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Yingluck's future: A Thai court or exile? (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/07/2014
» Latest: Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra held a press conference today and vowed to return to Thailand on August 10. Speculation mounted yesterday whether former PM Yingluck Shinawatra would return from her scheduled trip to Europeafter she was indicted by NACC for "dereliction of duty".
Indonesian election: Both sides claim victory
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/07/2014
» It is time to pay attention to stories from our ASEAN region and this is a big one. With no clear winner in Indonesia's presidential elections yet, there are fears of unrest.
Coup! (updated Monday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/05/2014
» Continuing coverage of Thailand under military rule. Today, the coup-makers start to win some powerful friends as they start a multi-billion baht payback to farmers. Meanwhile, detentions, releases and protests continue.
Indian election: Big changes ahead as BJP wins big
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/05/2014
» With a population of 1.2 billion, 814 million of whom are eligible to vote, India needs six weeks to carry out a general election. Let's find out what happened.
Election meeting disrupted, July 20 poll unlikely
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/05/2014
» Acting government caretaker leaders began their meeting with election commissioners yesterday but all made a hasty exit when protesters arrived, throwing plans for a July 20 poll into disarrary.
"All-out final battle" (updated Wednesday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/05/2014
» Continuing coverage of the the PDRC's "all-out final battle". The Senate is struggling to help find a solution to the political crisis, with one protest group demanding it appoint a new PM and another insisting that it doesn't.
Confusion as PM forced out (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/05/2014
» The threat of a political vacuum has lessened a bit today after the NACC indicted former PM Yingluck Shinawatra for her role in the government rice-pledging scheme, but spared her replacement and said it was not seeking the ouster of the cabinet.
Abhisit takes heat for election + reform plan
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/04/2014
» Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva is receiving criticism from all sides for his proposal that an election be an essential part of any reform process.
July 20 poll considered
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/04/2014
» Pheu Thai wants a fresh election by July 20, but the EC suggests it may need to be later after yesterday meeting with political parties which was briefly disrupted by anti-government protesters.
April: Month of political chaos?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/03/2014
» Latest: PM testifies in person at NACC. Analysts say political temperatures could be at hot season levels during April as court decisions threaten to break the caretaker government, prompting a response from its red-shirt supporters.