Tag Archive: Thailand

Political gambit being played out at The Hague.

If you want a moral-based analysis of politics, go see a monk. You would then feel good about yourself, but still wouldn’t understand politics. If you want to understand politics, read a political analysis, but… Read More

The Four Southeast Asia Monarchies.

Assessing the Relevance of Southeast Asia’s Monarchies Southeast Asia has four monarchies, each with its own unique traits. Brunei is an absolute monarchy, while Thailand, Malaysia, and Cambodia have the constitutional form. The… Read More

Cambodia-Thailand: Fight for the borderlines.

On Monday, April 15, 2013,  at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, legal teams from Cambodia and Thailand began presenting arguments over a small part of land along the border between… Read More

In the shadow of the North Korea conflict.

Completely unnoticed by the world at large, two neighboring countries in Southeast  play once more with the fire. The International Court of Justice (IJC) is scheduled to hold the hearing on the Thai-Cambodian dispute… Read More

Cambodian Armed Forces conduct live drill.

Cambodia strengthens  its capacity for the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in defending territorial integrity. The live fire artillery exercises with new military equipment in Kompong Speu province, about 50 km west of the… Read More

Thailand: Increase of Eastern European Tourists.

Thailand sees influx of visitors from Eastern Europe. But not every one is happy, especially in Phuket. Over 1.6 million Eastern European tourists landed in Thailand in 2012, 82 per cent from Russia, according to a… Read More

Mekong im Stau – Irrsinn oder Fortschritt?

Der Mekong ist ein großer Strom im Naturzustand – wild und unreguliert. Noch – denn es gibt erste Anzeichen dafür, dass sich etwas ändert: Zum Beispiel ein Brückenbau flussabwärts von Luang Prabang in… Read More

At least 35 dead Myanmar refugees – And no one cares.

2,300 refugees left homeless in a camp in Thailand. At least 35 refugees from Myanmar are believed to have died with over 100 injured – six of them seriously – following a devastating… Read More

Cambodian Reality – Power Outage in Angkor Wat / Siem Reap.

Siem Reap faces power outage lasting several days.     Electricity in  Siem Reap province was cut off Thursday after an overloaded truck hit eleven power poles and damaged a transmission line from… Read More

Thailand: Stop killing Cambodian log poachers.

The Cambodian government called on Thai authorities to use the courts and not guns against Cambodian citizens caught poaching protected timber. The Cambodian government released figures showing 45 Cambodian loggers were shot dead… Read More

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