John Fitzpatrick. About New China, the Koreas, Myanmar, Thailand, and also about Japanese and Chinese writers and poets. The main emphasis is on North Asia and the political tectonics of this very important, powerful, and many-peopled area.
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Political Situation in Thailand : the PM along with DPM/FM Surapong, DPM Niwatthamrong, DPM Pongthep, DPM Pracha, Royal Thai Police Commissioner-General Adul and Permanent Secretary for Defence General Nipat gave an interview to members of the foreign media - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Thailand
Peter Greste Australian Al Jazeera Journalist incarcerated in Egypt
I'm sad to hear of Mr Greste's imprisonment. It appears very unfair. One of the charges seems to be past links to an outlawed organisation, support for an outlawed organisation (The Muslim Brotherhood). As the Muslim Brotherhood was the democratically elected government of Egypt prior to the military take over, it would appear that anyone who voted for the previous government or interviewed them, or spoke with them when they were legal and proper was in fact supporting a now outlawed organisation...
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