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France's Libération: 'Aung San Suu Kyi: A Nobel And A Massacre'

France's Libération: 'Aung San Suu Kyi: A Nobel And A Massacre'

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Libération, Sept. 19, 2017

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday broke her silence on the violence in her Buddhist-majority country that has forced hundreds of thousands of minority Muslim Rohingya to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.

French newspaper Libérationfeatured a picture of her with the headline "A Nobel and a massacre" splashed on its front page, in reference to the Nobel Peace Prize Suu Kyi was awarded in 1991 as an advocate for human rights, and her silence regarding the bloodshed in her country in recent weeks.

"After denying the extent of the violence toward the Rohingya, in spite of the evidence, the Burmese leader breaks her silence this morning," the paper noted.

Even as Suu Kyi spoke in Nyapyidaw about human rights violations in her country, she did not address UN accusations of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya, instead insisting that her country is not "afraid of international scrutiny."

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Tales From A Blushing Nation: Exploring India's 'Issues' With Love And Sex

Why is it that this nation of a billion-plus has such problems with intimacy and romance?

Photo of Indian romance statues

Indian romance statues

Sreemanti Sengupta

KOLKATA — To a foreigner, India may seem to be a country obsessed with romance. What with the booming Bollywood film industry which tirelessly churns out tales of love and glory clothed in brilliant dance and action sequences, a history etched with ideal romantics like Laila-Majnu or the fact that the Taj Mahal has immortalised the love between king Shahjahan and queen Mumtaz.

It is difficult to fathom how this country with a billion-plus population routinely gets red in the face at the slightest hint or mention of sex.

It therefore may have come as a shock to many when the ‘couple-friendly’ hospitality brand OYO announced that they are “extremely humbled to share that we observed a record 90.57% increase in Valentine’s Day bookings across India.”

What does that say about India’s romantic culture?

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