A useful story from Asia Sentinel on Thailand’s new PM is here.
The king’s man
October 2nd, 2006 by Andrew Walker · 1 Comment
Tags: Coup · Surayud regime · Thailand
Ancient history
October 2nd, 2006 by Nicholas Farrelly · 1 Comment
This is a polling booth in Thailand where officials – local teachers and volunteers - once waited for eager voters. Even the very elderly, like those who were alive at the time of Thailand’s first coup in 1932, lined up to exercise their constitutional responsibilities.
As radio confirmation arrived that nation-wide voting had closed, the ballot boxes would [...]
Self-sufficient junta
October 2nd, 2006 by Nicholas Farrelly · 20 Comments
“I will not focus on GDP, but I will adhere to the sufficiency economy advocated by the King.”
- General Surayud Chulanont, Prime Minister of Thailand, Day 1 under the new constitution. Reported by The Nation.
Tags: Sufficiency Economy · Thailand
UK Television: Burma’s Secret War
October 2nd, 2006 by Nicholas Farrelly · 5 Comments
This documentary - which reportedly follows the “Free Burma Rangers” around the country’s periphery - will be screened on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom at 8 pm on Monday, 2 October 2006. Based on the exploits of Australian journalist Evan Williams who films illegally inside Burma, “Burma’s Secret War” has the potential to be the best television about that country’s woes since [...]
Tags: Burma