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Thailand: The Politics of Blood - for iPod/iPhone The Open University
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In Thailand, the international media is the battleground for political ideas. Protests have become increasingly dramatic and well organised. In October 2008, Red-shirts, in their thousands, donated their own blood and poured it on the walls and under the gates of Government House while Yellow-shirted protesters staged a sit - in at Bangkok airport stranding thousands of tourists and bringing Thailand’s political turmoil to television screens around the world. But behind the arresting symbolism of these protests, issues of democracy, welfare, education and human rights are at stake, in a political crisis that is not going to go away.
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Thailand: The Politics of Blood
In Thailand, political ideas are fought in the media spotlight - but behind the arresting symbolism and imagery, issues of democracy, welfare, education and human rights are at stake - in a political crisis that is not going to go away.
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Transcript -- Thailand: The Politics of Blood
In Thailand, political ideas are fought in the media spotlight - but behind the arresting symbolism and imagery, issues of democracy, welfare, education and human rights are at stake - in a political crisis that is not going to go away.
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Perspective: The Politics of Blood
Join the BBC's Asia correspondent, Alastair Leithead, and author and historian Chris Baker, for an insight into the colour coded protests and political problems facing Thailand.
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Transcript -- Perspective: The Politics of Blood
Join the BBC's Asia correspondent, Alastair Leithead, and author and historian Chris Baker, for an insight into the colour coded protests and political problems facing Thailand.
Customer Reviews
Very precise and touch the roots of the true problem of our country
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Foreigners fooled
The issue is simple. Thaksin has been corrupt. But he is BILLIONNAIRE. He has spent his money organizing the Red-shirt rallies and underground movements. He has paid for a political party in the House. Also hugely paid is his PR activities in and ourside of Thailand. The dramatization intentionally exploited the western ideology.
Sukrit Sunam
I'm thai people. I want to explain about this. ahh... if u watch from thoese clip u'll see we splite to 2 group are yellow shirt and red shirt. with yellow shirt they are middle to high class. they believe Mr.Taksin's policy will bring thailand to hell, example he public some comperate that hold by thailand goverment like power, communication and energy company to stock market for corupt that income for himself. and red shirt side love him because he is the first prime minister of thailand that care about low or working class by give low interest lone to people in countryside 1 million bath per village (about $30,303) for operate their bussiness. more that that Mr. taksin do many thing for working class and country side people.
but source of money that Mr.Taksin give to improve quality of life of working class is wrong and that can improve inflation of thai bath.
and i think both of 2 side think they are almost of thai people so they think they can do every thing to request what they want but i think the both of them are less than 10 million people from 70 million people of thailand.
last i have hear rumor about red shirt group give money to who stand for protest with them they will pay for 500 - 1,500 bath per day ($15 - 45) and our lowest wage is only 200 bath per day in bangkok so this is why red shirt have many people to protest with them
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