Myanmar: The Gold Rush in a gyia sarong
by Rashmee
Posted on April 22, 2013
As of today, Myanmar is officially the place to be, especially if you’re a European …
Read MoreWiki-constitutionalism: The DR, Venezuela, Haiti
by Rashmee
Posted on April 21, 2013
Why has the US, the first nation in modern history to adopt a democratic constitution, …
Read MoreLike many strong women, Thatcher would rather have an argument than dinner
by Rashmee
Posted on April 17, 2013
Lest we forget (as they say), Margaret Thatcher was buried at St. Paul’s Cathedral today …
Read MoreMrs Thatcher: Britain’s tough-love sweetheart
by Rashmee
Posted on April 8, 2013
The point about Margaret Thatcher, the grocer’s daughter, free-marketeer and deeply divisive ideologue, was that …
Read MoreWhat if Kim Jong-un sees it all as a reality video game?
by Rashmee
Posted on April 4, 2013
Patrick Cronin’s Foreign Policy piece on how the second Korean war could start (as the …
Read MoreA better class of class system? Nah. Just more categories
by Rashmee
Posted on April 3, 2013
“O let us love our occupations, Bless the squire and his relations, Live upon our …
Read More3 strikes and you’re out of the news game:A BBC story
by Rashmee
Posted on March 29, 2013
Every time I hear my friend and former BBC World Service colleague Andrew Whitehead on …
Read MoreHaiti Einstein bowl: Princess Di or Donna Karan?
by Rashmee
Posted on March 27, 2013
Today, we got a Haitian Einstein bowl. It’s not a ‘Diana’ but a ‘Donna …
Read MoreOgooglebar: Brand loyalty Vs trademarks
by Rashmee
Posted on March 26, 2013
It’s hard not to be riveted by the news that Sweden’s language watchdog has accused …
Read MoreMake no mistake, the ‘servant’ problem still exists
by Rashmee
Posted on March 15, 2013
As I read The Spectator’s spiffing review of Lucy Lethbridge’s new book, ‘Servants: A Downstairs …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK