BANGKOK, Jan 25 (IPS Asia-Pacific) - The perilous flight of the nearly 1,000 Rohingya who made it to Thailand in December before they were sent back to sea is a sign of worsening humanitarian crisis in the region.

BANGKOK, Mar 3 - Policymakers and development planners in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) may not think of artists as partners in their development efforts. Many may quickly dismiss the suggestion that artists have a role to play in envisioning development models, promoting understanding about the needs of different populations, and identifying solutions to development problems. There is also little appreciation for the social and cultural dimensions that they add to an otherwise technical and economic model of development.

BANGKOK, Jan 25 - In envisioning an integrated Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), the governments of the six riparian countries and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) regard the "connecting of nations" as contributing to the "linking of people" and vice-versa.

BANGKOK, Sep 20 - Recently, Philipp Borgs, a student of mine at the South-east Asia Studies Masters’ Programme of Chulalongkorn University, submitted a term paper on drug smuggling in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS). His review of existing literature, complemented by brief field observations, leaves little doubt that illegal trade has been able to capitalise on market expansion and infrastructure development triggered by regional integration, in the process successfully responding to new market demands.