LAST Sunday, April 12, the Thai government declared a state of emergency in the country's capital and surrounding provinces to mitigate heightening protests against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. At the same time, it issued a decree empowering...

THE Land of Smiles has been wearing a worried frown in the last few months, and it’s not because it’s starting to feel the economic pinch like the rest of the world. Rather, anti-government protests have plagued Thailand since December last year,...

OVER two decades ago, "people power" became a buzzphrase for emerging democracies when the Philippines ousted the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Today in Thailand, the phrase has again caught fire, with months of anti-government protests finally leading...