PUBLIC ISSUES IN THAILAND
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Thailand has experienced frequent military coups and political turmoil since becoming a constitutional monarchy in 1932. In the most recent 2011 parliamentary elections, the opposition Peua Thai party won a majority and Thaksin Shinawatra's sister Yingluck Shinawatra became prime minister. Thailand also faces challenges from natural disasters like tsunamis.
PUBLIC ISSUES IN THAILAND
- 1. PUBLIC ISSUES IN THAILAND REPORTED BY: HANNAH GRACE BELARDO-INOJALES
- 2. ECONOMY
- 3. BRIEF BACKGROUND • Thailand has experienced 18 military coups since becoming a constitutional monarchy in 1932. The government returned to democratic civilian control in December 2007, but political turmoil has continued. • In July 2011 parliamentary elections, Peua Thai, the opposition party and vehicle for exiled leader Thaksin Shinawatra, won an outright majority, and Shinawatra’s sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, became prime minister. • Natural calamities and disaster (e.g. tsunami)