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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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On porn, jokes and Thai lawmakers

By Siam Voices Thu, Apr 19, 2012 11:40PM UTC View Comments

By Kaewmala Thai lawmakers made world headlines this week. It wasn’t exactly the kind of international press that would make them or Thailand proud. A BBC world headline on April 18, 2012 read “Image of naked woman halts Thai parliament debate.” At home, the Bangkok Post published the image of a half-naked woman captured on the...

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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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Will Thailand’s Yellow Shirt leader do time?

By Asia Sentinel Fri, Mar 02, 2012 11:13AM UTC View Comments

He hasn’t yet, reports Asia Sentinel Thai publishing magnate Sondhi Limthongkul, the 64-year-old firebrand leader of the royalist Yellow Shirts during years of political upheaval, was sentenced to 20 years in jail Wednesday after pleading guilty to falsifying loan documents and corporate fraud in a case that has interesting political overtones. But don’t count on...

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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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