New Mandala

To the list of speculative market bubbles popping around the world, add this: Thai religious talismans. Last year, prices for the small discs inscribed with an ancient mythological figure soared as ordinary Thais — some hoping for good luck, others looking to make a fast baht — forked over big-time…In a pattern now painfully familiar [...]

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For some so-called pro-democracy advocates, constitutional reform by a democratically elected government seems to be more alarming than the complete destruction of a constitution by military force.
The outrage at the proposed amendment of Section 237 of the 2007 Constitution is motivated by anything but democratic principles. Section 237 allows the Constitutional Court to dissolve a political party if one [...]

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