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Japan Times on the Red Shirts

24, Apr 2010

The Japan Times has a piece highly critical of the red shirts and Thaksin, written by Kevin Rafferty. Key excerpt: Much of the international press and media has romanticized the events in Bangkok as some kind of grassroots democracy at work, in which the poor rural masses have come to Bangkok to confront the cruel [...]

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 [...]

Prof Borwornsak: “Lèse-Majesté Law Consistent with Human Rights Principle”

2, Feb 2010

During the weekend, Prof Borwornsak Uwanno made a visit to the UK to speak at a seminar at SOAS (organised by the Thai Embassy) as well as at the Samaggi Academic Conference the following day. New Mandala has already put up a report on the SOAS event. Copies of a booklet written by him were [...]

The King’s Health: King ‘Is Well’

22, Dec 2009

Over the last 2-3 months, one thing that has quietly but constantly been occupying Thai people’s minds is the news about the health of the king. Today, The Nation reports: The Royal Household Bureau issued its 35th announcement saying His Majesty The King is now well. The bureau said His Majesty is recuperating as he [...]

The ‘Hun Sen Model’: PAD’s Latest Ploy

18, Nov 2009

Sunday’s PAD rally at Sanam Luang was eventful. Apart from the grenade, the shocking xenophobic rhetoric and Sondhi’s potentially troublesome remark, there was also a formal introduction to the PAD’s latest conspiracy theory: dubbed the ‘Hun Sen Model’. Prachatai summarised the key points in its excellent report of the rally: Khamnoon Sitthisaman, ASTV Manager columnist and non-elected [...]


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