The new round of anti-government demonstrations by the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) over the past one and a half months can be said to have reached its deepest stage reflecting the filthiness and loss of mind of the group. The issue of Preah Vihear has been directly manipulated by linking the issue to territorial integrity and the “state”.

Amending the constitution has become a political game.  Those on one side argue that their party has been elected, and what benefits such an elected party benefits the people; therefore, amending the charter to avoid dissolution of political parties benefits the people.  Those on the other side dismiss this as benefiting politicians only, especially bad politicians who committed offences as severe and repulsive as electoral fraud.

Thai politics has shifted into election mode. Yet no one really rests assured that things will fall into place, fixed and firm. Instead, we have found that the political turmoil of the last two years has ushered in a new round of economic crisis, with grim prospects of what looms ahead.

Like other Subdistrict Heads in Thailand, Kamnan Thong commands respects from people in his community, though not at the level of the "extra-constitutional power".