The latest issue of Asia Pacific Viewpoint (49: 1) has two interesting articles on resource conflict in northern Thailand. They are part of a special issue which examines “natural resources and ethnic conflict in the Asia Pacific.” The first article, by Neil Englehart has the provocative title “Resource Conflict and Ethnic Peace in Northern Thailand” [...]
Northern Thailand’s phony war
March 19th, 2008 by Andrew Walker · 3 Comments
Tags: Environment · Northern Thailand · Thailand
Tusks at the Laiza Manau ground
March 19th, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · 4 Comments
A few days ago, regular New Mandala contributor Aiontay asked about the tusks at the Manau ground at Laiza, the Kachin Independence Army/Kachin Independence Organisation stronghold along the Sino-Burmese border. While I don’t have any further information on the tusks I do have a close-up taken a few years ago.
As an aside, the towers that are [...]
Tags: Kachin State · Manau · Snapshots