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The charter's devil is in its fuzzy details
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 15/02/2016
» When we read the almost-finalised draft charter, do we see the leaves, the tree, or the forest?
Lee and his Lion City party ready to roar
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 13/06/2015
» As the saying goes, the numbers do not lie. But if you ask Singapore’s prime minister, they may not tell you the whole story.
Kicking up a stink puts new charter at risk
Oped, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 30/04/2015
» A fascinating quote popped up last week that sums up the state of health, and is perhaps a foreboding of the fate, of the country's mother of all rule books — the constitution.
This time, the putsch can bring change
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 11/06/2014
» If we think the coup-masters usurping power is such a pain in the neck, we only have ourselves to blame.
Fanning the flames of segregation
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 28/02/2014
» Never before have we had a caretaker government so embattled, leaving the country so rudderless.
Our system is a democracy of lesser evils
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 20/12/2013
» A friend of mine who is not so fond of Suthep Thaugsuban has chastised the former Democrat Party strongman for having successfully raised an army of supporters to give the Pheu Thai Party a run for its money.
Bedfellow politics rears its ugly head
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 09/05/2013
» Just when one thought the "side-pillow" parliament _ the term given to husband-wife duos serving in our halls of power _ had been laid to rest, the undead show signs of returning from the grave.
Repent before asking for an amnesty
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 21/02/2013
» Amnesty has gone through quite a transformation of late; from a mantra, to a charade and now the most dreaded word in politics.
Perception of democracy can be hazy
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 03/01/2013
» Democracy is certainly not about everyone being free to get what they want and as much as they want. If everyone can lay their hands on everything they want there will be anarchy.
A fair referendum or bust
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 20/12/2012
» Tearing up a constitution is no laughing matter. Without a thorough consultative process, there is a huge risk the charter rewrite efforts will heighten colour-coded conflicts needlessly.