New Mandala

New Mandala readers in Canberra will want to know about this upcoming session.
The Department of Political and Social Change presents
BURMA/MYANMAR: THE IMPACT OF CYCLONE NARGIS
11:30-1:00 pm, Friday 16 May
Coombs Extension Seminar Room 1.04
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies,
The Australian National University
The 2-3 May cyclone that struck Burma/Myanmar has been described as causing death and [...]

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I am not in Burma and am not an aid worker. For that reason I am ready to be convinced that there are logistical reasons why dump-and-run operations from ships offshore are impractical, even if Rangoon airport remains closed. I am less persuaded by the Pentagon’s reluctance to extend possibly hostile activities this far into [...]

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From the Thailand-Laos-Cambodia mailing list I learned of the Asian Human Rights Commission statement regarding legal action being taken against Fa Diew Kan and Prachatai.  Among Thailand-related websites, these two are some of the few that often carry material that is also debated here on New Mandala.  For that reason, among many others, it makes sense to offer our [...]

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During last year’s uprising against the military dictatorship in Burma I put together a summary of academic opinion.  It has continued to serve as a useful resource for readers looking to find out what the world’s scholars made of that all-too-brief period when the world watched Burma and waited for change.  The current crisis – [...]

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