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Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Military Coup in Thailand An announcement on Thai television declared that a "Council of Administrative Reform" with King Bhumibol Adulyadej as head of state had seized power in Bangkok and nearby provinces without any resistance.The signs of trouble became apparent when the military coontrolled TV channels suspended normal programmes and began showing pictures of the king. The songs associated with military coups earlier were also played. Monarchy is a much respected institution in Thailand, which had a constitutional monarchy with a democratic government. Any tourist to the Thai shores will be greeted with smiling pictures of the king and the queen hung almost everywhere.As the supreme guardian of Buddhist religion, the king is the symbol of Thai cultural identity.Since 1932, kings of Thailand have exercised their constitutional legislative powers through a bicameral National Assembly comprised of a House of Representatives elected by popular vote and a Senate appointed by the King upon recommendation of the Prime Minister. Thai kings exercise executive powers through the cabinet headed by a prime minister, and judicial powers through the law courts. This is very similar to the British constitutional model. The Thai Prme Minister was in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly Meeting here when his country was rocked by the coup d'etat.In the middle of a political crisis fomented by the recent dvelopments, he planned to return from New York on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. In a message broadcast on Channel 9 from New York, the Prime MInister of Thailand declared Thailand under a "severe state of emergency". The Prime Minister Shinawatra might be facing this outburst because of his failure to end separatist violence in the south. Another caus eof dissent is his family's decision in February to sell its shares in one of the country's biggest telecom groups, Shin Corp., to Singaporean investors. Not only did the $1.9 billion netted by his family offend many, the loss of control of an important national asset also did not go down well. Blogger News Network is advertiser-supported, and your visits to our advertisers help BNN to meet its expenses. Help keep us afloat! posted by PRAGYA at 11:03 AM |
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