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The big issue: Frogs in a pot
Alan Dawson, Published on 16/08/2015
» The head of the Constitution Drafting Committee suddenly realised he had forgotten something. At a mere 130 pages, 61,000 words, 315 sections, the charter really needed some meat on its bones.
The big issue: The TIP-ping point
Alan Dawson, Published on 29/03/2015
» The annual March campaign to pass laws, speak sternly and promise sincerely began last week. It will run until the April announcement by the United States to cut the talking and start writing the new human trafficking report. That will be published in June.
The big issue: Fight or flight
Alan Dawson, Published on 22/02/2015
» Thailand has once again strutted into the Guinness World Records. Everyone knows "world's longest kiss" (58 hours 35 minutes, 58 seconds) is cool and "most people in a seven-minute hula-hooping session" (4,483 young and young-at-heart) is awesome and "most Santa's elves in one place" (Bangkok, 700) is inspiring.
About that reconciliation ...
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 25/01/2015
» The bad news could not have come faster or more unpleasantly on Friday afternoon.
The big issue: Are we graft-busting yet?
Alan Dawson, Published on 30/11/2014
» The charges allege that Thailand's most admired crime fighter, former Central Investigation Bureau chief Pongpat Chayapan, used his influence and a gang of insiders to run a massive corruption-and-violence operation. They allege the gang made so much money they literally could not spend it, and had to hoard it.
The big issue: Our man in Milan
Alan Dawson, Published on 19/10/2014
» The spotlight fell even more strongly on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha last week. And no one, not the most vengeful anti-coup opponent, seemed to feel worse about the constant attention than the man himself.
Signed, sealed, undelivered
Alan Dawson, Published on 31/08/2014
» The United Nations and Myanmar are in the process of proving that a nation on the tipping edge of being controlled by criminals can be rescued and brought back to the road to democracy.
The big issue: The safe house
Alan Dawson, Published on 10/08/2014
» In March, 2002, a joint operation in Faisalabad by the Pakistani police, CIA and FBI cornered, shot and seriously wounded the Saudi terrorist and former anti-Russian mujahideen Zain Abidin Mohammed Husain Abu Zubaydah. He received the best medical care for his wounds because he was needed for an important experiment in Thailand.
The big issue: Foreign affairs
Alan Dawson, Published on 13/07/2014
» For months, if not years, prior to May 22, most Western and some Asian governments had lobbied the Thai military hard, stating or plainly warning that a direct overthrow of the government would bring strong reactions, some measured punishments and loud recriminations from overseas.
Name, shame, repeat
Alan Dawson, Published on 22/06/2014
» Pretty well the whole world knows that the traffic in Thailand is horrible, but events in the past week showed that the trafficking is even worse.