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...general who made himself Prime Minister in April, stepped down Sunday after his coalition withdrew its support. But the generals in the past have proved adept at ruling through civilian figureheads. After 60 years holding the real power in the country, the military is deeply entrenched throughout society; these "businessmen in uniforms" own or control hundreds of enterprises, including two nationwide TV channels, 200 radio stations and their own bank. The army remains popular among peasants, who are still a majority of the population and provide most of the soldiers, and it has proved that it is ready to turn...
...recent weeks Chamlong has attracted an unusually broad spectrum of society -- students, workers, businessmen, even bureaucrats -- to participate in mass demonstrations, though he proved regrettably unable to prevent some from turning to rock-throwing violence. Gothom Arya, vice chairman of the Campaign for Popular Democracy, an academics' group, asserts that "everybody rallied behind the students: the political parties, the NGOS ((influential nongovernmental welfare organizations)) and the middle class. This represented | something very new in Thai politics. The middle class is more powerful than ever before...
...using the power we have." Some critics point out that poor blacks often go to the polls in record numbers to help blacks get elected, then drop out after receiving little in exchange for their votes. One reason is that it is relatively easy to satisfy the demands of businessmen, including blacks, who can return the favor with campaign contributions. It is far more difficult to devise remedies for the problems of members of the underclass, who lack the savvy and organization to make their voices heard. Says Atlanta Congressman John Lewis: "A segment of black leadership has gotten...
...poor grew worse in the past decade, typified by the activities of Australia's over-leveraged business tycoons, whose rise and fall earned the country much publicity overseas. A decade that academic Hugh Stretton describes as "the revolt of the rich" culminated in five of Australia's 12 top businessmen going broke...
...YORK CITY MAYOR DAVID DINKINS REBUFFED CRITICISM OF his recent costly voyage to South Africa, arguing that his large entourage was developing vital business contacts. A gold-rush mentality is taking shape among many black businessmen. Dinkins, who established a warm rapport with Nelson Mandela during the South African leader's trip to New York two years ago, has lately been meeting with other African National Congress officials to discuss when the city should lift its sanctions. The move could come in two to three weeks...