Thailand
Thai-Cambodian tensions escalate over Thaksin appointment
By John Roberts, November 16, 2009
A diplomatic row between Bangkok and Phnom Penh over Cambodia’s appointment of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as economic advisor intensified last week.
Anti-government rally on third anniversary of Thai coup
By John Roberts, September 21, 2009
The opposition is demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his Democratic Party-led government.
Sri Lanka kidnaps LTTE leader
By Sarath Kumara, August 15, 2009
Sri Lankan military intelligence operatives last week seized the newly appointed leader of the separatist LTTE, Selvarasa Pathmanathan, in South East Asia and flew him back Colombo.
Clinton’s ASEAN appearance signals US “back in Asia”
By John Chan, July 28, 2009
In a bid to bolster US standing and counter growing Chinese influence, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attended the ASEAN summit in Thailand and signed ASEAN’s Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.
Thai mosque shootings point to government/military rift
By John Roberts, June 30, 2009
Ongoing differences between Thailand’s shaky coalition government and the military were highlighted by an attack on a mosque in the country’s unstable southern region on June 8.
Thai economy contracts, exacerbating political tensions
By John Roberts, May 29, 2009
Efforts by Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to stabilise his shaky coalition government are being undermined by the country’s deteriorating economy.
Thai government offers a small olive branch to opposition parties
By John Roberts, April 29, 2009
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva last Friday lifted the state of emergency imposed to suppress anti-government protests that shut down the ASEAN summit, and called for political reconciliation be...
The lessons of Thailand’s political upheaval
By Peter Symonds, April 15, 2009
The elemental eruption of anger on the streets of Bangkok on Monday has highlighted the political impasse facing the Thai working class.
Anti-government protestors clash with soldiers in Thai capital
By Peter Symonds, April 14, 2009
Thailand’s protracted political standoff within the ruling elite between supporters and opponents of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra took on a new dimension yesterday as sections of the urb...
Thai government besieged by pro-Thaksin protestors
By Alex Lantier, April 13, 2009
Thailand's military-backed government is teetering on the brink of collapse after protests by supporters of exiled ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra culminated in Saturday's siege and evacuation of the As...
ASEAN summit: amid talk of cooperation, economic rivalry on the rise
By John Chan, March 5, 2009
The annual summit of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Bangkok last weekend followed what is becoming a familiar pattern at top-level international gatherings. Amid a sharp downtu...
Thai court jails Australian writer for insulting the king
By John Roberts, February 17, 2009
The heavy-handed defence of King Bhumibol Adulyadej is another sign that, far from being over, the country’s protracted political crisis is embroiling the monarchy, which has been the crucial lynchp...
