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Thaksin's dream of exile government faces hurdles
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 01/06/2014
» The legal adviser of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has raised the idea of a government-in-exile — but fulfilling such an ambition would face serious hurdles including finding a willing host country, say academics.
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.
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?
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.
Drawing cultures together
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 15/09/2013
» Conflicts and cultural clashes are everyday facts of life for children living in communities plagued by deep-seated ethnic tensions.
Power plays on the Mekong
Spectrum, Post Reporters, Published on 29/07/2012
» Eventually, we could proceed no further. In the distance, a one-metre high gravel barrier emerged from the brownish waters of the Mekong, the planned construction site of the controversial Xayaburi Dam. As we moved closer, we could see the gravel wall had blocked most of the width of the river and there was only a small channel with rocks and rapids left for the longtail boat to navigate through.