Erdogan’s hollow win
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is claiming a victory for his yes campaign in yesterday’s referendum on the Turkish constitution....
Category: asia
Erdogan turns up the heat in Turkey
Some interesting notes in the Economist as Turkey goes to a referendum today. Turkey matters not just for its...
Trip Advisor’s airline awards throw up some unlikely results
Picture: Emirates Press release So TripAdvisor has gone into the awards business and has made Emirates very happy with...
Dusit Hotel under threat
BK magazine is reporting that Bangkok may be about to witness the demise of the old Dusit Thani hotel...
‘Good Night, Malaysian Three Seven Zero’:
Here is my March 2014 web page – with extensive coverage of Malaysian 370. The following report is from...
Goodbye 2016 – you will be remembered but not missed
In international affairs it was a strange and alarming year. For me, as the picture shows, I traveled, I...
How Japan can mesmerise
A visit to Japan is always a pleasure. Tai and I were there for two weeks at the beginning...
Thailand’s King Bhumibol has died
King Bhumibol of Thailand died earlier today. The time of death was 3.52pm with an official announcement at 7pm....
Thais on alert over fears for King’s heath
This evening my Thai family and their friends are gripped by rumours that the end of near for their...
Hiroshima’s grim past and vibrant present
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