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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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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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