EDITORIAL Asean's sad policy on Burma
The junta's dysfunctional diplomacy is demonstrated once again after Malaysia's envoy cuts short his visit
THAI TALK April 2 election: welcome to a minefield of political crises
While it's supposed to be a snap election, Thaksin Shinawatra is exploiting it as a referendum. It's technically a one-horse electoral race but he calls it a move to "return power to the people". The opposition parties boycotting the polls say it's nothing more than Thaksin's desperate attempt to whitewash his family's dubious sale of Shin Corp shares to Singapore's Temasek.
