The sticking power of the Red Shirts also raises questions about the future of the Thai monarchy. King Bhumibol Adulyadej is widely loved and has been a stabilizing figure in politics for more than six decades. But he is 82 and ailing.
The king's son, Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, 57, is widely disliked, and his private life has tongues wagging. A recent documentary broadcast on Australian television showed the crown prince and his wife at a birthday party for his poodle, Fu Fu. The crown princess appears topless in the video.
Looks like the Thai monarchy might not be up to holding up its end of the iron triangle, along with the military and business interests. And if the stuff about the black clads is right, part of the army may have already gone over. But what will become of Fu Fu?
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