New Mandala

Scouring the Thai government’s official news coverage, a brief item caught my attention.
The King is currently being honoured as the “Father of Thai Innovation” in an exhibition at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre.  One focus of the exhibition is royal activities where “the King’s innovation has succeeded in turning acidic soils in some parts of the [...]

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New Mandala readers who can’t get enough on the place of “sufficiency” in this new era of Thai military rule will be interested in an article that Shawn Crispin has put together for Asia Times Online. In one section, Crispin writes:
Now, the country’s new military leaders are invoking the monarch’s message to help reconcile [...]

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The Irrawaddy’s regular northern Burma reporter, Khun Sam, has posted some concerning news about recent developments in the Kachin State.  It is worth reading in full.  One part reads:
According to local residents, government officials, together with the police, immigration staff and the army, recently blocked all routes to KIO-controlled areas, particularly Laiza, where KIO headquarters [...]

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Two quotes for the day. The first from Thailand’s  ”coup” constitution:
The interim mechanism is also aimed to restore love and unity, the economy, the law and order, to create strong system to check and investigate corruption, to establish good ethical system, to promote and protect the rights and liberty of the people, to have the country respect [...]

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From Laos, a company that could provide green guidance to Thailand’s new leaders as they embark on their quest for sufficiency. Thanks Bernard. 

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