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A complicated man
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 11/09/2016
» He was no man for all seasons so much as a man of many faces.
The big issue: The secret plan
Alan Dawson, Published on 17/04/2016
» It could be the least-welcome support ever for the general prime minister and the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).
The big issue: Blood brothers
Alan Dawson, Published on 06/12/2015
» In 1983, Vietnamese occupation troops in Cambodia crossed into Thailand and sparked fighting that was heavy at times. A battalion from the 2nd Infantry Division under a Thai colonel thought to have high potential for leadership became bogged down, and a second Thai colonel brought up his battalion to relieve the pressure.
The big issue: The week in terrorism
Alan Dawson, Published on 29/11/2015
» Around the world and around the country, we were all Belgians. Brussels lowered the national terror alert on Friday from “imminent” to “serious and credible”. (Fact check: True. Reality check: Who could make it up?) One day it was “be very afraid” and a mere day later it had dropped to “be afraid”.
The big issue: The end of the beginning
Alan Dawson, Published on 18/05/2014
» If you start with "Prime Minister" Yingluck and she becomes "caretaker Prime Minister" Yingluck who turns into "acting caretaker Prime Minister" Niwattumrong, what is the person after him called?
The BIG STORY: Happy New Year?
Alan Dawson, Published on 20/04/2014
» The end of Songkran brought the urgency right back to politics. But not for long. The ear-splitting, street-bursting, epithet-howling weekend mobs didn't happen, as the judges and investigators suddenly came over all coy, and delayed all the important stuff — maybe for a few days, maybe for longer.
The Big Issue: The Men in Black
Alan Dawson, Published on 29/03/2014
» The most important question in politics is now pretty obvious to everyone. Does Suthep Thaugsuban or Jatuporn Prompan have the bigger one?
The Big Issue: What happens next?
Alan Dawson, Published on 22/03/2014
» Remember the election last month? No, of course you don't. That was a trick question. There was no election last month, a flat fact written in stone by six wise men after a Friday morning meeting.
The big issue: Another predictable ruling
Alan Dawson, Published on 24/11/2013
» The Constitution Court slapped the government and parliament for specific offences against the charter, but once again stopped well short of a decisive ruling of just what steps judges consider legal in amending the supreme law.