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The War of Colours Resumes at the Ballot Box

23, Jul 2010

(photo credit: Ratchaprasong on Flickr) Chang Noi writes in The Nation about another red-versus-yellow battle in the upcoming Bangkok by-election (to be held on 25 July): […] In short, this constituency is a true marginal and so the result will be heavy with meaning. And that meaning is colour-coded. Panich Wikisreth is not so much [...]

Somsak Jeamteerasakul on Red Shirts and Thaksin

8, Jun 2010

It is widely known that Thammasat academic Somsak Jeamteerasakul is a red shirt supporter, but even for him some of the tactics the reds used during the April-May crisis were counterproductive and unacceptable. On this New Mandala thread he shares his thoughts on the reds and their connection with Thaksin. Some excerpts (emphasis added): If having [...]

Thaksin ‘Does Not Trust Chavalit’ – PAD Spokesman

12, May 2010

Panthep Puapongphan, PAD spokesman and former close aide to Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, in an interview with Thai Insider (in Thai):

Kasit and Foreign Diplomats

5, May 2010

Time and time again I can’t help but wonder whether the Democrats really have no one better than Kasit Piromya to fill the Foreign Minister’s post. His latest international shenanigans have been documented by Bangkok Post’s Umesh Pandey . Key excerpt: The incident took place early last week, when Puea Thai Party invited the diplomatic community [...]

More Red-Shirt Infighting: Jatuporn vs Panlop

8, Feb 2010

Peua Thai MP and red-shirt key man Jatuporn Promphan (photo credit: Thai-blogs.com) With only less than three weeks to go until the potentially earth-shattering assets ruling, the last thing ex-PM Thaksin needs now is infighting within ‘his’ army of red shirts. Yet, after a meeting in Dubai attended by some of the most unsavoury individuals [...]


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