Samudra manthan

Samudra churning or Samudra manthan is the Hindu myth about the churning of the sea of milk. Using the great naga wrapped around mount Mandhara on top of Lord Vishnu in the form of a tortoise, the devas and demons cooperated in churning the sea to achieve the ultimate prize, the nectar of immortality, Amrita. Even though the Amrita was supposed to be shared by both the devas and demons, Lord Vishnu used trickery to deny the demons the nectar. Embolden by the effects of the amrit, the gods would go on to defeat the demons. You can see a sculptural representation of this myth in the foyer of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.

Although this is meant to symbolize a spiritual exercise, it could also be used as an analogy for the political process and this especially true in Thai politics. For all their good intentions, politicians must ultimately resort of deceit, trickery and misrepresentation, to achieve their goals and win the hearts and minds of their constituents. We hope to use this space as a forum to make some sense of what it is all about and in the spirit of reconciliation find out what it is the Thai people really want after the election.

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07 June 2011

The Pheu Thai Party

The Pheu Thai Party or For Thais Party would be described as the third incarnation of Thakin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai party.  That party and the seceding People's Power Party were both dissolved by the Constitutional Court.  Pracha Promnok has been in opposition to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajaiva's coalition government until May, when Jarupong Ruangsuwan was named Secretary general of the party.  Yingluck Shinawatra, Thaksin's younger sister was nominated head of the party's national list and will contend for the role of Prime Minister. One of the main issues of her campaign is national reconciliation.
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