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Tongue-Thai’ed!: An insult to the PM, a libel suit and an avalanche of poor decisions
By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Fri, May 10, 2013 11:00AM UTC 0 CommentThis is part XIX of “Tongue-Thai’ed!”, in which we encapsulate the most baffling, amusing, confusing, outrageous and appalling quotes from Thai politicians and other public figures – in short: everything we hear that makes us go “Huh?!”. Check out all past entries here. In her tenure for almost two years now, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra generally comes...
Analysis: Sukhumbhand’s Bangkok election win a new chance for Thai Democrats
By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Mon, Mar 04, 2013 10:00AM UTC 0 CommentThe election victory of incumbent Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra is good news for the Democrat Party, but is it good news from Bangkok? asks Saksith Saiyasombut. Shortly after voting ended at 3pm on Sunday, all the exit polls projected a victory for the main challenger, Pongsapat Pongcharoen of the Pheu Thai Party (PT), signaling an electoral...
ASTV Manager “love” for the Democrats….
By Bangkok Pundit Fri, Oct 26, 2012 10:00AM UTC 0 CommentFrom the front cover of ASTV Manager Weekly, October 6-12 is a picture of a cockroach and below it is a picture of the Bangkok Governor from the Democrat Party, Sukhumbhand Paripatra: The ASTV Manager article in question doesn’t talk about a problem of cockroaches in the tunnels so it is a clear reference to the Democrats, who some...
Thailand’s Democrat Party rallies behind “men in black” conspiracy
By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Mon, Oct 15, 2012 10:30AM UTC 0 CommentOn Saturday, members of Thailand’s opposition Democrat Party rallied in the streets of Bangkok that were the scenes of the bloody clashes of the anti-government protests in 2010. At least 92 people were killed and thousands were injured when the red shirts rallied and blocked off streets in central Bangkok in order to force out...
Thailand’s Democrat Party to hawkishly monitor media like it’s 2009
By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Wed, Jun 06, 2012 10:30AM UTC 0 CommentBy Saksith Saiyasombut A media monitoring group set up by Thailand’s opposition Democrat Party in order to flag news coverage deemed ‘too favorable’ to the current government recalls the hawkish tendencies towards state media control during their rule between 2009-2011, further fueled by the history of the leader of this media monitoring group. The Nation...
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