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The fight tearing the country in two
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 09/02/2014
» Since the crackdown on the red shirts at Bangkok's Ratchaprasong intersection almost four years go, the once-cheerful Lung Gong has become a jittery man, jumping at the sound of a car backfiring or a firecracker being let off.
Former street urchin now taking his fight to the PDRC
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 09/02/2014
» Forty years ago, a child was abandoned at a rubbish dump by parents he would never know. The boy grew up on the streets and in orphanages, doing what he could to survive, to make money, and to eat. He fought his way out of this dire existence, sometimes legally and often not, educated himself and is now a political activist - a hardline red-shirt who the anti-government People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) believes poses the greatest threat to its supporters.
Could Chiang Mai become the last refuge for Yingluck?
Spectrum, Subin Kheunkaew, Published on 19/01/2014
» While the first days of anti-government protests in Bangkok have remained free of clashes with red shirts, in the northern stronghold of Thaksin Shinawatra tensions are simmering beneath the surface after several confrontations.
Taking it to the streets
Spectrum, Piyaporn Wongruang, Published on 12/01/2014
» With the myriad street protests that have raged across the country in recent years, it is easy to forget that such an expression of public discontent is only a fairly recent phenomenon.
Roads to revolution
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 12/01/2014
» How do you shut down a city of 10 million people spread over 1,500 square kilometres without undertaking a military-style operation that involves turning off the water and electricity supplies?
When friends show their true colours
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 29/12/2013
» After seven years of living together, Ying suddenly feels as though she doesn't know her boyfriend. The polite and quiet guy she loved attended one political rally and seemed to change overnight, posting angry and expletive-strewn comments on Facebook _ even on her page under a different name. Since they fought over politics, they haven't spoken for two weeks.
Snap election turns the heat on watchdogs
Spectrum, Published on 15/12/2013
» The official tasked with running the Feb 2 election _ if it does take place _ realises he faces a Herculean task in ridding the system of corruption.
Battle lines drawn in the fight for Thai democracy
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 01/12/2013
» As Suthep's revolutionaries eyeballed Thaksin's refuseniks across the wreckage of Thailand's international reputation last week, the true casualty in the political power struggle has been democracy and its future role in the Kingdom.
We're not going to take it
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 10/11/2013
» The demonstrations were unlike any which came before them. Thousands turned out, in all colours and of all ages, in a people-led movement powered by social media that transcended politics. It was almost as if the country collectively said: Enough. The government had been too blatant and too forceful in its attempt to bring home former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and was willing to sell out too many principles and people to achieve this aim with a blanket amnesty bill.
Youthful daring challenges the status quo and dirty tricks
Spectrum, Luke Hunt, Published on 28/07/2013
» Throughout Cambodia's election campaign the politically outgunned opposition has put in an astonishing performance. Fuelled by youthful exuberance, flash mobs of up to 3,000 form and trumpet the virtues of change as supporters ride in twos, threes and fours, through the capital on motorbikes.