There are also some choice quotes in here:
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/020316/how-safe-traveling-thailand.asp
“In one part of Bangkok, there were military police everywhere; two stops away on the Skytrain you wouldn’t know anything was going on. The Thais are used to coups.”
"Not long ago, a man was sentenced by the military junta to 30 years in prison for insulting the King’s dog."
Not a great place for ignorant westerners to go strolling around.