Thailand’s Vicious Circle

The opposition succeeds in ousting yet another government — which is likely to be replaced by one much like it.

Thursday, December 4, 2008
THAILAND’S People’s Alliance for Democracy made clear long ago that it stands not for democracy or the Thai people but against them. On Tuesday, it claimed another victory in its campaign to replace [...]

The Continuing Crisis in Thailand

 Written by Pokpong Lawansiri   

Wednesday, 03 December 2008

The ouster of a constitutionally elected government may be only the beginning of trouble
Many analysts believe that the decision Tuesday by Thailand’s Constitutional Court to dissolve the People’s Power Party (PPP), Chart Thai Party, and the Matchima Thipatai Party – the three key coalition parties [...]

Thailand’s monarchy :The king and them

Dec 4th 2008From The Economist print edition

The untold story of the palace’s role behind the collapse of Thai democracy

THAILAND’S tourism business, its export industries and its reputation have been wrecked by recent events. Crowds of royalists have occupied the government’s offices for months and then seized Bangkok’s airports. The police refused to evict them. The [...]