Political unrest?

Well it turns out there's going to be some interesting happenings in politics in the region that should make my trip even more exciting!

First the Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been involved in controversy over severe corruption in his government. Many rallys and protests have been staged over the last few weeks forcing him to call a surprise April 2nd election. Anyway, pressure has been mounting over the last couple weeks, here are are more articles from the BBC on the subject:

Thai protesters vow to continue (feb 26th)
Thai opposition to boycott poll (feb 27th)
Thai protesters issue ultimatum (feb 28th)
Thai PM defiant as crisis mounts (mar 1st)
Thai PM opens election campaign (mar 2nd)
Embattled Thai PM stages rally (mar 3rd)
Thousands rally against Thai PM (mar 5th)
Thai PM defiant despite protest (mar 6th)
Rallies keep pressure on Thai PM (mar 7th)
Thai capital braces for key rally (mar 13th)
Thai PM hints at stepping aside (mar 15th)
Thai PM dodges Bangkok protest (mar 16th)
Thai party alleges election fraud (mar 20th)


And just today, as if that weren't enough, it turns out that Laos's communist chief of over 30 years is stepping down from power at 82 years old. Elections are set for April 30th, although I may have left Laos by then.