Archive for May, 2010
Thai Politics Go Blockbuster
Hollywood has discovered the power of the misery of Thai politics. Guaranteed box office hits soon to arrive in a theater near you: “The Happiness of Sondhi,” “Prince of Montenegro,” “Thueag, I Love You.” Release dates of the latest Thai blockbusters are not yet finalized, but expect the Thai film scene to take the world
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Marc Faber On Thaksin’s “Getting Hold Of The Money Pot”
Investment guru Marc Faber needs no introduction. He predicted the Japan bust and saw the gold boom arrive in time. Marc’s a regular on CNBC, Bloomberg TV and the likes. Faber has a reputation for being a contrarian investor and has been called “Doctor Doom” for a number of years. His Gloom Boom & Doom Report
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The Thaksin Cancer & Boycott
The final days of the red mayhem have shown the red revolution was not about the people it claimed to fight for. It was about the very narrow interests of a small group of already privileged people hijacking the downtrodden, hopeful and innocent. But a struggle armed to the teeth and not negotiating in good
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God Vs. Ghost
You’re well aware of the dark daylight and bright nights here in the land of illusion and camouflage. If you’re into the twilight world of protective tattoos and amulets, you know why Central World’s Zen burned down and Isetan survives without a scratch. Ratchaprasong is powerfully protected by seven deities and their shrines. In front
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Bangkok’s 9/11
The events of the passed few weeks, days and hours will be burned deeply into Bangkok’s psyche. Our Bangkok will be back. Not tomorrow, not next week – and any other attempt to hold a colored mass protest masqueraded as peaceful will ring alarm bells. Warning, graphic, this is what happened on May 19th, 2010.
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Thailand’s New Voice For Freedom
Robert Amsterdam, an international human rights lawyer acting on behalf of Thaksin Shinawatra, the deposed Thai prime minister, speaks to Al Jazeera about the political standoff in Bangkok. Amsterdam says international mediation is the way to resolve the conflict. On his blog Amsterdam promises a “temporary Thai-ification” of his work: “Given the serious political crisis
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The Stockholm Syndrome & Kraisak Choonhavan’s Letter To ACHR
One of the most amazing observations these days is the hardening of hearts and minds. Have to find yet a red shirt supporter or an opponent of the red shirts who changed to the other camp. Yes, there was a coup once, but we were way beyond that. And no, Thaksin is absolutely not out
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Say You’re In Charge: (Poll)
Abhisit is kicked from all sides. He could have acted faster, other governments would never have waited that long. The other night red paramilitary even attacked the Dusit Thani with an RPG (source: ThaiTV). That’s a serious war weapon. A big hole in one of the upper floors, CNN’s Sara Sidner reported. Under international law
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Carte Blanche
Say what you want here. Post your anger, fear, regret. Post a link, a photo, whatever matters. What’s next? A shut mouth catches no flies. Silence is golden. Still, everyone has a strong opinion right now. This site takes the useless pride in having warned from the beginning all the reds have is escalation. That’s
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The Seh Daeng Incident
For the latest on the highly fluid situation in Bangkok follow Bangkok Pundit’s coverage and trust the excellent Twitter resources @tulsathit, @terryfrd, @Tan_Network, @georgebkk, @RichardBarrow, @aleithead and @bangkokpundit. The events now may well mark a turning point in Thai history. Here’s a line of thought though. Yes some say the red movement has reached its
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