2011 A Year of Ravages and Provocations of power in Region
- Published: 18/12/2011 at 03:16 AM
- Newspaper section: Spectrum
Political brinkmanship, territorial disputes and natural disasters bedevilled Southeast Asia over the past 12 months, but some of the region's nastier figures were finally dragged before the law and established elites challenged. These are the stories that made headlines this year, and are likely to set the agenda for 2012.
STILL WATERS: The sun sets on flooded rice fields watched over by the giant Buddha at Wat Muang in the central province of Ang Thong.
Record floods devastated Thailand and much of Southeast Asia. More than 1,000 people were killed across the region, with businesses in Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and the Philippines taking a massive knock from Mother Nature, losing billions.
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- Writer: Luke Hunt
- Position: Writer
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