Politics in Thailand
Kuala Lumpur
January 23rd, 2015
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Kuala Lumpur
January 23rd, 2015
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- The article by Lumpur speaks of former Prime Minister, and Thailand's first female leader, Yingluck Shinawatra impeachment due to alleged impropriety. Supposedly, Shinawatra was involved in a rice-subsidy scheme in which the government bought farmer's crops at a higher rate than it was being sold at. After doing so, they withheld the goods from the public in hopes that the prices would increase in international markets. Shinawatra is facing a ban of about five years from political office and even criminal charges that could mean up to 10 years within prison.
- This article has opened my eyes on the corruption held within Thailand's government. Every country in the world holds corruption to a certain degree, and Thailand is no different. However, this reveals the representation and voice Thai people hold within their government. Citizens desire to impeach their former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for withholding farming crop in order to make a profit, she will only get impeached but also might face criminal charges and a jail sentence for up to a decade. This scenario displays how political figures are not above the law and provides an example of democracy in Thailand.
- The vent within this article is important to Thailand because it is now exercising the democracy within the country. In addition, this scenario is helpful by which, elitist rulers may be able to weed out the "bad apples" within the government's system and also knock out the Shinawatra clan from the government.