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Is Thailand heading for another political crisis?
Posted By Luke Courtois and Tracy Beattie on May 29, 2020 @ 06:00
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[1] been eased: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/coronavirus-thailand-begins-easing-lockdown-measures
[2] criticised: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1878375/prayut-explains-govt-handling-of-crisis
[3] running out: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1899780/hospitals-face-hard-choices-amid-pandemic
[4] left stranded: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/thais-left-stranded-overseas-slam-coronavirus-policy-confusion-200416072630213.html
[5] online fundraising events: https://twitter.com/Thanathorn_FWP/status/1256205493653041153?s=20
[6] funding irregularities: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/1862769/ffp-dissolved-executives-banned-for-10-years
[7] Move Forward Party: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/1878785/50-mps-join-move-forward
[8] Thailand Progressive Movement: https://www.facebook.com/ThailandProgressiveMovement/
[9] publicly criticised: https://www.thaienquirer.com/12223/thanatorn-sudarat-and-abhisit-and-their-views-on-the-coronavirus-outbreak-in-thailand/
[10] arguing: https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/former-thai-pm-thaksin-says-lock-down-was-not-the-way-to-deal-with-covid-19
[11] newly introduced: https://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2020/05/28/prayut-accused-of-favoring-his-cronies-for-1t-baht-loan/
[12] predict: https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1898955
[13] highest in the world: https://theaseanpost.com/article/growing-gap-between-richest-and-poorest-thais
[14] suicides: https://www.aseantoday.com/2020/05/thailands-covid-19-suicide-crisis-shows-the-cost-of-inequality/
[15] case: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1910624/young-woman-commits-suicide-after-posting-sketch-of-prayut-online
[16] surging electricity bills: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1903040/surging-power-bills-spark-anger
[17] new military procurements: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/coronavirus-thai-army-slashes-budgets-amid-backlash-over-armament-procurement
[18] extended the state of emergency: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1924560/government-extends-emergency-despite-opposition-criticism
[19] queues: https://thethaiger.com/news/chiang-mai/food-queues-run-2-kilometres-around-chiang-mai-moat
[20] protests: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/1878315/hundreds-stage-street-protest-against-prayut-regime
[21] pleading: https://www.thaienquirer.com/11896/opinion-prayut-calling-in-favours-in-approach-to-top-20-richest/
[22] wealthiest: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2187362/everyone-loves-daddy-forget-thaksin-heres-thai-juntas-new
[23] younger Thais: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/1918912/student-drive-against-govt-to-gain-pace
[24] hinder: https://kyotoreview.org/trendsetters/clans-and-networks-thai-clientelistic-politics-at-the-local-level/
[25] party-switching: https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/cobra-phenomenon-thailand-politics
[26] no-confidence motion: https://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2020/02/28/prayut-survives-no-confidence-vote/
[27] publicly apologise : https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/1705096/prayut-apologises-for-rifts-in-palang-pracharath-party#cxrecs_s
[28] tensions haven’t been resolved: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/1911480/is-the-cure-worse-than-the-cause-
[29] dealings: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/10/world/asia/thai-shooting-gunman.html
[30] concurrent problems: https://thediplomat.com/2020/04/thailand-confronts-its-triple-disaster-in-2020/
[31] unprecedented: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-thailand-monarchy/coronavirus-pandemic-prompts-rare-questioning-of-thai-monarchy-idUSKBN21918F