Comments on: Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis http://chngyaohong.com/blog/news/myanmar-cyclone-nargis/ A discovery, discussion and exploration of Asian photography. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:17:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: herve http://chngyaohong.com/blog/news/myanmar-cyclone-nargis/comment-page-1/#comment-4603 herve Thu, 08 May 2008 17:11:10 +0000 http://chngyaohong.com/blog/news/myanmar-cyclone-nargis/#comment-4603 China and neighbours uninterested in the dignity of human beings, let alone their rights, on their sub-continent is the mainreason why Burma is abysmally left to its own thuggish devices. It is true that Myanmar in the 50's had the resources of being the success story for the entire region, but unlike the Middle East, it has little strategical interest in the world as it is geo-politically shaped now. China and neighbours uninterested in the dignity of human beings, let alone their rights, on their sub-continent is the mainreason why Burma is abysmally left to its own thuggish devices.

It is true that Myanmar in the 50′s had the resources of being the success story for the entire region, but unlike the Middle East, it has little strategical interest in the world as it is geo-politically shaped now.

]]> By: yaohong http://chngyaohong.com/blog/news/myanmar-cyclone-nargis/comment-page-1/#comment-4587 yaohong Thu, 08 May 2008 09:49:57 +0000 http://chngyaohong.com/blog/news/myanmar-cyclone-nargis/#comment-4587 the military leaders shifted the capital to some far-flung place earlier in the year to escape from possible international intervention and revolts by the people. @herve: Myanmar actually sits on a good amount of natural resources, e.g. oil, minerals, but money received goes to the government officials. Which is sad, considering how badly they run the country! the military leaders shifted the capital to some far-flung place earlier in the year to escape from possible international intervention and revolts by the people.

@herve: Myanmar actually sits on a good amount of natural resources, e.g. oil, minerals, but money received goes to the government officials. Which is sad, considering how badly they run the country!

]]> By: herve http://chngyaohong.com/blog/news/myanmar-cyclone-nargis/comment-page-1/#comment-4583 herve Thu, 08 May 2008 06:43:49 +0000 http://chngyaohong.com/blog/news/myanmar-cyclone-nargis/#comment-4583 It is beyond me that we let these people suffer for decades under rulers who are just a mafia of paranoid gangsters in uniform. It is probably the easiest regime to destabilize as there is no loyalty among the military ranks. But there is nothing to gain save a people's freedom and dignity, which is not enough, apparently. It is beyond me that we let these people suffer for decades under rulers who are just a mafia of paranoid gangsters in uniform. It is probably the easiest regime to destabilize as there is no loyalty among the military ranks. But there is nothing to gain save a people’s freedom and dignity, which is not enough, apparently.

]]> By: Rona Chang http://chngyaohong.com/blog/news/myanmar-cyclone-nargis/comment-page-1/#comment-4550 Rona Chang Wed, 07 May 2008 19:44:36 +0000 http://chngyaohong.com/blog/news/myanmar-cyclone-nargis/#comment-4550 I also hope that opening up to aid will bring about dialogue to the country. I also hope that opening up to aid will bring about dialogue to the country.

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