South Thailand: Death Of A Child And The Promises Of Peace Dialogue – OpEd
By Dr. Chaiwat Satha-Anand On a hot summer afternoon, nothing is better than an ice-cream. When you are nine, the summer ice-cream your mom bought for you when she took you to a fair or something like...
View ArticleIPU Issues Historic Resolution On Thailand – OpEd
Nearly three years after more than 90 pro-democracy protesters were killed by government forces on the streets of Bangkok, Thailand’s Red Shirt movement has scored a substantial victory before an...
View ArticleMyanmar: Print Media Analysis Of The Rohingya Unrest – Analysis
By Janani Govindankutty A fresh round of violence between the Rohingya Muslims and Rakhine Buddhists in Myanmar has stirred sentiments among their Muslim brethren in the Middle East. Several Muslims...
View ArticleAFC Presidential Candidates’ Promises Of Reform Put World Sport Group In...
Candidates in next month’s Asian Football Confederation (AFC) presidential election designed to appoint a successor to disgraced Qatari national Mohammed Bin Hammam are competing to project themselves...
View Article‘Dynamic ASEM’ And The Challenge Of Peace And Prosperity – OpEd
By Shada Islam At their summit talks in Laos last November, Asian and European leaders pledged joint efforts to boost growth and ease global tensions. In China later this month, the two regions’...
View ArticleAsia-Pacific At Crossroads: Implications For Australian Strategic Defense...
Should Australia engage Asia in fantasy or reality? Since the Australian Government’s last White Paper on defense in 2009, there have been rapid changes within the Asia-Pacific region. As a...
View ArticleEvolving Strategic Competition In The Indian Ocean – Analysis
“The Indian Ocean area will be the true nexus of world powers and conflict in the coming years. It is here that the fight for democracy, energy independence and religious freedom will be lost or won.”...
View ArticleForward-Looking Macroeconomic Policies For Asia And The Pacific – OpEd
By Dr. Noeleen Heyzer The recently-launched 2013 Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific of ESCAP is forecasting subdued growth of 6 per cent for the region in 2013 – up from 5.6 per cent in...
View ArticleCambodian PM Warns Of ‘War’ If He Loses Election
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen warned Friday that the country would plunge into civil war if the opposition National Rescue Party wins the election in July and follows through on pledges to prosecute...
View ArticleConnectivity In Asia: Reviving The Old Silk Road? – Analysis
After enjoying a history of about 1600 years, the Silk Road had lost out to the Southern Ocean Corridor connecting Europe and Asia. But now there are signs that the old Silk Road is being revived. By...
View ArticleThe Perils Of Containing China – Analysis
The Obama Administration’s policy of “rebalancing” to the Asia-Pacific appears to be a nascent attempt to contain China. It would behoove US policymakers to recognise a key distinction between...
View ArticleThailand: The Story After The Peace Deal – Analysis
By Aparupa Bhattacherjee The bombings in Narathiwat and Yala in Southern Thailand, immediately after the Peace deal was signed, have raised a pertinent question on how successful the peace deal will be...
View ArticleCambodia, Hong Kong Slip In Press Freedom Poll
By Parameswaran Ponnudurai Press freedom took a knock in Hong Kong, Cambodia, and Thailand while Burma chalked up the best gains for media reforms in Asia over the past year, says an annual global...
View ArticleSouth China Sea Disputes: Strategic Implications And Perspectives On Conflict...
By Dr Subhash Kapila Introductory Observations “Just as German soil constituted the military frontline of the Cold War, the waters of the South China Sea may constitute the military frontline of the...
View ArticleSouth China Sea Security: An Amalgam Of Proxies, Paradoxes Or Profuse...
Introduction The world looked forward passionately to achieve a long awaited break from the conflicts brewing up in Middle East (ME) as well as in Central Asia. A glimmer of hope kindled after...
View ArticleSocial Media: A Bridge Or A Broken Plank In Southeast Asia? – Analysis
By Narayani Basu Using social media to build or express opinion is certainly the beginning of something new in most Southeast Asian countries. Some leaders have been quick to recognise the capacity of...
View ArticleRebels Targeting Children In Thailand’s Southern Conflict
Separatist insurgents in Thailand‘s southern border provinces are committing war crimes by targeting children and other civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. The Thai government should address the...
View ArticleThailand: Deliver Justice For 2010 Political Violence, Says HRW
Three years on, the Thai government has failed to fulfill its promise to impartially prosecute all those responsible for the 2010 political violence, Human Rights Watch said Friday. Amnesty legislation...
View ArticleThai PM Visit Sri Lanka: A Platform To Align Buddhist Nations Of Asia – OpEd
The Thai Prime Minister Ms. Shinawatra is due to visit Buddhist Sri Lanka during the month of Wesak. The bond that Sri Lanka and former Siam (Thailand) share needs to go beyond diplomatic niceties. The...
View ArticleThailand: Italian Journalist’s Family Fears His Army Killers Will Be Pardoned
A Bangkok criminal court investigating Italian freelance journalist Fabio Polenghi’s death during clashes between security forces and “Red Shirt” demonstrators in Bangkok on 19 May 2010 ruled yesterday...
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