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New Burmese Government in 3 months, says Abhisit – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddymedia.com/article.php?art_id=20026 Concerns raised about refugee repatriation amid more fighting inside Burma BANGKOK – Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajjiva believes...

Myanmar’s white elephant election – South China Morning Post

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=55d01cfb92c2c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=Asia+%26+World&s=News BANGKOK – Myanmar’s rulers left little to chance as they prepare to stage a much-criticised election on November...

Drug traffickers standing for election – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=19582 Shan and Kachin researchers say that Burma’s ruling junta are backing candidates for the Nov. 7 election who...

Thailand’s Vietnam cancellation a concern – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=19493 Thailand’s decision to block a press conference criticizing Vietnam’s human rights record is a concern for human rights...

Bangkok’s Referendum on Protests & Crackdown – The Irrawaddy/Sunday Business Post

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=19042 http://www.sbpost.ie/news/world/thai-byelection-set-to-test-waters-50717.html BANGKOK – With a Government party candidate facing off against a jailed member of the red shirt...

No textual healing for Thailand – ISN

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/?lng=en&id=119092 Two months after Thailand’s army routed the anti-Government redshirt protest movement from central Bangkok, sixteen provinces including Bangkok...

Thai group thinks big in China – Financial Times

http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2010/07/12/thai-group-thinks-big-in-china/ Just as Jeffrey Immelt, the General Electric chief executive, and other foreign businessmen are complaining about the difficulties...

Thailand defends continued emergency rule – Financial Times

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/90873458-8b26-11df-a4b4-00144feab49a.html By Simon Roughneen in Bangkok The Thai government on Friday defended its move to extend a state of...

Forex policy at fore in Thai central bank governor’s race – Financial Times

http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2010/07/05/forex-policy-at-fore-in-thai-central-bank-governors-race/ By Simon Roughneen in Bangkok Tarisa Watanagase has been a steady hand at the Thai central bank even...

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...