SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Thailand, land of smiles, convulses*

The big question is whether the Thai army will intervene to restore order in tension-ridden Thailand. Jeffry Babb reports.Thailand, the “land of smiles,” is not a happy place, as the nation’s most powerful institutions, backed by the yellow-clad urban elite, confront the shaky government.Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in a military coup two years ago, is still the ringmaster in Thai politics even as his opponents take to the streets to oust the current PM – who also happen…

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