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5-year anniversary of the ‘good’ Thai coup and silent rural reds

By Tue, Sep 20, 2011 1:15AM UTC Comments Off

Today was the 5th anniversary of the 2006 coup – Lily has an excellent photo essay of the red shirts remembrance of the coup here. BP has blogged about the “good” coup previously – see here, here, and here. On this subject, Chula academic Thitinan had an op-ed in the Bangkok Post on this subject “Few voiced opposition to...

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Thai military chief rejects coup rumors

By Tue, Apr 05, 2011 7:41PM UTC View Comments

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s top military brass has issued a joint statement saying there will not be a coup, seeking to dispel rumors as politics heat up ahead of expected elections later this year. Supreme Armed Forces Commander Gen. Songkitti Jaggabatara told a news conference Tuesday: “Please stop believing that the military will stage a...

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