Generals’ attempts to silence Sondhi threaten to undo efforts made to improve armed forces’ reputation. Supreme Commander General Ruengroj Mahasaranond is presenting himself as the wrong man at the wrong place at the wrong time.

REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE: Govt’s Burma policy brings great risks, few rewards

Thailand’s unyielding support of the Burmese junta is fast making the country a laughing-stock throughout the world. Bangkok has become the strongest and most vocal backer of the Burmese regime. Alas! Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is now more Burmese than the Burmese.