Thai officials condemn planned Chinese dams – Financial Times
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2dd0b486-850b-11df-adfa-00144feabdc0.html By Simon Roughneen in Bangkok Thai officials have spoken out against the Chinese government’s plan to build 12...
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Thai-Burma Relations through the Thaksin Prism – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=18672 BANGKOK — After the crackdown on the two-month-long Redshirt protest in Bangkok, ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra remains a...
Dili fires a broadside at Woodside – Asia Times
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/LF10Ae01.html Timor-Leste’s government has declined a proposal by Australian oil and gas company Woodside to process gas drawn from...
Energy Companies in Burma Urged to Disclose Payments – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=18329 Landmark legislation currently before the US Congress could force oil, gas and mining companies to disclose information about...
The Aid Debate: what’s the problem with helping? – The Casual Truth
http://www.thecasualtruth.com/story/aid-debate-–-whats-problem-helping On April 9th and 10th, seven of the world’s poorest countries met in Timor-Leste (East Timor) to discuss...
Violence looms as Thai PM refuses compromise deal – RTÉ World Report
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0425/worldreport.html As the Thai Prime Minister snubs a red shirt offer to end their protest – if their demand...
No EUdaimonia after Lisbon – The Casual Truth/Eurasia Review
http://www.thecasualtruth.com/story/europe-country http://www.eurasiareview.com/2010/03/32232-no-eu-daimonia-after-lisbon.html Lacking a democratic mandate and acting by stealth, the EU elites – namely senior Brussels-based bureaucrats and...
Conflicting Signals on Migrant Verification Deadline – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=17872 Speaking outside an International Labor Organisation (ILO) / Ministry of Labour meeting in Bangkok on Tuesday, Labour Minister...
Japan and Southeast Asia Take Stock of China’s Rise – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17856 As China’s economic and political rise makes itself felt in Asia, Japan and Southeast Asia face serious foreign...
China-US Rivalry Intensifies – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=17812 With the Dalai Lama set to meet President Obama later this week, more political fireworks can be expected...