New Mandala readers who are following arguments about Thailand’s military backed constitution may find much food for thought in a recent article by Thongchai Winichakul. It has been published by Krungthep Turakij and is available from their website.
Thongchai begins by reflecting that “most people are probably getting bored with politics…” and ends with cautionary words about the implications [...]
Thoughts on the referendum from Thongchai
July 18th, 2007 by Nicholas Farrelly · 4 Comments
Tags: Referendum · Surayud regime · Thailand
Struggle for constitutional survival
July 18th, 2007 by Andrew Walker · 2 Comments
The latest issue of article 2, published by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) in conjunction with Human Rights SOLIDARITY, a publication of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), is now available. The issue includes a series of articles on “Thailand’s struggle for constitutional survival.” And the issue also includes a “Transcript of conversation between [...]
Tags: Coup · Publications · Thaksin
Academic freedom?
July 18th, 2007 by Andrew Walker · 20 Comments
Ongoing debate about the International Conference on Thai Studies often refers to the extent, or otherwise, of academic freedom in Thailand. While the decision of the conference organisers to accept panels and papers that involve frank and critical discussion of the monarchy is a positive sign, there are lingering concerns about restrictions on those who [...]
Tags: Thailand