From the Economist (Depressingly accurate analysis from the Economist – although missing one key ingredient that is critical to this new constitution – the fact that the army needs to control the government through the looming royal succession.) In August … Continue reading
A series of bombings struck Thailand at a variety of locations, including sites popular with tourists, on Thursday night and Friday morning, in what a senior Thai official called a coordinated wave of attacks. Two bombs went off at the … Continue reading
Pavin Chachavalpongpun’s analysis of the 7 August 2016 constitutional referendum is sound. The military government has pulled out every trick to encourage a yes vote. At the same time it has done all it can to silence any no vote … Continue reading
May 2014 after the coup The big story uniting Germany and Thailand this week has been “Tattoogate.” This involves Thailand’s Crown Prince being photographed at Munich Airport showing extensive torso and arm tattoos underneath the smallest of crop tops. The … Continue reading
Concerns raised over referendum aftermath Economist Intelligence Unit – 25 July 2016 Event On July 20th the Platform of Concerned Citizens (PCC), a civil society group consisting of 16 organisations and 117 individuals, released a five-point statement which included calls for open debate … Continue reading
This week saw the birth of an alliance of low-cost airlines in Asia. The Value Alliance consists of eight budget carriers from the Asia Pacific. The alliance’s major partners are Cebu Pacific, Singapore Airlines affiliates Tigerair and Scoot, and ANA … Continue reading
This is one of those lovely Thai stories where the Junta gets all tied up in fear of a piece of light creative entertainment that none of us would ever have heard of until the site was blocked. A cover … Continue reading
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has warned Thailand’s ruling generals on Tuesday that a prolonged stay in power will only worsen economic hardship in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy. It is a statement of the obvious – but it came … Continue reading
Remember the story from the weekend about Nok Air pilots striking because the airline had told them that they did not meet the ICAO safety standards. At least that was the version stated by the airline’s CEO, Patee Sarasin. On … Continue reading
Sometimes it does seem that Nok Air’s CEO, Patee Sarasin, is no more than a self-publicist…..he seems disconnected from both how to run an airline and how to interact with his passengers. He is active on twitter; he hires only young … Continue reading
