Shawn W. Crispin, Author at Asia Times

Thaksin sellout resets Thailand’s topsy-turvy politics

by Shawn W. Crispin August 22, 2023August 28, 2023

BANGKOK – Topsy-turvy Thailand finally has a new government, a largely pre-ordained configuration built in the name of national reconciliation that nominally unites old foes while perilously pushing a potent new progressive force to the opposition sidelines. To announce the historic reset, coup-toppled and criminally convicted ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra dramatically returned to the kingdom today […]

Thailand: Pita’s loss is Thaksin’s gain

by Shawn W. Crispin July 13, 2023July 20, 2023

A resounding vote for change in Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin May 15, 2023May 23, 2023

Reporters protest as they call on Myanmar government and military authorities to release reporters who were arrested in Yangon, Myanmar June 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun

Myanmar press clampdown enters cruel new phase

by Shawn W. Crispin December 18, 2022May 22, 2023

Prayut survives but the end of a Thai era is near

by Shawn W. Crispin September 30, 2022October 6, 2022

Suspended Prayut down but not yet out in Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin August 24, 2022September 15, 2022

China losing, US gaining crucial ground in Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin June 9, 2022June 23, 2022

What to expect from a Marcos presidency

by Shawn W. Crispin May 10, 2022May 27, 2022

Thailand’s banks not as healthy as they claim

by Shawn W. Crispin April 4, 2022April 19, 2022

Reporters protest as they call on Myanmar government and military authorities to release reporters who were arrested in Yangon, Myanmar June 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun

Myanmar coup kills off the free press

by Shawn W. Crispin February 1, 2022May 30, 2022

The exceptional staying power of old soldier Prayut

by Shawn W. Crispin December 15, 2021December 23, 2021

Covid blame game spreads like a virus in Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin August 10, 2021August 16, 2021

Thailand fast spinning out of Covid-19 control

by Shawn W. Crispin May 13, 2021May 18, 2021

Monarchy in the middle of Thai emergency clampdown

by Shawn W. Crispin October 15, 2020October 19, 2020

Royal reform call not all that it seems in Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin September 21, 2020September 24, 2020

New generation of daring resistance in Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin August 18, 2020August 22, 2020

Covid-19 gives Prayut new political life in Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin August 3, 2020June 13, 2021

An ambulance leaves the Tham Luang cave area after divers evacuated some of the 12 boys trapped at the cave in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province on July 8, 2018. Photo: AFP/Lillian Suwanrumpha

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Second phase of Thai cave rescue starts, with ‘fifth boy now out’

by Shawn W. Crispin July 8, 2018February 18, 2020

An oil tanker is pictured at a port in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, March 1, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

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Myanmar pipeline boosts China’s energy security

by Shawn W. Crispin April 17, 2017

Hughes-Reef in the South China Sea on February 7, 2017, where China is reportedly building military fortifications.
Photo: The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative/CSIS

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Massive destruction of pristine waters

by Shawn W. Crispin April 1, 2017April 1, 2017

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