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Amnesty of betrayal can't rewrite history
News, Songkran Grachangnetara, Published on 05/11/2013
» There is nothing that unites the "We Hate Thaksin" brigade more than the possibility of an amnesty for the exiled former prime minister.
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Root cause of corruption is an uninformed citizenry
News, Songkran Grachangnetara, Published on 21/11/2013
» Two of my dearest friends to this day are directly involved in the rally on Ratchadamnoen Avenue. Needless to say they are Democrats.
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Charter court proves a worthy adversary
News, Songkran Grachangnetara, Published on 23/11/2013
» I am going to attempt to cut through the legal jargon and make a citizen's interpretation of the Constitution Court's latest landmark judgement. The court's ruling on the draft charter amendment to change the composition of the Senate deemed the proposed changes unconstitutional for basically two reasons. Firstly, the amendment violates Section 291 of the constitution, which governs the correct procedure for charter reform, and secondly it violates section 68 of our constitution which speaks to "intention".
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Give power to the people, say no to Suthep
News, Songkran Grachangnetara, Published on 03/12/2013
» Never in recent memory has Thai politics seen such divisiveness. The air is rife with political propaganda and animosity.
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Mandela's legacy puts that of our politicians to shame
News, Songkran Grachangnetara, Published on 09/12/2013
» Nelson Mandela was a man greatly admired throughout the world, and in death his message lives on. This fragile, softly spoken, human rights colossus went to war against the mighty apartheid regime and won. His allies were freedom and justice. His weapons were his convictions and his indomitable spirit. In the end, numerous leaders of the free world flocked to join his cause. A believer in liberty and equal rights for all, regardless of colour or creed; a belief he was willing to die for.
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The seven business groups' plan provides some hope
News, Songkran Grachangnetara, Published on 07/01/2014
» The ultimate deadlock is upon us. This political chess match pitching the Pheu Thai Party against the Democrat Party and its first cousin the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) is slowly drawing to a potentially gruesome close, involving the shutdown of Bangkok and more lives being sacrificed upon the altar of our deliriously dysfunctional political system.
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My vote against tyranny and for a new Thailand
News, Songkran Grachangnetara, Published on 04/02/2014
» Accompanied by my father, I made it my number one priority to head to a voting booth on Sunday because I felt compelled to cast my vote against tyranny.
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PDRC’s failure will put courts’ probity to the test
News, Songkran Grachangnetara, Published on 12/03/2014
» From the self-proclaimed uprising of "the great mass of the people" marching like worker ants all over Bangkok to the ever dwindling gathering, confined to a stage in Lumpini Park the size of a small high-school play, the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) is now a mere shadow of what it once was.
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In decrying corruption, elites must show consistency
News, Songkran Grachangnetara, Published on 22/03/2014
» Let me be clear: I despise corruption and suffer from it like the rest of us. Let me be even clearer: I’d like to see Thailand rid itself of the deeply corrupt and incompetent elements of the “Thaksin regime”.
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Ruling classes equally guilty of dereliction of duty
Songkran Grachangnetara, Published on 31/03/2014
» Albert Einstein said the definition of insanity is "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".
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