A Short History of South-east Asia 5E

Peter Church is the Chairman of AFG Venture Group (www.afgventuregroup.com) and is Special Counsel to the Australian and regional law firm of Blake Dawson (www.blakedawson.com). He is a lawyer by profession and has spent more than 30 years living and working in the South-East Asian and Indian regions. Peter advises a wide and varied group of Australian, Asian and international companies in relation to their activities in Asia and Australia. He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1994 for his services to the promotion of business relations between Australia and the South-East Asian region.

Preface ix Introduction xi Brunei 1 Cambodia 10 East Timor 32 Indonesia 38 Lao PDR 64 Malaysia 80 Myanmar 106 Philippines 122 Singapore 140 Thailand 156 Vietnam 180 Further Reading 199 Maps 205 About AFG Venture Group 217 About Blake Dawson 218 Index 219