Thailand’s proxy war between loyalists to deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Bangkok’s royalist elite is stirring once again, with the outcome as uncertain as ever…This week King Bhumibol Adulyadej named three more people to his 19-member Privy Council: Surayud Chulanont, a former army chief who left the Privy Council after the coup to become [...]
Royalist elite vs Thaksin’s loyalists
April 15th, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · 15 Comments
Tags: Surayud regime · Thailand · Thaksin
Popular search terms for New Mandala
April 15th, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · 1 Comment
Last week I provided a list of New Mandala’s twenty most popular posts and pages. Continuing on this theme, I have put together a consolidated account of the most common search terms that bring readers to the site. Comparing the two lists it is clear that a huge number of New Mandala readers, whether casual visitors or die-hard commentators, have [...]
Tags: Asian Studies · Online Issues
“Are you up to the challenge?”
April 15th, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · Add a Comment
In November last year I highlighted a job that was being advertised at The Myanmar Times. Flicking through their website today I noticed that they are now hiring again, and are needing people to fill a large number of positions including the role of Expatriate Sales & Marketing Consultant. We don’t usually advertise positions vacant but, mostly because I find the [...]
Tags: Burma