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Them Ol'middle class Bangkokian blues
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 15/12/2013
» There's a saying from even before Thaksin Shinawatra became prominent in politics: ''Provincial people voted them in, Bangkok people kicked them out.'' The saying refers to the succession of stomach-churning governments during the 1990s democracy experiment. Regime after regime, the provinces voted in the corrupt and incompetent, while Bangkokians pressured each to step down. But for the past seven years, upcountry provincial folks have said, ''no, you're not going to kick this one out''.
Thailand is one busy babysitter
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 22/09/2013
» Thailand's advancement will persist at a snail's pace if this country continues to be a childcare centre babysitting 65 million children.
Income tax could become the great equaliser
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 07/07/2013
» Do you feel singled out, victimised? Has this democracy treated you unfairly? Are you one of only about three million Thais paying income tax? If so, raise your hand, because, blast it all, we should demand equality!
UDD can bring us change to believe in
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 19/05/2013
» The accusation is often made that Thailand can never change. However, over the past six years, propelled by political crisis, there have been many changes, which some some would say are for the better. Some would argue the opposite, but at the end of the day it is up to the Thai people to steer the direction of change.
Somsak's European adventure
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 23/09/2012
» It was honesty, pure and unadulterated, when parliament president Somsak Kiatsuranont shrugged off criticisms of his nine day, seven million baht, taxpayer-funded study trip to Europe with 39 media staff and close aides by saying that there was no hidden agenda.
Anti-Corruption Network head says public must fire first salvo in battle to end graft
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 22/07/2012
» Last week, the Anti-Corruption Network released a report saying that under the table pay-offs accounted for 50% of the costs of all government concessions. Couple that with the latest Abac poll in June of this year in which 63.4% of respondents said they were fine with corruption so long as they were well taken care of and the picture of Thailand that emerges is a grim one.