“We are still in a deep class war, a deep crisis between the rich and the poor in Thailand”
Giles Ungpakorn
Interview with Thai exile and academic Giles Ungpakorn in May 2009 about the background to the struggle for democracy in Thailand
Thousands of Redshirts are currently assembling in the Thai capital in an attempt to force the current military backed government to call elections
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US Navy sailors and UK Royal Marines taking part in a joint exercise in the Chagos Islands. Photo: U.S. Navy / Public Domain
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Photo: Graham Kirkwood
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Metropolitan Police. Photo: Pexels / Public Domain
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Sam Altman. Photo: Steve Jurvetson / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0
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