It was 24 months ago today! – Bangkok in Flames

It was two years ago today when Thaksin Shinawatra’s Red Shirt supporters confronted the might of the Thai military and were dispersed from downtown Bangkok, following months of occupation, confrontation and violence. Since then there’s been a change in government in Thailand and Thaksin’s sister Yingluck is now prime minister. The deputy prime minister allegedly […]

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Chuwit Kamolvisit – Thailand’s Political Lone Ranger speaks out…again

“In the morning, when I wake up, I drink a coffee and I read the paper. What is today’s bullshit, today’s lie? I never believe anything that’s written in the papers, they’re like cartoons. They’re entertainment. They don’t tell the truth.” Former massage parlour kingpin Chuwit Kamolvisit says Thailand’s political establishment remains as hypocritical and […]

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Tom Vater reports for the Southeast Asia Globe: Postcard from a War Zone

The conflict between the Thai government and the Red Shirts – the former backed by a lose interest group that includes the military, royalists, part of the capital’s business community and right-wing fringe elements, commonly known as the Yellow Shirts, the latter a growing and motley collection of often paid supporters of fugitive former Prime […]

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Erneute Demonstrationen der Rot-Hemden in Bangkok

Seit einigen Wochen demonstrieren die Anhänger Thaksin Shinawatras wieder in Bangkok. Der frühere Premier ist auf der Flucht, seit er zu zwei Jahren Haft wegen Korruption verurteilt wurde,  und taucht immer mal wieder in Dubai, Montenegro, Schweden, Nicaragua und Uganda auf. Sonst will ihn scheinbar niemand. Nach Deutschland darf er jedenfalls nicht. Vielleicht fühlt er […]

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