Burma junta hides Cyclone Nargis suffering with propaganda village
One year after Cyclone Nargis, the Burmese junta is hiding the continued suffering by turning one rebuilt village into a TV setFirst Posted April 30, 2009
Edward Loxton
writes about Thailand, Burma, Laos and Vietnam for a number of regional publications from his base in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, and about Burma for Irrawaddy, the Burmese exile magazine that aims to bring about regime change there. His second book, The Orchid Cafe, a humorous look at life in a remote Thai village, is to be published in mid-2007.
Thai airport occupation is part of a wider struggle
Protests reflect growing unease at the direction Prime Minister Somchai is taking the countryFirst Posted December 5, 2008
Cambodia and Thailand on brink of war
A dispute over an ancient temple has sparked conflict in Southeast Asia, says Edward LoxtonFirst Posted July 24, 2008
Burmese take cyclone disaster in their stride
Victims of Cyclone Nargis have proven resilient despite media predictions of doomFirst Posted June 30, 2008
Junta compound the horror of the cyclone
Burma’s military leadership left their people at the mercy of the elements, reports Edward LoxtonFirst Posted May 8, 2008
Rambo goes to Rangoon
Hollywood has despatched Rambo to Burma to sort out the junta's armed forcesFirst Posted December 3, 2007
Sanctions hit Burmese junta's meal ticket
Edward Loxton on how targetted US sanctions will give Burma's elite a headacheFirst Posted October 24, 2007
Travel agent's Burma claim sparks protest
Even in times of bloody suppression and international outrage, it seems, the multi-million-pound travel...First Posted October 16, 2007
