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Time to put a stop to hazing
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 10/09/2014
» You yell at someone. You insult them. You force them to eat or drink things you would never want to taste. You make them wear embarrassing clothes in public. You blindfold them and abandon them. You humiliate them.
Fear of failure guiding NCPO's steps
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/07/2014
» "Sia-khong" or "a waste" has become a buzzword in military political circles since the May 22 coup. It is a short version of, "Don’t let the May 22 coup be a waste".
Military regime can't turn back the clock of progress
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/08/2014
» My memory of one of this country's democratic milestones — the student uprising of Oct 14, 1973 — was my grandmother sobbing while watching His Majesty the King's announcement on TV about a new government replacing the military dictatorship that students had tried to topple.
Slim chance of conviction for GT200 here
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 26/04/2013
» British businessman James McCormick made around £50 million (about 2.2 billion baht today) selling bogus bomb detectors to several countries, including Thailand, but has finally been convicted of fraud by the criminal court in London. He is to be sentenced next week.
Army, NSC miles apart on peace talks
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 15/03/2013
» There is a clear lack of unity between the army and the National Security Council (NSC) on two key issues relating to the first formal peace talk between the government and the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) separatist organisation scheduled in Kuala Lumpur on March 28.