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NEWS > EVERYONE ELSE > NEW THAI PRIME MINISTER BELIEVED TO BE MOSTLY A WOMAN
NEW THAI PRIME MINISTER BELIEVED TO BE MOSTLY A WOMAN
July 5 2011
Bangkok, Thailand – Traditionally, the people of Asia are regarded as studious and reserved. They are ancient cultures whose reputations have been built on things like serene meditation, tolerance, and understanding. Of course, much of that is cliché.
Looking at the history of feudal Japan, the great Mongol empires, or the current state of the Koreas no one would think that any nation in Asia had anything approaching conservatism, but still the reputation persists both in those countries and beyond.
Of course, in Asia, just like it is in the rest of the world, not every country is made the same. Amidst all the talk of conservatism and the simple life there is one country which stands as a very potent exception to the rule, a country no one would think is even remotely reserved. That country is of course Thailand, a country which many would argue would put both Sodom and Gomorrah combined to shame. Boasting upwards of three million sex workers throughout the country, dramatically more than any other country, and open attitudes towards alcohol and drugs Thailand has been the go-to place for sin and indulgence of the flesh. Thailand is a place where all your wildest and weirdest dreams can come true, a place where things you could never imagine are common. That reality is certainly going to something of a challenge for the new Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, who, it is widely believed, is fully a woman unlike many of her supporters.
“I am ready to fight according to the rules, and I ask for the opportunity to prove myself. I ask for your trust as you used to trust my brother,” said Shinawatra after winning the election. “I've seen too many men failing to run the country. I've seen too many men failing to run the country.”
Shinawatra is the apparent sister of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra who was ousted via a military coup in 2006.
“Being the Prime Minister of any country is a challenge, but in Thailand it is particularly problematic. Since 2006 there have been five Prime Ministers in office which is far more than average for most countries and that makes the job a challenge for anyone, never mind a woman, the first female leader in the country’s history. That’s of course assuming that she actually is a woman, she has been unwilling undergo medical testing which many believe should be standard in Thai elections,” said Scrape TV International analyst Gustav Hander. “Whether she’s a man or a woman or something in between the challenge is going to be formidable. The country is very divided and 
has a great number of internal problems and given the history of leaders in that country it is going to be hard, especially if they decided to take on real issues and not just keep things running.”
Shinawatra has pledged to unify the country and bring together all the various genders of the nation.
“I would not want to be in her position. She is going to be very scrutinized and every move is going to watched with a great deal of attention, which is going to make it hard for her to make moves. She wants to create a coalition but those rarely succeed. I’d imagine that any effort to bring these disparate groups together will likely fall flat in the long run,” continued Hander. “There are so many factions and so many groups in Thailand, all with their own particular and unique view on things. She can’t be everything to everyone, no one can, not even a Thai. It’s going to be a tough go.”
Shinawatra is married, to an apparent man, and has a son.
Emil Uliya, International Correspondent
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