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Former Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, right, pictured with former Deputy Premier Suthep Thaugsuban in 2010. Pic: AP.

Is the Abhisit indictment just a political ploy to get Democrats to accept an amnesty?

By Bangkok Pundit Mon, Jan 21, 2013 10:00AM UTC Comments Off

[NOTE: This post was mostly written around one month ago and never got time to adding the finishing touches and posting it. BP has been quite busy recently so decided just to add a few changes and post it] BP has previously commented on the murder charge Asia Sentinel: In fact, the arrests of the...

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Thailand in 2012 – Some personal thoughts (Part 1)

By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Fri, Dec 28, 2012 1:00PM UTC 2 Comments

As tradition dictates, we’re here to yet again look back at the year gone by in Thailand. It looks quite different compared to the previous ones – at least on the surface. While we did not have to deal with week-long political protests, ‘biblical’ natural disasters, and even the self-proclaimed “Thainess” heralds went easy on...

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Thailand: Ex-PM Abhisit charged with murder

By AP News Fri, Dec 14, 2012 12:01PM UTC 0 Comment

Former Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Pic: AP.

BANGKOK (AP) — A former prime minister of Thailand was charged with murder in the latest twist in a political war between supporters and opponents of another ex-leader, Thaksin Shinawatra. The murder charge against Abhisit Vejjajiva stems from the violent suppression of anti-government protests in 2010 when demonstrators were seeking to have Abhisit, Thaksin’s rival,...

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Thai ex-PM meets police to face murder charge

By AP News Thu, Dec 13, 2012 5:37PM UTC 0 Comment

BANGKOK (AP) — A former prime minister of Thailand has met law enforcement officials to be formally charged with murder in connection with the violent suppression of anti-government protests in 2010. The charge being brought Thursday against Abhisit Vejjajiva is the latest twist in a political war fought between supporters and opponents of Thaksin Shinawatra,...

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Abhisit on the BBC: Unfortunately, some people died

By Bangkok Pundit Wed, Dec 12, 2012 3:22AM UTC Comments Off

Former Thai Prime Abhisit has been in London. He was interviewed by the BBC: Below is a transcript that BP had adopted from Prachatai* although have made some corrections (please note the transcript it is not final): Abhisit: Well I think everybody knows what happened, and we are the ones that said that the judicial process...

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