The cost of Thailand’s worst day of political violence is being revealed by the new light of day.
Tag: Thaksin Shinawatra
New coalition fails to endorse Thai PM
Thailand’s parliament convenes Monday with allies of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra back in charge. But at their press conference on Saturday, the 6 coalition partners refused to clearly state whether they would all support Samak Sundaravej, leader of People’s Power Party, as premier.
Division over Thai military rule
Thailand goes to the polls on December the 23rd to elect a new government. It is hoped that this time the military’s generals will not intervene as they have 18 times in recent history by staging coups against a sitting government. But what, if anything, has the military achieved in Thailand over the past year that made them think they could do better than Thaksin Shinawatra’s deposed Thai Rak Thai party?
