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Cambodia’s clogs

November 19th, 2008 by Maylee Thavat, Guest Contributor · 3 Comments

The Cambodian Blogger (or Clogger) summit, which began earnestly in 2007 brought together a nascent group of Cambodian and foreign bloggers to explore the possibilities, technologies and contentions of blogging in Cambodia. Unfortunately I was unable to attend, but more details can be found here.
Despite the alleged murder of particularly outspoken journalists, and Cambodia’s continued [...]

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Tags: Cambodia · Online Issues

What next in Thai politics?

November 19th, 2008 by Andrew Walker and Nicholas Farrelly · 19 Comments

The coming month looks like it will be a testing time for Thailand.  The spectacular funeral rites for the king’s sister, Princess Galyani, have merely paused the battle between Thaksin Shinawatra and the forces configured around the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD).  At the same time, the divorce of Thaksin and his wife of 28 [...]

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Tags: Royal family · Thailand · Thaksin