Sonthi’s worst fear is obviously that somehow in the future the tables will be turned against him by subsequent political circumstances beyond his control once he retires as Army chief at the end of September. The fear then would be that his enemies or insincere friends might take advantage of his vulnerability and persecute him [...]
The most cynical form of politics?
July 13th, 2007 by Nicholas Farrelly · 1 Comment
Tags: Coup · Surayud regime · Thailand
Friendship bridge?
July 13th, 2007 by Andrew Walker · Add a Comment
A couple of weeks ago I featured the comments of a journalist and human rights activist from the Philippines following his visit to Bangkok. Our peripatetic friend has now made his way to the Thai-Burma border at Myawaddy. Here is an account of his brief sortie across the border:
Friendship Bridge is not friendly
It was 9am when I crossed the border. Carrying [...]
Tags: Burma
Humour
July 13th, 2007 by Andrew Walker · 4 Comments
Tags: Thailand