Category: Politics

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EU to step up sanctions on Burma(Myanmar)

Finally, and as expected.

European Union foreign ministers approved new sanctions against the Myanmar regime, including an embargo on the export of wood, gems and metals. It’s a pity that it must come from the EU again and not from the NATO. Although economic sanctions will mostly hit the regular population. With less money coming in the country, the people will also suffer. But perhaps, the more they suffer, the faster they will try to throw their current leaders out ( it sounds harsh but it’s true). Continue reading “EU to step up sanctions on Burma(Myanmar)”

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Burma monks on the fight

The UN let the world know they don’t like the evolution in Burma. The demonstrating population led by the Buddhist Monks is being suppressed and shot on by the police and military. Since the demonstraters are peacefull till now the UN calls upon the leaders of Burma not to use force or… there will be sanctions. Continue reading “Burma monks on the fight”

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me versus msie

While refactoring a site I work on as admin for a while now, I encountered again the frustration of Microsoft Internet Explorer that can’t handle CSS in the right way. While creating the CSS file for it, I always check multiple browsers. But of course I must forget to check the site in Internet Explorer 6 and 7. The result of not checking is that you can start writing your css almost again from top to bottom. Continue reading “me versus msie”