A great deal has happened in Thailand since I last posted. The anti-government protests continued into early December with violence by both anti- and pro-government supporters (1, 2, 3). In November, anti-government protesters escalated their efforts by taking over Thailand's two main airports.
In early December, the Thai Constitutional court banned the new prime minister and several ruling parties for electoral fraud. As a result the anti-government protesters called off their takeover of the airports. Now that the larger parties were banned, the Democrat Party, one of the opposition parties, formed a new government with Abhisit Vejjajiva as the prime minister. The anti-government protests were suspended though its organizers have vowed to renew demonstrations.
The supporters of the banned parties expanded their non-violent protests and have blockaded the parliament building. They are trying to prevent the new government from operating and are calling for new elections.
