...Statically, Afghanistan is the world largest producer of opium while Myanmar comes second. The opium industry existed during the colonial times but currently, it is illegally operated by corrupt officials in Burma and Afghanistan. Research shows that Burma is the world largest manufacturer of methamphetamine whereby the drug products are trafficked to Thailand through Laos route (Piazza, 2012). There is high crime rate associated with drug trafficking in both Burma and Afghanistan. For instance, there is widespread terrorism activities, murder, and corruption due to incessant drug trafficking. Crime against foreigners is a growing issue in Burma because of easy drug trafficking realized through contemporary globalization. Tools used to measure crime rates in the two countries is an evaluation of criminal statistics recorded by police in a given period of time. The data is used by sociologists to identify the trends and crime rates of a certain...
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...Question 1 (a): Write a detailed account of the Burma Road Riot in Nassau, Bahamas. Riots are thought to be typically chaotic and exhibit herd behavior. This is a form of civil disorder characterized often by what is thought of as disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of violence against authority, property or people. This all brings us down to the Burma Road Riot. What is the Burma Road Riot u may ask? This altercation occurred on the 1st of June 1942 on Bay Street and in the Over-the-hill areas of New Providence, The Bahamas. This event inspired a Bahamian singer “Larry Smith” to sing a song Goin' down Burma Road...ain' ga lick nobody. The name 'Burma Road' had currency because of what went on at the same time on the other side of the world. In Southeast Asia, work was underway on the real Burma Road so that the Allies could move troops and supplies into China to fight the Japanese. It is believed that the riot started because of the growing dissatisfaction of the Bahamas’ black majority. It signaled the end of second-class citizenship for blacks in the Bahamas. At this time, local black workers demonstrated in a chaotic manner against discrimination of wages to pay them. The American workers were paid higher wages than the colored people were. They also had more power. One observer, Oscar Johnson, a tailor on Bay Street, remembers that ‚it was a large crowd of people marching down George Street singing ‘We’ll never let the old Flag Fall’...
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...Ne Win led a coup abolishing the constitution and establishing a military government with socialist economic priorities (Burma Socialist Programme Party). These policies had devastating effects on the country’s economy and business climate. The military-dominated state under General Ne Win had a coercive relationship with urban and rural populations, reflected both in the growth of a huge black market that challenged Ne Win’s socialist control of the economy and in occasional uprisings by students and other city dwellers, especially in Yangon, which were sparked by shortages of basic necessities such as rice and by abuses of power by Ne Win and his cronies. In response to the worsening economic situation, student disturbances broke out in March...
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...of Human Rights has been violated through sexual violence, abuse/torture, and displacement of people. Over the past fifty-six years, there have countless violations of human rights, one of the main violations has been sexual violence. In 2013, there was a four day protest in Egypt. During this protest, “91 women were attacked and sexually assaulted by mobs, while government leaders and police stood by and failed to intervene” (Gummow). Women in Egypt are constantly being attacked by groups. The protesters have the right to peacefully assemble and the government should protect their rights, but instead, the government does not intervene. People who try to help victims are also attacked. Sometimes the assaults are very serious and require surgery and therapy. In Papua New Guinea, there are multiple cases of sexual violence. Detainees are being abused physically and sexually by police units. There are many accounts of rape and “gender inequality, violence” in households (“World Report 2015: Papua New Guinea”). Many women in Papua New Guinea have been abused by their husbands. An act, the Family Protection Act, was made to protect women, but it is still going on and there are not enough courts and police units to deal with problems like these. In 1995, Serb forces took control of Srebrenica. The Serb forces killed about 8,000 men and children. As for the women, they were “subject to torture, rape, and other forms of sexual violence” by the Serb forces (“The Bosnian War and Srebrenica...
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... for people thought it was battle against Muslims and not a battle against terrorists. In Zayn Kassam,” Can a Muslim be a Terrorist?” He answers, “Sure, why not, I wonder, for so can a Jew, a Hindu, a Sikh, a Catholic, or, indeed, a member of any faith (776).” Another example of unfair assumption that is portrayed is in George Orwell’s, “Shooting an Elephant,” for in his essay he was a white British police officer that was hated by the Burmese people, because of the British rule over Burma, and the assumption that white people are violent and hateful. In addition, because of the British rule the Burmese people assumed that all British officers and British were alike due to their unfair ruling. In this essay the narrator George Orwell was assigned to go kill and what it seems to be an untamed Elephant, but due to his conscience he would feel resentment if he was to kill an Elephant, because of his non-violent and none hateful nature. Furthermore, he is in a situation where the people of Burma expect white man to do rampant, but on the contrary he does not feel that there is a need to kill the elephant. With this pressure that George Orwell felt and how he does not want to embarrass himself, he felt obligated to kill the elephant for he wanted to in a sense be accepted or at least someone liked by the Burmese people. Moreover, one of the ways in order to combat racism and oppression according to Mohandas K. Gandhi, “Satygraha”, which mean holding on to Truth and it, means, therefore...
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...are going to be buying the natural gas are also stakeholders as are the people living in these countries. The economies of these countries will benefit from the new source of fuel. By deciding to invest in the project, Unocal was confronted with many ethical issues. Unocal was very interested in participating in the project for several reasons, all of which were related to potential future profits and disregarded any harm that might come to the inhabitants of the pipeline area. Also, the majority of oil fields in the U.S. were near depletion so Unocal would have to begin investing in projects outside of the U.S. and deal with different governments who may be corrupt. The Yadana Gas field was located in Burma and as a result Unocal would have to go to Burma in order to invest in the natural gas field. Unocal would be dealing with a government that was a military dictatorship with a history of corruption. The government maintains law and order through the use...
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...Myanmar (Burma). She is one of the world most famous freedom fighters and advocates of non-violence movement. Suu Kyi followed her father’s footsteps as a central figure of pro-democracy in Myanmar. She is active in politics in 1988, however Suu Kyi have spent most of her time under several house arrest and bans from the military junta. She has won many national and international awards including Sakharov Prize from the European Parliament in 1990, United States Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Jawaharlal Nehru Award from India and Rafto Human Rights Prize and was awarded the honorary Nobel Peace Prize for her non-violent struggle against the dictatorship in year 1991. In her early life, Aung San Suu Kyi was born on 19 June, 1945 in Rangoon, capital city of Myanmar ( Burma). Her father, Aung San was formerly the prime minister of British Burma and the architect of Burma’s independence. However, he was assassinated by his rivals in 1947. Suu Kyi’s mother, Daw Khin Kyi was working in the External Affairs Ministry in Myanmar and was appointed as Myanmar’s ambassador to India in 1960. Aung San Suu Kyi completed her primary and high school in Rangoon, the capital of Burma and she moved to India. She was graduated from Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi in 1964. Later on, she went to Oxford Universities for further studies and completed her BA in philosophy, politics and economics at St Hugh’s College, Oxford University in 1967. In 1988, Suu Kyi returned to Burma to nurse...
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...Buddhism may seem like a very peaceful religion, but Buddhist extremists have taken their interpretation of the religion to a whole new level recently. After a prayer ritual in Myanmar in the Summer of 2013, Ashin Wirathu started ranting in front of thousands of Buddhists, trying to convince them that Muslims are the enemy, saying, “I call them troublemakers, because they are troublemakers,” and, “You can be full of kindness and love, but you cannot sleep next to a mad dog.” Ashin Wirathu is a Buddhist monk in Myanmar who has turned into an extremist. While this event didn’t turn violent, it was a call to incite violence and an example of Buddhist extremism leading to violence and genocide in the name of their religion. (“Extremism Rises Among Myanmar Buddhists.” The New York Times)...
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...The short story “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell is a narrative based on an experience that Orwell had whilst working in the territory of Burma (Myanmar), within British Raj, as an English police officer with the Indian Imperial Police. The conflict the British police officer internally struggles with is the issue of imperialism, specifically stated as an “evil thing” (Broadview, pg 1403), despite working and living within a British colony of Burma. For Orwell, his major drawback is within the fact that he does not agree with the supremacy that is held over the Burmese people. As explained “ Theoretically- and secretly, of course- I was all for the Burmese and all against their oppressors, the British” (Broadview, pg 1403). Orwell repeatedly mentions evidence of British cruelty, exhibiting this is in images throughout his story, such as is the depiction of prisoners in cages. Moreover, the language employed by Orwell depicts an English colonial, in that he refers to the natives of Burma as yellow. Throughout the story, Orwell is presented with the opportunity to have a deeper understanding of imperialism through his experience of coming into contact with the elephant. He explains he did not want to shoot the elephant, but as an officer of...
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...Bloodshed everywhere,blood all around; Is the blood invisible,why aren't we reacting? I believe that we have totally become inhumane and fail to react to the brutal massacre of mankind. Eventhough history is flooded with such examples, yet the mass killings of Muslims in Burma is a living testament to that. Gun shots echoed everywhere. According to global post, in Burma Arakan Buddhists along with Burmese security forces were tearing the city apart and were carrying out genocide of Rohingya Muslims by burning them. There were scenes of Burmese security forces committing killings, rape, and mass arrests against Rohingya Muslims. There was another scenario of Arakan Buddists seizing a baby from a mother and literally throwing it in a fire. Millions of Muslims throughout the globe were watching these scenarios on tv yet no action was taken. There was a time period when Muslims were really close to their religion Islam. As a result they were God-fearing and followed the teachings laid down in the holy Quran and acted upon by Prophet Muhammad(P.B.U.H). The Prophet (P.B.U.H) said, "God does not show mercy to those who donot show mercy to others." "The best of people are those who are of help to other people." These teachings were instilled in everyone's minds. But with the passage of time, Satan was finally dominant in making them go astray. Since then Muslims are forgetting the fundamentals...
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...African Culture of Rwanda Tutsi’s and Hutu’s The monarchy of the Tutsi was predestine for greatness but, due to the Tutsi’s believe Godly sanctions has occurred and the monarchy over power. I will make a comparison between the culture of Americans and Africans and the similarities of both obsessed ethnic groups in each society and is the culture and the conflict between the various ethnic groups. The Tutsi’s and Hutu's who had an essentialist that stereotypes a powerful factor in mobilizing civilian's to participate in the killing in of the lives of Rwandan's despite, the current state policies. Rwanda civil war began in 1994 where there were two ethnic groups called the Hutu’s and Tutsi’s. It was shortly after World War I when Belgium expanded control over Rwandan. The Tutsi’s were mainly chosen, because of their skin color. The fact’s that their skin was whiter than the Hutu’s. The Tutsi’s enter into a leadership position in which they promote discrimination against the Hutu’s. The Tutsi’s had favored over the Hutu’s because of how light they were. Additionally, they were position to receive the better jobs and better education opportunities but, between the two groups. The Tutsi’s is now as the majority in Rwanda compared to the Hutu’s. They denied Hutu’s the right to own land and a better education. They had to governmental representation in order to maintain the dominancy within the country. They figured out early on how to suppress there people...
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...Buddhism and without it Buddhism would not be able to evolve and adapt with the world in issues such as war, poverty and human rights. Buddhism has a single figure as the founder, Siddhartha. Siddhartha went on a “great departure” after seeing pain and suffering that other people were experiencing around him, which had no idea this was a problem before. After his journey he experiences Nirvana and teaches everything he has experienced in his life. On the other hand, Socially Engaged Buddhism does not come from a single founder. That doesn’t mean there still aren’t important figures attached to the movement. Thich Nhat Hanh is a teacher who even to this day still offers his knowledge. He is also active in the peace movement and promotes non-violence. He tries to emphasize people to “look at reality as a whole rather than cut it into separate entities” (Kaza 337). Socially Engaged Buddhism is a movement that was in response to social issues such as war, poverty and human rights, among many others. It came about in the 20th century from one Buddhist country to another (King 196). Wherever you find Buddhists, you will find Socially Engaged Buddhism. Author Paul Numrich states...
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...4.1 Geographic Environment Location Myanmar is located in Southeast Asia, bordered by India and Bangladesh in the northwest, China in the northeast, Laos in the east, Thailand in the east and southeast, and the Indian Ocean to the south and the west. Terrain Myanmar is bordered by China, Thailand, India, Laos and Bangladesh, its coastline along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. Availability of natural resources Myanmar is rich in natural resources such as petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, some marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, and hydropower. Climate Myanmar has a tropical climate with three seasons: a cool winter from November to February, a hot season in March and April, and a rainy season from May through October. The average annual temperature is 28°C (82°F). Target geographic area Infrastructure construction is expected to have the fast growth, especially, in capial town like Yangon ,as the government of Myanmar is now concerning for infrastructure development to support the country’s economic growth. Myanmar is planning one more new hotel zone in Yangon, to cope with growing prospective visitors. It is expected to be constructed along with the project of the Hanthawaddy Airport. Furthermore, 2014 Asian Summit will be held in Myanmar, the demand for hotel and land has started rising in cities such as Yangon in preparation for supporting foreign investors and tourists to the country. These all...
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...leadership case study on Aung San Suu Kyi | [ May 17, 2012 ] General Aung San waves goodbye and leaves his daughter, Suu Kyi, who was then two years old, sound asleep on a lawn chair outside their house. He meets with fellow officers in the military headquarters, but moments later, three soldiers from the Army Special Forces ambush and kill him. This happened in 1947, only six months before Burma declared its independence. Back in the house, Suu Kyi was still sound asleep. Several years later, Suu Kyi and her husband Michael Aris have a happy family and are residing in Oxford. This happiness does not last long, because Suu Kyi is informed of her mother's illness and she flies back home. Suu Kyi's homecoming becomes a turning point in her life. There she witnessed how the military junta slaughtered demonstrating students. Suu Kyi decides to set up a party and campaigns using Mahatma Gandhi's movement of non-violence. This movement began a long and lonely journey for one of the most courageous leaders of all time – Mother Suu. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Suu Kyi was born in Rangoon, Burma, on Jun 19, 1945. She was educated in Rangoon until the age of 15 and continued her studies at Delhi University when she accompanied her mother to New Delhi. She completed her BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics as at St. Hugh’s College, Oxford University, and was elected Honorary Fellow in 1990.From 1969 to 1971, she was the Assistant Secretary, Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary...
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...BN2004/0601 Briefing note: IT IS TIME TO ACT ON BURMA 2 SHOULD THE SPDC BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH LIES? Patience & Flexibility 3 WHY ACT NOW? SPDC’s Broken Promises Lack of Democratic Progress Continuing Human Rights Abuses Releases from international pressure Security Concerns, Military Threat 4 PRESSURE WORKS Archbishop Desmond Tutu Daw Aung San Suu Kyi U Lwin, NLD Spokesman Asian Activists Malaysian Parliamentarians Sen. John McCain & HE Madeline Albright Sanctions Take Time Engagement is not working 6 WHAT THE REGIME IS BEING URGED TO DO 6 WHAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CAN DO 6 A BAN ON FINANCIAL REMITTANCES – THE PRACTICAL OPTION 7 A LIFELINE FOR THE DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT 7 A NON-VIOLENT BARGAINING CHIP 8 TAKING AIM AT SPDC’S ECONOMIC LIFELINES 9 CREATING DOMESTIC PRESSURE FOR CHANGE Undermining Moderates? 10 INSTIGATING REGIONAL ACTION 11 SPDC – FEIGNING REFORM & ROLLING OUT THE CHARM 11 DAMPENING EFFORTS Relabeling Enabling Remittances Business Diplomacy 13 SANCTIONS & SEX WORK Burma’s biggest pimp Increasing since 1988 Jumping the Gun Low Factory Wages Insufficient evidence Numbers of job losses disputed Job losses from capital flight Reforms needed 14 PEOPLE OF BURMA SUPPORT SANCTIONS 15 PREDICTIONS : Brief Chronology of ‘Predictions’ by the Thai Government 17 RECENT ARMS&...
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