Category: Politics
June 5th, 2014 — 10:04am
Many of the Thai soldiers deployed during the coup are little more than kids – young conscripts doing their military service. I snapped these two in the centre of Chiang Rai on Sunday afternoon.
December 11th, 2013 — 3:05am
On Monday, anti-government protesters turned the streets of Bangkok red, white and blue. Thousands set out from nine meeting points across the city and headed towards Government House. There was no shortage of people who like the sound of their own voice espousing dubious agendas, but the heat had been taken out of the demonstration
December 3rd, 2013 — 9:36am
Rounding the corner of Government House it was discovered that the police had taken off their protective helmets and put down their riot shields. Most simply sat on the curb looking a little apprehensive, smoking cigarettes or snapping pictures on their mobile phones. The arriving protesters were greeted with smiles and handshakes. Many demonstrators then
December 3rd, 2013 — 9:06am
There was an uneasy calm around Government House this morning. The air was filled with an acrid smell from burnt out police vans and the occasional firework still being launched toward the building. It soon became apparent that the police had retreated, leaving the rabble-rousers on the front line free to cross the razor wire
December 2nd, 2013 — 7:37am
Yesterday, the anti-government demonstrators here in Bangkok tried and failed to breach the defenses set up around Thamniap Rataban, Government House. Repeated attempts to pull down barriers saw crowds pushed back by tear gas and water cannon. Roads approaching Government House were fortified with concrete blocks and razor wire, behind which were rows of police
November 8th, 2013 — 4:09am
As Groucho Marx once sang, “whatever it is, I’m against it.” It would make an appropriate theme tune for the kindergarten that is Thai politics.
July 20th, 2012 — 9:20am
I have some good news to share. I’m delighted to say that my photography is now represented by Gallery Stock. I signed with them a few months ago but of course it’s a lengthy process getting these things up and running but my work is slowly coming online. The first batch of images can be
September 19th, 2010 — 3:00pm
The Thai Red Shirts turned out in Bangkok this morning for the first show of strength since the bloody crackdown by government forces in May. Several thousand gathered at the Ratchaprasong intersection to mark the fourth anniversary of the coup that ousted former PM Thaksin. A shrine was also set up to honour those shot
May 1st, 2010 — 5:25pm
This morning, in need of a distraction, I took a walk around the Ratchaprasong site in the heart of Bangkok’s main shopping district. The Red Shirts continue to make themselves at home. Despite a heavy military and police presence in the surrounding area they have failed to prevent protesters spreading further down the Ratchaprasong intersection
April 28th, 2010 — 4:02pm
The Red Shirt protests continue at Ratchaprasong and the rhetoric from both sides grows increasingly hard line. The last few days, however, have been more peaceful than usual. It’s hard not to believe that it is just the calm before a storm. Today, a group of hardcore Red Shirts gathered behind the Silom- Radjadamri barricade
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