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The BIG STORY: Happy New Year?
Alan Dawson, Published on 20/04/2014
» The end of Songkran brought the urgency right back to politics. But not for long. The ear-splitting, street-bursting, epithet-howling weekend mobs didn't happen, as the judges and investigators suddenly came over all coy, and delayed all the important stuff — maybe for a few days, maybe for longer.
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.
THE BIG ISSUE: Blowing the whistle on graft
Alan Dawson, Published on 06/07/2013
» The rear wheels of the national train wreck known as the rice-pledging scheme will not come flying off the tracks until September, after the second crop is in.