McLean Young

A wandering ponderer in love with the world. Interested in politics but wish I did more science at school. Big fan of The Wonder Years. Still trying to dunk.

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

Is this #ScotlandsGreatestSportsperson? Whilst also doing a good tourism sales job! Love how #DannyMacAskill seems the most underwhelmed by his crazy death defying stunts. There are times I'm scared to look

[Danny MacAskill @danny_macaskill]

Our new film “The Slabs” is online now!!

https://t.co/a4YFFDyndK

#theslabs #dubhslabs #isleofskye #Scotland #gopro #wearepeny #mountainbiking

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

@LMorgenbesser Did you find one type to be more repressive or have correlations with experience of human rights? Is one type more effective at maintaining ongoing control?

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

@ANachemson If not now, what will spark it? Will the feeling die down with time? #Myanmarcoup #BurmaCoup

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

@BadChinaTake @sstrangio Re Yemen, the UK's hypocrisy is pretty stunning too. UK is meant to be leading on #Yemen for UN Security Council to end the conflict. At same time, UK sells more arms to #SaudiArabia than anyone else & admits #UK missiles, bombs, warplanes are used by Saudi in the conflict. 🤦

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

@thegoldenvoicex Crazy to think of a rock star being parachutist in an armed forces. Did Elvis ever jump out of a plane?

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

@kkarinna @ngaphambbc @doyle_kevin Yes, it's interesting the different histories told within and outside Vietnam after the war

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

@MovetoCambodia 750,000+ Cambodians working in Thailand sending back $200m p/a. Can imagine they will be first to be affected by job losses there and huge knock on effects on their families too. Tough.

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

@aunchhengpor Not just #Cambodia refusing to condemn - Thailand too but Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia all express "concern". Will #ASEAN find a consensus? #BurmaCoup #Myanmarcoup https://t.co/NE8c1wbRBu

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

@PeteAFord @geraldrflynn Yep, used to announce selling of something. Then the food carts got loudspeakers - "pong-teah-kone! M'poan, m'pong" or "Noom pan! Noom pan!"

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

Always believe there is something that you can do to help. Even from afar. Support @aapp_burma

[Aye Min Thant @the_ayeminthant]

Follow @aapp_burma for all things political prisoners in Myanmar. They do amazing work. Also donate money if that's something that's possible for you.

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

@ouritthy You don't throw stones when you live in a glass house #Myanmarcoup #Burma #Cambodia

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

#Myanmar / #Burma may be about go to very quiet #MyanmarCoup #BurmaCoup #AungSanSuuKyi

[Andrew Nachemson @ANachemson]

Around 45 minutes ago my mobile data and home internet were cut in Yangon

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

@Mgebremedhin @PhareCircus @PharePS First time I saw @PhareCircus was at a special show in PP. This woman used a bow and arrow with her feet whilst doing a handstand to burst a balloon (circled). Unbelievable!!! 👏👏👏

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

@felixgirke @Rangoon_Film Heard that regional level NDLP officials arrested too #AungSanSuuKyi #Myanmarcoup #Burmacoup

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

Was reading @peterpopham's #TheLadyandtheGenerals last night discussing the compromises (and sometimes mistakes) she made to keep working with #TheinSein Doubted his sincerity to reform. Then this.😲

[Sara Hussein @sarahussein]

BREAKING from @AFP: "We have to assume that the military is staging a coup," spokesman for Myanmar's ruling NLD says after arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi and president.

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

@PeteAFord Few years ago, met indigenous Cambodians who were logging their forest. They lied to their families about where they got money. Can you blame them? Less so than those earning tens of millions doing it on a grand scale. Nation's wealth not benefitting all. #Cambodialogging

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

@thegoldenvoicex The cyclo drivers certainly deserve it. I hope they had this song playing as an intro. Where's the cycle emoji??! https://t.co/276zlmhY1m

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

@VOD_English @alexwillemyns Interesting! After #CNRP dissolved, #CPP said 1991 Paris Agreements had "imposed" a "pure and perfect democracy" and that "utopic democracy can wait". Said wanted to create "Cambodian way of democracy". How would #HunSen define that?

[McLean Young @MrMcLeanYoung]

88% literacy is impressive given #Cambodia only emerged from #KhmerRouge & civil war <30 years ago. But still so many (22%) not completing primary school

[Khmer Times @KhmerTimes]

Literacy rates in Cambodia have “increased significantly”, according to the General Population Census of Cambodia 2019 issued on Tuesday. https://t.co/ExYxhUqZK9