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Red, yellow, Nostitz, Baker and the “brothel of treacherous criminals” – an evening not to be missed!

July 13th, 2009 by Andrew Walker · 5 Comments

The launch of Nick Nostitz’s fantastic new book will be held on Wednesday 15 July (8 PM) at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand. Full details are available here. The informative and entertaining Chris Baker will be there for a Q&A.
Go along and buy a copy (or two)!

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Tags: PAD · Publications · Thailand · UDD

Problems in Australia’s overseas student program

July 13th, 2009 by Richard Wong, Guest Contributor · 16 Comments

In recent months there has been much news about a spate of brutal attacks on Indian overseas students in Australia. These have especially occurred in Melbourne, although there have been cases in other cities. Many of the attacks have been vicious. One student lost an eye, another was stabbed with a screwdriver. Location of attacks [...]

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Tags: Education · India · Trans-Border Issues