Deceptive calm

I have stayed away to comment on the events in Thailand during the last week. But I feel I should say something.

I am disappointed over the fact that the red could not stay away from violence. And after everybody gone home for Songkran some stupid persons do this. It does not help the democracy. I hope the near future will help the process of a more democratic country. Remove the corruption and give the people their right to their country.

Now Songkran is over. And I hope the calm will stay.

Still no progress in Thailand

Today the new government in Thailand was supposed to deliver their policy for the new government. But it was blocked by demonstrations by UDD, the new opposition. When are the people in Thailand going to get a government that can govern the country to make the people prosper. Now nothing happens, and nobody win on this.

Tomorrow they will try again to deliver the policy. Hope the demonstrators and police keep their calm and let the people of parliament go to work and kick start the country.

I do not know what to think ...

... about the situation in Thailand. OK, they have chosen a new government. Which is not liked by the ones who was in power, since they lost it. And I can understand that when you look at how it happened. Did the court really look at any real facts or only there own wallet. And also, the strange change in side of some of the politicians. Looks very much like money.

And now the new PM tries to show that everybody is same to the law. But still no action to the high party members who lead the occupation of the airports. I guess, if you're in the same party as the PM you are not touchable by the law. Anyway, police seem to be 'quick' to arrest the new opposition, while not caring of any crimes done by the new rulers.

Lets hope the new PM can show any real action that he will give everybody in Thailand the same treatment. And keep the country stable.

Note: Bangkok Post have a completely new layout.

PAD make chaos in Thailand

I have not had time to write about what is happening in Thailand. But now I can not really hold back. Not that I have more time. I only feel the need to put as much light as possible on what is happening in Thailand.

PAD that has been occupying the government buildings in Bangkok for some time now, have gotten tired to only sit there and nothing happens. So they have become active again. They have tried to occupy some other government buildings and now also the new airport. And they are using quite allot of violation too. There seem to be more about this in new outside of Thailand then inside. But I can not really confirm this. In the links to different newspapers bellow there is allot more articles.

If you understand Swedish, you can follow the progress at Maleés blog. She is very actively reporting the progress.

Read more: CNN, BBC, Bangkok Post, The Nation

Police use teargas

So now the police tries to clear the mob outside the parliament. I am new to Thai politics. But what I here the People Alliance for Democracy(PAD) want to take away the peoples right to vote. And now, to get their will, they occupying the Parliament. OK, the people who in the parliament now is maybe not the most democratic people. But they win the vote of the people. Stop fighting and start planning for the next election. It is OK to show that you do not like the government. But not like this. Gather you information and tell the people. Then win the next election.

Update: look at the pictures down to the left, is it a hand grenade. Who is holding it?

Read more: CNN, BBC, Bangkok Post, The Nation (pictures), Thairath

Note: I really would like to be better at Thai language, so I could understand the Thai news.

Will peace or chaos follow

Now the court have ruled that prime minister Samak Sundaravej is guilty of having other work when prime minister, which is not allowed. He cooked food on a TV-show. Samak himself say he do for free, so not really working. So now they have to choose a new prime minister. I am not sure if this also have to make new governing coalition, which can be the same as now. Or if it is only the prime minister.

Thai politics is far far away from what we are used to in Europe. You can not really call them a true democracy. One of the 'funny' things at the moment is that the party that call them self the democratic party is suggesting that only the elite can vote for government. This to stop the farmers from choosing what the democratic party think is the wrong rulers. Is that democracy??

I hope the events now will stabilize the situation so there can be some progress in the evolution of democracy in Thailand.
Read more: Bangkokpost, The Nation, Thairath

Another thing , when are the killings going to stop in south of Thailand? I reading in the news about some government official first shoot and the decapitated.
Read more: Bangkokpost The Nation Thairath

Is Bangkok becoming a warzone?

At the moment it looks like there is big fights between the people in the oposition and people who support the current goverment. So far it is only police who try to stop the fighting. But military might move in. Hope not. The oposition want the military take the power again and put out new elections.

So far news in Sweden does not show much about this. And it might also be that media is being held up in Thailand too. Some normal channels of new are black at the moment.