Statement of Thaksin Shinawatra

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: May 19, 2010

Statement of Dr. Thaksin Shinawatra, May 19, 2010 Today, the government ordered the use of force to disperse the peaceful demonstrators at Rajprasong intersection and accusing me as the one who rejected the negotiation. I would like to make the statement as follows: 1. I have never objected any negotiation efforts. On the other hand, […]

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A Sense of Injustice in Thailand

By James Kimer | Published:

The Independent notes that the protesters in Bangkok actually have legitimate grievances. It would, one feels, take more than a small bribe from Mr Thaksin to persuade two middle-aged ladies – and Mrs Intarahutti is also infirm – to leave their homes and families, go to the capital, sleep under the stars and endure self-evident […]

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Newsweek on Thaksin

By Robert Amsterdam | Published:

A very rare and sensible article on Thaksin Shinawatra published in Newsweek.  Surely the government’s e-footsoldiers will leap all over it very soon just like they have with CNN (see Bangkok Pundit’s critique of their absurd stab at censorship via bullying). Meanwhile, it wasn’t just service to the poor that made Thaksin important for Thailand’s […]

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Thai Protestors Ask for Mediators

By James Kimer | Published: May 17, 2010

This quote comes from Weng Tojirakarn comes from The Australian. “I urgently ask the government of Australia to issue a statement to ask Thailand to stop the violence from the government side,” Dr Weng said, adding he had sent a request to the UN to intervene. “Let all the governments in the civilised world ask […]

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The Semantics of Violence in Thailand

By James Kimer | Published:

One of the best blogs you should be reading this week about the crisis in Thailand is New Mandala.  Below is a snippet of an interesting post about the language we choose to use in describing political violence (please note that the post is couple days old now, and there have been some developments, such […]

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The Temporary Thai-ification of This Blog

By James Kimer | Published:

Given the serious political crisis unraveling in Thailand and the fact that Robert Amsterdam is currently on the ground in Bangkok, we are planning to publish quite a lot of related content on this space in the coming days until a new platform is decided upon.  Our Russia coverage will be ongoing, and back to […]

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Press Release: Time for International Community to Act on Thai Political Crisis, says Thaksin Lawyer

By James Kimer | Published: May 15, 2010

The following press release is being distributed to the media regarding Robert Amsterdam’s visit to Bangkok. Time for International Community to Act on Thai Political Crisis, says Thaksin Lawyer BANGKOK, May 12, 2010 – Robert Amsterdam, a lawyer acting on behalf of the former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra, calls upon the international community […]

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Kazakh Human Rights Activist Languishes in Prison

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: May 14, 2010

It’s been a great disappointment to me how all the media attention has disappeared with regard to the case of the human rights activist Yevgeny Zhovtis in Kazakhstan, who was unlawfully jailed after having the bad luck of being involved in a terrible car accident (which ended up serving as pretext for his persecution).  However, […]

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Thaksin Shinawatra Hires Amsterdam & Peroff

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: May 3, 2010

Below is a press release regarding our latest client, the former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, which is being distributed via wire globally today.  Please stay tuned to this blog for further news, commentary and information about the Thai political crisis, and our ongoing work in the country. Former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra Hires […]

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Russia Loves Kyrgyz Democracy

By James Kimer | Published: April 21, 2010

A pretty clever one from Simon Tisdall in the Guardian: Now Russia is rightly worried about what it has wrought. President Dmitri Medvedev warned recently of anarchy and a “second Afghanistan”. This week the Russian military was told to be ready to protect ethnic Russians – 20% of Kyrgyzstan’s population. It probably won’t come to […]

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