Friday, September 26, 2008

Irrawaddy Magazine, which suffered cyber-attack -- probably from Burmese junta, now back on line with this report --

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=14326

Laura Bush speaks up for Burma.

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 ...