The headline across the top of today’s Bangkok Post — along with a couple of photos — was compelling.
“Chuwit’s Fists of Fury” was the banner headline, along with a picture of one of the candidates for the position of Mayor of Bangkok, Chuwit Kamolvisit.
It seems that K. Chuwit was interviewed on TV yesterday, and when the interview was finished, he was so angry at the interviewer that he beat him up.
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In the 76 years since constitutional monarchy was adopted in 1932, Thailand has had altogether 18 constitutions and interim charters. The best constitution ever framed, the so-called People’s Constitution which came into force in 1997, lasted only nine years before it was torn up by the military in a bloodless coup on Sept 19, 2006.
The government is now attempting to set the wheels in motion to draft yet another new constitution for Thailand, a process that will take quite some time. The aim is, in part, to de-polarize the situation here, but of course it’s possible that it may have the opposite effect.
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First let me be clear: I think the use of the court system, and having a judiciary that is as powerful as the other branches of government is a good thing. I applaud the courts, the Election Commission and other government officials in Thailand that are applying the rule of law to govern the behavior of politicians here in Thailand.
It’s one way to send a message that corruption and favoritism are at an end.
And yet, the frequency of the court cases is disquieting.
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The PAD — a middle class Bangkok grass roots protest group led by multi millionaire media tycoon K. Sondhi — has decided that the best thing it can do to advance the political situation in Thailand is to close five regional airports to prevent the new Prime Minister from visiting his hometown.
Apparently the adverse effect on tourism and the further polarization of the political landscape is not enough to deter the PAD from this idiotic maneuver.
I have pasted a report from the Bangkok Post below for reference:
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I see no reason to embroider the story as written by newspaper:
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It’s been a relatively quiet week in Thai politics. A new Prime Minister was selected and approved by the King, and the collapse of two financial giants in the US sparked a crisis in the financial industry that will surely have ripple effects here in Thailand.
As we close the week, I thought I’d offer a brief update on the state of play for a few of the key political groups and individuals in the country.
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