Sunday’s by-election in Thailand offer a window on the continuing divide, and hints at the enduring strength of the red shirt opposition. Bangkok, Thailand Two months after security forces put down violent street protests, a by-election held Sunday in Thailand offered a small window into public opinion in a divided nation. The result – an […]
Thailand’s deposed leader Thaksin Shinawatra marked his 61st birthday Monday with tweets from exile that called for peace, a day after a grenade exploded in downtown Bangkok that left one person dead and 10 wounded. There have been no claims of responsibility for Sunday’s blast at a bus stop in a busy shopping district, which […]
BANGKOK, July 22 – An independent reporter on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and other 12 persons for attempted murder and mayhem in the army’s security operation to retake the anti-government Red Shirt rally site at Khok Wua intersection on April 10. Bodin Watcharobol, who described himself as an independent […]
Thailand’s opposition Puea Thai Party (PTP) will hold a celebration on July 26 to mark the 61st birthday of ousted former Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra at a temple in the northern Chiang Mai province, PTP MP for Chiang Mai Surapong Towichakchaikul said on Monday. The Bangkok Post’s website quoted Surapong as saying the ceremony, which […]
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Prime Minister has said that the nation’s powerful military and its revered monarchy should stay removed from politics as the country moves on from its worst civil unrest in decades. Both institutions have played active roles in the turbulent politics of the kingdom, which was rocked by two months of anti-government Red […]
The country’s military continues to build an overwhelming surveillance machine To prevent protesters unleashing another urban insurrection, new CCTV cameras will eyeball the Bangkok streets where 90 people died, most of them civilians, and 1,400 were injured when the military battled Red Shirts and crushed their bamboo barricades in May. Thailand’s army-backed government is now […]
THAILAND- Abhisit Vejjajiva said the government would not stop Thaksin from entering the country, but, as a fugitive, the former leader must first come under the judicial process. “There is no problem. He is not prohibited from entering the country. After his entry, he will have to come under Thai law,” the PM said. In […]
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 […]
