Index


Boston Globe

Thai poll body to decide on disbanding ruling party
Reuters UK, UK - 18 Aug 2008
He was also banned from politics for five years. Under the constitution drawn up by the army after a 2006 coup, an entire party can be disbanded and all of ...
Thai EC mulls whether to forward party dissolution case to court Xinhua
Thai Election Commission To Decide PPP's Fate On Sept 2 Bernama
Thaksin has poisoned his drinking well Bangkok Post
Bangkok Post - Bangkok Post
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The Irrawaddy News Magazine

Thailand, Cambodia Open Talks on Border Dispute
Voice of America - 18 Aug 2008
Several months ago, however, the Thai government agreed to allow Cambodia to apply on its own. The deal set off a political fight in Bangkok that resulted ...
Talks on Thai-Cambodia temple row BBC News
Cambodian, Thai troops pull back from disputed area Reuters
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Kingmaker dethroned
Bangkok Post, Thailand - 18 Aug 2008
Vatana, a longtime member of parliament from Samut Prakan, is deemed a classic example of Thailand's system of money politics wherein members of Parliament ...


BBC News

Thais demand ex-PM's extradition
BBC News, UK - 21 hours ago
After 18 months of self-imposed exile, he returned to Thailand in February, vowing to fight the charges against him and clear his name. ...


SET trips despite profit gains
Bangkok Post, Thailand - 10 hours ago
Thai shares fell 0.85% yesterday over investor worries about the US financial sector and domestic political instability. The Stock Exchange of Thailand ...


Thai power broker gets prison on corruption charge
International Herald Tribune, France - 18 Aug 2008
AP BANGKOK, Thailand: A former Cabinet minister who was once an influential power broker in Thai politics was sentenced in absentia Monday to 10 years in ...


Times Online

Thailand Wonders if This Is the End for Former Prime Minister
Voice of America - 15 Aug 2008
He returned to Thailand earlier this year after his allies in the People Power Party won national elections. Some political analysts say Mr. Thaksin hoped ...
For Thaksin, it is the end of the road Bangkok Post
Post-Thaksin, a calmer Thailand? Christian Science Monitor
The Big Question: Why do so many foreign billionaires want to make ... Independent
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - Economist
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Thai PM: Party disbandment to destroy political system
Xinhua, China - 15 Aug 2008
... Sundaravej said on Friday that if his People Power Party (PPP) and other parties are dissolved by the court, the Thai political system could collapse. ...
Thais Want Yet Another Constitution Angus Reid Global Monitor
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A post-Thaksin Thailand
Bangkok Post, Thailand - 12 Aug 2008
Finally, Thailand will now undergo a litmus test to see how much of the Thaksin overhang has affected Thai politics. If this protracted political crisis ...
THAI RATH ANALYSIS : Bangkok Post
The cat's away, Samak will play Bangkok Post
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Boston Globe

The impact of Thailand's judicial politics
Bangkok Post, Thailand - 3 Aug 2008
With Thai politics now so polarised, the use of mass mobilisation to thwart impending legal proceedings would undoubtedly take Thailand to the brink, ...
Thai govt in trouble as tables turn on Thaksin guardian.co.uk
Absurdity and clowning serve as ploys for diversion Nation Multimedia
Thai prime minister announces Cabinet reshuffle San Francisco Chronicle
Bangkok Post
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