Thai Rak Thai’s strict orders to its MPs show contempt for democracy; and the Senate isn’t doing anything about it

OVERDRIVE: Try though we might, we can’t escape global shocks

If you think that the bad news about the Thai economy is going to go away anytime soon, then you must be kidding yourself. The preliminary data for May show that Thailand posted a trade deficit of US$930 million (Bt38 billion) on the back of surging imports.

Southern fighters have no links to foreign groups

This is the second part of a two-part interview conducted by the Berlin-based academic Dr Farish A Noor with Dr Wan Kadir Che Man, the head of the Patani Bersatu movement, who is currently living in exile in Europe.