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Burma: Speaking truth to power(cuts)

By Francis Wade Tue, May 22, 2012 12:37PM UTC View Comments

It’s always been about power in Burma, whether it be the Machiavellian governance of its leaders, or the blackouts that for decades have plagued the energy-rich country. The ties that bind the two are intrinsic – back in 2007, it was dramatic fuel price hikes that prompted tens of thousands of monks and civilians to...

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India set for Round III of mobocracy, anti-graft law nowhere in sight

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Wed, Nov 30, 2011 2:54AM UTC View Comments

Indians hold cutouts of anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare. Pic: AP.

It is evident now that even if the government gets the anti-graft legislation enacted in the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, it would not be to the satisfaction of Anna Hazare and his followers. The last week of December would thus be spent in managing public outpourings over yet another fast by Hazare – the...

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Occupy Singapore: Fail

By reddotrevolver Sun, Oct 16, 2011 7:27PM UTC View Comments

Protestors in Singapore gathered last Saturday at Raffles Place (the Wall Street equivalent of Singapore) emulating the Occupy Wall Street movement in the United States. Perhaps picking a Saturday afternoon is not the best choice for creating a protest of maximum impact, but what’s disappointing is the lack of fervor that the movement had. From...

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India: Yatras become yawns, novel protest forms not in sight

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Tue, Oct 11, 2011 12:20PM UTC View Comments

There is a saying in Bengali that can be roughly translated as follows: If you squeeze a lemon too much, the juice turns bitter. Indian politicians have not heard this given the ease with which they are embarking on Yatras. Before announcing his nth Yatra, Lal Krishna Advani should have asked supporters if they remembered...

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Bangladesh’s stateless people demand

By AP News Mon, Sep 12, 2011 5:43AM UTC View Comments

Activists of the Asomiya Yuva Mancha wear masks of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in turban, and Assam state Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi during a protest against border agreement signed between India and Bangladesh, in Gauhati, India, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011. Pic:AP

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Virtually stateless residents of several Indian enclaves in Bangladesh have kept their homes in dark at night in an unusual protest to demand implementation of an agreement giving them Bangladeshi citizenship. Thousands of people in the enclaves also marched in the streets Saturday before refusing to light lamps at home in...

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