Kasit Piromya’s ‘Larger Picture’

The Nation
Kasit: Think of the “larger picture” when dealing with Thaksin
Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya has asked Malaysia and Montenegro on the side of the 15th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Egypt to verify recent reports about former premier Thaksin Shinawatra presence in their countries and urged them to take into account their relations with Thailand in [...]

Thailand’s Deep South and International Terrorism

The Bangkok Post
Warning on militant groups
SOUTHERN INSURGENTS, INTERNATIONAL TERRORISTS THOUGHT TO BE FORMING LINKS
JERUSALEM : Foreign security experts are warning Thai security authorities not to underestimate the link between insurgent groups in the deep South and international terrorist networks. [KC: There has been no solid evidence of any link between JI and Al Qaeda and [...]

Red Shirts Burn Effigy of Kasit

The Nation
Red shirts burn Kasit in effigy
More than 200 red shirts gathered outside the Foreign Ministry yesterday demanding Kasit Piromya’s removal as minister after he was questioned by police on his involvement in last year’s airport closures.
The protesters also burned him in effigy.
Kasit reported to police on Monday after he and 35 other suspects, most [...]