New Mandala

In late 2005 I made my first trip to Cambodia. Before my departure from Australia I’d bought myself a guidebook to the region. Instead of being stranded and needing to survive in an unfamiliar environment, the theory was that all I would have to do is turn to the guidebook of laziness for warmth and [...]

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It is now conventional wisdom to state that PAD protest leaders actually want violence in order to invite a coup against the government – I can see how this might logically flow from their actions, which is to say it is one possible outcome. It can also be deduced from some of Sondhi’s comments. But [...]

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