In the Australian context what is now called “Asia-literacy” is still only discussed in fits and starts.
In the words of Kent Anderson, the Director of the ANU’s Faculty of Asian Studies, “[i]t is in Australia’s short- and long-term interest to be ‘the most Asia-literate country in the West’”. Support for the National Asian Languages and Studies in Australian Schools Program is a [...]
Studying up for an Asian future
November 3rd, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · 9 Comments
Tags: Asian Studies · Trans-Border Issues
What is the man who oversaw the Tak Bai massacre doing in Australia?
November 3rd, 2008 by Canberra Correspondent, Guest Contributor · 3 Comments
On Sunday, November 2, 2008, General Pisarn Wattanawongkiri presided over the Royal Kathin Ceremony for end of Buddhist Lent at Wat Dhammadharo in Canberra. In dress uniform, he was introduced (only in Thai) as the former Fourth Army Region commander and an “advisor” (or consultant?) to the Ministry of Defence (ผู้ช่วยที่ปรึกษากระทรวงกลาโหม).
General Pisarn lost his job [...]
Tags: Thailand · Trans-Border Issues
The reds show their colour
November 3rd, 2008 by Nicholas Farrelly · Add a Comment
Nirmal Ghosh from The Straits Times has, to my eye, produced the most interesting report on the weekend’s pro-Thaksin rally. It is available here.