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Thailand: 2 years after the May 19 crackdown – some personal (and very short) thoughts

By Siam Voices Mon, May 21, 2012 1:37PM UTC View Comments

By Saksith Saiyasombut On Saturday, thousands of red shirts gathered at Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok to commemorate the second anniversary of the violent crackdown against the anti-government protests on May 19, 2010 by the military. Ninety-one people have lost their lives and thousands were wounded in the clashes – protesters, soldiers, civilians and journalists (notably Fabio...

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The Thai floods and the geographics of perception – Part 2: Certain fear of uncertainty

By Siam Voices Wed, Nov 23, 2011 5:00PM UTC View Comments

The view on Pinklao district from an elevated road on the Western side of the Chao Praya river, one day after the tides reached on all-time high, fully flooding the district on October 30, 2011 (Photo by Saksith Saiyasombut)

By Saksith Saiyasombut This is part two of a two-part series on the discrepancies on reporting the floods and the fear of Bangkokians. In part one yesterday, we explained the process of news-gathering and pointed out possible sources for errors and misjudgments. Today, we explore the possible reasons why people in the capital became suddenly...

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The Thai floods and the geographics of perception – Part 1: No water in the Bangkok you’re thinking of!

By Siam Voices Tue, Nov 22, 2011 6:00PM UTC View Comments

By Saksith Saiyasombut Thailand is currently suffering the what has been often billed as the worst floods “in decades”. And looking at the immense inundated areas, the not yet foreseeable damage and the human suffering with millions of people being affected by this force of nature, it surely is a sobering sight. Even though the...

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