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	<title><![CDATA[Land of Smiles: News from John Walsh in Bangkok]]></title>
	<link>http://jcwalsh.bravejournal.com</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[News and commentary from Thailand and Southeast Asia. Bird flu, violence in Southern Thailand and continued corruption are current themes in this part of the world. You can also find out about my latest research and publications. Welcome to the Land of Smiles.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cyclone; Earthquake; Floods]]></title>
		<link>http://jcwalsh.bravejournal.com/entry/26838/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Good morning,  Aid is starting to trickle into Burma, although at too slow a rate. An American plane has landed and visas are being considered for aid workers on a case-by-case...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 07:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nargis May Have Already Killed 120,000; More than Half Fear Coup; No Compromise over Preah Vihear]]></title>
		<link>http://jcwalsh.bravejournal.com/entry/26828/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Good afternoon,  There are fears that 120,000 Burmese have already been killed by Cyclone Nargis and that up to a million may be threatened by disease and famine. The Burmese...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 09:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Burmese Cyclone Death Toll May Reach 250,000]]></title>
		<link>http://jcwalsh.bravejournal.com/entry/26800/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Good morning,  Reports suggest that the cyclone in southern Burma may have killed as many as 250,000 people and left two million homeless. The cyclone affected the...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 07:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Policies not Personalities; Thein Sein in Bangkok; The O and Thai Women]]></title>
		<link>http://jcwalsh.bravejournal.com/entry/26736/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Good morning,  Foolish people, of whom we have a surfeit, are determined to focus on personalities and not politics, as this example shows. This of course suits the forces of...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 08:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Krue Sa Massacre: Fourth Anniversary - Violence Threatened]]></title>
		<link>http://jcwalsh.bravejournal.com/entry/26728/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Good morning,  This week marks the fourth anniversary of the Krue Sa Massacre in the South of Thailand and there are threats of violent reprisals. The army killed 106 southern...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rice Remains Top of the News; Pramoedya Ananta Toer]]></title>
		<link>http://jcwalsh.bravejournal.com/entry/26718/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Good morning,  The government is considering increasing the wages for state employees and increasing the minimum wage. The continuing high prices of oil and food mean that many...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Five Workers Murdered in the South; Labour Conditions in Shrimp Industry Condemned; Vietnamese Competitiveness]]></title>
		<link>http://jcwalsh.bravejournal.com/entry/26678/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Good morning,  Five people on a work gang, including two women, were murdered by southern terrorists. The workers were on their way to rebuild an Islamic school in Pattani...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rice Crisis Concerns; Yipeng Lanterns at Suvarnabhumi; Chonburi and Krung Thai Bank Get 2-2 Draws]]></title>
		<link>http://jcwalsh.bravejournal.com/entry/26671/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Good morning,  Opinion about what to do in the face of the rice crisis remains divided and, occasionally, uninformed. The Internal Trade Department is organizing a meeting of...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cabinet Battles Potential Food Shortage; PM Samak Demonstrates Independence of Mind]]></title>
		<link>http://jcwalsh.bravejournal.com/entry/26655/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Good morning,  The cabinet has created a plan to try to secure food security for the foreseeable future. There are increasing concerns worldwide that the amount of food...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tesco Lotus Libel Cases; 'Stolen' Olympic Torches Returned]]></title>
		<link>http://jcwalsh.bravejournal.com/entry/26649/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Good morning,  Khun Kamol Kamoltrakul, one of three Thai writers being sued by Tesco Lotus, has arrived in the UK to state his case. Khun Kamol, who is a respected figure and an...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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