New Mandala

Two groups last month released new assessments of relief efforts in Myanmar after Nargis. In contrast to the two reports previously reviewed for New Mandala, people directly involved in the work there wrote for these publications. One is the first official periodic review conducted since the cyclone struck on May 2. The other consists of [...]

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Chang Noi has a seriously good analysis/reflection in today’s The Nation.  It describes what drives the new international appetite for meaty coverage of Thai political issues.  As Chang Noi points out, “[t]he knowledge industry, both inside and outside the country, will continue trying to fill in the missing parts of the puzzle because there is such a large audience that has so [...]

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