The political tension in Thailand seems to increase with the last bombings in Bangkok in which nearly 30 people injured and nearly 8 people have died since the beginning of the crisis.The protesters aim the resignation of the government headed by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. The protesters, numbered as 100 yhousand people in Bangkok streets claim PM Yingluck is influenced by former Prime Minister and and her brother Thaksin Shinawatra who was deposed by military coup detat in 2006 because of the corruption in his goverment and was sentenced to two years. Yingluck Shinawatra accepted to call elections on February however this announcements seems not to decrease the tension. The protesters and the opposition, Democrat Party boycotting the polls and aim to see the government resing and Yingluck to leave the country. The other main actor in Thai politics, Thai Army, who realized a succesfull coup detat in 2006, is wondered whether it will intervene in the crisis or not. Lastly the government has announced state of emergency for 60 days.
I wonder if Obama will choose a side in this? He has a lot of photos taken with Shinawatra and we have supposedly been undergoing an "Asian pivot." Still, cheap hookers and tourism can't really compete with cheap oil and natural gas.
It is about time they remove the Monarchy in Thailand. Everybody there have to put a picture of the king and if you say something against him or his family, you go to jail. All you see when you drive through Thailand are huge pictures of the king queen and princes. A personality worship not better than the worst dictators that ever lived.
