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The curious case of Thailand’s ‘Most Wanted’

By Francis Wade Fri, May 11, 2012 3:45PM UTC View Comments

Thailand’s Deputy PM Chalerm Yubamrung let slip recently that Karen rebel leader Maj Gen Na Kham Mwe, who controls territory along Burma’s border with Thailand, is among the country’s top five most wanted men. Na Kham Mwe heads a faction of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), which until mid-2010 had been closely allied with...

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How influential is social media in Thailand’s election?

By Jon Russell Fri, Jun 10, 2011 12:30PM UTC View Comments

Pheu Thai candidate Yingluck Shinawatra is already a successful businesswoman. Pic: AP.

I’ve read, seen and heard a number of statements discussing the role of social media in Thailand politics. Most conclude that the role of social media will be “huge” in the forthcoming Thai election, however the subject is somewhat more complicated and worth exploring. The answer for me is yes and no at the same...

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Thailand’s PM candidates & social media in the election

By Jon Russell Sat, May 21, 2011 6:30PM UTC View Comments

Yesterday I saw Yingluck Shinawatra, the Pheu Thai Party Prime Ministerial candidate, join Twitter. Using the username @PouYingluck (“pou” being a play on “pou-ying” [ผู้หญิง - Thai for woman] and her name English for her nickname crab [ปู]) she ended with day with just over 2,000 followers, which has now reached to 3,750 (at time...

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