One of the interesting features of the London seminar by Sondhi Limthongkul and Kraisak Choonhavan was their comments on the role of the monarchy in contemporary Thai politics. (The following is based on my handwritten notes, a full recording of the seminar is available online.)
Sondhi, accepting that some might regard him as an “old romantic [...]
“Thou shalt not criticise dad”
October 18th, 2006 by Andrew Walker · 11 Comments
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The aftertaste of the Thai coup
October 18th, 2006 by Nicholas Farrelly · 2 Comments
Satya Sagar has penned an article titled “Thai Coup in Hot Soup” that describes the “simmering social volcano the country is sitting on”. Sagar chronicles some of the well-publicised acts of political defiance that have occurred over the past month. This leads to a speculative discussion that new leftist political forces could emerge [...]