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Building a comprehensive security environment in the Straits of Malacca : proceedings of the MIMA International Conference on the Straits of Malacca, 11-13 October, 2004 Kuala Lumpur / editors, Mohd Nizam Basiron and Amir Dastan. – Kuala Lumpur : Maritime Institute of Malaysia, 2006. ISBN 9839275348. LCCN 2010337152.




About the Publication (review from back cover):
…These proceedings capture the complexity of the Straits of Malacca ‘balancing act’ which the littoral States perform under the watchful eyes of the international community and the media and highlight key issues and recent development in this important waterway.

Longlak pak tham/ Phra Phaisan Wisalo. -- Phim khrang raek. Krung Thep Maha Nakhon : Samnakphim Matichon, 2552 [2009]. 159 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. LCCN 2010335745.

About the Publication (Translation of back cover):
“The economic crisis does not lower the quality of life. In fact having less money is better because it encourages you to seek happiness which does not depend on monetary factors. We should add happiness in our life while the economy is down. If we are not satisfied with people who think differently perhaps, we will not be satisfied with the whole world. This will include ourselves too because what we think yesterday may not be alike today. The political crisis is on but your mind may be peaceful. Today we are destructive with our environment who knows tomorrow we may be destroying our fellow human beings. Change the way we think to overturn the environment crisis.”

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Lap luang phrang phak 3 / Watsana Nanuam. -- Phim khrang raek. Krung Thep Maha Nakhon : Samnakphim Matichon, 2553 [2010]. 352 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. ISBN 9789740205630. LCCN 2008314517.

About the Publication:
Lap Luang Phrang phak 3 : the last war, kongthap tang si suk sailuat Cho.Po.Ro (2010) by Watsana Nanuam (ISBN: 9789743072734) who is a well-known journalist specialising in military affairs. This is the third book in her ลับ ลวง พราง (Secrets, Trickery, and Camouflage) series. It is a substantial book (+300 pp.) on military-political affairs. The book is mainly about the activities of the military, especially in relation to General Prem (often described as head of the Ammat system) and those who have gone over to ex-PM Thaksin’s side in recent times.

- provided by the National Library of Australia

The 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks: strategic fallout / Rajesh Basrur [et al.] .-- Singapore : S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2009. 106 p. ; 23 cm. ISBN 9789810846848. LCCN 201353150.


About the Publication:
The terrorist attacks on Mumbai in November 2008, which killed 166 people, exposed India's vulnerability to organised armed violence, precipitated a fresh downturn in India-Pakistan relations and alerted the world to the threat of commando-style terrorist assaults. This monograph systematically assesses the national, regional and global implications of the incident.

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http://www.rsis.edu.sg/publications/monographs.html

Problems of democratisation in Indonesia: elections, institutions and society / edited by Edward Aspinall, Marcus Mietzner. -- Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2010. xx,359 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. ISBN 9789814279901 (pbk.) LCCN 2010353151.

About the Publication:
Alternately lauded as a democratic success story and decried as a flawed democracy, Indonesia deserves serious consideration by anyone concerned with the global state of democracy. Yet, more than ten years after the collapse of the authoritarian Suharto regime, we still know little about how the key institutions of Indonesian democracy actually function. This book, written by leading democracy experts and scholars of Indonesia, presents a sorely needed study of the inner workings of Indonesia's political system, and its interactions with society. Combining careful case studies with an eye to the big picture, it is an indispensable guide to democratic Indonesia, its achievements, shortcomings and continuing challenges.

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The Singapore lion : a biography of S. Rajaratnam / Irene Ng .-- Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2010. xxiv, 575 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. ISBN 9789814279512 (hard). LCCN 2010353136.

About the Publication:
Irene Ng has written a book that gives a comprehensive portrayal of Mr Rajaratnam - one of Singapore's outstanding leaders who played a crucial part in the momentous and crisis-ridden transition to independence. This is a book about the man and his wisdom. One would fail to appreciate him until one reads this absorbing book and reflects on the acuity and breadth of his insights and his wisdom.

- S. R. Nathan, President of Singapore -