Partisan politics: fissures widen in ruling coalition

Article Abstract:

Bitter verbal attacks have weakened the ruling coalition's unity in Thailand and fueled speculation that Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai will fall before the next scheduled elections, in Sept 1996. Opposition parties will hold a no-confidence motion in May over the governments' scandal-ridden land-reform program and other issues. However, the Democrats at the core of the coalition govt remain the most popular party in the nation. Chart Thai could mount a major challenge, perhaps aided by Thanksin Shinawatra's money and expertise.

Political activity, Chuan Leekpai, Democratic Party (Thailand)

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Monarchs and men

Article Abstract:

Thai and Burmese politics are compared. The existence of a monarch in Thailand who is both head of state, a symbol of national unity and the protector of Buddhism. The king of Thailand does not dabble in politics and thus, serves as an effective mediator in terms of conflict. Burma, on the other hand, has no such individual or institution. No one person or entity has moral authority to settle crises. Its Buddhist clerics are highly political.

Myanmar, Kings and rulers, Kings

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