A note-taking New Mandala reader has contributed a very interesting account of a recent seminar hosted by the Australian National University’s College of Asia and the Pacific. This report provides an excellent overview of the event and its take home messages.
On Tuesday, 14 October, Paul Risley, the Asia Regional Communications Advisor and Spokesperson for the United Nations [...]
WFP spokesman on Cyclone Nargis
October 16th, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · 3 Comments
Tags: Burma · Cyclone Nargis
Gunfight on the border
October 16th, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · Add a Comment
It is hard to see this conflict being settled quickly.
- The final flourish in Jonathan Head’s “Modern conflict near ancient ruins”, BBC News, 15 October 2008.
Tags: Cambodia · Thailand · Trans-Border Issues
Whither Thai democracy?
October 16th, 2008 by Jim Taylor, Guest Contributor · 17 Comments
In a world of uncertainty nothing is more uncertain than Thai politics especially over the past three years. Nothing has been more frustrating than a society that is so intractably divided and where reason has been jettisoned for skewed personal interests. Latest cyber news suggests that there will be a coup shortly. In some ways [...]
Tags: Coup · Surayud regime · Thailand · Thaksin