214th INTG Meeting – A panel discussion with Andrew Forbes, John Butt, and Dean Henderson The panel noted the need for Al-Qaeda and its chief theoretician, to be hunted down in the aftermath of the attacks of September 11th 2001. By extension, the Taliban authorities in also deserved to be overthrown for their part in … Read more
207th INTG Meeting – A talk by M.R. Rujaya Abhakorn From the 16th Century the balance of power in this region had been disputed. Kengtung was on one of the main trade routes between Burma, China, Laos and Thailand and vital for access to the sea, achieved via Chiang Mai and thence to Moulmein and … Read more
108th INTG Meeting – A talk by Ron Renard Summary of the Talk In the early Southeast Asian world there were basically two classes of people: the Tai who lived in cities and towns (and considered themselves civilized) and the Kha who lived in the forest (and were considered by the Tai to be uncivilized). … Read more
