The National Thai Studies Centre at the ANU has released a useful summary update of recent political events in Thailand.
There are a number of different figures on the results of the recent election but it is clear that Thai Rak Thai (Thaksin’s party) won over 50% of the vote while the “no vote” advocated by [...]
Political update
June 20th, 2006 by Andrew Walker · Add a Comment
Tags: Thaksin
Yellow Fever
June 20th, 2006 by Nicholas Farrelly · 9 Comments
It has been a week since the main celebrations of the 60th anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol’s coronation and the streets of Bangkok remain dominated by the yellow t-shirts of a grateful and loyal citizenry. Yellow, because the King was born on a Monday, which is traditionally marked by the colour. A sea of [...]
Tags: Sufficiency Economy · Thailand