By Global Issues BRUSSELS, Feb 15 (IPS) – Judging from the audience reactions at a screening of Bob Marley: One Love in Brussels, the music may touch international viewers, but the memories and some of the “insider” comments belong to Jamaicans and those closely connected with the country. Read the full story, “Bob Marley: One […]
By Global Issues MAE SOT, Thailand, Feb 15 (IPS) – The news travelled like wildfire. In the teashops, bars, and market stalls that make Thailand’s border town of Mae Sot feel far more Burmese than Thai, the feared rumours circulating at the weekend were suddenly confirmed. Read the full story, “Last Chance Saloon? Myanmar Junta […]
By Global Issues SYDNEY, Feb 14 (IPS) – Israel continues to defy its strongest backer the US and its western allies in its quest to control the land from the “River to the Sea”, and in the process ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian population. Read the full story, “The West’s Frankenstein Moment”, on globalissues.org → […]