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MEDIA – FABIO POLENGHI – UN ANNO DOPO Lunedì 16 maggio ore 18.30 conferenza stampa e inaugurazione mostra fotografica LITTLEITALY ART GALLERY • VALENTINA TOSONI & DOROTA KOZIARA Alzaia Naviglio Grande, 42 – Milano Fabio Polenghi, fotoreporter, il 19 maggio 2010 è stato ucciso a Bangkok. Un colpo al cuore lo ha raggiunto mentre documentava [...]

The question remains open, casting a shadow over the future of millions of people in South East Asia. Yet there seems to be nothing the main political forum of the region can do about it. When the leaders of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) gather for a summit in Jakarta, the very controversial issue of a giant dam planned on the Mekong river, high up…

Is Thailand still a Democracy? According to the Freedom House 2010 report, “Thailand can no longer even be considered an electoral democracy”, and the shutdown of 13 radio stations linked to the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD)–the opposition umbrella organisation, also known as the ‘Red Shirts’–seems to confirm this trend.

Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia have been rekindled after the publication of a report released by Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC), according to which the Thai Army used cluster munitions on Cambodian territory during the February 2011 conflict along the border near Preah Vihear temple. The report states that …

Thailand-Cambodia Tensions Reveal ASEAN’s Limitations Roberto Tofani – World Politics Review A deadly clash between Thai and Cambodian troops along the border near the Preah Vihear temple has renewed long-running tension between the two Southeast Asian neighbors. The fresh conflict poses a serious threat to bilateral relations and could be exploited, especially in Thailand, in [...]

Who’s who among the reds By Thanong Khanthong The Nation Published on May 28, 2010 Thailand has faced urban rebellion by the militant faction of the reds to strengthen the bargaining power of the overall red movement, which seeks to regain power through a short cut. The present crisis is not about the red poor [...]