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...just Thaksin's supporters. Democracy advocates took to the streets to decry the September coup. Anti-poverty campaigners who claim the junta has not adequately addressed the plight of Thailand's rural poor raised their voices, as did employees of community-radio stations banned from the airwaves by the interim government. Legal activists condemned what they believe is deteriorating judicial freedom under the military leadership. And Buddhists, who are upset their faith was not designated as the national religion in the draft of the postcoup constitution, also marched en masse. "The anti-junta coalition has gathered critical mass," says Thitinan...
Currier House resident tutors Shahram and Laura Khoshbin have been named interim House masters for the coming academic year, outgoing House master and Shad Professor of Business Ethics Joseph L. Badaracco announced at Thursday's Currier House diploma ceremony...
According to a June 8 statement issued by Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross '71 to Currier House, the Khoshbins were chosen as interim masters when it "became clear that more time was needed to complete the search for new House Masters...
...interim government has also drawn criticism for failing to quickly prove corruption by the former P.M., even though his alleged graft was a major rationale the generals gave for staging their putsch. (On Monday evening, a junta-appointed investigative committee announced it had ordered the freezing of Thaksin's domestic bank accounts, estimated at more than $1 billion.) More generally, many Thais blame the coup leaders for a series of economic missteps that dented Thailand's international reputation, as well as for scrapping the previous constitution and presenting a new draft that drew little from public consultation...
More possible, perhaps, is either a counter-coup against the interim government - hardly a confidence-booster for believers in Thai democracy - or heightened clashes between anti-junta protestors and army troops. In a worrisome precedent, similar pro-democracy marches back in 1992 ended with soldiers firing on unarmed protestors, killing dozens. "To be fair to the military, they have been disciplined and patient so far, but for how long?" asks political scientist Thitinan. "They are trained to respond by force. If it turns more violent, it will be bad for Thailand economically - and for how it is viewed...