(Joseph Thomas – NEO) – Even as AFP tried to depict a recent United Nations human rights meeting as a landmark stand against what it […]
Tag: Asia
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
The West’s War on Thailand’s Next King
The first fatal mistake Western observers make when attempting to describe Thailand’s monarchy is comparing it to European, or worse yet, Arabian institutions. It is […]
US Still Seeks Regime Change Across Asia
While the US could accurately be described as a global power in decline, the ambitions of prominent special interests at the center of its economic […]
What Does Trump Victory Mean for Asia? Nothing New
With the victory of Donald Trump during the 2016 US presidential elections, many commentators, analysts and academics have “predicted” a more isolationist America. For Asia […]
Why is a Hong Kong “Activist” in Bangkok?
Joshua Wong’s alleged arrest at a Bangkok airport is portrayed as a slight against “democracy,” yet the US-funded and backed agitator undermines his own principles […]