Tom Vater

Elections in Thailand today!

This shot, which ran as a double spread in The Times, is from May 19th 2010, the day the Thai military wiped the floor with Thaksin´s armed thugs and loyal followers, following a two month stand-off in the on-going struggle between the country´s two utterly polarized elites.
Since the urban warfare [...]

July 3rd, 2011 | Tags: 2011, election, general election, July 3rd, May 19th 2010, Thailand, Thaksin, The Times, Tom Vater | Category: Thailand | Leave a comment

Yesterday, the tense, month long stand-off between the Thai government and the Red shirts, supporters of international fugitive and former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, fought pitched battles around Khao San Road, the backpacker mile in Bangkok, Thailand. Several friends of mine were on site in the Banglamphu area, where more than two million budget tourists [...]

April 11th, 2010 | Tags: Bangkok, BBC and Thaksin, BBC bias, BBC Thailand, conflict, Demonstration, fighting, Khao San Road, media on Thailand, OnAsia, red shirts, Thailand, Thaksin, Thaksin Shinawatra, Tom Vater, tourism, unrest, Vinai Dithajohn, violence | Category: Thailand | Comments (1)