When it comes to Thailand and the political rift, even non-Thais find themselves taking sides. Politics in Thailand has seemingly found it’s way to the international stage because of the effects on tourism and the border dispute with Cambodia. [Read more →]
Thailand’s ruling party is great at sweeping things under the rug in Thailand and let them fade away. However when it comes to international issues like the dispute over the Preah Vihear temple and the disputed border with Cambodia, they must be addressed or the fallout could be war. [Read more →]
The organic mud Thailand’s People Power Party (PPP) has been repeatedly stepping in is still being tracked around. Unfortunately for the PPP, it just does not go away on it’s own. [Read more →]
With all of the trouble in Thailand evolving around the fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra, many Thais who are friends or cronies of Thaksin have yet to discover a something that is very un-Thai. If you do something for Thaksin that brings harm to others, you may never be forgiven. [Read more →]
It has not exactly been front page news, but the now open waters of the arctic that are a direct result of global warming are becoming a bit of a territory issue. If there is any sure fire thing that can lead to war, it is a dispute over real-estate. Planting a Russian flag in the sea bed at the north pole seems to say “MINE!” [Read more →]
The behavior of Thailand’s ruling party the People Power Party (PPP) is now being seen on an international stage. The international concern over the Preah Vihear temple and the immature handling of the situation by the PPP is putting a very bad face on Thailand. [Read more →]
Ministers from Thailand are resisting the law and failed to step down as required by the Constitution. Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee, Labor Minister Uraiwan Thienthong and Deputy Transport Minister Anurak Jureemas are fighting graft charges but refuse to step down. This has the effect of making Thailand appear unattractive to international investors by showing that the Thai government does not care about laws. [Read more →]
As the dispute over the Preah Vihear temple takes shape in the international gene pool of right and wrong, it appears Cambodia has the dominant genes. With Cambodia’s desire to involve other countries including the United Nations, it shows a level of confidence Thailand lacks. [Read more →]
It all started with simply not following the wisdom of Thailand’s new Constitution. With the simple stroke of a pen before letting parliament review what has been defined by the Thai courts as an International treaty, blood would not have been spilled by a Thai soldier who stepped on a land mine at the disputed site. Had the Preah Vihear document been reviewed as called for by the Constitution, the potential of bloody conflict would have been avoided. [Read more →]
Keeping Thailand’s Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej away from Preah Vihear may be key to averting a war between Cambodia and Thailand. That war may be anything from closing the border crossings to actual combat. [Read more →]
The Preah Vihear temple for the most part was unknown to people not from the area until Thailand’s now former and disgraced Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama signed a document with Cambodia in June 2008. From that point on the issues evolving around the Preah Vihear temple have come to the front burner on the stove with the burner set on high. [Read more →]
In Thailand the People Power Party (PPP) has failed miserably as a government. This bunch of minimally talented Thaksin Shinawatra cronies have not a clue what to do without Thaksin holding them by the hand every step of the way. Even following some simple procedures outlined in the constitution seems above their ability. [Read more →]
Thailand’s Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama life has forever changed for the worse as the Preah Vihear Temple joins the World Heritage list. The controversial temple has claimed it’s first sacrifice of the new millennium being Noppadon himself. [Read more →]
In Thailand The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) showed the government it was more than just noise outside Government House. The PAD petitioned the court to stop the government’s support for Cambodia’s proposal to list Preah Vihear Temple as a World Heritage Site. In an unusual 2am ruling, judges voted nine to three to order the cabinet to suspend, at least temporarily, the Thai support in a joint communique with Phnom Penh. [Read more →]
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