The National Thai Studies Centre at the ANU is hosting a discussion on Preah Vihear. Here are the details.
Thailand/Cambodian Border Conflicts: Historical and Contemporary Origins
Thursday, 21 August 2008
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
The seminar will involve short presentations from several speakers on specific aspects of the current border conflicts between the Thai and Cambodian governments, followed [...]
The origins of temple madness
August 15th, 2008 by Andrew Walker · 1 Comment
Tags: Cambodia · Samak · Thailand · Trans-Border Issues
The Economist on politics in Thailand
August 15th, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · 7 Comments
Indeed, it is still not clear what is the root cause of Thailand’s political conflict. Some academics suggest that it is essentially about the royalist establishment’s alarm that Mr Thaksin was building a base of public support to rival that of King Bhumibol. They may fear what will happen when the 80-year-old king’s reign ends. [...]
Tags: Thailand · Thaksin · lese majeste
More on Burmese jade
August 15th, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · 3 Comments
Last week I mentioned a new report that highlights the links between the Burmese jade trade and the Beijing Olympics. The Kachin News Group has helpfully kept on the story. They report:
…Kachin jade merchants in Ying Jiang and Ruili (Shweli) in Yunnan, and Guangzhou told KNG [Kachin News Group] today that they believe that the jade [...]
Tags: Burma · China · Kachin State · Trans-Border Issues