With Blood Spilt, Political Wounds Far from Healed in Thailand

Marwaan Macan-Markar: A nearly four-kilometre arc of road that cuts through the historic part of the Thai capital, the site of the largest anti-government protests the country has seen in years, has brought into sharp relief a political wound that is far from being healed in this kingdom. At stake is a question of faith in this South-east Asian nation’s parliamentary system.