New Mandala

Rather than betting on the generals’ survival for much longer, it is time for India to take a long-term view, draw lessons from its isolation on Myanmar, and rethink its Myanmar policy. It is in a good position to take the leadership in a global initiative to bring about a political transition in Myanmar. That [...]

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Thailand’s sufficiency democracy election campaign rolls on. Having spent years slamming Thaksin’s populism the Democrats-except-when-you-can’t-win-an-election-and-then-a-coup-is-OK  are out trying to woo the voters of the northeast with a swag of electoral goodies (including a “sufficiency economy fund to provide loans to farmers”!!). And the usual elite hand-wringing persists about the threat of vote-buying. But most bizarre of all [...]

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My colleague, Nicholas Tapp, has asked me to post this statement on the situation in Burma (apologies for the delay):
Responsible scholars meeting at the European Association for Southeast Asian Studies Fifth international Conference, at the University of Naples, 11-15 September 2007, deplored the alarming situation for human rights in Burma. We call on the current [...]

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New Mandala readers in Canberra may be interested in the following seminar:
Corruption and current political evelopments in Thailand
Professor Medhi Krongkaew
Venue: ANU Sparke Helmore Law Theatre 1
Date: Monday 22 October, 2007 12:30-2.00
Corruption in Thailand is currently being put under the microscope by the National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC), together with the Assets Examination Committee, as they [...]

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