Archive for the 'Politics' Category
All Eyes on Pheu Thai and Yingluck Shinawatra
With the heat of the elections over and Pheu Thai/Yingluck Shinawatra romping home with comfortable numbers albeit after considering the coalition parties, Thailand should legitimately be looking forward to a stable government and an improved economic performance. Pheu Thai’s political agenda will essentially include accommodating the aspirations of its coalition partners so that the house
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Thai Election 2011 The Aftermath!
Thai Election 2011 The Aftermath! – This morning I received an email, it was in relation to my last post on the site Yingluck Shinawatra Thailands First Woman! From time to time I do get responses to the posts, but I felt given the light hearted and humorous nature of this one I had to share it.
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Yingluck Shinawatra Thailands First Woman!
Ending all puzzles, predictions, calculations, and perhaps fears in at least some quarters, the Thai People have elected their first woman Prime Minister. Welcome to Yingluck Shinawatra. The Prime Minister to be, in her own words has admitted that this victory can be just the beginning and lot needs to be done for the Thai
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The 2011 Thailand Elections – Repeat or Rebirth?
Slowly but surely, democracy is gaining roots in several parts of the world, particularly where the political dispensation is far from being democratic. The recent events in countries like Libya and Egypt are perhaps a flash in the pan. Irrespective of territorial, linguistic or religious alignments, more and more people are beginning to understand the
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Yet Another Conspiracy – Thailand
Fascinating stuff, all the conspiracy theories out there. But you won’t find much material on this one; one you could call something like “The Great Thaksin Thai Sellout Conspiracy,” as outlined by Bangkok-basedanalyst Anthony Cartalucci who has a soft spot for Thailand’s hardly understood, color-coded liberation struggle. Tony, who has something to say about every
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Thai Onion
Thai politics make the venerable The Onion once again green with envy. The weirdest minds couldn’t come up with what Thai politicians, nationalists and saviors delight the world with. Even red shirts are not sure any longer if they should wear a yellow shirt or vice versa. Squarehead aka opposition leader Thaksin Shinawatra assured naive
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The Vongthip Letter Jan ’11
A month full of joy: During the first half of December, Thailand staged another memorable birthday celebration for HM the King. Even the weather seemed to join in the nationwide festivities that continued well into the year-end and the New Year. With high consumer confidence, retail sales were brisk. Domestic tourism also flourished as people
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The Vongthip Letter Dec ’10
(…) Moving laboriously forward: The month of November has not been too unkind to PM Abhisit. With quieter and calmer political situation, PM Abhisit was able to travel to Guangzhou for the inauguration of the Asian Games before attending the 2010 Apec meeting in Yokohama, where world’s leaders continued their discussions on G20 Summit Meeting
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The Vongthip Letter Nov ’10
Another hectic month: In October, things were somewhat calmer during the first two weeks. PM Abhisit managed to take off for ASEM Summit meeting in Europe and make his first official visit to Burma (after two years in the office). There were a few subdued political demonstrations to mark the anniversaries of the yellow and
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Moses Abhisit, Where Art Thou
Thailand, under water, needs a leader these days who is able to walk on water. Impossible, you say, but then again, the impossible is exactly what’s needed to alter course around here. The current floods with billions of baht of damage are just one burdensome legacy of politicians’ and planners’ greed, neglect and shortsightedness. And
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