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  • Thailand’s Government Seems on the Verge of Collapse—Again

    06/22/2025 6:47:51 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 16 replies
    TIME ^ | 06/22/25 | Chad De Guzman
    Domestic regime change is no stranger to Thailand, which has had at least 12 successful coups and 31 Prime Ministers since the founding of its current constitutional monarchy in 1932—itself the product of a coup. It’s for that reason that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who took over after her fellow Pheu Thai party predecessor Srettha Thavisin was ousted from power last year, has sought to insulate the government against military takeovers, which have typically occurred in coordination with conservative, royalist elites. It’s likely, however, that she’s failed. Amid an escalating crisis sparked by border tensions with neighbor Cambodia, experts and...
  • Thai PM imposes urgent terror law

    08/13/2003 2:42:50 PM PDT · by knighthawk · 3 replies · 168+ views
    The Australian ^ | August 14 2003 | Kimina Lyall
    AFTER almost two years of denying the threat of terrorism in Thailand, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has suddenly declared the country a potential "breeding ground" for terrorists, and rushed through anti-terror laws by executive decree. The move comes amid increased security jitters in the wake of the Marriott hotel bombing in Jakarta last week, although analysts said it was probably a bid to convince US President George W. Bush and world leaders due to visit Thailand for an Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation meeting in October that Thailand was now taking terrorism seriously. The decrees, which came into effect at midnight...