New Mandala

Long-term readers who remember New Mandala’s 2006 interview with pro-Akha activist Daniel McDaniel will be interested to learn of another humanitarian organisation operating among the Akha of northern Thailand. 
Sumalee Milne, a graduate of the Australian National University’s Faculty of Asian Studies, is the director of an organisation, the Ayui Foundation, which is expanding its pro-Akha activities around Chiang Rai.  The [...]

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In recent weeks there has been considerable alarm expressed about Thailand’s moves towards a national security state. Concerns have focussed on the Internal Security Bill which according to the Bangkok Post ”would give sweeping powers to the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) to handle ‘new forms of threats’ to the country.” New Mandala is pleased to [...]

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