Even I am up to date with political issues in the middle east I was not aware about the impact of the current floods in Pakistan. When I was traveling in the north of Pakistan (SWAT Valley) in the last year I was enjoying the beauty and peace. It is a wonderful place with amazing mountains, little sweet villages and warmhearted people.
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Wikileaks has become an important tool in our rapidly evolving world of new global media. Latest well researched information about the Afghani releases on Al Jazeera answering the question: Is this just the beginning of a new media divide or will Wikileaks end its operation?
Just a very short acknowledgment for my blog readers and new twitter followers; I want to thank everyone for the great feedback and loyalty; also to Thailandvoice.com which recently honored me with the blog of the month.
Thank you very much,
Florian
Currently I am working on a reportage about Thai cloth factories near the Burmese border which are caging refugees. I just came back from the Karen State in Burma and the surrounding refugee camps on both sides. It is amazing how huge these camps are. There are no accurate numbers – the latest TBBC report of June 2010 states 102.000 refugees but most people in that area believe that more than 200.000 refugees are currently living in the area around the camp. Most researchers are talking about half a million Burmese people which have been displaced by the Burmese militaryJunta.
During my travel and research about the tribal areas along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan last year I experienced the warm hospitality of the Pashtun tribe and their traditional Eid Festival. I stayed a whole day with my friend’s family and discovered a unique and interesting part of their life which was far away from a bloody killing of animals and clearly connected to religious, social and cultural values.
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A lot of my friends and followers on Twitter have been asking about my health issues since the 10th April and I want to share some experience with the Thai health system as a foreigner.
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This is very strong content and it is hard to watch, but it is a very important issue. Friends of mine have been building toilets in Laos for years but I never really confronted myself with the problems that are involved.
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Laws and regulations are getting tighter and tighter. The current State of Emergency brings up more problems for online Blogger and also put several newspapers in a serious situation of fear.
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Aljazeeras full length recap of Thailands political struggle and the violent clashes. It is featuring great interviews and in depth details about the incidents during the crackdown. Also including some of my video footage.
