Yet Somyot acknowledged that the bombing might have been set in motion by Thailand’s July 8 deportation of 109 Uyghur men and women back to China at China’s request—despite pleas from the international community and Turkey’s willingness to welcome them as ethnic Turkic brethren.
* Thailand’s Shrine Bombing: The Case for Turkey’s Grey Wolves—Forbes
“Undoubtedly IS has the capability and it hinges on local franchises, local organizations,” Davis said. And Muslim Thais could well be members of a brigade composed of volunteers from the Malay peninisula now fighting in Syria because hundreds of Malaysians, as well as some Indonesians and Flipinos are already known to be among these fighters.
* Do Myanmar’s Rohingya Really Need Citizenship Now?—Forbes
Back home in Myanmar, fast-track citizenship is unlikely to be a panacea. After all, the 400 Rohingya who have managed to obtain full citizenship still face the same stigma and marginalization that the stateless Rohingya do in Rakhine state. They don't have the same access to jobs, education or housing that the Buddhists of Rakhine do. As long as these conditions persist, Rohingya will seek better lives overseas and take great risks to do so.
* Norodom Sihanouk’s wonderful, horrible life—New Mandala
The way he crushed the 1967 Samlaut Rebellion—torching villages, the summary executions, severed heads as trophies–was straight out of the French rulebook, particularly the Nghe-Tinh Rebellion chapter. Though the survivor memoirs usually depict the Sihanouk and Lon Nol periods as an idyllic time, “paradise” even ...
* Phase-out of chemicals wins backing at Bangkok meet—The Nation
Although there's isn't a single replacement for methyl bromide, there are chemical and non-chemical alternatives for many of its current applications. Niche markets are expected to emerge with the development of substitute compounds tailored for particular plants or for grain fumigation. At the Copenhagen meeting last year, many developing countries voiced ...
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