Thailand

As controversy over his parole simmers, attention turns to what influence the controversial former leader will have over Thai politics.

A genuine flowering of popular culture would inevitably showcase the repressive nature of the Thai state.

Zachary Abuza of the National War College discusses the latest developments in long-running peace talks.

In an interview, the opposition MP discusses his political future and the way forward for Thailand.

The charges follow an incident over the weekend in which monarchy reform activists and ultra-royalists engaged in a public brawl in Bangkok.

The detained former PM's persecution and rehabilitation have both reflected the use of the country's administrative and legal system for political ends.

The announcement brings an end to a two-decade war between Thaksin Shinawatra and the country's conservative establishment.

Thaksin Shinawatra's name is on a list of 930 elderly inmates, who have been approved for parole due to ill health.

The pair were charged as "accomplices" to an incident last March in which an activist spray-painted an anti-royalist message inside Bangkok's Grand Palace.

But the ASEAN-endorsed aid plan will be tightly constrained by its reliance on the cooperation of Myanmar's military junta.

After a hiatus in peace talks due to last year's Thai election, the two sides "are willing to put pen on paper," the Malaysian mediator said yesterday.

Chinese automakers have succeeded in the Thai market by adopting comprehensive localization strategies.