Friday, November 30, 2007

Burmese monks have disapeared, even as monasteries are used for combat training.

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/11/the-rape-of-bur.html

Place names I came across in reading DGE Hall--Mainly a history of the rivalry between the French, the British and the Dutch in S and SE Asia from the 16th century onwards.

I'm only reading the reigns of Naresuan,his brother Ekathasarot and his great grandson Narai-- Narai was very progressive and sent the ...