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The faux democracy that Prayut may build
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 19/09/2018
» When building a house, hiring a contractor whose credentials are more about demolishing structures than building new ones could turn into a nightmare. You could hardly blame such an inexperienced contractor if your house collapsed.
Senate lucky draw idea is huge gamble
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 01/03/2017
» One can only hope that a proposal to use a lucky draw as a means of choosing 200 members of a new ultra-powerful Senate is just a joke, intending to give us temporary relief from depressing political and economic realities. Otherwise, luck will become a determining factor in the future of our Upper House and our country.
Consult public before passing laws
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 18/08/2016
» There have been signs of relief and calls for healing from some quarters of society in the aftermath of the constitutional referendum. Now that the charter, which proposes a "half-baked democracy" that Thailand had 40 years ago, has sailed through, it seems like many of us can't wait for a new beginning.
Voters in the dark about reform 'changes'
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 06/08/2016
» Reform has become the buzz-word in the context of pre- and post-2014 coup Thailand. First, the defunct People's Democratic Reform Committee made a demand for national reform before elections. Since the military staged the coup, national reform has also been part of the key agenda of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). Now, the draft constitution that will be decided at the referendum tomorrow promises national reform as part of its key elements.
Forced to wed a mysterious charter bride
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 14/07/2016
» At the beginning of a relationship, an unknown or ambiguous thing about a person whom we are attracted to usually excites us. Once the relationship gets more serious, we usually need to know the unknown and understand the ambiguity before committing ourselves further, let's say, to a marriage.