June 3, 2014: Shinawatras caught in the country
Nothing said more about how unexpected the coup was than the Shinawatra family members being trapped in the country. Before other contentious political events, like the 2009 and 2010 Red Shirt marches on Bangkok, Shinawatra family members were all safely in foreign capitals. The location of the Shinawatras is closely watched as their absence from the country often foreshadows political conflict.
Also: The 2006 Coup
Also: The 1991 Coup
May 24, 2014: Coup headlines from Thai-language newspapers
May 22-26, 2014: Coup news
May 21, 2014: Another coup in Thailand
Above: One of several foreign media gaffes that occurred when reporting on the Thai coup
May 21, 2014: Martial Law: What’s really going on in Thailand
May 26, 2014: TV blocking and branding during the coup
From Komchadluek, May 13, 2014
“The ripe mango… dropped”
[The man is Thaksin Shinawatra. Reference is to Dr. Thirayuth Boonmee’s quote on the Thai political situation. He compared the Thaksin regime to a mango on a tree. The anti-Thaksin demonstrators just waited for the mango to ripen and fall, meaning the regime was at its lowest point for many reasons and was about to fail.]
May 27, 2014: The Evolving Banner of the Junta
May 27-28, 2014: Coup news
May 29-31, 2014: Coup news
Above: The background of the coup – June 6, 2014: Thaksin’s Fear of the Eastern Tigers
June 6, 2014: All about Sombat Boonngamanong, a rebel Red Shirt
Above: Social media graphic circulated in the months after the coup
June 6, 2014: Is the United States the puppet master?
June 10, 2014: The Thai Airways CEO who was fired after leading a financial turnaround
June 25, 2014: Arun’s “Grand Cycle”
July 20, 2015: Washington Post predicts the majority will reject the junta and unrest will rise
2013: Reuters: General Prawit Wongsuwan & former army chief General Anupong Paochinda behind Thailand protests
Also: The 2006 Coup
Also: The 1991 Coup