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Here is the paper presented by Chairat Charoensin-o-larn of Thammasat University at the Thailand Update held at the ANU late last month [chairat-2007.pdf]. I think it is a balanced and nuanced account of Thai politics since the coup. Here is an extract from the conclusion:
Politics will only become stable when the political system can accommodate all the important [...]

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The exploits of Ajarn Yanatharo - an Argentinian-born Buddhist monk who has associated himself with Sydney’s Lao community - are being given top billing in today’s Sydney Morning Herald.  It provides an account of his alleged activities which include “peddling drugs and public mischief”.  According to the report he is the Buddhist chaplain at the University of Canberra (although this is not [...]

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New Mandala readers may be interested to hear that the University of Louisville is looking for a scholar to fill the Aung San Suu Kyi Endowed Chair in Asian Democracy.  Details on how to apply for the job are available from the Centre for Asian Democracy’s website. 

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