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Yingluck makes a political mistake in suing Thai Rath cartoonist for defamation
By Bangkok Pundit May 21, 2013
BP has already blogged on Yingluck’s speech in Mongolia and the insult directed at her (as made clear in this post it was directed at her) by the Thai Rath cartoonist who stated that Yingluck is an evil woman who sells the country, but also implied she is worse than a whore. The issue was not over as Yingluck
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Was it clear that the Thai Rath cartoonist was referring to Yingluck?
By Bangkok Pundit May 20, 2013
BP has already blogged on Yingluck’s speech in Mongolia and the insult directed at her by the Thai Rath cartoonist who stated that Yingluck is an evil woman who sells the country, but also implied she is worse than a whore. However, on social media, in some online forums, and in some news articles it has been
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Thai Rath cartoonist: Yingluck is evil woman who sells country; also implies she is worse than a whore
By Bangkok Pundit May 17, 2013
After Yingluck’s speech in Mongolia, she faced criticism from many quarters with some critiquing what she said, but others just directed insults at her. The most prominent example being by well-known Thai cartoonist Chai Rachawat on his personal FB page. Image below: BP: First, on the wording of the insult. AFP translation: “… a
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Yingluck: Elements of anti-democratic regime still exist in Thailand
By Bangkok Pundit May 16, 2013
Before looking at reaction to the speech that has caused so much drama and debate in Thailand, it is really necessary to look at what Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra actually said. On April 29, Yingluck attended the 7th Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies* and below is the text of her speech: I wish to begin
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Thailand: Will the Yingluck government face a public debt crisis?
By Bangkok Pundit May 07, 2013
This is part 4 – and the final part* – of a series of posts on public debt in Thailand. The first post was on whether Thailand’s state-enterprise debt should be counted as part of public debt. The second post was comparing Thailand’s public debt to other countries. The third post was looking at predictions and forecasts on Thailand’s public
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Public debt in Thailand: Predictions and forecasts
By Bangkok Pundit May 07, 2013
This is part 3 of a series of posts on public debt in Thailand. The first post was on whether Thailand’s state-enterprise debt should be counted as part of public debt. The second post was comparing Thailand’s public debt to other countries. There has been a lot of concern raised in the media about public debt in Thailand.
