Washington’s Bangkok Blues

Thai soldiers meet this month with their American counterparts, amid strained bilateral relations. (AP Images/David Longstreath)

May 9, 2007

Prepared by:

Carin Zissis

Each spring for the past twenty-six years, the United States and Thailand have held joint military exercises known as Cobra Gold. But [...]

The Rise of Thailand’s Third Branch

Daniel Ten Kate
  

11 May 2007

Some fear Thai judges
are overstepping their bounds — but that may be exactly what the
junta wants.

What a difference a
year makes. On May 8, 2006, Thailand’s Constitutional Court
made a landmark decision to void a boycotted election held the
previous month in which Thaksin Shinawatra’s Thai Rak Thai
party won a decisive victory.

At the time, [...]

YouTube to remove some clips mocking Thai king

Video-sharing Web site YouTube has agreed to block four clipsThailand says insulted its revered king, the latest twist in a spat
that has stirred fierce debate about freedom of expression on theInternet.
However, in a letter to Communications Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom, YouTube owner Google said two other videos that had incurred the wrath of Thailand’s military [...]