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POLITICS-THAILAND: THIS TIME, UNDERWORLD DONS FACE THE HEAT.
by Marwaan Macan-Markar
BANGKOK, May 20 (IPS/GIN) -- The godfathers of Thailand's underworld are the latest targets of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is appearing to be more and more of a conjurer of fantastic 'success stories' to prove that he runs an efficient government.
On Tuesday, the Thaksin administration began an assault on the country's mafia dons with an objective expected to go down well with the public: The country will be rid of its godfathers by Dec. 2.
The police have already compiled a list of 850 suspects, described locally as "dark influences" or "influential figures" for the power they wield due to their links to organized crime.
The suspects on the 'black lists' compiled by the police are smugglers, casino operators, pimps, illegal arms dealers and gangland thugs, writes Kowit Sanandang in a commentary in Tuesday's 'Bangkok Post,' an English-language daily.
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