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Thanks to the military coup of Myanmar, the question of civil-military relations has come into the focus. What exactly is the role of the military and how should the military relate to the rest of the governing apparatus? As a rule of thumb, its very clear in most democracies that the military is always subordinate to the civil... 

'In a tight fiscal situation, this Parliament....we will have to choose between what maybe popular and what is right. This will require political courage'- Indranee Rajah, ST 09 March 21. I agree and I think any responsible government ought to do more than just choosing between being popular and being right. It needs to also... 

For the record, I am NEVER ANTI-Vaccine all my life. But I believe the TWO KEY factors must be fulfilled, Efficacy & Safety. The current Covid19 vaccines have neither proven beyond reasonable doubts. No matter how pharmaceutical companies and governments all over the world try to hard sell, the Hard Truth is nobody knows...