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Review of Southern Thai Encyclopedia

July 8th, 2009 by Craig Reynolds, Guest Contributor · 3 Comments

Saranukrom watthanatham thai phak tai [The Encyclopedia of Thai Culture: The South]. Bangkok, Thanakhan Thai Phanit Munnithi Saranukrom Watthanatham Thai, 1999. 18 volumes, 8613 pp. In Thai language.
In the National Library of Australia while reading up on religion, banditry, and the environment in Thailand’s mid-south, I stumbled across the Encyclopedia of Thai Culture: The South [...]

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Tags: Book Reviews · History · Southern Thailand · Thailand

The pharaoh returns?

July 8th, 2009 by Gregore Lopez, Guest Contributor · Add a Comment

Mahathir Mohamed retired from politics on 31 October 2003 when he was forced to step down by his party (United Malayan National Organisation/UMNO) who feared that his continued presence was undermining the party and the coalition (Barisan Nasional/BN) that it leads. Malaysians fed-up with Mahathirism and its attendant problems, whole heartedly gave their mandate to [...]

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Tags: Malaysia