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Sufficiency sufficiency

November 4th, 2006 by Andrew Walker · 2 Comments

The Nation reports on Surayud’s presentation to the National Legislative Assembly on his regime’s policy initiatives. The summary of economic initiatives reads (with my emphasis):
In regard to the economy, the government has three sets of policies designed to meet the specific requirements of each of the three economic levels - individual, market and national.
At the [...]

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Tags: Sufficiency Economy · Surayud regime · Thailand

Reminder - make your contribution on local electoral culture

November 4th, 2006 by Andrew Walker · 7 Comments

Just a reminder that the invitation still stands for contributions by New Mandala readers on local electoral culture in Thailand. As I previously posted I am planning to compile contributions into a single document that, I hope, will provide valuable insights into the diversity of electoral practice in Thailand. There have been some great contributions [...]

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Tags: Thailand · Thaksin

President Aung San Suu Kyi

November 4th, 2006 by Nicholas Farrelly · Add a Comment

Some notable news from SOAS this week:
The SOAS Students Union has awarded the title of Honorary President of the Student Union to Burmese NLD leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
The award ceremony took place on the 11th anniversary of Aung San Suu Kyi’s house arrest and was one of many events held around the world to [...]

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Tags: Burma