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China courts old friends
Spectrum, Richard S Ehrlich, Published on 16/10/2016
» China is achieving fresh diplomatic success in Thailand and the Philippines thanks to security arrangements which blocked Hong Kong pro-democracy dissident Joshua Wong from visiting Bangkok and an unexpected anti-US spiral in Manila, impacting President Barack Obama's Asian pivot.
Obama faces diplomatic minefield in Vientiane
Spectrum, Richard S Ehrlich, Published on 04/09/2016
» US President Barack Obama's trip to Laos is seen by some as Washington's effort to woo Southeast Asia away from China's embrace, but he also will be under pressure to speak out on human rights.
V for Validation
B Magazine, Richard S Ehrlich, Published on 03/04/2016
» David Lloyd may have done more to conceal the identity of street protesters and Anonymous activists than anyone in the world.
At long last, a special friend comes in from the Cold War
Spectrum, Richard S Ehrlich, Published on 28/02/2016
» As the US alliance with Thailand suffers strain following the 2014 coup, Russia has delivered combat helicopters to the military regime and now wants to provide tanks, counter- terrorism training, security intelligence and other assistance.
Caught in the middle of a US-China arms wrestle
Spectrum, Richard S Ehrlich, Published on 15/11/2015
» The US State Department has quietly approved the sale of 16 missiles — plus training — to Thailand in a proposed deal worth nearly US$27 million, or just shy of one billion baht.
Portraits of empowerment exhibition targets stigma of asean sex workers
Spectrum, Richard S Ehrlich, Published on 07/04/2013
» Southeast Asian sex workers, supported by the United Nations, are exhibiting their paintings, photographs and multimedia depicting violence, oral sex, repression under Islamic sharia law and other personal experiences.