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There is a new development in the conflict between YouTube and the Thai dictatorship:   
According to The Guardian:
The Thai government abruptly scrapped plans to sue Google after the U.S. company agreed to remove from a Web site video clips deemed insulting to the country’s revered king, an official said Friday.
The government blocked access to YouTube – [...]

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My recent post on the Asia Foundation seminar on the Thai coup by James Klein has generated significant discussion. Yesterday I received a summary of the seminar. Of course, this is just one perspective from an audience member but it does provide some interesting insights. Here it is:
Dr. Klein — who was a Peace Corps [...]

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New Mandala readers keen to follow different arguments around the current patent brawl will find contributions from two of the best Thailand-focussed blogs particularly useful.

Thailand Jumped the Shark’s combative approach finds fresh material in a thorough deconstruction of Tulsathit Taptim’s recent The Nation op-ed.  The comments that follow are also very much worth reading. 
The Lost Boy (who is, [...]

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