New Mandala

This post is part of New Mandala’s month-long feature on Thailand’s 2007 constitution referendum.  More commentary and analysis from Red and White Stripes is available from his website. 
Constitutions are a bohemian subject to tackle. One could go into detail about what makes a good constitution, what a constitution should cover, the nuances of media protection balanced against national [...]

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The National Thai Studies Centre is hosting another seminar on Thailand: 
Untying the Gordian Knot? The Difficulties in Solving Southern Violence
Dr Chaiwat Satha-Anand
Venue: Sparke Helmore Law Theatre 1
Date: Monday 13 August, 2007 12:30-2.00
The Muslim-majority provinces of Southern Thailand are currently embroiled in one of Southeast Asia’s most violent conflicts. Incorporated into Thailand early last century, the area [...]

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There is clearly considerable concern within Thailand’s junta about the possibility of a healthy “no” vote in the upcoming referendum. Not content with legal harassment of “no” vote campaigners (including warnings to taxis sporting stickers declaring that “We take passengers but not the draft constitution”),  the elite advocates of sufficiency democracy are now reverting to the [...]

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