PDF Link Summary A number of events that will deeply impact the future of Thai politics occurred this week. The 12 trillion baht budget for 2012 was approved, allowing government officials to begin planning for large investments, including water management.  Compensation for those impacted by the 2010 riots was announced and the Pheu Thai [...]

  PDF Link   Summary   Flooding spreads to the South of Thailand as Northern citizens finally receive news of upcoming tax breaks. Varying opinions of political power continue to be polarized while a Democrat MP is being charged for murder. Abhisit Vejjajiva is also offering his opinion on what should be political priority. Gains [...]

PDF Link  The HDFF Team wishes all of our readers a happy new year! Summary This week in Thai politics saw the stunning development of a Democrat MP accused of murder, debates about when to hold a referendum for amending Thailand’s 2007 constitution, and the Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul ‘s visits to Cambodia and India. [...]

PDF File This week the HDFF team attended a public lecture by Dr. Larry Diamond titled, “From the Arab Spring to the Thai Crisis: The Spirit of Globalization”. It was held on December 27, 2011, in the Maha Chulalongkorn building at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. Dr. Diamond began his lecture by referring to Samuel Huntington’s [...]

PDF Link   The HDFF Team wishes all of our reader’s season’s greetings and happy holidays. All the best from our family to yours! Summary Real action continues to be made to bring back former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to Thailand while opposing political leaders act to repress such actions. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra made [...]