Category Archives: Politics

May 2010 Protests in Ubon

Posted on May 19, 2013 by TR

On this day in 2010 Ubon’s provincial hall (ศาลากลางอุบล) was burned down. The new one is almost finished. Memock had a couple reports that day here and here. 21 people arrested were recently back in court with 4 of them … Continue reading →

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Visiting Yala – Part 3

Posted on April 11, 2013 by TR

This is the last post in my mini series about Yala. See Part 1 and Part 2. The Deep South of Thailand has some unique signs you don’t see around the rest of the country. Below are a few of … Continue reading →

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Visiting Yala – Part 1

Posted on April 9, 2013 by TR

Yala is in the news a lot because of the continuing insurgency in Thailand’s Deep South. Prime Minister Yingluck was just there a few days ago and I just returned from a trip to visit a friend who grew up … Continue reading →

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Vandalized Billboard

Posted on September 21, 2012 by TR

During the last elections and while Abhisit was Prime Minister, not a single billboard with his face on it was spared from vandalism. So when we saw a new billboard near the Sisaket intersection on the Ubon ring road last … Continue reading →

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May 19, 2010 Red Shirt Crackdown Timeline

Posted on May 19, 2012 by TR

On May 19, 2010 the Thai military began a crackdown on the red shirt protesters around Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok. The following is a timeline of events that day from news, Twitter, Facebook and other sources… 03:56 – First reports … Continue reading →

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Illegal Logging in Phanom Dong Rak

Posted on March 13, 2012 by TR

The Bangkok Post has an article today about 38 illegal Cambodian loggers caught in Sisaket province yesterday. Perhaps that’s why I saw a dozen truckloads of soldiers heading in that direction from Ubon & Sisaket yesterday: “A combined task force … Continue reading →

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Thailand 2011 Election Posters

Posted on June 6, 2011 by TR

Thailand will hold an election on July 3 which means mass numbers of strategically designed campaign posters and trucks advertising the 26 different parties. In Ubon and Sisaket, I’ve only seen 8 of these parties put up posters. The other … Continue reading →

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