Rambo, “Live for nothing. Die for something.”

  Rambo,
“Live for nothing.
Die for something.”

By Michael Winfrey,
Reuters
LONDON(Reuters) - Not satisfied with slugging it out with  Myanmar’s military government on celluloid in his latest “Rambo” film, Sylvester Stallone wants to go there and confront the junta face to face over human rights.

Stallone, who said he was gearing up to make a fifth and final installment [...]

Pyit Taing Htaung/Tumbling Kelly and Yoke Thae Puppets

Pyit Taing Htaung Burmese opposition
Yoke Thae Puppets SPDC’s ‘civilian’ government

The Burmese traditional toy, Pyit Taing Htaung, which means “that which always rights itself when thrown down.” It is called Tumbling Kelly or billycan.
In Burma, a person who rises up again and again in the face of all vicissitudes of life is likened to a “pyit-taing-htaung.” 
This [...]