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Don't 'Thai' to me
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 21/11/2013
» It is reported there is a new English slang term being used by people in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore. The phrase is "Don’t Thai to me". It means don’t lie to me or cheat me.
Fine balancing act away from tyranny
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 24/11/2013
» In the past, Thailand's politics has been defined by minority rule and minority rights. When asked about the wishes of the majority, the minority would snicker, ''Tsk-tsk, dah-ling, they'll do as they are told.''
Thailand in continual shutdown
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 03/10/2013
» Modern-day democracy started with the United States. Today the US government is shut down by those very people who were elected to make the government function - people employing a political tactic, in the midst of a political squabble, motivated by the goal of political power.
Our future rests in our ability to unite
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 06/10/2013
» We should challenge the system and change it out of desire for the better. The task of nation-building should not be based on hatred and fear.
Save us, we need leadership prime minister
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 10/10/2013
» There’s a huge difference between a well-made city and a poorly planned country.
Thailand is more than Soi Cowboy
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 13/10/2013
» Two-plus years have passed since Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra took office. Probation period is long over. It's time to step up on her leadership.
Keeping it in the Pheu Thai family
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 17/10/2013
» There’s a move by the Pheu Thai government. One that is not motivated by democracy, but rather a power grab in the guise of democracy. It can only fool the gullible. That move is the expansion of family-controlled politics.
The politics of 'Som-tam-pla-ra'
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 20/10/2013
» Morality, legality and democracy, these are the things tribal minions get stuck on, actually believing that they are what the political struggle over the past eight years has been all about.
Pheu Thai plays a good game
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 24/10/2013
» So it’s simply a matter of interpreting Thaksin Shinawatra’s corruption conviction as a politically related crime, which of course it is. How can political corruption not be politically related? Then give him amnesty and return his 46 billion baht, along with a pat on the shoulder, saying, "sorry old boy, carry on".
If I were Thaksin
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 27/10/2013
» If I were Thaksin Shinawatra, which of course I'm not, I would stop giving ammunition to my detractors. Reporters will always stick the microphone in my face, because my name makes for an alluring headline. But that doesn't mean I should say things which would allow my opponents to call me a liar.