Junya Yimprasert of Thai Labor Campaign writes an article 'The Voters' Uprising That Is Changing Perceptions in Thailand' covering major Thai political events from the 1932 revolution up to present.  It was first distributed at a Consultation on Gender, Development and Decent Work: Building a Common Agenda’, OECD Headquarters, Paris, 27th April 2009.

FOREWORD

After the September 2006 military coup that deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra we pointed-out that whatever the justifications used to legitimise the Coup, the action of the military was as disloyal as always to the legitimate demands of the people, and we made a simple observation: “. . if there is going to be anything resembling sustainable development in Thailand, the emphasis in Thai politics must be on making sure that the political demands of the new, urban classes are satisfied without further undermining the livelihoods and life-styles of the agrarian community upon which the future of Thailand depends.”.

Read the entire article at http://timeupthailand.blogspot.com/.

On her final note on the piece, she says, ‘I wish to say that this was a difficult article to start writing, because it talks about things which people in Thailand don’t dare talk about. Having written what I have written I feel a strong sense of release, and I know that I want to share this feeling with 60 million other people in Thailand, especially with women and with all our young, new wave democracy fighters.’