have been prepared to answer questions about her self-care regimens, her husband (the pop star Nick Jonas), the unreasonable standards to which women’s bodies are held or her humanitarian work with UNICEF.