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Media mired by binary blinders
News, Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Published on 08/12/2013
» It has been a long and winding road for Thai democracy. The ongoing anti-government demonstration, spearheaded by member of parliament-turned-mob leader Suthep Thaugsuban, has exposed a serious problem facing the nation: the crisis of electoral politics. Starting off with rallying against the controversial amnesty bill, the demonstrators have now switched to the issue of corruption and tyranny of majority. They ride on the discourse of the ''Thaksin regime'' as a kind of immoral and devilish pattern of politics and advocate the overthrow of the elected government of Yingluck Shinawatra.
On either side of amnesty debate, the ironies pile up
News, Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Published on 11/11/2013
» Should we take Thai politics seriously, given the fact that the current struggle over the controversial amnesty bill reveals nothing but a great sense of irony?
Tide of political vulgarity washes up on our shores
News, Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Published on 18/05/2013
» Politics is a game played by those in high and low places. They may perceive politics from different angles and approach it from different standpoints. But there is one thing they share in common; they condone a culture of vulgarity.