North Korean Weapons Mystery: Is Burma the Missing Link?
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17410 The North Korean arms cargo interdicted in Bangkok seems unlikely to be bound for Burma, despite ties between...
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Yellow vs Red to Roll On in Thailand – The Irrawaddy
http://irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17387 With the red-shirted supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra taking to the streets once more in Bangkok, Thailand will close...
Burma Threatens Thailand’s stability – The Irrawaddy
http://irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17375&Submit=Submit BANGKOK—Speaking at a dinner talk on Tuesday night, city governor M.R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra said that Thailand’s already-precarious stability...
Monarchies and Political Systems Discussed in Bangkok – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17365&Submit=Submi In a rare gathering, four ambassadors representing constitutional monarchies in Europe and Asia convened at Chulalongkorn University on...
Why are Thais always protesting? – The Casual Truth
http://www.thecasualtruth.com/node/278 For over a year, Thailand’s image as a tourist-friendly destination has taken a bit of a battering, with...
Assessing the US-Asean summit – The Irrawaddy
http://irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17251 BANGKOK — The meeting between US President Barack Obama and his Asean counterparts has been mostly well-received, though...
US-Asean Drop Call to free Suu Kyi? – The Irrawaddy
http://irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17220 SINGAPORE –– An advance copy of the post-summit statement by the US and Southeast Asian countries fails to...
Obama to meet with Myanmar rulers – The Washington Times
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/15/obama-to-meet-with-myanmar-rulers/ Visit marks major change in US policy By Matthew Mosk and Simon Roughneen SINGAPORE | President Obama on...
What’s on the Cards When Obama Meets Thein Sein? – The Irrawaddy
http://irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=17219&Submit=Submit SINGAPORE — Continuing with the latest in a series of image-rebuilding foreign policy speeches, US President Barack Obama...
Obama Says Release Suu Kyi, but Rights Whispers Grow – The Irrawaddy
http://irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17218 SINGAPORE — Speaking in Tokyo this morning, US President Barack Obama called on Burma’s military rulers to release...