tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883204318916261809.post260599430102895744..comments2022-05-22T13:35:55.986+02:00Comments on Changwat, Amphoe, Tambon: Elected village leadersAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17710647861853833065noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883204318916261809.post-79331795143319186232011-06-18T03:52:09.189+02:002011-06-18T03:52:09.189+02:00Andy, village headmen/women. Definitely elected an...Andy, village headmen/women. Definitely elected and for five years although can be dismissed earlier by the village council. <br /><br />Can stand for re-election possibly up to retirement age(unconfirmed).<br /><br />This is my local village in PKK some 300 km from Bangkok.<br /><br />You may well be right to surmise the article was written by Bangkokian...... who may well be a mushroom farmer(keep in the dark etc);-)<br /><br />Interesting election posters down here, quite a mix but NOT many red candidates although plenty of red propaganda posters!Mikehttp://www.thailand-blogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883204318916261809.post-56405762522600600772011-06-17T15:48:16.638+02:002011-06-17T15:48:16.638+02:00I forgot to mention the 'red villages' sto...I forgot to mention the 'red villages' story by the Bangkok Post... could there be a more flagrant act of disrespect for democracy?john francis leehttp://robinlea.com/wordpressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883204318916261809.post-33897748229817353042011-06-17T15:43:09.530+02:002011-06-17T15:43:09.530+02:00The people quoted in the article are all amaat : N...The people quoted in the article are all amaat : Newins people, and Army : Lt-General Surasak Karnjanarat representing the present administration.<br /><br />If Thaksin wins he's unlikely to change things either. It's much easier to control and to skim from Bangkok than to deal with the provinces.<br /><br />Real democracy requires local control of as much as can be locally controlled, which is a lot. It is going to be a continuing uphill battle for the Thais no matter who wins on 3 July.john francis leehttp://robinlea.com/wordpressnoreply@blogger.com