According to a wave of new reporting, Burma’s junta appointed constitutional convention has now reconvened. The BBC reports that Lieutenant General Thein Sein’s opening speech:
….referred frequently to enemies and subversives who were, he said, trying to bring about the collapse of the nation. He blamed British colonialism for the disunity and economic chaos that Burma [...]
Calling all founding fathers (and mothers)
October 11th, 2006 by Nicholas Farrelly · Add a Comment
What about some political education for the elite?
October 11th, 2006 by Andrew Walker · 30 Comments
Sondhi Limthongkul and Kraisak Choonhavan are good communicators. At the SOAS seminar last Saturday they presented a clear vision of political change in Thailand. As Nicholas Farrelly indicates in his previous summary post a key aspect of this vision is the political mission of Thailand’s middle class. In Sondhi’s eyes the urban middle classes (not [...]
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