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Scandals confirm what we already know
Oped, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 07/05/2018
» Thailand has no shortage of national scandals; one after another in less than six months, starting from November of last year. It began with junta leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha berating a fisherman down south for daring to matter-of-factly ask him tough questions. Next came deputy junta leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon flashing his posh taste for luxury watches, which supposedly were borrowed from generous friends.
Invite the cambodians to return
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 22/06/2014
» Myanmar, Lao and Cambodian workers — legal or illegal — we need them back. Their fears are understandable, having come from countries that were torn apart by civil wars, countries that have brutal histories of military regimes.
Thailand needs 'organised' corruption
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 19/06/2014
» Investors, local and foreign, understand corruption. It’s a natural extension of the economy. It can’t be avoided. But it can be dealt with.
Absolutism is fashionable
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 15/06/2014
» So many people are willing to give away their personal freedom, while at the same time telling others to shut up and bow down. Indeed, absolutism is making a comeback.
Criticism, it's just noise, forget it
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 12/06/2014
» People really need to take a deep breath and chill out. Every time some Western politician says something critical we jump as if someone has lit a fire under our feet.
Thaksin's real war
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 18/05/2014
» Suthep Thaugsuban could give up, move back to Surat Thani and become a rubber farmer. He could tell his supporters to go home and let there be a general election come the month of June. There could be peace by tomorrow.
Crime and punishment of Somyot
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 01/05/2014
» I don’t much care for Somyot Prueksakasemsuk's politics, although his strong conviction to them is admirable. I respect his idealism, but his allegiance leaves much to be desired.
Clock ticking on Yingluck
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 13/04/2014
» Yingluck Shinawatra sits in a similar chair as Abhisit Vejjajiva. By accident and by design, through others’ manipulation and through their own follies, both have become too divisive. Neither can be prime minister without political and social upheaval.
The success of Thaksin
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 06/04/2014
» Four Reigns by the late MR Kukrit Pramoj is a beloved masterpiece of Thai literature that has been adapted into several TV series.
Yingluck, face the music
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 03/04/2014
» Two things Yingluck Shinawatra could do. Take the impeachment charges against her head on, chin up and shoulders back, show character and resolve. Or she could just whine and cry about it.