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Yingluck Shinawatra, opposition Pheu Thai Party's candidate for prime minister and the sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, gestures upon her arrival for a campaign rally for her party in Bangkok Thursday, June 9, 2011. Thailand will hold general elections on July 3, 2011. Pic: AP.

Thai election: Why the Shinawatras won – Part 2

By Siam Voices Sat, Jul 23, 2011 11:30AM UTC View Comments

The trouble with Newin Chidchob By Dan Waites Where oh where is Newin Chidchob? Since the July 3 election, the infamous godfather of Buriram province – who famously betrayed Thaksin Shinawatra to become kingmaker to Abhisit Vejjajiva’s government at the end of 2008 – is almost completely silent. And so he might. Having failed spectacularly...

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Thailand: The curious case of the two Buriram football clubs

By Siam Voices Tue, Feb 22, 2011 12:56AM UTC View Comments

by James Goyder The margins between sport and politics often get blurred. In Italy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is hoping that, after some extensive investment, his AC Milan team will do well enough this season to deflect attention from some of his other alleged extra curricular activities. You only need to glance at some of...

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Govt-sponsored pro-monarchy ‘rally’ a non-event

By Siam Voices Fri, Sep 24, 2010 10:00AM UTC View Comments

By Saksith Saiyasombut On the eve of the red shirt protests last Sunday to commemorate the four-year anniversary of the military coup and the four-month anniversary of the military crackdown against the anti-government protesters, there was this little counter-protest: At least 50,000 members of the Monarchy Defence Network from seven northeastern provinces (Nong Khai, Kalasin,...

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