The Burmese Government today announced that 651 prisoners will be freed under a new amnesty, although it is not known how many of these will be political prisoners. Min Ko Naing, a leader of the failed 1988 uprising, is the highest profile prisoner to be freed and was greeted by jubilant cheering crowds outside Yangon’s infamous Insein prison. Other prisoners also freed include those involved in the 1988 student protest movement, monks involved in the recent 2007 demonstrations and ethnic-minority activists from rebel groups. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘politics’
More Thoughts on Thailand’s Troubles
27 May 2010 by Tom Armstrong
The following articles were written by Somtow Sucharitkul, a well known writer, musician and social commentator, and offer an angle on Thailand’s recent troubles not widely reported in the mainstream media. Please note these are not necessarily our views, but we thought interesting to reproduce here for anyone interested : (more…)
Sri Lanka updates
24 December 2009 by Sam Clark
We’ve had 2 directors and a staff member in Sri Lanka for the bulk of this month – looking at product, talking to suppliers and generally making a’ nuisence of themselves. The overwhelming impression that were left with is how Sri Lanka is starting to take off after the end of the war 6 months ago. It aint a bed of roses by any means – but there is hope for the future and that is something new in Sri Lanka in many ways.
One of our directors, Mick Lowe, below gives his personal reflections on the political scene in Sri Lanka, from a tourist point for view and watch out for some great product news and reviews over the coming weeks.
Happy Christmas One and All!
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Eco Holidays in The Maldives
2 June 2009 by Sam Clark
A few years ago I was asked by a certain well known ‘responsible’ travel company to provide suggestions for ‘responsible’ product in the Maldives that we could market through their site. It was totally impossible.
Tha Maldives - one huge coral reef...
War ends in Sri Lanka
18 May 2009 by Sam Clark
The Sri Lankan Government today announced that the 25 year civil year that has blighted the country was over – prompting celebrations throughout Sri Lanka.’ Let’s hope that the government can get the huge number of those displaced by the war back to their homes as quickly as possible and in the longer term, find a lasting and fair political solution.
