New Mandala

If Thaksin and his wife have indeed done a runner, as is looking increasingly likely, it may well be a blessing in disguise for Samak’s government.
Opposition forces in Thailand rely heavily on the imagery of a government that does not control its own destiny. The spectre of the all-powerful puppet-master Thaksin adds great symbolic strength to [...]

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The regime survived 1988 as it had those earlier dangerous moments; now it hopes that the coincidence of the opening of the Beijing Olympics will divert the world’s attention from the 8-8-88 anniversary. But the Burmese people, supported by Burmese demonstrators around the world, won’t let it be forgotten. They know that this is a [...]

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