Laying siege to parliament is not new. For example, the People’s Alliance for Democracy did it in 2008 and red shirts did it in 2008 and 2010. That it has become a kind of standard practice is n… more →
Political Prisoners in Thailandwrote 31 minutes ago: There is always great danger when politicians begin talk about working together, listening to the op … more →
wrote 1 hour ago: Laying siege to parliament is not new. For example, the People’s Alliance for Democracy did it in 20 … more →
wrote 5 days ago: A short time ago PPT posted (here and here) on some of the disputes in the south regarding red shirt … more →
wrote 5 days ago: PPT has written plenty about Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s remarkable displays of royalist fe … more →
wrote 5 days ago: PPT has had a busy time of late as we try to keep up with interesting news stories. Hence we are lat … more →
wrote 1 week ago: The Bangkok Post reports that a group of some 30 red shirts have demanded an amnesty for those held … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Chez Panisse (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Today’s factoid: 1971 a seminal year in the world of ga … more →
wrote 1 week ago: At the Jakarta Globe, Nirmal Ghosh says that “Thailand’s red shirt movement is flexing its muscles a … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Originally published at Siam Voices on May 21, 2012 On Saturday, thousands of red shirts gathered at … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Giles Ji Ungpakorn on Thaksin Shinawatra’s inability to distinguish himself (me, me, me) from the b … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Red shirt leader and Puea Thai Party MP Jatuporn Promphan has been thrown out of his parliamentary s … more →
wrote 1 week ago: I’m sorry I haven’t posted in a while been a hectic week! So this was my schedule for th … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: As the anniversary of the violent 2010 military crackdown against red shirts is observed, it is wort … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: As the anniversary of the Abhisit Vejjajiva regime’s army-led crackdown on red shirts draws closer, … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Today’s news from Thailand: Explanation given to Saudi’s for The promotion of Somkid Boo … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: We read this at the Bangkok Post (time stamped 3:26 PM): The government is using tax money to help t … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Today’s Factoid: 1959 Danny’s Coffee Shops are renamed Denny’s. (How’s that for an … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Today’s Factoid: 1521 Martin Luther appears at the Roman Catholic Assembly, the Diet of Worms. … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Daily Factoid: In 500 BC Turkey domesticates the, you guessed it, turkey. (Hmm could this be right, … more →