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Why feudalism is failing thailand
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 09/03/2014
» Thailand isn’t a failed country, at least not yet. But collectively we are trying hard to make sure that happens.
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Red-On-Red crime
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 16/02/2014
» Democracy at work: it's a thing of beauty. We couldn't have imagined this 20 years ago. Not even 10 years ago. In Thailand? No way.
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When the law is but a whore
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 29/12/2013
» As the protest in the streets reaches a new violent level, let's not forget one important factor that got Thailand into this mess in the first place. This is the disrespect for the rule of law and the exploitation of it.
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Waiting for Yingluck to start giving back
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 12/09/2013
» In March this year, there was an article detailing Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s globetrotting. It concluded that since she took office in August 2011 she had visited about 30 nations - that's about 1.6 foreign trips for each of her 19 months on the job.
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Jatuporn makes a point
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 15/11/2012
» In a world where leaders take responsibility and make sacrifices for the people and the nation, the leadership on both sides of our political divide would be standing in front of the judges. Whether any are guilty of anything, is up to the judicial system to decide.
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Proverbs, murderers but no buffaloes
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 02/09/2012
» The Thai language has many proverbs that echo the wisdom of old and demonstrate the foolishness of modern times. Worry not about rules of law, justice, morals, etc. Today, we look at the political game through the prism of human nature, captured best by proverbs. Abhisit Vejjajiva was the prime minister and Suthep Thaugsuban was deputy prime minister and in charge of security during the political crisis of April/May 2010 that led to 92 deaths _ both civilians and members of security forces _ and the burning of Bangkok and provincial city halls.
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Southern discomfort
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 05/08/2012
» The mantra is 'cover your behind, secure the budget and never mind the truth'According to Deep South Watch, since 2004 and as of June 2012, there have been 11,754 violent incidents in the three southernmost provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, and counting. Casualties are at 14,343, with 5,206 people dead, and counting.
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