Thailand
Hundreds of refugees perish at hands of Thai army
By Mike Head, January 29, 2009
Pictures published in the international media this week confirm recent reports that hundreds of refugees have been towed out to sea by the Thai Army and abandoned with little food or water.
More than 60 dead in New Year’s Eve fire in Bangkok
By Dragan Stankovic, January 6, 2009
Up to 1,000 people were packed into the Santika nightclub in Bangkok on New Year’s Eve when a fire broke out. The building was a fire trap, which lacked adequate fire prevention and safety measures,...
New Thai prime minister takes office amid continuing protests
By John Roberts, December 31, 2008
Blocked by protestors from entering parliament, newly-installed Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva delivered his first policy speech yesterday at the foreign ministry building three kilometres away...
Third new Thai government installed in four months
By John Roberts, December 18, 2008
A special session of the Thai parliament on Monday voted in Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva as the third new prime minister in four months. While the former opposition leader has a parliamenta...
Thai military plays key role in forming new government
By John Roberts, December 11, 2008
After intense behind-the-scenes manoeuvring, Thailand’s opposition Democrat Party announced it had the numbers to form a new government. The push is the outcome of a protracted campaign by anti-gove...
Thai court dismisses the government
By Peter Symonds, December 3, 2008
In a highly political decision, Thailand’s Constitutional Court effectively sacked the government yesterday by dissolving the ruling People Power Party and two of its coalition partners. Anti-govern...
Airport occupations bring Thailand to political breaking point
By John Roberts, December 1, 2008
Political tensions in Thailand are reaching breaking point as anti-government protesters from the Peoples Alliance for Democracy (PAD) continue to occupy Bangkok’s two main airports—Suvarnabhumi i...
Airport siege heightens Thailand’s political crisis
By John Roberts, November 27, 2008
The standoff between the Thai government and the Peoples Alliance for Democracy (PAD) intensified sharply on Tuesday after PAD protestors seized control of Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airpo...
Photographs from the centre of Thailand’s political storm
November 22, 2008
For months, Bangkok has been wracked by bitter feuding between pro- and anti-government factions of the Thai ruling elite. The WSWS presents here a series of photographs of recent events in Bangkok.
Thailand’s political crisis intensifies amid economic slowdown
By John Roberts, November 5, 2008
The political turmoil surrounding the Thai government is continuing unabated. Anti-government protesters remain entrenched at Government House in central Bangkok. Their leaders, backed by the country...
As share market plunges, political crisis in Thailand deepens
By John Roberts, October 11, 2008
Violent clashes this week in Bangkok between police and anti-government demonstrators point to a growing desperation in Thailand's ruling circles to end the months-long stand-off between the People Po...
New Thai prime minister installed amid continuing political turmoil
Anti-government protests
By John Roberts and Peter Symonds, September 19, 2008
After a week of sharp political twists and turns, Thailand’s parliament elected Somchai Wongsawat as new prime minister on Wednesday. Far from ending the protracted political crisis in Bangkok, ...
