Thai Coup Alienates US, but Draws In China

... , drugs and terrorism, Thailand has been an indispensable ... Iraq. Strategic recalibration by Thailand could have profound implications ... migration of Chinese into Thailand as surging Chinese property ... . Crispin has covered Thailand's politics for more than 16 ...

Commentary: Why Jokowi's Supporters Start to Doubt the 'Indonesian Obama'

... in the region, such as Thailand, are facing political crises and ... is relatively less experienced in politics than the first two. Those ... as a moment to put politics back into the hands of ... lecturer at the Department of Politics and Government at Gadjah Mada ...

Desi Anwar: When Perseverance Pays Off

... in the northernmost part of Thailand. Before me is Myanmar: ... of the Golden Triangle of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos, which ... the princess mother returned to Thailand after years of living in ... full of bright ideas, proposals, politics and empty talk, what I ...

Key Thaksin Ally to Face Thai Court Over 2008 Crackdown

... ablaze. Shinawatra supporters accuse Thailand’s interventionist courts of being ... souring the nation with money politics. Thaksin has been in ... Yingluck was banned from politics last month and now faces ... held early next year. Thailand’s decade-long political ...

Thai Junta Denies Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra Permission to Travel

... was last week banned from politics for five years and ... basic rights," Norawit told Reuters. Thailand has been tense since Yingluck ... in 10 years of turbulent politics that have pitted Yingluck and ... a strong influence over Thai politics. Yingluck could face up to ...

Thailand Boosts Military Ties With China Amid US Spat

... on technology to increase Thailand's national security," Thai ... will not intervene in Thailand's politics but will give political ... joint military exercises between Thailand's air force and ... Gold combined military exercise with Thailand next week. The drill ...

Thailand: Land of Smiles, Land of Ghosts

... world is everywhere in Thailand where animism and folk ... time to time Thailand’s notoriously fractious politics also draw ... These kind of beliefs keep Thailand an underdeveloped country,” he ... Lucrative business For much of Thailand’s soothsayers, astrologers and ...

Thai PM Tightens Security After Mall Bombs Rattle Bangkok

... Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from politics for five years. The ... protests that have dogged Thailand for years. The military ... since the coup. Thailand has weathered turbulent politics for a decade ... claimed almost 30 lives. Thailand's Muslim-dominated south ...

In Red Heartlands, Thai Army Keeps a Lid on Dissent

Khon Kaen, Thailand. In the northeastern Thai city ... assembly to ban Yingluck from politics for five years. But military ... more than anywhere else in Thailand, Khon Kaen province, which ... documents agreeing to swear off politics. Twenty-six local activists, ...

Thai Junta Gets Tough on Dissent After Ex-PM Banned From Politics

... Shinawatra was banned from politics. The announcement comes ... Thailand's military-appointed legislature voted to ban Yingluck from politics ... buying scheme that cost Thailand billions of dollars. ... following the impeachment case." Thailand has been divided for ...