The Pheu Thai two-step
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First the red shirts appeared to be breaking ranks because of the association of the prime minister with the elite.
Now Pheu Thai MP Chalong Raewrang has criticised the appointment of Jatuporn Promphan’s appointment as a deputy minister. Referring to the prime minister by her nickname was presumably telling us which of the two Pheu Thai prime ministers he was referring to.
Thida has told us that Pheu Thai and the red shirts are the two legs of the same organisation. They seem to be getting out of step.
Richard Bowler
Bangkok
