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In other prosperous democracies, the middle class provides the glue that holds society together. In Thailand, by contrast, the bourgeoisie, centered in Bangkok, is barely emerging as a social and political force. Instead, for a half-century, an unspoken social contract among four broad groups has held Thailand together: the “Palace” — a euphemism used here [...]

BANGKOK – Thailand’s political and social fabric is fraying. Indeed, the country’s future looks as shaky as it has never been.…In late 2008, anti-Thaksin mobs wearing yellow shirts and led by prominent business figures occupied Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport with impunity, seeking to annul the result of a general election in which pro-Thaksin forces gained [...]

In other prosperous democracies, the middle class provides the glue that holds society together. In Thailand, by contrast, the bourgeoisie, centred in Bangkok, is barely emerging as a social and political force.
Instead, for a half-century, an unspoken social contract among four broad groups has held Thailand together: the “Palace” (a euphemism used here to avoid [...]

BANGKOK – Thailand’s political and social fabric is fraying. Indeed, the country’s future looks as shaky as it has never been.…The sight of run-down physical infrastructure, punctuated by super-modern shopping malls with global consumer brand names well beyond the purchasing power of most citizens, is not what you would expect in an economy once described [...]

The Red Shirt Thaksin supported protesters are a bunch of thugs. They are illiterate, backward, stupid and idiots. They are paid by Thaksin cronies to cause mayhem on the strets of Bangkok, Mist of them come from Laos and deepest ISAAN where they are idiots too. They are poor because they want to be..no one [...]

… Where is Obama’s laser-like focus on the economy and jobs? It doesn’t exist.”“You know, Bangkok is really appropriately named. They have the largest number of prostitutes per capita in the world in the Bangkok, Thailand. Don’t ask me how I know. I think I read it in National Geographic.”“Time’s up. We have enough hard [...]

… The Godfather of Kathmandu,’’ the fourth and newest book in the series, lacks the snap and bite of “Bangkok Haunts,’’ its tauter predecessor, or “Bangkok 8,’’ the first book. And like “Bangkok Tattoo,’’ the second book in the series, the story is convoluted, and Burdett doesn’t quite manage to tie together all the plotlines.Still, [...]

Readers of what might be termed John Burdett’s Bangkok Trilogy – “Bangkok 8,” “Bangkok Tattoo” and “Bangkok Haunts” – know that he is adept at getting under the skin of the eponymous Thai capital, where he makes his home. Despite the title of this latest novel, “The Godfather of Kathmandu,” and the fact that some [...]

A 34-year-old Thai woman arrested for human trafficking has been denied bail in the Rustenburg Magistrate’s CourtThai woman in court for human traffickingEditor  Monday, January 4, 2010Giang Brooderyk was denied bail as the court said she was a flight risk and would evade trial once she was out on bail. She was arrested on November 26 [...]

No bail for ‘flight risk’ Thai brothel owner 1 deck heady goesDecember 31, 2009 Edition 1A 34-year-old Thai woman arrested for human trafficking was denied bail in the Rustenburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday as the court said she was a flight risk.Giang Brooderyk was arrested on November 26 for allegedly assisting girls from Bangkok, Thailand, to [...]