For politics nerds only…
Anasuya is back in Bangkok after covering the recent Myanmar elections.
Imagine my joy, as someone who loves political ephemera, when she showed me the items pictured above.
I may scan in a few of the documents later and share them here, but wanted I post this snapshot for now.
The story is here, and begins:
As Myanmar tallies the last votes from Sunday’s critical parliamentary by-elections, many business leaders are pondering the implications of the country’s recent run of political reforms. For many Southeast Asia-based companies, the big issue is whether migrant workers from the country also known as Burma decide to return home, resulting in a tighter labor market – especially in Thailand.
Give it a read and please consider sharing it on Facebook or Twitter, if you’re so inclined.
Just briefly, I wanted to pass along a snapshot of a few of today’s front pages following yesterday’s landmark elections in Myanmar.
As you can see in the image above, The Bangkok Post ran a photo of some of Aung San Suu Kyi’s supporters. The IHT has an image of Suu Kyi herself. And The Wall Street Journal has a front page story about the election. (The photo is of damage caused by the recent bombings in Southern Thailand.)