The assassination of Mahn Sha, secretary-general of the Karen National Union, adds another page to the ongoing tragedy of Burmese politics. No doubt there are some New Mandala readers who will have views or commentary on this latest development. Post your comments here.
Assassination of Mahn Sha
February 15th, 2008 by Andrew Walker · 4 Comments
Tags: Burma
A wake-up call
February 15th, 2008 by Andrew Walker · 7 Comments
Here is an article by Viroj Na Ranong which appeared in the Bangkok Post on 14 February. It is certainly not a love letter to Thailand’s intellectuals. I have reproduced it here in full given that the Bangkok Post archive lasts about one day.
Nightmare on Intelligentsia Street
Will the intellectuals and urban upper class dare to wake [...]
Tags: Coup · Samak · Surayud regime · Thailand · Thaksin
Thong dee, not so dee
February 15th, 2008 by Andrew Walker · 6 Comments
Australia has been caught up in Thailand’s Valentine’s Day moral panic about adolescant sexuality. The Sydney Morning Herald reports on disturbing developments at Sydney’s Taronga Park Zoo:
Taronga Zoo’s Thong Dee, the Thai elephant cow found to be five months pregnant this week, seemed a good deal calmer yesterday than the humans fiercely debating her welfare. [...]
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