[Asia Times] Time to Engage the Burmese Generals?
[In the last year, he has been to Burma six times and travelled extensively. He has seen profound changes and traditional barriers falling away. All the more case, Thant says, for a campaign to engage with the generals.
"It was a narrow approach," he said. "We tried to further isolate the country as it was coming out of its own isolations. They built a wall around themselves in the 1960s and 70s, and then we built another wall around that." ]
BP: His grandfather is former UN Sec-Gen U Thant.- In the last year, he has been to Burma six times and travelled extensively. He
has seen profound changes and traditional barriers falling away. All the more
case, Thant says, for a campaign to engage with the generals.
[Reuters] Q+A: What is behind Thailand's mysterious insurgency?
["The insurgency is highly organized," said Anthony Davis, a security analyst for Jane's Information Group. "The secrecy is very effective, and militarily they've stuck with what they know best. They could keep this campaign going indefinitely."]
BP: Some interesting quotes and analysis[It's been a tough year for Siam Cement PCL, one of Southeast Asia's oldest and biggest industrial conglomerates. But that hasn't kept it from maintaining its status as one of Thailand's most-respected companies.]
BP: A list of top ten admired firms.
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