Southeast Asia news, blog, video from a former Senior Asia Correspondent for NPR who now lives and works on the river. If it informs or intrigues, I'll pass it along. There's new sound every day and a podcast every week or so plus a (mostly) daily blog of what’s happening in the region. I've followed the Mekong from the source (Tibet) to the mouth (Vietnam). There's a lot going on. And China figures in just about all of it. I'm no photographer or videographer, but the images are all mine, fr ...
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Southeast Asia news, blog, video from a former Senior Asia Correspondent for NPR who now lives and works on the river. If it informs or intrigues, I'll pass it along. There's new sound every day and a podcast every week or so plus a (mostly) daily blog of what’s happening in the region. I've followed the Mekong from the source (Tibet) to the mouth …
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The Khmer Rouge Tribunal verdicts last week. Is the Tribunal really a 'failure', as Human Rights Watch suggests, the verdicts, 'too little, too late'?توسط Michael Sullivan
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Indonesia's democracy passed a big test this week. Thailand? Not so muchwww.mouthofthemekong.comتوسط Michael Sullivan
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Three weeks and change in, the Thai junta insists the coup was not a coup but a 'military iintervention' to put Thailand back on the right track, has launched happiness campaign to help make that happen. www.mouthofthemekong.comتوسط Michael Sullivan
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A couple of days downriver in Huay Xai, Laos. No politics this week, sorry.توسط Michael Sullivan
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Happy Songkran, the Thai (and Lao and Cambodian and Myanmar)New Year and the biggest waterfight in the world. Lots more at www.mouthofthemekong.comتوسط Michael Sullivan
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Thailand with a tough choice: give in and deport 200+ Uighurs back to China, as Beijing demands, or give them refuge? U.S. and HRW urging Thailand not to send them back. Thailand as way station for those looking for a better life elsewhere.توسط Michael Sullivan
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Climb down on the Bangkok Shutdown. Khun Suthep don't like Mondaysتوسط Michael Sullivan
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Mouth Of The Mekong, Monday February 17th; Democracy in Southeast Asia: Who's winning? Indonesia
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Democracy in Southeast Asia is taking a beating, especially in Thailand lately. What about the rest of the region? Well, Indonesia gets the gold. Following the fall of the dictator Suharto, many the Muslim majority nation would disintegrate...but they were wrong.توسط Michael Sullivan
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Mouth of the Mekong, Sunday, January 12th, 2014 A very personal return to Aceh nine years after
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Weekly podcast of news and analysis about Southeast Asia from former NPR Senior Asia correspondent who now lives on the Mekong. If it informs or intrigues, I'll pass it along. Daily text updates and more at www.mouthofthemekong.com This week: a very personal return to Aceh nine years after the tsunami. A piece I did for NPR last week is available a…
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Weekly podcast of news and analysis about Southeast Asia from former NPR Senior Asia correspondent who now lives on the Mekong. If it informs or intrigues, I'll pass it along. Daily text updates and more at www.mouthofthemekong.com This week: Thai Political Groundhog Day...AGAIN?توسط Michael Sullivan
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Weekly podcast of news and analysis about Southeast Asia from former NPR Senior Asia correspondent who now lives on the Mekong. If it informs or intrigues, I'll pass it along. Daily text updates and more at www.mouthofthemekong.comToday: a bad anniversary in Laosتوسط Michael Sullivan
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Weekly podcast of news and analysis about Southeast Asia from former NPR Senior Asia correspondent who now lives on the Mekong. If it informs or intrigues, I'll pass it along. Daily text updates and more at www.mouthofthemekong.comThis week: are the Thais about to drive off the political cliff...again?…
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Weekly podcast of news and analysis about Southeast Asia from former NPR Senior Asia correspondent who now lives on the Mekong. If it informs or intrigues, I'll pass it along. Daily text updates and more at www.mouthofthemekong.com This week: Thai political upheaval or, Groundhog Dayتوسط Michael Sullivan
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Weekly podcast of news and analysis about Southeast Asia from former NPR Senior Asia correspondent who now lives on the Mekong. If it informs or intrigues, I'll pass it along. Daily text updates, pictures from the river, video and more at www.mouthofthemekong.comتوسط Michael Sullivan
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Weekly podcast of news and analysis about Southeast Asia from former NPR Senior Asia correspondent who now lives on the Mekong. If it informs or intrigues, I'll pass it along. Daily text updates and more at www.mouthofthemekong.com.This week: a typhoon, a tsunami and a story about faith restoredتوسط Michael Sullivan
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Weekly podcast of news and analysis about Southeast Asia from former NPR Senior Asia correspondent who now lives on the Mekong. If it informs or intrigues, I'll pass it along. Daily text updates and more at www.mouthofthemekong.comThis week: Say it ain't so, Daw Suuتوسط Michael Sullivan
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