New Mandala

This new book, A Guide to Colonial Sources on Burma: Ethnic & Minority Histories of Burma in the India Office Records, British Library, will be of interest to a good number of New Mandala readers:
Author: Mandy Sadan.
Book Description: Orchid Press, Bangkok, 2008. Hard bound. First Edition. 24.5 x 17.5 cm. 580 pp., 4 maps, indices. [...]

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New Mandala readers looking to take the current pulse of the Thai political scene will find two recent blogs from The Nation’s stable of online content reward a visit. 
The first is Suthichai Yoon’s argument about the “invisible hand” that Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej believes has a controlling influence in Thai politics.  Suthichai invites the PM to show his [...]

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Last month I highlighted a new book by American conservation advocate Dr Alan Rabinowitz.  The Myanmar Times has recently run an interesting article on his efforts to create wildlife sanctuaries in Burma.  Anybody with an interest in the environment of mainland Southeast Asia, or thinking about taking the contentious step of working alongside Burma’s generals, will find his work an [...]

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The conflict in the south is now the deadliest in Thailand’s history…The insurgents justify illegal attacks on civilians by saying they’re retaliating against abuses by Thai security forces, and the Thai army responds in kind. It is a deadly and pointless vicious circle.
- Brad Adams, Asia director of Human Rights Watch, in a statement just released by [...]

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