EDITORIAL Wiping the slate clean in the South
After more than two years of violence, Thaksin's retreat is a chance for communities to work towards peace
THAI TALK Forget the tears, Thaksin govt is alive and kicking
He has only stepped aside, not down. He may be retreating to the political sidelines, but he is not out of the game. And the current truce is at best only temporary. Most of his critics dismiss his "sacrifice" as a ruse.
BANGKOKIAN Dark-horse Chaturon sighted on horizon
If you think that things will turn for the better after Thaksin Shinawatra's announcement of his temporary leave, you're wrong.
Philippines looks to Thailand's example
"Stunned" best captures how news of that sudden resignation in Thailand struck many headline and editorial writers, columnists, civil society leaders and opposition politicians in Manila.
