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Ex-Massage Parlor Tycoon Rubs Away Thailand's Police Chief
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 2:56 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
When voters recently elected a crude, joke-cracking, former massage parlor tycoon to parliament, no one expected him to immediately unleash a video sting against Thailand's biggest illegal casino, and topple the country's chief of police, plus the military-installed ... More >>
Islamist Guerrillas Want Southern Thailand
Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 4:18 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
Each morning, Buddhist monks wrap themselves in saffron-colored robes and silently stroll, collecting alms in Thailand's three southern provinces while a phalanx of troops armed with assault rifles walk alongside, protecting them from Islamist assassins. More >>
Red Shirts Sidelined by Thailand's New Government
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 2:13 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
Thailand's first female prime minister did not give any cabinet positions to her Red Shirt parliamentary allies, despite their role in bringing her to power through their anti-coup insurrection last year which left 91 people dead. More >>
Thailand's Female PM Faces Hostile U.S.-Trained Military
Monday, 8 August 2011, 3:43 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
Parliament elected Yingluck Shinawatra as Thailand's first female prime minister on Friday (August 5), but she faces a hostile U.S.-trained military which toppled her brother from power in a 2006 putsch and crushed last year's anti-coup Red Shirt ... More >>
Thailand's PM Faces Hostile U.S.-Trained Military
Sunday, 7 August 2011, 2:54 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Parliament elected Yingluck Shinawatra as Thailand's first female prime minister on Friday (August 5), but she faces a hostile U.S.-trained military which toppled her brother from power in a 2006 putsch and crushed last year's anti-coup ... More >>
Anxiety as China Influences Thailand's Economy
Thursday, 4 August 2011, 10:47 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
A birthday party's dinner guests were bubbling with cheer until the subject of China came up, causing some of the Thais to suddenly turn gloomy. "People in Thailand are worried," said a former foreign ministry diplomat, placing down his glass of red ... More >>
Demands for U.S Waterboarding in Thailand to be Investigated
Friday, 22 July 2011, 3:09 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
Yingluck Shinawatra expects to be confirmed as Thailand's first female prime minister next month, enabling Washington and Bangkok to resurrect their collaboration in America's war on terror which entwined the two democracies before the military toppled her ... More >>
Thailand's First Female PrimeMinister Will Reverse 2006 Coup
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 2:09 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
Voters gave a strong mandate to elect Thailand's first female Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, on Sunday (July 3) so she can reverse a devastating 2006 coup by the U.S.-trained military and bring her toppled brother, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, ... More >>
Thailand's First Female PM Will Reverse 2006 Coup
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 10:28 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Voters gave a strong mandate to elect Thailand's first female prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, on Sunday (July 3) so she can reverse a devastating 2006 coup by the U.S.-trained military and bring her toppled brother, former premier ... More >>
Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi Envies Arab Uprisings
Friday, 1 July 2011, 10:21 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Burma's government told pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi that her political party was acting "against the law" and warned her to stop its activity, the same day she expressed "envy" for the Arab uprisings ... More >>
Thailand Election May Result in Trials Against Politicians
Tuesday, 28 June 2011, 9:56 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
Richard S. Ehrlich reports: If she becomes Thailand's first female prime minister after a nationwide election on July 3, Yingluck Shinawatra may start tribunals against the current government and military for their role in the deaths of 91 people during ... More >>
U.S. Marines Teach Thailand to Use Tasers & Neurotoxin Spray
Friday, 17 June 2011, 9:18 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- U.S. Marines have finished training Thailand's military and police to use electroshock Tasers to inflict "intense pain," shoot a blinding neurotoxin spray, and explode non-lethal grenades, one year after Bangkok's army ... More >>
A Woman May Win Thailand's "Clone" Versus "Puppet" Election
Friday, 10 June 2011, 11:57 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Yingluck Shinawatra may become Thailand's first female prime minister next month, so Thais are focusing on her face, gender, inexperience and relationship to her "clone" brother, Thaksin, a popular premier who was overthrown ... More >>
A Woman May Win Thailand's "Clone" Versus "Puppet" Election
Tuesday, 7 June 2011, 12:16 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
Yingluck Shinawatra may become Thailand's first female prime minister next month, so Thais are focusing on her face, gender, inexperience and relationship to her "clone" brother, Thaksin, a popular premier who was overthrown by the U.S.-trained military ... More >>
Thailand Prepares for Election While Both Sides Demand Trial
Friday, 20 May 2011, 9:39 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- One year after troops crushed a nine-week insurrection in Bangkok which left 91 people dead and 2,000 injured, the government and rebellious Red Shirts remain polarized, demanding prison sentences for leaders on both sides while preparing ... More >>
Exploited Workers of Southeast Asia Unable to Unite
Monday, 2 May 2011, 2:44 pm | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Tired, poor, huddled people seeking jobs in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, America and Europe have died on the high seas, suffocated in vehicles, toiled in sweatshops, and been expelled to countries where dictators lock them up. More >>
12 Dead After 4 Day Border Fight Between Thailand & Cambodia
Friday, 29 April 2011, 11:25 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand and Cambodia fortified their border positions on Tuesday (April 26) after four days of artillery and mortar battles killed seven Cambodian soldiers and five Thai troops, while both sides tried to dominate nearby ancient ... More >>
12 Dead After Four-Day Thai-Cambodian Border Fight
Wednesday, 27 April 2011, 9:26 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
Thailand and Cambodia fortified their border positions yesterday after four days of artillery and mortar battles killed seven Cambodian soldiers and five Thai troops, while both sides tried to dominate nearby ancient Hindu temple ruins which are potentially ... More >>
CIA Suicide After a Life of God and Guns
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 10:15 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- William Young, a former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary commander who spied on China and used tribesmen to kill Communists in Laos during the 1960s, died at home of a bullet to the head, clutching a crucifix alongside a ... More >>
CIA Suicide After a Life of God and Guns
Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 10:34 am | Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- William Young, a former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary commander who spied on China and used tribesmen to kill Communists in Laos during the 1960s, died at home of a bullet to the head, clutching a crucifix alongside a ... More >>
