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Do the Red Shirts care about inequality?

By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Thu, Mar 31, 2011 11:24PM UTC 0 Comment

By Prach Panchakunathorn The National Reform Committee (NRC) and the parallel National Reform Assembly (NRA), both appointed by the Abhisit government, propose measures to solve “inequality”. (See here and here.) What do the NRC hope to achieve with these measures? Former PM Anand Panyarachun, chairman of the NRC, stated that the NRC’s ultimate goal was to “bring...

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Resurrecting Thailand’s brutal ‘War on Drugs’

By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Thu, Mar 10, 2011 11:39AM UTC 0 Comment

By Dan Waites With a general election expected within months, earlier this week The Nation interviewed election strategists from four of Thailand’s major political parties. Among those quizzed were representatives of the three largest parties in the governing coalition – the Democrats, Chart Thai Pattana and Bhum Jai Thai – as well as Khanawat Wassinsangworn,...

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Bangkok 2010: The pre-Egypt social media protests

By Jon Russell Thu, Feb 24, 2011 12:00PM UTC 0 Comment

Over the last week I’ve read a number of blogs and tweets from people, many of whom are based in the West, asking whether and when the wave of social-media inspired democracy protests will arrive in Asia. Most of those asking the question are looking towards China, with its rigid internet laws, lack of free...

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Red Shirt to ‘sue’ Thai privy councilors over cable

By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Wed, Jan 12, 2011 9:00AM UTC 0 Comment

Former Thai Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda. Pic: AP.

By Saksith Saiyasombut Last week, VoiceTV* reported this: Gen Prem Tinsulanonda, Anand Panyarachun and ACM Siddhi Savetsila were Thursday sued on lese majeste charges. Gen Prem, the chief privy counsel and former prime minister, Mr Anand, a former prime minister, and ACM Siddhi, a former foreign minister, were altogether charged by Red Shirt movement for alleged...

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What is the backstory of new red shirt leader Sombat?

By Bangkok Pundit Mon, Dec 20, 2010 4:00PM UTC 9 Comments

BK Magazine* has a profile of Sombat Boonngam-anong. Some key excerpts: I was expelled from high school after I led a protest against the principal for student rights. At that time students had lots of problems with expensive, heavy, new school bags and corruption related to school fees. … My turning point was when I...

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