And like it or not, Thailand is ushered into the era preparing for the “Post-Bhumibol” days. Different political forces at home are already seen fiercely competing with each other for the dominant positions.
- Extracted from Li Hongmei, “Can the blood-stained street politics alter Thailand’s political skyline?”, People’s Daily, 17 March 2010.
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That may be the root of all problems today.
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The 1932 Coup d’état Military Leaders, had staged a coup with the vision that Siam be structured upon the tripartite principle of Liberté, égalité, fraternité, it is now a quest of majority of Thais to the point that they are willing to sacrifice their bloods as a symbol of their genuine desire. Resisting the reality of timely change would only lead to unnecessarily cost of domestic unrest.
Of course it’s hard for anyone to match up with the unified forces of 4 former Army Commanders: General Prawit, General Prem, General Surayudh, General Anupong, in their maneuvering to consolidate their control over disparate internal competitors. However, they should recognize that the Thai society has been undergone structural change, and their pursuing policy of maintaining status quo is seemingly in itself weakened the national security. I personally in agreement with their preferences of Sirinthorn, I just sincerely hope they could positively response to the grass root Red Movement fair demands at the same time.
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It would be very interesting indeed to see an article like this about how the Chinese view Lao PDR relations with Thailand currently – eg. how stable are they, how at risk, etc.
My personal observation is that Lao people generally view China as their Big Brother protector, more favourably than they do Thailand currently.
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This is nothing new at all. The Thais have a long history of power struggle among cliques, with some murdering of opponents if necessary.
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