http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2006/08/16/%e2%80%9cyes-sir-i-understood%e2%80%9d/ New perspectives on mainland Southeast Asia Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:28:26 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2006/08/16/%e2%80%9cyes-sir-i-understood%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-7474 New Mandala » Sign of the last days of the Thaksin government Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:00:24 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/?p=171#comment-7474 [...] The sign was endorsed by a provincial level law enforcement centre during the much debated “war on drugs“.  [...] [...] The sign was endorsed by a provincial level law enforcement centre during the much debated “war on drugs“.  [...]

]]> http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2006/08/16/%e2%80%9cyes-sir-i-understood%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-6221 New Mandala » From the New Mandala archives Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:46:21 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/?p=171#comment-6221 [...] Back in June – when� a coup� was� almost unthinkable and when the afterglow of the royal celebrations was still fresh -� I� wrote my very� first piece for New Mandala.� It was published on� 20 June 2006.� I was in Bangkok at the time and had been struck by the yellow shirts that had become a ubiquitous social and political statement by then. [...]

]]> http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2006/08/16/%e2%80%9cyes-sir-i-understood%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-2876 New Mandala » Diplomatic intent Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:15:47 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/?p=171#comment-2876 [...] Right now, we are, however, hearing much banter about Thaksin’s supposedly “corrupt domination of the rural vote”.  The realities on the ground often defy such convenient generalisation.  [...] [...] Right now, we are, however, hearing much banter about Thaksin’s supposedly “corrupt domination of the rural vote”.  The realities on the ground often defy such convenient generalisation.  [...]

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