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What the Miss Grand International incident reveals about Myanmar’s political psychology

OPINION The all-or-nothing view of Myanmar contestant Thae Su Nyein and her supporters is born of a siege mentality that pervades the country’s politics. By SAI LATT | FRONTIER Back when Nan Khin Zayyar stood for the 2012 Miss International competition in Japan, Myanmar netizens flooded the internet polls, delivering the then-24-year-old Pa-O woman nearly […]

Palace asks agencies to avoid grand Christmas festivities

Jean Mangaluz – Philstar.com November 19, 2024 | 11:29am MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has asked every agency to avoid lavish Christmas celebrations in solidarity with those who suffered through the six consecutive cyclones that slammed into the country.  In a statement on Tuesday, November 19, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. […]

The Rally Point: Field of Glory: Kingdoms is an elaborate building game in a grand strategy jacket

This is The Rally Point, a regular column where the inimitable Sin Vega delves deep into strategy gaming. Four thousand words of notes. Hoboy. Field of Glory Colon Kingdoms is definitely thought-provoking. It was also complaint-provoking in the fairly long period where I didn’t understand what it’s trying to do. Reaching that point, luckily for […]

Grand Brasserie

It’s close to midnight. You’re stepping out of a Broadway theater and into the neon hellscape of Times Square. You’re hungry, and too dignified (and/or sober) to wait two hours for a slice of Joe’s Pizza. The Olive Garden, Hard Rock Cafe, and Margaritaville don’t enthrall you, despite their ability to seduce out-of-town masses. The […]