Over at Inside Story Andrew and I have a follow-up to our earlier essay on what we call “Thailand’s royal sub-plot”. We argue that the sub-plot has thickened with Sondhi Limthongkul’s close shave. The full version of this most recent article is available here.
Thailand’s royal sub-plot thickens
May 6th, 2009 by Nicholas Farrelly · 3 Comments
Tags: Media · Militaries · Privy Council · Royal family · Thailand · Thaksin
“Just leave him alone”
May 6th, 2009 by Andrew Walker · 11 Comments
Yesterday at the ANU, scholars, students, guests and embassy officials enjoyed another of Medhi Krongkaew’s discussions on the state of Thai politics. Medhi, whose day-job is with the National Counter Corruption Commission, gave a day-by-day summary of the red-shirt protests that took place in Bangkok between 8 and 14 April. According to Medhi, Abhisit’s handling of [...]
Tags: Abhisit · Royal family · Thailand · Thaksin
Thanong on Thailand’s new politics
May 6th, 2009 by Nicholas Farrelly · Add a Comment
Sondhi Limthongkul cannot remain on the defensive. The military wanted him dead. But miraculously he has survived the assassination attempt. He has spoken out on TV and hinted at the identities of those who masterminded the plot…We will have to see whether Abhisit has the guts to take on the top security personnel and replace [...]