Abhisit Vejjajiva | Simon Roughneen

Pardon politics in Thailand as Clinton announces $10m flood aid – Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2011/1116/Clinton-announces-10-million-in-Thailand-flood-relief-aid-Bangkok-distracted-by-politics BANGKOK – Areas of capital Bangkok are still under water since the worst flooding in decades hit Thailand...

Thailand goes to the polls – Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-thailand-election-20110703,0,6762985.story By Mark Magnier and Simon Roughneen, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Bangkok— Only one outcome appears clear as...

Cambodia seeks U.N. help to halt battle with Thailand at ancient temple – Los Angeles Times

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has asked for a U.N. ‘buffer zone’ at the disputed 11th century temple where...

Tough on graft, kind of – The Diplomat

http://the-diplomat.com/2010/12/08/asia-gets-tough-on-graft-kind-of/ Thursday marks UN Anti-Corruption Day. There’s plenty of it to be worried about, reports Simon Roughneen from Bangkok....

Export worries after Thai rate rise – Financial Times

http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2010/12/03/export-worries-after-thai-rate-rise/ When Thailand’s central bank governor, Prasarn Trairatvorakul, was appointed in July, he said that the country’s interest rate...

4 years, 4 months, another redshirt rally – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=19509 Redshirt protesters rally in Bangkok on the fourth anniversary of the military coup that removed former Prime Minister...

Mekong Dams Could Destabilize Region – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=19214&Submit=Submit BANGKOK––Uncoordinated decision-making and unilateral initiatives not only threaten the Mekong River area environment and livelihoods, but could affect...

Thai premier cools hopes for early poll – Financial Times

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/547da710-6c06-11df-86c5-00144feab49a.html By Simon Roughneen in Bangkok Thailand’s prime minister said previously proposed November elections are not feasible “in the...

Obstacles Facing Thai Reconciliation – The Irrawaddy

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=18536 BANGKOK – The brutality seen on the streets of Bangkok in recent days is unlikely to be forgotten...

3pm deadline looms as death toll rises – The Irrawaddy/RTÉ News at One/Newstalk Breakfast Show

http://www.irrawaddy.org/highlight.php?art_id=18481 http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0517/news1pm.html http://www.newstalk.ie/news/news-headlines/thai-government-open-to-dialogue-if-protesters-stop-attacks/ http://irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/world/bullets-fly-in-battlefield-bangkok-457889.html BANGKOK – “I’m going home, back to Chiang Rai”, said one redshirt, refusing to give...