The blog I chose is a privately-run blog that covers current events involving the Burmese government called Dr. Loi Swe Swe. The page is on Blogspot and its primary language is Burmese. Dr. Lwin, who is the primary writer for the page, uses this blog to make comments on the current situation with the government. It is clear that Dr. Lwin is not very happy about the state of the government based off of the many negative blog posts. For example, the first post talks about Suu Kyi, the current State Counsellor of Myanmar. Dr. Lun talks mostly about her struggles as a politician as well as her possible mental health issues, a comment made based off of a picture that the author believed made her look mentally ill. On the side of the page you can use links that connect you to different forms of Myanmar media, including TV news, radio, websites, and foreign news sources. As for content on the page itself, you could find all kinds of entertainment, news, and essays.
I find this blog very interesting. The content on the pages seems to vary but is focused primarily on current news. I think it’s a good idea to have a blog that passes on information that likely would not be allowed on mainstream news outlets. I know through looking into Myanmar’s government in the past that they have been struggling with making their new government work the way they intended it to. This page targets the misconduct of government officials which is very important, and I believe would have a positive effect on the public of Myanmar because people can see a lot more of what is happening in different parts of the country.
It does lead me to some questions. First off, how accurate is the information that the authors use. It is somewhat difficult to find out how much of it is reliable due to the lack of civil liberties that the people have. One thing to keep in mind when looking at the information on the page would be if is at all biased, which most information sources are. My next question would be the authors motivation for starting the blog. It is clear that there are a lot of anti-government posts, but there are also nonpolitical posts made.