political crisis

27. May 2014

Report from the streets of Bangkok

democracy, Elections, government, InFocus, political crisis, political parties, social activism, Thailand

For safety reasons I am omitting my name from this account. My apologies. I was in my house, when I heard. A friend messaged me, urging me to turn on the television, and so I did. All channels showed the same thing: Thailand’s General Prayuth Chan-ocha declared a total takeover of the country, Thailand was […]

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8. May 2014

The Creeping Coup

democracy, government, InFocus, political crisis, political parties, Thailand

Thailand has an impressive track-record in the department of political coups. There has, in the country’s democratic history (since 1932) been 18 more or less successful coups in Thailand. For this reason, whenever there is political instability, Thai media and followers of Thai politics very quickly start using the word “coup”. Will there be a […]

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