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Another coup in Thailand.
Well, this country conducts coup like making jokes!
Below is a brief history of military coup in Thailand
The Thai military on Thursday declared a coup, saying that it was "necessary to seize power".
Thai Army chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha made the announcement on television flanked by senior military officers. The last coup in Thailand was in 2006 and had been followed by more than a year of military rule. Here's a brief history of the coups that have taken place in the country:
1932: The bloodless coup of 1932, also known as the Siamese revolution of 1932, was a turning point in Thailand's history. A small group of military officers, known as the "Four Musketeers", overthrew King Prajadhipok, ending nearly seven centuries of absolute monarchy and establishing a constitutional monarchy. Thereafter, Thailand got its first constitution, paving the way for social and political reforms.
1933: Military stepped in to remove the first prime minister of Siam after 1932, Phraya Manopakorn Nititada. Phraya Phahon, who played a key role, then became Siam's second prime minister, a position he served for five years.
1947: Thai military stepped in again to remove the government of Rear Admiral Thawan Thamrongnawasawat, which was marred by scandals and corruption. The "Coup Group", put Khuang Aphaiwong, a founder of the Democrat Party, as the prime minister. The coup solidified the role of the army in Thai politics.
1951: The Silent Coup was attempted while King Bhumibol Adulyadej was in Lausanne, Switzerland. The group then appointed Field Marshal Phibunsongkhram as the new prime minister.
1957: When the rigged parliamentary election of 1957 continued to keep Phibunsongkhram in power, mass protests occurred in Bangkok, making King Bhumibol unhappy. That led Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat to stage a coup, and Pote Sarasin was appointed the head of an interim government.
1958: Sarit, the military leader, led a coup in 1958. It heralded the arrival of a new authoritarian era in Thai politics.
1971: Saying that there was a need to suppress the Communists, Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn staged the coup of his own government and dissolved parliament.
1976: Less than eight months after an unsuccessful overthrow attempt, the Thai military staged a coup and overthrew Prime Minister Seni Pramoj. In a nationally broadcast address, Admiral Sangad Chaloryu declared himself in charge of the newly formed National Administrative Reform Council, which would oversee martial law in the country.
1977: Thanin Kraivichien, only in government for one year, was overthrown in a bloodless military coup led by the man who had put him in power, Admiral Sangad Chaloryu, after Thanom was accused of leading a repressive government.
1991: Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan was arrested on his way to meet the king, where he was reportedly planning to ask to appoint a deputy defence minister viewed as a rival to the military elite. General Sunthorn Kongsompong assumed power as leader of a National Peacekeeping Guard.
Sept 19, 2006: The armed forces dismissed the government and revoked the country's 1997 constitution. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, on a visit to New York, declares a state of emergency in Bangkok after news of the coup.
May 22, 2014: Thai Army chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha declares military coup after months of deadly political turmoil.
Source: Washington Post, The Straits Times archives
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Well, this country conducts coup like making jokes!
Below is a brief history of military coup in Thailand
The Thai military on Thursday declared a coup, saying that it was "necessary to seize power".
Thai Army chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha made the announcement on television flanked by senior military officers. The last coup in Thailand was in 2006 and had been followed by more than a year of military rule. Here's a brief history of the coups that have taken place in the country:
1932: The bloodless coup of 1932, also known as the Siamese revolution of 1932, was a turning point in Thailand's history. A small group of military officers, known as the "Four Musketeers", overthrew King Prajadhipok, ending nearly seven centuries of absolute monarchy and establishing a constitutional monarchy. Thereafter, Thailand got its first constitution, paving the way for social and political reforms.
1933: Military stepped in to remove the first prime minister of Siam after 1932, Phraya Manopakorn Nititada. Phraya Phahon, who played a key role, then became Siam's second prime minister, a position he served for five years.
1947: Thai military stepped in again to remove the government of Rear Admiral Thawan Thamrongnawasawat, which was marred by scandals and corruption. The "Coup Group", put Khuang Aphaiwong, a founder of the Democrat Party, as the prime minister. The coup solidified the role of the army in Thai politics.
1951: The Silent Coup was attempted while King Bhumibol Adulyadej was in Lausanne, Switzerland. The group then appointed Field Marshal Phibunsongkhram as the new prime minister.
1957: When the rigged parliamentary election of 1957 continued to keep Phibunsongkhram in power, mass protests occurred in Bangkok, making King Bhumibol unhappy. That led Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat to stage a coup, and Pote Sarasin was appointed the head of an interim government.
1958: Sarit, the military leader, led a coup in 1958. It heralded the arrival of a new authoritarian era in Thai politics.
1971: Saying that there was a need to suppress the Communists, Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn staged the coup of his own government and dissolved parliament.
1976: Less than eight months after an unsuccessful overthrow attempt, the Thai military staged a coup and overthrew Prime Minister Seni Pramoj. In a nationally broadcast address, Admiral Sangad Chaloryu declared himself in charge of the newly formed National Administrative Reform Council, which would oversee martial law in the country.
1977: Thanin Kraivichien, only in government for one year, was overthrown in a bloodless military coup led by the man who had put him in power, Admiral Sangad Chaloryu, after Thanom was accused of leading a repressive government.
1991: Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan was arrested on his way to meet the king, where he was reportedly planning to ask to appoint a deputy defence minister viewed as a rival to the military elite. General Sunthorn Kongsompong assumed power as leader of a National Peacekeeping Guard.
Sept 19, 2006: The armed forces dismissed the government and revoked the country's 1997 constitution. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, on a visit to New York, declares a state of emergency in Bangkok after news of the coup.
May 22, 2014: Thai Army chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha declares military coup after months of deadly political turmoil.
Source: Washington Post, The Straits Times archives
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Mr T
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Unfortunately this will keep happening in Thailand until the privileged old guard, such as the Privy Council, are stripped of their power or forced into retirement. They still struggle with the concept of democracy because the voters keep making the "wrong" decisions.
The military has indicated that there must be "reforms" before the next election. It's hard to see how this can happen legally given that the parliament is now dissolved so cannot change the law. So presumably they will just appoint some people to rubber-stamp a policy that tries to stack the deck in their favour. That could sow seeds of a very nasty future civil conflict in Thailand. Poor Thais are tired of being repeatedly having their electoral choices rubbed out by the elites.
Equation
Lieutenant General
But that's democracy, you can't blame the voters for voting the "wrong" candidates. It doesn't mean everyone will be enlighten enough to vote for the candidate that some how magically makes a decision that represent their wishes all the time. That's just a fantasy.
The North Dakota boom is ongoing and will keep going for decades to come.
North Dakota has gone from the 9th largest oil producing state to the 2nd largest since 2009. Only Texas is ahead of them.
Right now, in North Dakota alone, the oil boom on privately owned land is only reaching something like 6% of the reserves that they can currently reach with existing technology. There are billions of more barrels in deposits that they know about, but cannot reach with existing technology. But, currently they expect to reach them over the next 30 years...which is how long it will take them to exploit what they currently can reach.
IOW, probably well over a century of oil depositis left in North Dakota alone. And we are not even talking about the Rocky Montain Oil Shales yet.
The Texas oil is also exclusively on private land. But less of its percentage is fracking...but expect that to go up.
So, there are a LOT of reserves. A huge amount that current technology can rech...and orders of magnitude more that emerging technologies will be able to open up in the next decades.
As far as safety and the environment are concerned, the US, along woith Canada, has, and executes, the strongest environmental and safety laws in exitstance of any major oil producer in the world.
These are all facts...and these facts have no ideological or political bent. Let's stay away from (and this is not necessarily directed at you TE) the ideologies and politics on either side of this here on SD.
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
You really ought to reflect on what you just stated. Voters making the "wrong" choices is a fundamental basic democratic right. What you're saying is democracy in name only.
MwRYum
Major
So the Thai military finally come out of the shades and do things themselves, no surprise there really.
What he couldn't grasp is, that "wrong choices" is in the opinion of the traditional elites. It's no secret that the traditional elites are of a numerical minority in Thailand, so when Thailand do it the democratic way, ie. fair election, those who could appeal to the rural masses, will be the winner in this game. That's how Thaksin won over the rural masses, and with the policies during his tenure, they miss him. Its a shame that the elites still doesn't want to compete and instead, resort to all the grey methods to keep in power.
Now, Thailand is effectively chopped into 2 camp, the traditional elites in the cities and the rural masses, while I risk being accused for pro-communism but such distinct cut of demographics is the stuff for textbook-perfect class struggle. If you look back at the anti-government movement by the "yellow shirts", there're lots of anti-democracy demands, with a singular purpose to snub out contest from the rural masses to the elites' holdings.
In it all, the current Monarch is probably the only thing managed to keep Thailand from sliding into civil war.
What he couldn't grasp is, that "wrong choices" is in the opinion of the traditional elites. It's no secret that the traditional elites are of a numerical minority in Thailand, so when Thailand do it the democratic way, ie. fair election, those who could appeal to the rural masses, will be the winner in this game. That's how Thaksin won over the rural masses, and with the policies during his tenure, they miss him. Its a shame that the elites still doesn't want to compete and instead, resort to all the grey methods to keep in power.
Now, Thailand is effectively chopped into 2 camp, the traditional elites in the cities and the rural masses, while I risk being accused for pro-communism but such distinct cut of demographics is the stuff for textbook-perfect class struggle. If you look back at the anti-government movement by the "yellow shirts", there're lots of anti-democracy demands, with a singular purpose to snub out contest from the rural masses to the elites' holdings.
In it all, the current Monarch is probably the only thing managed to keep Thailand from sliding into civil war.
Another fact is that you loose your coastal cities sooner if you burn all that oil and gas. The estimate is that parts of the ice in the Antarctic will melt in the next 200 to 900 years giving a sea level rise of about 4 meters, according to two recent US scientific reports. Similar effects can be expected from other parts of the Antarctic and Greenland. If it all melt sea level will rise some 80 meters in the next 1000 years. Doesn't it make much more sense to develop other energy technologies?
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