What’s the point of the Nobel Peace Prize now?
by Rashmee
Posted on June 23, 2021
/ TAKE UP ONE IDEA Does the Nobel Peace Prize matter any longer? To the …
Read MoreMyanmar’s democracy was always a bit of an aspiration. Now, we don’t have even that
by Rashmee
Posted on February 13, 2021
/FAITH, HOPE… A fortnight after the military coup in Myanmar, the dismal truth is how …
Read MoreNow, for that other major election – in Myanmar
by Rashmee
Posted on November 8, 2020
Today, Myanmar goes to the polls for only the second time in a decade. Roughly …
Read MoreCould Rohingya crisis set off faith-based conflicts in South Asia? That’s what Bimal Ghosh fears
by Rashmee
Posted on September 19, 2017
Only the short-sighted or the credulous would be persuaded by Aung San Suu Kyi’s extraordinary …
Read MoreListen to Mishal Husain’s 2013 interview with Aung San Suu Kyi. It’s Trump’s ‘many sides’
by Rashmee
Posted on September 9, 2017
Here’s the link. Click on the embedded video. Have a listen for yourself. Four …
Read MoreAung San Suu Kyi’s darkening image: From icon to ‘fake news’ ideologue
by Rashmee
Posted on September 6, 2017
Till Wednesday (September 6), Myanman’s de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi had said nothing about …
Read More#Myanmar leader isn’t Obama’s best friend; just his best bet
by Rashmee
Posted on May 20, 2013
Here’s the opening line of a Reuters report on America’s cosying up to Myanmar: …
Read MorePots of gold: Why is Myanmar a better bet than Haiti?
by Rashmee
Posted on February 17, 2013
Haiti is not open for business, says Nigel Fisher, the United Nations’ voice – …
Read MoreAung San Suu Kyi’s iPod playlist? Not really
by Rashmee
Posted on January 27, 2013
It says something about Aung San Suu Kyi’s restraint and self-effacement that she personally picked …
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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