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‘Complacency breeds failure’
A new book scrutinises the Bush administration’s policies

by GREG LOWE
If you love President George W. Bush, then Sidney Blumenthal’s latest book The Strange Death of Republican America: Chronicles of a Collapsing Party will get your blood boiling. On the other hand, if you think ‘Shrub’ has made more than the odd questionable policy [...]

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Historian Thant Myint-U tells Greg Lowe why the international community must change its tactics on the question of Myanmar
Myanmar’s military government shocked the world when it chose to let its people die rather than allow foreign aid workers enter its storm-damaged interior.
And the horrors will continue until constructive engagement with the junta - which must [...]

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Tony Wheeler, co-founder of the Lonely Planet guide books, talks about the nature of travel and its impact on the environment
by GREG LOWE
When Tony Wheeler and his wife Maureen travelled from London through Asia to Australia in 1972, little did they know that their adventure would transform the nature of travel. Nevertheless, the self-published account [...]

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By GREG LOWE in Bangkok
THAILAND offers some of Asia’s best real estate investments. High-quality contemporary properties in prime locations continue to drive prices and build the country’s position regionally, but players say government barriers for overseas buyers are crimping growth.

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BANGKOK–Thailand launched its first 3G commercial trial last month, but government regulations and limited hardware continue to hamper the technology’s rollout in the kingdom, industry observers said.
Thailand’s biggest mobile service operator Advanced Info Services (AIS), launched on May 6 its 600 million baht (US$5.3 million) digital 3GSM service along with a commercial trial in the [...]

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