Two Veterans, Three Countries, Much Damage
May 31 is Memorial Day in the US, something that as a veteran I still think of as a time for mattresses and auto sales. But there are other veterans besides those in the US who are equally as...
View ArticleA Sensible Answer to Southeast Asia’s Drug Problems
In February of 2003, then-Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra launched a bloody “war on drugs” that lasted for three months and resulted in police killings of 2,800 suspects, only half of whom were...
View ArticleKing Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, 1927-2016
Former Far Eastern Economic Review Correspondent Paul Handley, the author of "The King Never Smiles," by far the most authoritative book ever written on the Thai monarch, wrote this assessment of his...
View ArticleThailand Faces Uncertain Future Under Erratic Pretender
With the Oct. 13 death of Thailand’s 88-year-old monarch Bhumibol Adulyadej, the country enters unknown territory, with his heir, Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, widely recognized as an erratic and...
View ArticleAsia in 2016: Thailand
Thailand, under military rule since 2014, made little progress towards democracy during 2016. In August, a clear majority of voters – more than 60 percent supported a military-backed draft constitution...
View ArticleThailand’s Monarch Seeks a Return to the Kingdom of Siam
Thailand, once known as the Land of Smiles, is a country today seemingly trapped in a perpetual nightmare, headed by a half-mad king determined to return the country to the era before Pradjadhipok, or...
View ArticleThailand’s Terrifying Highways
Once again, the Land of Smiles ends up with some of the world’s most dangerous highways The post Thailand’s Terrifying Highways appeared first on Asia Sentinel.
View ArticleThailand: Southeast Asia’s Last Hope for Wildlife?
The picture is mixed but still surprisingly positive The post Thailand: Southeast Asia’s Last Hope for Wildlife? appeared first on Asia Sentinel.
View ArticleFight Against Malaria Reaches Tipping Point
Conference on World Malaria Day in Thailand is hopeful The post Fight Against Malaria Reaches Tipping Point appeared first on Asia Sentinel.
View ArticleThailand’s Government a Junta by Any Other Name
This is not a democracy The post Thailand’s Government a Junta by Any Other Name appeared first on Asia Sentinel.
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