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When Being Thai Means Believing Suthep

9, Jul 2010

Deputy PM Suthep Thaugsuban surrounded by reporters (photo credit: Prachatai on Flickr) When things get tough for you in a debate, accusing your opposite party of being unpatriotic has been a tried and trusted method of ending the conversation – so long as you don’t care how silly that will make you sound. According to [...]

Thailand Chosen to Head UN Human Rights Council

2, Jul 2010

(photo credit: Prachatai on Flickr) No matter which government we have in power, human rights remain essentially an alien concept in Thailand. The Rohingya affairs, the drug war, the perpetual emergency decree – you name it. And yet things have taken a strange, or should I say depressing, turn when the country was elected as [...]

Banyan on the Latest Situation

28, May 2010

The latest Banyan column in The Economist (yes, that “despicable” weekly according to Thanong) puts forward many interesting points. Here is just one part I want to highlight: [...] But Mr Abhisit, whose term ends in late 2011, said in a speech on May 23rd that his commitment to an election date no longer applies. [...]

Leaked Photos Show Detained Red Leaders ‘Relaxing in Seaside Cottage’

22, May 2010

(source: here, via this link) The above photos purportedly show a couple of red leaders, detained and branded as terrorists by the state, looking relaxed and living in reasonably comfortable surroundings a day after they surrendered themselves to the police. They are also seen greeting a group of people,  allegedly well-wishers. Red leaders are said to be [...]

The Economist: Collapse of Talks Was ‘Tragic’

19, May 2010

The Economist has an article up on its website on 19 May 2010. Key excerpt: The prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, has failed to make any headway towards reconciliation. He had already created a terrific obstacle to peace on April 10th, when he hastily sent in troops to clear another protest site; 25 people died but [...]


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