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...production directed by Sean P. Bala ’09 will run through Dec. 7 in the Adams House Pool Theatre. The musical adds intrigue to what might seem like just another high-intensity, mind-boggling (or, to some, simply boring) game by using its namesake as a launch-pad to explore much deeper issues of identity in the Cold War. Over the years, the musical has evolved from a typical rock opera into the increasingly play-like format used by Bala. According to the director, this production of “Chess” features a more fully developed...
...court decision was greeted with euphoria by thousands of antigovernment protesters who had blockaded Bangkok's two airports for over a week and had previously besieged the Prime Minister's office complex for months. On Dec. 3 the opposition People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) declared victory and vacated the airports, bringing hope that some 300,000 stranded tourists could leave. But the PAD vows to restart its campaign if the country's next leader is linked with the dissolved government - and, more specifically, with ex - Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra...
...prospect of PAD protesters again flooding the streets unnerves not only foreigners, on whom Thailand's economy depends, but also the majority of Thais who have supported Thaksin and his proxies in the polls. Political violence in Thailand has claimed the lives of both red-shirted government supporters and yellow-clothed opposition forces. With no easy fix for Thailand's underlying leadership woes, the cycle of suffering continues...
...PAD has also been demanding that parliament be dissolved. They accuse the ruling coalition of trying to change the country's constitution to wipe away the electoral fraud cases against it, and convictions and corruption cases against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Somchai is Thaksin's brother-in-law, and Thaksin is widely believed to be the real power behind the party. The former prime minister is living in exile, having fled a two-year jail sentence on a conflict of interest conviction...
...clear if the verdicts will tamp down tensions or inflame opposing sides of the protests that have engulfed the Thai capital. Fears of clashes between the PAD and the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) have been mounting in recent days, and several PAD members have been killed or wounded in grenade attacks on their protest sites during the past week. One PAD member was killed and 22 wounded early Tuesday when an unknown assailant fired a rocket-propelled grenade into the passenger terminal at Don Muang airport. "We need a system in this country where elections...