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Audio Clip of Thongchai Winichakul’s Lecture at CMU

28, Jul 2010

US-based Thai academic Thongchai Winichakul gave a special lecture at Chiang Mai University’s faculty of humanities on Wednesday, during which he offered an insightful analysis of various issues surrounding the April-May red-shirt protest and the subsequent crackdown. An audio clip of the lecture (including the hour-long Q&A session at the end) is available here. Please [...]

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 [...]

Sukhumbhand to Step in Again?

18, Jul 2010

(photo credit: central_vietnam on Flickr) The Nation reports: Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra has vowed to mediate any peace effort between the government and Thaksin Shinawatra if his Democrat Party would allow him to do that. The only man on the government side who has met Thaksin lately, Sukhumbhand told The Nation in an exclusive interview [...]

Suda Rangkupan: Thai Academics Warned for Having an Opinion

12, Jul 2010

The University World News (emphasis added): Thai academics are well-known voices on television and radio as analysts and commentators providing lively debate on politics. But broadcasting freely is no longer a simple and safe matter since the government crackdown against Red Shirt protesters in May. [...] “Many professors are reluctant to take sides, often they [...]

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 [...]


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