Asia Sentinel

{mosimage}Normal doesn't necessarily mean democratic

{mosimage}A state court rules the government was justified in the massacre of scores in southern Thailand in 2004

{mosimage}Abandonment of last week's meeting delivers a blow to regional cooperation

{mosimage}With former Prime Minister Thaksin orchestrating events, pressure on the royalty grows

{mosimage}Could the country survive without a monarchy?

{mosimage}Even if the Red Shirts lose the battle, they may be winning the war

{mosimage}Another independent figure is arrested on lese majeste charges

{mosimage}A real democratic movement could cause the Democrat party some grief

{mosimage}Not in Thailand, anyway, or it can get you arrested

{mosimage}The Rohingyas aren't the Thai military's only problem

{mosimage}Do these passages guarantee a long stint in a Thai prison?

{mosimage}Insulting the royal family becomes as easy as turning on your computer

{mosimage}The government goes after a prominent academic and government gadfly

{mosimage}A shaky government, citing lese majeste laws, blocks more than 1,000 websites

{mosimage}With the barricades down, counting the damage begins

{mosimage}The royalist coup installs a Quisling party

{mosimage}A long-decrepit political party sets out to form Thailand’s next government

{mosimage}Thailand shivers over concerns about its monarch's health

{mosimage}The ouster of a constitutionally elected government may be only the beginning of trouble

{mosimage}The constitutional courts, as expected, disband a democratically elected party

{mosimage}The Red Shirts and Yellow Shirts Get ready to rumble in Bangkok's streets

{mosimage}Did the People's Alliance for Democracy have military help?

{mosimage}A government decree to send the exiled Thai prime minister on his way smacks of cowardice

{mosimage}The king may be smiling after all as insurgents start to get the upper hand against the government

{mosimage}Thailand's two major political forces veer ever closer to violence

{mosimage}Nobody has clean hands in Thailand’s political mess

{mosimage}The betting is that Somchai will be forced to walk the political plank sooner rather than later.

{mosimage}As a squabble over a temple erupts into a shooting war, the two sides start to see reason

{mosimage}Concerns are building that the country’s political stalemate shows no sign of ending

{mosimage}Right-wing mob riots outside parliament

The newly elected prime minister vainly seeks to quell Bangkok's continuing political chaos

Thai courts oust the prime minister for appearing on television cooking program

Democracy and social justice get lost in the shuffle between the royalists and the pro-Thaksin forces

In the complex game of Thai politics, the opposition’s intransigent tactics may give Samak a chance to look good

As Thaksin’s wife heads for jail, the messy aspects of Thailand’s legal system come into view

A Carnival of Reaction paralyses the Thai political process

Prime Minister Samak wants to create a regional rice cartel for Southeast Asia

An anti-coup activist faces insult charges for refusing to stand for the king’s anthem before a movie

Never mind elections, the fate of Thaksin’s proxy party could be decided, yet again, by Thailand’s royalist judges and generals

Did Thaksin really push the original loan for personal gain? Stay tuned for courtroom drama

Don’t count out the generals as Samak prepares to unveil cabinet

No solution apparent as round of attacks signal insurgent pressure

Thaksin Shinawatra’s proxy party does not have the mandate it claims

A strong victory for Thaksin loyalists in parliamentary elections could open the door for a deal between leaders of the 2006 coup and the deposed premier

The man who lost a giant company in a long-running battle with creditors has stormed into the Thai election fray by advocating the creation of a welfare state

Harsh new rules severely limit campaign activities ahead of December election

Subjects flock to hospital to pray for their king

The 2^nd year after the Sept 19 coup brings more uncertainty

Air disaster will raise questions over safety of Thailand’s budget carriers

With morality monitors on the rise, Thailand tries to decide where the centuries-old religion fits in modern society.

Thailand takes one for the team on AIDS drugs

In Bangkok, it's deja vu all over again as a banned satellite television station is organizing public rallies in an effort to take down the government

Six months after tanks rolled into Bangkok, a stumbling royalist Thai junta accedes to December elections

The Crown Property Bureau and How it Got That Way:

Centuries of Thai history have solidified into massive property ownership by the Thai monarchy

Part One: How Thailand’s Royal Manage to Own All the Good Stuff

Before the 2004 tsunami, few outsiders had ever heard of Thailand’s little known sea gypsies. The aftermath of the disaster has been both a blessing and a curse for the Moken people.

Stock market is battered by the military government’s changes to ownership law

Harsh central bank capital controls lead to a market crash in Bangkok

Factions of the Thai military staged a coup d'etat Tuesday night in a bid to oust embattled Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from power, seizing control of television stations and seeking to establish a provisional authority pledging loyalty to King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Jazz and blues stall, Chatuchak Weekend Market, Bangkok.

It would seem almost impossible for Bangkok's famously hot, messy, crowded Chatuchak Weekend Market to be anybody's idea of a place to find even a moment's relaxation. Inside you can buy a pet snake, an aphrodisiac potion, used Levi jeans, and almost anything else in an atomsphere of frantic commerce...