Thai News - It's Not Pretty

The Thai military junta, currently in charge and showing few signs of actually handing power over to a democratically elected government, is pretty horrible.



The United States is concerned - our nation has suspended one-third of its military aid (and is considering cutting more aid), as well as advising American citizens away from travel in the country; in addition,the U.S. may blacklist Thailand over allegations of slave labor in prawn production.


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