This morning there were at least six small explosions at
three locations in Bangkok during rush hour, with four reported injuries. Life is unaffected by it up here on the
northern rim of greater Bangkok, but I will be going into the city next week
and expect to encounter tight security on public transit.
Bangkok is now hosting a big security meeting of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with all the foreign ministers
of those countries attending as well as US Secretary of State Pompeo and China’s
top diplomat.
My guess at this point is that some Thai folks who oppose
the newly installed government are trying to embarrass it during this regional
meeting.
After years of military rule, the generals wrote a new
constitution that rigged the make-up of the newly elected government. The opposition parties have been blocked at
every legal turn, and the generals still rule.
So, yeah, a lot of people are pissed off, but such violence is not the
answer.
What is the answer?
This is Thailand. I have no
clue.
-Zenwind.
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