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New US Ambassador Seeks to Drag Thailand into US-China Conflict
The English-language Bangkok Post helped reveal Washington’s growing obsession with Beijing and its attempts to drag Thailand into the middle of its conflict during an […]
South China Sea: The Cambodia Connection
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, recently condemned US policy for destabilising the Middle East. The Phnom Penh Post in an article titled, “US policy destabilised […]
How the Western Media Revises Reality
The goal of informing an audience is straightforward and employs equally straightforward methods. The goal of manipulating an audience, however, is more complicated. It involves […]
Thai-Russian Cooperation Seeks Thai Alternatives to Facebook, Google
Russian and Thai telecom interests have begun preliminary discussions toward creating local alternatives to social network and Internet search giants Facebook and Google in Thailand. […]
Thailand: Award Winning Journalist Defends Hospital Bombing
A bomb targeting a Bangkok military hospital and injuring 24 on the third anniversary of the 2014 military coup which deposed the government of Yingluck […]
Fake News: Asia’s “Autocrats” Vs Asia’s Autocrats
Mounting evidence suggests media outlets across the United States and Europe are selectively labelling leaders from around the world as “autocrats,” “despots” and “dictators” based […]
Thailand: Crushing Localism Threatens National, Regional Stability
Street vendors of all kinds are facing a complete ban of their livelihood across Bangkok, the capital of Southeast Asia’s Thailand. While it may appear […]
US Concerns Over “Election Interference” May Backfire
The United States has recently claimed the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats from US territory as well as additional sanctions against the Russian state are […]
US Finds Itself Alone in Supposed “Fight” Against ISIS
US policymakers lament, “no capable local allies” in fight against Islamic State. The Brookings Institution’s Daniel Byman in a paper titled, “The limits of air […]