Over at Inside Story I have a long analysis that discusses Burmese politics and, in particular, the question of how the generals have managed to stay in charge for so long. It concludes:
We remain far from the day when Burma will be considered a “normal” country. But the elections of 2010 are supposed to bring [...]
Burma’s general objectives
July 10th, 2009 by Nicholas Farrelly · 7 Comments
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi · Burma · Elections · Than Shwe · Trans-Border Issues
The amulets that saved Sondhi?
July 10th, 2009 by Andrew Walker · 1 Comment
From a New Mandala reader in Bangkok:
Tags: PAD · Snapshots · Thailand
Australia and the risks of ‘Mahathirism’
July 10th, 2009 by Andrew Walker · 2 Comments
New Mandala guest writer, Gregore Lopez, has an interesting piece in Eureka Street on “Malaysia’s threat to Rudd’s Asia Pacific Community.” Here is a short extract:
This week’s visit to Malaysia of Kevin Rudd and Foreign Minister Stephen Smith reminds us of stormy bilateral relations under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
Following Mahathir’s retirement in 2003, Australia-Malaysia [...]
Tags: Malaysia