Thailand

With its lax environmental laws, Burma has become a battleground for neighbouring countries keen to get their hands on the country’s abundant natural resources…

The Pheu Thai Party has defeated the Bangkok élite - royalists, socialites and military…

Southeast Asia’s ‘war on drugs’ is about managing profitable criminal enterprises, not closing them down.…

Jim Taylor takes a look at the real face of Thailand today…

*Nick Harvey* reports on the position of the Hmong – both inside Laos and the bleak refugee camps of Thailand.…

Total’s CEO has a hissy fit…

In Thailand, criticizing the king can land you in a heap of trouble…

BANGKOK, 2 April, 2008:This week, climate negotiators are in Bangkok hammering out a workplanwhich will allow them to reach a new set of agreements by the end of2009.Contrary to some reports, the Kyoto Protocol does not end in 2012– it is simply the end of the first commitment period and all so-calledAnnex 1 (mainly industrialized) countries are legally required tocommit to new binding emission reductions targets.…

The first in a two-part special...They say that media have short memories…

What are the people and politicians in the developing world saying about climate change? Nicola Bullard, from Focus on the Global South, joins Radio New Internationalist's Chris Richards to find out, as campaigners in India, Thailand and the United States take a ride through the rhetoric of climate change politics…