THAILAND

 

High tension
State of emergency Read
Violent clashes in Bangkok between pro- and anti-government protestors leave behind one dead. Why is crisis happening? BBC reports.
Sep 2, 2008

Thailand-Malaysia
More friction Read
Intelligence chiefs keep close watch on Langkawi. Bangkok Post
Sept 12, 2005

Thai-Malaysia-Indonesia Read
'Getting everyone on the same side'. Bitter conflict shows poor the state of their cooperation, intelligence sharing is. Bangkok Post.
Dec 27, 2004

Kra Canal
A hope shattered Read
Overhanging sword over Singapore removed, but no one's jumping for joy over the cause. By Seah Chiang Nee
Nov 6, 2004

Taksin Read
He's a windfall for publishers; shops have whole sections on books about him. The Nation.
Aug 12, 2004

Thailand
Thaksin's Aspirations Read
Asean's emerging leader wants to travel the same road as Lee Kuan Yew and Mahathir Mohamad.
Feb 21, 2004

Sex, bribes and publicity Read
Thailand's commercial sex king wreaks vengeance to bring down corrupt policemen on his payroll. Jan Mcgirk. The Independent.
Aug 17, 2003

Kra Canal Will It Happen...Ever? >> Read
Kra Isthmus canal to bypass Straits of Malacca, reducing Singapore's shipping role, is once again taken out of mothballs with probably same result.
Mar 12, 2001