The impeachment case against Yingluck, 47, who was removed from office by a court ruling days before a May putsch, is ostensibly about her handling of an allegedly graft-riddled government rice purchasing program, yet has more to do with a decade-long vendetta aimed at erasing her family’s influence from politics after victories in every national […]
Read More →So as you all know she’s out…and what has really changed? Oh yes there are 9 other cabinet members that are out too so there are still 25 cabinet members remaining who have just appointed deputy PM & commerce minister Niwattumrong Boonsonpaisarn to become the acting PM. Guess what? He’s an ex-executive of Shin Corp, […]
Read More →We have an interesting few weeks coming up with politics in Thailand: Yingluck has been given a 15-day reprieve by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), so by the 29th March she will have to present her defence and then the NACC will conclude an impeachment case -> nothing positive out of this for her. The […]
Read More →So the PDRC has decided to stop the Bangkok Shutdown but still continue protesting in 4 areas including Lumpini Park but Asok and Rajaprasong and now clear. Suthep says it’s not a sign of weakness, really? Every protest site has looked incredibly empty for the past month, he hasn’t run around the streets looking for […]
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