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PADocrat propaganda 27 Aug 2013 | 05:39 pm
At The Nation there was a recent and interesting interview with Democrat Party member Kalaya Sophonpanich, a scion of the fabulously wealthy banking family. She has recently been pretending to be a po...
Well-mannered? 26 Aug 2013 | 05:15 pm
While we generally enjoyed the the New York Times on the Democrat Party’s political machinations, we wonder why the reporters think the Party has “a reputation as the staid, well-mannered and intellec...
Prem reconciled? 26 Aug 2013 | 05:46 am
One of the old men who feel they run Thailand for the elite has celebrated his 94th birthday. Privy Council President and (semi-)retired General Prem Tinsulanonda probably startled more than a few whe...
PAD dead? 25 Aug 2013 | 07:09 am
There has been considerable ink spilled on the People’s Alliance for Democracy leadership saying they will no longer lead rallies. Here’s our take, based in part on a story at The Nation. The Nation ...
Silence should be golden 24 Aug 2013 | 01:17 pm
After a few busy days, we get a chance to mention Army boss General Prayuth Chan-ocha getting a bit fidgety and outspoken. For a short time he has been a little less of a loudmouth, but Army bosses ca...
Two lese majeste cases 23 Aug 2013 | 07:17 am
In recent days, two lese majeste cases have inched forward. First, at the Bangkok Post, it is reported that the Southern Bangkok Criminal Court “has postponed the reading of the Supreme Court’s judge...
Princess and politics 22 Aug 2013 | 07:19 pm
A few days ago PPT noted that political speculation and rumor about the king and queen meant that the usual spokeswoman – Princess Chulabhorn – for the family was to make yet another statement about t...
13,869,660,200 baht 21 Aug 2013 | 05:09 pm
That’s how much it will cost in the coming year to revere the monarchy. Here we refer only to the cost to the taxpayer as set out by the Bureau of Budget. Recall that this monarchy is often ranked as ...
Parliament violated (again) 21 Aug 2013 | 01:07 pm
A Bangkok Post photo Yesterday we posted that the inaptly named Democrat Party had abandoned parliamentary politics to concentrate on street politics. It seems that they have now confirmed this aband...
Democrat Party abandons parliament for street politics 20 Aug 2013 | 03:52 pm
It has been clear for some time that the Democrat Party has been increasingly frustrated by parliamentary politics. They are an electorally unsuccessful party and have decided that parliamentary polit...
