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Letter From the Grave

Last Thursday, Lasantha Wickramatunga, editor of the Sri Lankan newspaper the Sunday Leader, was assassinated on his way to work by two gunmen riding motorcycles. He knew it was only […]

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Updated: The Cockroaches Take Over

Giles Ji Ungpakorn, professor of political science at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, has kindly allowed us to publish his analysis of the current political crisis in Thailand. See below. (Update: Mr. […]

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Help Burma

Here is a good place to donate for Burmese victims of Cyclone Nargis. Friends have been streaming in with various reports from Burma. Most of us have been denied visas. […]

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News Direct from Burma to My Doorstep

I received a telephone call Wednesday morning, from a friend, who shall remain annonymous for obvious reasons. He was franticly trying to find a Machintosh computer. “I’ve just arrived from […]

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AllJazeera: Inside Myanmar: The Crackdown

UNPRECEDENTED FOOTAGE: UNPRECEDENTED FOOTAGE:

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Media Blackout = Mass Murder?

An assassinated monk floating in a river. As far as we can tell Burma is not issuing any visas at the moment. The junta has shut down communication with the […]

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Video of Japanese Journalist Shows Deliberately Shot

New footage has emerged of Kenji Nagai being what appears to be quite deliberately gunned down by Burmese forces at near point blank range, contradicting the junta’s official statement that […]

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Burmese Kill 2 Foreign Journalists

Purported to be the Japanese journalist shot dead by Burmese troops….doesn’t look like much of an accident. Although not yet confirmed by the Embassy of Japan, the Japanese video journalist […]

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Saffron Revolution: Burma on the Brink of Change?

Sign the petition Several people have contacted me asking if I am plan to go to Burma. The answer is no. I know that even going down to the embassy […]

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EXPO NIPPON

Pul Charki prison, Afghanistan. © Anne Holmes Hello. I am back from Afghanistan and in the process of putting together my exhibition for Japan. I will be showing photographs from […]

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Bangkok Protest Scene

Since the September 2006 coup that deposed PM Thaksin Shinawatra, there have been numerous groups rallying on a regular basis. Some don’t agree with the way Thaksin was ousted, and […]

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Thaksin Speaks to Anti-Coup Rally via Webcast

© Anne Holmes An estimated seven to ten thousand people rallied at Sanam Luang last night to watch a prerecroded webcast speech by ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Since June 2, […]

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Boring Day

© Anne Holmes There was no violence and no opposition to be seen on the day the courts announced they would disolve Thai Rak Thai and ban its party leaders […]

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May 30: Playground or War Zone?

The May 30 Constitutional Court decision is likely to be one of the most important events since the September 2006 coup. Various groups are pledging to stage massive protests in […]

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Photographer Injured in South Thailand Bomb Blast

Veteran conflict photographer Philip Blenkinsop sustained minor injuries when a bomb exploded in South Thailand’s Yala province, early Tuesday morning. 11 others were injured in the blast. Violent incidents in […]

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YouTube to return to Thailand

After brokering a deal with YouTube, and threatening its parent company, Google, with a law suit, the popular internet media source is coming back to Thailand. The government banned the […]

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Bombs of Bangkok

by Anne Holmes Thailand was ushered into 2007 with a rather unsavory surprise this New Years Eve. Just as the sun was going down, three bombs detonated at various key […]

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Good Morning Tokyo

© Anne Holmes Ohayo, Nippon. You are the favored contender in the competition with India for the country with the most contradictions. Your taxis have doors that open automatically, your […]

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Postcard from the Deep Blue

© Anne Holmes Would you believe me if I told you I’ve been living on a tiny island inhabited by animist sea gypsies, that is surrounded by some of the […]

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