It’s a defining global issue of our times, but if in BKK today - International Migrants Day (Dec 18) drop by @FCCThai 4pm-5:30pm to hear experts on Thailand’s growing cross border migration dilemmas.. All welcome

Myanmar dilemmas - what IS Thailand up to? A look behind all the maneuverings around one of the strangest regional meetings on escalating crisis.. @NikkeiAsia asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/My...

Thailand’s cross-border migration dilemmas, fuelled by conflict and domestic & regional pressures - what’s going on? Come hear experts @FCCThai in BKK at 4pm on Wed Dec 18 (Int Migrants Day) update on new steps to address urgent issues - all welcome www.fccthai.com/events/462

The regime has now lost control of its border with Bangladesh, and long stretches with China, India and Thailand. Opposition forces are squeezing most of its remaining border crossings. It's not just embarrassing; it signals a trajectory that its neighbors can no longer deny. #Myanmar

Thailand's impressive and ever-evolving food sector benefits from influx of female talent in top kitchens.. eat it to believe it... asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Li...

Warning to brutal dictators everywhere (particularly in Burma) - if it can happen to Assad it can happen to you: the time is coming …

If in BKK tomorrow (Monday Dec 9) don’t miss fascinating lunchtime talk @FCCThai by Sirin Phathanothai - sent in 1958 as a small child to live the house of Chinese communist party leaders and was trapped by the cultural revolution. From 1pm - all welcome. www.fccthai.com/events/456

In SE Asia- and particularly Burma-focused - circles (& Korea), US scholar David Steinberg put Burma studies on the map, with great love and knowledge of the country& people. Always curious, he wrote papers, books & quirky vignettes even into his 90s.. RIP www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...