International Lawyers Question Thailand's Security Law |
| By SIMON ROUGHNEEN |
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A weak rule of law is contributing to political division and violence in Thailand, according to the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). |
Karen Refugees Warned Not To Talk |
| By SIMON ROUGHNEEN |
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The Thai military has warned Karen refugees at Tha Song Yang not to speak to the media or the UNHCR––or risk arrest and deportation. |
Filipinos Prepare for First-ever Automated Elections |
| By MARS W. MOSQUEDA JR |
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Filipinos will vote in the May 10 general election through an “automated elections system”, which promises to speed up time spent at the ballot box, a quicker results count and a supposedly fraudulent-free process. |
Ban on CNN May Be Related to Haiti Coverage |
| By WAI MOE |
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Burma's only provider of non-state television stations has stopped broadcasting CNN, possibly because of its coverage of US troops involved in the Haiti earthquake relief effort. |
Thai-Burmese Border Camps Braced for New Refugee Flow |
| By ALEX ELLGEE |
| The prospect of conflict in disputed areas of Burma's Karen State is leading Thai-Burmese border camps to brace themselves for new flows of refugees. |
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 |  All refugee returns to Myanmar [Burma] must be voluntary. In our interviews with the [Karen] refugees, none expressed any desire to return home.  —Kitty McKinsey, UNHCR spokesperson in Bangkok |
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The Case for China's Intervention in Burma |
| By MIN ZIN |
| There are now more reasons than ever for China to press Naypyidaw for genuine reconciliation in Burma. |
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Editorial: Thailand Must Not Repatriate Karen Refugees |
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How to Select a UN Special Envoy? |
| By AUNG ZAW |
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  1 US = 1,005 kyat 1 BT = 29.95 kyat February 3, 2010 |
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Why the 2008 Constitution is the Junta's Holy Grail |
| By AUNG NAING OO |
| At the core of the 2008 Constitution is the military government’s cherished notion of “dwifungsi”––the self-assigned double duty of managing the country’s internal governance and protecting it from security threats. |
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Why the 2008 Constitution is the Junta's Holy Grail |
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A Tip for Asean: Ethnic Reality beyond the Election |
| By HTET AUNG |
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Revenue from Refugees? |
| After a stressful meeting in Naypyidaw, a senior Thai government official relaxes in the barber’s chair. |
