Posts Tagged ‘Communism’

Dr Prawes: Five Types of Red Shirts

13, Apr 2010

Dr Prawes Wasi (photo credit: Bangkokbiznews) Note: This blog post is partly based on Dr Prawes’s article (in Thai, available here) and also on a response to his article by “Nak Pratya Chai Kob” (also in Thai, available here). Dr Prawes Wasi, a generally well-respected Thai public intellectual, recently argued that we need to see [...]

Split in the Reds: When Differences Become Intolerable *UPDATE*

29, Aug 2009

Although the signs had been there for some time, some people did not really see it coming. Exiled UDD leader and former cabinet minister Jakrapob Penkair was reported to have broken away from the main red-shirt movement in order to form a splinter group called “Red Siam”. Joining him was Surachai Sae-Dan (Danwattananusorn), another red-shirt keyman [...]