unrest in Thailand

Situation is getting more and more out of hands, with bloody clashes that left 19 people dead. Read news report here. A nation that once prided itself for its gentle and friendly people, now rears its ugly side in the latest polical unrest...

They say it is in the name of democracy but in reality, the damage done is tangible. Thai tourism and other businesses suffer an estimated lost of about SGD$500 million dollars (as reported in today's NST). Now lives are lost...

What is to become of a nation that has the economic potential to be the star of the East, but now straddled with its political burden?