Thailand: some news stories since May 19

Here are a few news stories that have caught my eye since the events of May 19 here in Bangkok.¹

As ever, a link is not an endorsement, but these should provide some interesting reading. And as I recently asked on Twitter, if you’ve seen a single news story or other work of journalism that you think does an especially good job of illustrating Thailand’s political crisis, please let me know.

I welcome feedback — newley at gmail dot com — and comments below.²

• The End of Brand Thailand [Newsweek, June 4].
• How Thailand Can Avoid a New Insurgency [TIME, May 27].
• Bangkok Proves Perilous to Journalists [WSJ, May 25]. And don’t miss the accompanying video.
• The Spring of Thailand’s Ethnic Discontent (Note: This story appears to be subscriber-only.) [WSJ, May 24]
• Thai Violence Exposes Social Division Widened by Thaksin Ouster [Bloomberg, May 23].
• Thaksin Still Stands Amid Thai Turmoil [WSJ, May 21].

(Thanks to BP for pointing to many of these items.)

1. As a reminder, here are my images of the Rajaprasong intersection aftermath. [↩]
2. I may not be able to reply to all email, but I certainly try. Also, regarding comments, I generally only approve comments here that I feel add to the conversation in a constructive way. [↩]

Tagged as: Red shirts, Thai politics