BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan said on Friday he was never worried about an anti-corruption investigation that this week cleared him of any wrongdoing over two dozen luxury watches that he did not claim as assets. FILE PHOTO: Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit …
What the junta calls strategic diversification may actually be a rather rudderless foreign policy vision. When U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Glyn Davies met with Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai on May 17, the U.S. envoy pressed behind closed doors for Thailand to take a strong position in support of an …
Young student activists are unlikely to bring down the junta — but they can make its life more difficult. Activists in Thailand have a busy calendar. Throughout the year they solemnly mark anniversaries of key dates in the struggle to establish a meaningful democracy in the kingdom. The surfeit of …