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Thai political and social analysis unleashed

June 9th, 2009 by Nicholas Farrelly · 23 Comments

The average New Mandala reader and commentator shares an ongoing interest in Thai politics and society.
As we gallop towards the 3rd birthday of this blog I was wondering whether there are Thailand-related issues or questions that you want to see on the analytical agenda.  Please consider this something of an open invitation to introduce evidence [...]

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Tags: Asian Studies · Thailand

Ruili and Muse from above

June 9th, 2009 by Nicholas Farrelly · 1 Comment

Regular readers will recall that in recent weeks I have pointed out some of the interesting parts of Burma and Thailand that are visible on satellite images.  Today I have been scouting around for other places of interest and decided that a short tour of the towns of Ruili and Muse would be appropriate.
From high [...]

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Tags: Asian Studies · Burma · China · Online Issues · Shan State · Yunnan