How others see Thailand
- January 17, 2004
Get ready for more articles like this one: Rebel
raids see new challenge for Thailand’s ‘scary’
leader (Sunday Herald, January 17, 2003). These
days, Thaksin's main sin is his cooperation with the U.S.'s
war on terror: Last November, Shinawatra prepared Bangkok
for a Pacific nations summit by cramming hundreds of Cambodian
beggars on military aircraft home, and concealing slums
behind billboards. “I like Shinawatra,” said one
Thai shopkeeper. “But he scares me.”... Shinawatra,
whose policies are still backed by more than 80% of polled
voters, seems to want the unchallenged authority he has
in his own party. He also controls all television stations,
and promotes his relatives to top military jobs.
Since Thaksin came to power there have been a couple bursts
of negative news from the foreign
press.
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