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Avinash Paliwal
PaliwalAvi
Random thoughts on India’s East: It’s astounding how Burma’s self-imposed isolation & discriminatory citizenship laws dislocated India’s eastward thrust and outreach. Even more astonishing is how little this is acknowledged
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Shirin
shirinmehrotra
What connects Pakistan to Burma (Myanmar)? It's this bowl of Khao Suey - a one-bowl dish of noodles, chicken/mutton/beef (there's a vegetarian version too), comforting coconut broth topped with a
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Tom Pepinsky
TomPepinsky
Burma or Myanmar? What's the difference? Does it matter? A thread on political linguistics in Southeast Asia First, what's the difference between "Burma" and "Myanmar"? You might be surprised
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Garrett ☭ ✟
GarrettLacan4
There really have been few autocrats in this world who were as cunning and gaul as General Ne Win of Burma. A member of a Right-Wing nationalist group during the
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Carlos Sardiña Galache
CSGalache
The coup in Burma is partly a self-coup that, on the face of it, doesn't make much sense, as the system designed by the military has been working pretty well
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Kim Jolliffe
Kim_Jolliffe
THREAD - HATE THE SYSTEM NOT THE 'THUGS'I interviewed one of the regime's so-called "thugs" in 2011.He was a Kachin teenager who had gotten into a drunken fight in Myitkyina
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Rob Rakove
RobRakove
With the apparent coup in Burma/Myanmar in the news, here's a quick thread on the historiography of the modern U.S.-Burmese relationship. Kenton Clymer's sweeping history of bilateral ties up to
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Mabrur Ahmed
restlessmabrur
How Does The #Myanmar #Coup affect #Rohingya? [An Explainer Thread]Approximately 600,000 #Rohingya remain in #Burma - more than a quarter reside in concentration-like IDP camps and the majority of the
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Jarrod McKenna ⧖
jarrodmckenna
People know that George Orwell literally fought against fascism, right?Like travelled to Spain to volunteer fighting under the red and black flags of the anarcho-socialists, right?That his “Animal Farm” is
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Thin
thinink
A social enterprise in #Myanmar works with residents to turn trash-strewn, rat-infested back alleys in downtown #Yangon into pleasant public spaces & selfie spots. Read about the projects' impact on
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Max von Side-Eye
SvenTystnad
Hugh Paul Seagrim, GC, DSO, MBE (24 March 1909 – 22 September 1944), nicknamed "Grandfather Longlegs", was a British Indian Army officer notable for his leadership of Karen rebels in
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Amit Schandillia
Schandillia
Except, the islands were transferred to Burma by the British in 1882, 7 years before Nehru was born. Burma was separated from India (both were British colonies) by the British
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Nick Britten
Nick_Britten
It's that time of year again when in the run up to the Battle of Rorke's Drift we detail some of the defenders, first up Alfred SaxtyForgotten Defenders of Rorke's
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Seán William Gannon
swgannon
1/Four years later Maurice Collis was born across the bay in Dalkey, one of the few Irish colonial servants to use his position to challenge the power of imperial rule.
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ALTSEAN-Burma
Altsean
THREAD (1): in the last few days the #burma/#myanmar #tatmadaw implies they could #coup #NLD govt. Then they put #tanks on the streets. Where did Burma's coupmakers get the equipment
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Charles Lawley تشارلز لاولي
CharlesLawley
Situation in Myanmar/Burma explainer: The military (Tatmadaw) has arrested Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders from her NLD party over claims of electoral fraud. ASSK's NLD received 83% of
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