With the announcement of national elections on July 3, Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has placed his fate in the hands of the voters, and put the country’s developing democracy to what may prove to be a perilous test.
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Will Thailand Send 140,000 Refugees Back to Burma?
More than 140,000 refugees will be forced back to war-torn Burma unless Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva shows a rare bit of backbone in dealing with his country’s increasingly powerful security forces. Last week, the nation’s head of security announced its intention to close nine refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border after elections were held in Burma last fall.