Thailand’s Ticking Political Time Bomb

Thailand’s politics are in turmoil, featuring mass demonstrations, a growing role for the military in Thai politics, and erosion of the country’s fledgling democracy. If the United States aims to construct a foreign policy which can adapt to the coming Thai tempest, we need to understand the players and the turf. The Conflict and Its […]

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No Reconciliation for Thailand’s Red Shirts

Thailand Freezes Accounts to Hit Reds Despite public promises of compromise by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, Thailand’s military-backed government is continuing to tighten the screws on protesters, most recently freezing bank accounts belonging to 83 wealthy suspected supporters of the two-month insurrection which ended in May. “I insist that the government has never intended to […]

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Thai rivals commit to peace plan despite violence

Thailand’s government and “Red Shirts” protesters on Saturday committed themselves to a faltering peace process despite twin attacks that left two police officers dead. Grenade blasts and a drive-by shooting targeted security forces facing off against the anti-government Red Shirts at their massive rally encampment which has shut down most of Bangkok’s main shopping district. […]

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Thai commission urges that ruling party be dissolved

BANGKOK — Thailand’s electoral commission recommended Monday the dissolution of the country’s ruling party for allegedly misusing campaign donations, as protesters paraded through the streets of the capital bearing the coffins of comrades killed in violence over the weekend. Pressure has mounted on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to resign since the army’s failed attempt Saturday […]

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Thaksin urges people to join UDD rally

Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Saturday posted a message on his Twitter account, calling on people who love democracy and justice and those who think he is being treated cruelly to join the ‘March on March 14’ anti-government campaign of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD). “We have to be […]

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Thailand’s first survey of penis sizes launched as part campaign for safe sex

Size does count! Men’s instinctive concern over their penis size will soon be discussed more openly – or even boasted about – with the news that an official penis measuring device is being introduced to Thailand. About to be launched under the Public Health Ministry’s “Condom for All” campaign, a disposable paper measuring tape will […]

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