Asia Sentinel

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Anniversary of "Savage May" passes with little incident

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In Memory of Akong

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Safe in Los Angeles, Joe Gordon carries on his campaign against a draconian law

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Same-Sex Marriage Bill likely to get a hearing in Thai legislature

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It might be wiser to move the city

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Even before it begins, splinter groups seek to stop Malaysia-led negotiations

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Malaysia to host negotiations with Thailand's Islamic insurgents

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The desperate plight of Islamic education in the south of the country spells trouble

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Thaksin's master infrastructure scheme is back - and it might make the country the hub of Southeast Asia

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Saturday Night Live language course spoof brings out the culture guardians

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Those 'protecting' the monarchy, are undermining the legal system

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Is endemic corruption endangering the faith

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Increasing Islamist tone worries observers

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PAD takes on the military

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An important agency is rendered toothless by its Quisling chairwoman

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Many political observers think the former PM was indicted to spark an amnesty deal

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"People," Cathay says. "They make an airline." They sure do

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But the government is probably safe

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America needs to take a critical look at the repressive tactics of Thailand's old elites

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The government needs to reduce uncertainty in the global market

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Necessity drives innovation – a tale of two countries

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Bulging government warehouses must be emptied for new crop

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In Asia they do more harm than good, the UN says

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Failure to sell vast stockpiles could start to spell political trouble

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But it made eight million rice farmers -- and Pheu Thai voters -- happy

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Probably this time because the weather's better but if they took the same hit, look out

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Almost half of the world's fish are now grown via aquaculture, FAO says

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Military was warned two years ago that the devices were fake

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Controversial Australian ABC footage

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Constitutional Court kicks can down the road

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Substandard construction, inadequate design, cause delays, frustrate millions

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Pansak Vinyaratn returns from the cold

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Thai construction and energy companies press ahead

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Project to study Southeast Asian weather patterns looks dead

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The Thai city shows chaotic Jakarta how to run a railroad

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Leader of campaign against lese-majeste law is threatened with bodily harm if he returns home

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Critics say the conviction represents another blow to freedom of expression despite suspended sentence

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Sources in Bangkok say the drums are growing louder

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He certainly says so

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Controversial reforms have him in trouble with party and public

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The campaign to free Akong should not stop with his death

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Complex international racket may be too big for authorities to get a handle on

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The battle over lèse-majesté and free speech in a climate of fear

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What are the conditions that would get the former premier home free?

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Increasing the subsidy the government pays to farmers is pricing exporters out of global markets

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Trying to dodge fallout of climate change, firms reorganize supply-chain networks in Thailand and beyond

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Authorities ban film based on Shakespearean tragedy about a king’s murder

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Battle continues to stop brown leaf-hopper

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Fatigue, rather than contentment, aids Yingluck

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He hasn’t yet

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The women of Pattaya’s Walking Street may end up as nuns

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Despite reservations from Mekong Basin countries, construction continues

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What you didn’t see and should have seen

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The Gender Agenda: Making HIV Responses Work for Key Affected Women and Girls

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Hyper-royalists on a rampage

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Taking over where Thaksin left off

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Ang Pao for the Red Shirts?

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Thai authorities make no progress in handling separatist movement

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Growing concern that the draconian laws could lead to renewed tension

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Controlling the hyper-royalists

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Lèse-majesté crackdown continues without letup

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Lecturer in Buddhist studies taken into custody

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Concern rising over government's curbs on political expression

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Floods, missteps characterize Yingluck’s reign

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Under waters still almost two meters deep lies a disaster for multinationals and Thailand

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Could a Melbourne Thai restaurant beat the Thais at their own cuisine? Our Wandering Palate thinks so

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Environmentalists charge Lao government with using a biased study to seek approval

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So far, despite the rising waters, the inner city remains dry

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Teachers, health workers resettled first

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Raging floods in Thailand disrupt global supply chains and exports, threatening economic security

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Yingluck’s popularity may be washing away

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Publisher closes his TV station, at least for now

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Thaksin hopes to be first in line

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It may not harm global food security, but it is going to cost Thai consumers

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A 30-year search finally yields encouraging signs

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Subsidizing rice will be expensive, may hurt exports and could depress prices

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All of the aspects of Thailand’s calamity will be on display in Singapore Monday

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Islamist separatists clash with Thai Army as Buddhists, Muslims die

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Subcabinet appointments designed to mollify Red Shirt supporters

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US citizen alleges company gave him up to Thai authorities

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Thailand’s new government risks bringing chaos to global markets again

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The region is still sexist enough to stifle the rise of women on their own

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A compromise society begins to reassert itself

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No Red Shirts need apply

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Is it a last gasp by the elites, or is it just because the law hasn’t been changed yet?

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Now for the hard part

As Beijing’s clout grows, some Thais are uneasy

But he still wants his money back, and he doesn’t believe he needs to serve time for corruption.

The seizure of the crown prince’s plane in Germany gets very careful treatment

Human Rights Watch Demands US Waterboarding in Thailand be Investigated

{mosimage}OPINION: Sunday's election is a victory for Red Shirts but more is needed

{mosimage}Normal doesn't necessarily mean democratic

{mosimage}A state court rules the government was justified in the massacre of scores in southern Thailand in 2004

{mosimage}Abandonment of last week's meeting delivers a blow to regional cooperation

{mosimage}With former Prime Minister Thaksin orchestrating events, pressure on the royalty grows

{mosimage}Could the country survive without a monarchy?

{mosimage}Even if the Red Shirts lose the battle, they may be winning the war

{mosimage}Another independent figure is arrested on lese majeste charges

{mosimage}A real democratic movement could cause the Democrat party some grief

{mosimage}Not in Thailand, anyway, or it can get you arrested

{mosimage}The Rohingyas aren't the Thai military's only problem

{mosimage}Do these passages guarantee a long stint in a Thai prison?

{mosimage}Insulting the royal family becomes as easy as turning on your computer

{mosimage}The government goes after a prominent academic and government gadfly

{mosimage}A shaky government, citing lese majeste laws, blocks more than 1,000 websites

{mosimage}With the barricades down, counting the damage begins

{mosimage}The royalist coup installs a Quisling party

{mosimage}A long-decrepit political party sets out to form Thailand’s next government

{mosimage}Thailand shivers over concerns about its monarch's health

{mosimage}The ouster of a constitutionally elected government may be only the beginning of trouble

{mosimage}The constitutional courts, as expected, disband a democratically elected party

{mosimage}The Red Shirts and Yellow Shirts Get ready to rumble in Bangkok's streets

{mosimage}Did the People's Alliance for Democracy have military help?

{mosimage}A government decree to send the exiled Thai prime minister on his way smacks of cowardice

{mosimage}The king may be smiling after all as insurgents start to get the upper hand against the government

{mosimage}Thailand's two major political forces veer ever closer to violence

{mosimage}Nobody has clean hands in Thailand’s political mess

{mosimage}The betting is that Somchai will be forced to walk the political plank sooner rather than later.

{mosimage}As a squabble over a temple erupts into a shooting war, the two sides start to see reason

{mosimage}Concerns are building that the country’s political stalemate shows no sign of ending

{mosimage}Right-wing mob riots outside parliament

The newly elected prime minister vainly seeks to quell Bangkok's continuing political chaos

Thai courts oust the prime minister for appearing on television cooking program

Democracy and social justice get lost in the shuffle between the royalists and the pro-Thaksin forces

In the complex game of Thai politics, the opposition’s intransigent tactics may give Samak a chance to look good

As Thaksin’s wife heads for jail, the messy aspects of Thailand’s legal system come into view

A Carnival of Reaction paralyses the Thai political process

Prime Minister Samak wants to create a regional rice cartel for Southeast Asia

An anti-coup activist faces insult charges for refusing to stand for the king’s anthem before a movie

Never mind elections, the fate of Thaksin’s proxy party could be decided, yet again, by Thailand’s royalist judges and generals

Did Thaksin really push the original loan for personal gain? Stay tuned for courtroom drama

Don’t count out the generals as Samak prepares to unveil cabinet

No solution apparent as round of attacks signal insurgent pressure

Thaksin Shinawatra’s proxy party does not have the mandate it claims

A strong victory for Thaksin loyalists in parliamentary elections could open the door for a deal between leaders of the 2006 coup and the deposed premier

The man who lost a giant company in a long-running battle with creditors has stormed into the Thai election fray by advocating the creation of a welfare state

Harsh new rules severely limit campaign activities ahead of December election

Subjects flock to hospital to pray for their king

The 2^nd year after the Sept 19 coup brings more uncertainty

Air disaster will raise questions over safety of Thailand’s budget carriers

With morality monitors on the rise, Thailand tries to decide where the centuries-old religion fits in modern society.

Thailand takes one for the team on AIDS drugs

In Bangkok, it's deja vu all over again as a banned satellite television station is organizing public rallies in an effort to take down the government

Six months after tanks rolled into Bangkok, a stumbling royalist Thai junta accedes to December elections

The Crown Property Bureau and How it Got That Way:

Centuries of Thai history have solidified into massive property ownership by the Thai monarchy

Part One: How Thailand’s Royal Manage to Own All the Good Stuff

Before the 2004 tsunami, few outsiders had ever heard of Thailand’s little known sea gypsies. The aftermath of the disaster has been both a blessing and a curse for the Moken people.

Stock market is battered by the military government’s changes to ownership law

Harsh central bank capital controls lead to a market crash in Bangkok

Factions of the Thai military staged a coup d'etat Tuesday night in a bid to oust embattled Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from power, seizing control of television stations and seeking to establish a provisional authority pledging loyalty to King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Jazz and blues stall, Chatuchak Weekend Market, Bangkok.

It would seem almost impossible for Bangkok's famously hot, messy, crowded Chatuchak Weekend Market to be anybody's idea of a place to find even a moment's relaxation. Inside you can buy a pet snake, an aphrodisiac potion, used Levi jeans, and almost anything else in an atomsphere of frantic commerce...