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The big issue: Tick-tock
Alan Dawson, Published on 04/05/2014
» For six months, it has been a death match, but politics has suddenly taken on the air of a death watch. In a matter of days, the actions of caretaker prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will be judged by two bodies generally seen as critics or worse, and the top man at either one can literally throw her out of office as easy as snapping his fingers. Easier.
The Big Issue: Cleansing the deep South
Alan Dawson, Published on 13/04/2014
» The week before Songkran was no holiday for Yala. The provincial capital was hit by coordinated bomb attacks on Sunday, and more on Monday. The large, destructive bombs killed one person and wounded 28. Clearly, the attacks had goals other than murder.
The big issue: Back to square one
Alan Dawson, Published on 03/11/2013
» At 4.25am on Friday, there were 314 members of the Pheu Thai Party, a barebones staff of essential employees and a few very tired TV cameramen sending the proceedings around the country. The Democrats, without a hope of winning a vote on the issue or procedure, had already walked out.