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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
