From the Japan Times: and yes, we were there! Nick Martinez entered his first interleague contest in Japan with an overwhelming sense of familiarity. The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher said he’d watched so much tape of the Yomiuri Giants … Continue reading
The 2014 Thai coup was four years ago this week. The peaceful coup was followed by limited protests that were quickly suppressed and a campaign to return happiness to the people. There as also a promise to return democracy to … Continue reading
Last night marked the 75th anniversary of Operation Chastise, the legendary Dambusters Raid, which occurred on the night of 16/17 May, 1943. 19 Avro Lancaster bombers, led by Wing Commander Gibson with British, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand crews, departed from … Continue reading
The United States and the United Arab Emirates have signed a deal on May 11th which is the resolution of a long argument over the use of alleged UAE government subsidies to its airlines and accusations of unfair competition within … Continue reading
This is bad news for a free media and for open dialogue in Thailand. It also further evidences the government’s control over mainstream Thai media. The owners of the Bangkok Post have buckled under pressure and removed the editor of … Continue reading
Pithaya Pookaman is a retired Thai ambassador to Bangladesh, Bhutan, Chile and Ecuador. He currently lives in Bangkok. He wrote an opinion piece for Asia Sentinel. A few important passages are below. He starts by noting that “the Thai people … Continue reading
Emirates today announced its full year results for the year to 31 March 2018. The annual report is here: 2017/2018 Emirates Annual Report 2016/2017 was terrible. So an improvement was always likely. But it is solid rather than impressive. My … Continue reading
After three years denouncing the Iran nuclear deal as “horrible,” “disastrous,” and “insane,” Donald Trump yesterday formally announced that “the United States will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal” and would “begin reinstituting U.S. nuclear sanctions on the Iranian regime.” … Continue reading
How close are we to a major war in the Middle East – that could drag in allies from Russia, the USA and the west? This will not be a domestic war; this is not contained like Yemen, Syria or … Continue reading
