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  • OPINION

    The empty chairs of Buri Ram

    News, Alan Dawson, Published on 13/05/2018

    » The general prime minister packed his kit for yet another two-day trip to the provinces, an adoring welcome and ownership of every front page in his country.

  • OPINION

    Data security a foreign concept

    News, Alan Dawson, Published on 22/04/2018

    » You'd think that just about the worst thing that could happen in today's charged smartphone-internet intersection is the theft of many thousands of the most important identification documents and personal details of mobile phone owners. But you'd be wrong.

  • OPINION

    Intimidation and censors

    News, Alan Dawson, Published on 29/04/2018

    » The general prime minister revealed a huge tell about what to expect if you have the good sense to vote the right way and approve of leaving him right where he is at Government House. He will act just like Voldemort and Abhisit and the rest of those (pa-tooey!) professional politicians that put us in this horrible position.

  • OPINION

    Life without populism

    News, Alan Dawson, Published on 06/05/2018

    » Once upon a time in a land very, very far away with a "government by the people, for the people" there was a plan to fix recalcitrant taxi drivers and make them pick up passengers, politely, and then to reward the drivers with a fare increase. And that plan was carried out in the faraway country, and passengers were happy to reward deserving, hard-working, uncomplaining taxi drivers.

  • OPINION

    Manacled again

    News, Alan Dawson, Published on 08/04/2018

    » It has been quite an early summer harvest for the regime combines baling up inconvenient voices.

  • THAILAND

    Time on their side

    News, Alan Dawson, Published on 18/03/2018

    » They took down the Interpol Red Notice to locate, arrest and hold for extradition Thailand's most infamous wilding child last week. Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya is further off the hook than ever.

  • OPINION

    Subtle moves on poll theft front

    News, Alan Dawson, Published on 15/04/2018

    » Fabulous week for election thievery, last week was. It was so slick you have to think it was either an accident or proof that the general prime minister should seriously stick around and break the service record for the post (Plaek Pibulsonggram, 9 years, 161 days).

  • THAILAND

    Rule of law

    News, Alan Dawson, Published on 25/03/2018

    » When your main tool is a hammer, the cliche notes well, then after a while, every problem looks like a nail. The general prime minister has wielded a totally personal, custom-made, gold-plated hammer for the past four years, and even has given it a cute nickname.

  • OPINION

    Long and winding roadmap

    News, Alan Dawson, Published on 01/04/2018

    » Question: Is it more scary, or less scary, that the junta doesn't have an actual plan slash conspiracy to keep itself in power? That it has extended its time and generous pay and perks without any design ever since the phantom 2015 election?

  • THAILAND

    Election perfection

    News, Alan Dawson, Published on 04/03/2018

    » The general prime minister reached behind himself to a very dark place and pulled out the sixth promise for a date for the 2015 election. This time the card he pulled out said "February 2019".

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