Hope in Myanmar?

Myanmar leader willing to meet opponent - Yahoo! News

It seems like that the leader of Myanmar's military junta is willing to meet with the opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Nothing is for sure yet, but at least we can see some hope to end the riots over there. I am not really optimistic about this, as it might be that the situation has been under control that the junta is comfortable to meet the opposition party.

Let's pray that there will be no more killing and serious negotiation instead.

Deaths in Myanmar Crackdown

This is not a right post for this blog, but I have to post it anyway as I believe it is important for more people to know about this.

Buddhist monks in Myanmar has led a protest against the government, and the latest news is that there were clashes and the first death has occurred. As much as we hope that the fight for democracy doesn't claim any lives, it seems that no war can be won without sacrifices. And the monks being the conscience of the country are doing their part to speak on behalf of the people in the country. They are very vulnerable because their are taking a non-violent approach.

On the other hand, Burma's blogger are using the Internet to tell the world what is happening in the country. It is a very powerful tools to raise the awareness of the issue among those outside of the country. I suggest that you visit Ko Htike's blog to keep track of the updates if you are interested. (Due to high volume of visitors on the blog, do expect glitches during access).

Let's pray that all the sacrifices will bear fruits.

Japan got a new PM

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Fukuda installed as Japanese PM

As I had covered the news on Abe's resignation as Japanese PM, I think it is only fair that I cover this: Yasuo Fukuda has won majority votes to be the new Japanese PM. Fukuda at the age of 71 is Japanese oldest PM since 1990s.

My concern is, given the age, will Fukuda end up like Abe?