[Reuters] Bomb kills soldier in Thai south
[A soldier was killed by a bomb and a Muslim civilian was shot dead in the latest violence in Thailand's restive south, police said Thursday.
The bomb was detonated as troops travelled in a pickup on a patrol in the town of Yarang in Pattani province. Five soldiers were wounded.][Thailand Politics] The Return of the Blue Shirts
[Matichon reports that the PM Abhisit will visit Buriram on Saturday, and that the Blue Shirts are part of the security preparations, which includes 3,000 provincial police from Nakhon Ratchisima, Surin, and Buriram. ]
BP: The red shirts will also be there....[The Australian] Fugitive former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra's secret Fiji talks
[Fugitive billionaire former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra flew in his Learjet to Fiji for a secret meeting with the controversial prime minister and military commander Frank Bainimarama.
The subject of their discussions, held in Mr Bainimarama's office in Suva on Monday, is unknown, but informed sources in Fiji say Mr Thaksin is considering investing $300million in the country.
In return, he would probably be assured safety there from extradition, if he should choose to use Fiji as one of his bases in exile. Thailand is seeking to return him to Bangkok, where he faces two years in jail for abuse of power.]
BP: He is meant to be heading to Tonga and Vanuatu next. Fiji also had a coup around the same time as Thailand and the military still haven't given up power.[VOA] Internet, Satellite Communications Widen Political Debate in Thailand
[Thailand has undergone a quiet revolution as satellite broadcasters and the Internet have challenged traditional broadcast outlets to lead the political debate. There are concerns the government now wants to undercut these new challengers.
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"The ability to broadcast a signal over the Internet outside Thailand, so that it could be uploaded legally to a satellite, and that really made a huge change because the government didn't have the legal means to control that," he said. "Suddenly you had a level of political debate on television you had never seen before." ]
BP: That is a quote from Baker. It is not just broadcasting over the internet, but also the internet itself which provides more access to information.
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