Political Unrest

Ok, being Singaporeans, we are generally bo chup about news happening around us.

But do you know not far from us, there are political unrest in Myanmar right now? Apparently the government has raised the fuel prices by 500% because there is budget deficit and thousands went on the streets to protest. The government has cut off internet access and foreign press to the countries. There are unconfirmed reports of deaths as a result of these demostrations.

One foreign journalist even died: Kenji Nagai (長井 健司, Nagai Kenji?) (August 27, 1957 – September 27, 2007) was a Japanese photojournalist shot to death in Myanmar during the 2007 Burmese anti-government protests. Nagai continued to take photos as he lay wounded on the ground, later dying from gunshot injuries to the chest. He was the only foreign national casualty in the protests - From Wikipedia

Read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar#20.2C000_monks_protest

Why I know this? Because one of the hotels I am in charge of is having some problems and in the midst of uncovering the reason, I stumbled upon this piece of current affairs.

I suddenly feel very concerned. How can we so oblivious when something so major is happening so near us?