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When will the Thai yellow shirts start protesting again?

By Bangkok Pundit Wed, May 02, 2012 3:00PM UTC View Comments

Voranai in the Bangkok Post on the decline of the yellow shirts and the reasons why they may protest again: In 2005, at the height of Thaksin’s power, the PAD took to the streets on the platform of fighting corruption. But fighting corruption is never a strong enough platform, at least not in the Kingdom of...

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Thailand’s yellow shirts change focus, abandon street protests… for now

By Siam Voices Mon, Mar 12, 2012 10:00AM UTC View Comments

By Saksith Saiyasombut The ultra-nationalist “People’s Alliance for Democracy” (PAD), also commonly known as the yellow shirts, have assembled for the first time since Yingluck Shinawatra became prime minister. Yingluck is the sister of their arch-nemesis and former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra. With the change of government came also the concerns of a return of widespread...

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Thailand: Yellow Shirt leader Sondhi L sentenced to 20 years, released on bail

By Asian Correspondent Tue, Feb 28, 2012 6:20PM UTC View Comments

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai protest leader whose movement helped topple three prime ministers was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for falsifying financial documents aimed at securing a $32 million government bank loan for his media empire. Sondhi Limthongkul faces separate charges in connection with the aggressive protests of his People’s Alliance for...

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Sondhi L: US capitalists behind campaign to overthrow monarchy

By Bangkok Pundit Mon, Feb 13, 2012 9:30AM UTC Comments Off

BP has previously blogged about the Finland Declaration (where PAD leader Sondhi L alleged that Thaksin visited Finland with some academics and proposed a 5 stage plan to overthrow the monarchy) which has been pushed by the anti-Thaksin PAD (see also here and here), but now PAD leader Sondhi L outlined a new theory in...

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Thailand: Is The Nation a pro-Thaksin mouthpiece?

By Bangkok Pundit Thu, Feb 09, 2012 9:30AM UTC Comments Off

While writing another post BP saw a new story blasted across the front page of the ASTV Manager site. The story is an attack by Sondhi’s son against The Nation and in particular Suthichai Yoon over his son and his son’s support over lese majeste. That really deserves a post on its own so won’t focus on...

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