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Political cases may bode ill for democracy
Oped, Surasak Glahan, Published on 28/02/2019
» The uniquely Thai way of sabotaging popular political parties and their leaders with surprising ease yielded further progress yesterday, as the fate of the executives at the helm of the Future Forward Party (FFP) and Thai Raksa Chart Party (TRC) were left hanging in the balance.
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Why Thailand will stay in Third World
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 16/01/2019
» Cambodia had a "fake" national ballot in June. Bangladesh held a "farcical poll" blighted by intimidation late last month. Thailand is worse. It can't event hold a general election as planned.
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Govt 'victories' become our nightmares
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 27/05/2017
» Being overly critical of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) may not help if you want to be in a state of sanity while gauging its three-year performance and trying to understand why the regime and its cheerleaders still think it has done a great job and should prolong its stay in power.
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Regime must open up, this Valentine's
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 14/02/2017
» Today, the government is making the best out of Valentine's Day. It will kick off a mission to forge, and force, love and unity upon those who are part of the decade-long political divide. To heal the pain, bridge the differences and move on, the regime has unsurprisingly resorted to a top-down military style of work.
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'Heroes' must stick to their principles
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 22/02/2017
» At a time when "people from the same camp" broke a principle he said he once believed in, Wanchai Sornsiri, a member of the National Reform Steering Assembly, seems to believe that silence is golden.
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The need for justice to be accountable
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 19/01/2017
» Wrongfully imprisoned? Rejected bail unreasonably? Ask a question and risk being held in contempt of court? That's the universal perception inherited by a majority of Thais, including the media. It discourages us from commenting on any particular questionable court rulings.
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Impunity breeds political violence
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 11/10/2016
» Forty years after the student massacre at Thammasat University, it seems as if our political leaders have learned nothing from it. The same vicious cycle of state-sponsored violence has persisted, letting those in power get away with their crimes.
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