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The mugging of Narudee
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 18/09/2016
» On the hot afternoon of Aug 8 just outside Korat, 58-year-old physical education teacher Paithoon Klaengkratok was mightily exasperated at those snippy young girls in his outdoor class at Chokchai Samakkee School. They would not sit down in the sunlight to hear his wisdom, and were even standing up to try to get some shade.
A complicated man
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 11/09/2016
» He was no man for all seasons so much as a man of many faces.
The big issue: Fighting war, talking peace
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 04/09/2016
» Separatists in the deep South tried to have it both ways last week, thankfully failing (mostly) on one score but arguably pushing ahead on the second, long-range part of the strategy.
The big issue: Holey security in action
Alan Dawson, Published on 28/08/2016
» Cyber-thieves joined the tourist crowds to Thailand early this month and quickly jackpotted 12 million baht from 21 of the distinctive red Government Savings Bank ATMs in Bangkok and five provinces. And walked away with the money.
The big issue: Unravelling another bomb plot
Oped, Alan Dawson, Published on 21/08/2016
» The top commanders of the security forces and their multiple junta supervisors marked the first anniversary of the Erawan Shrine killings with a re-enactment of the investigation of that 2015 atrocity, using the Mother's Day attacks in the South as the example.
The big issue: We know where you are
Alan Dawson, Published on 14/08/2016
» In all, the military regime in just one week came up with four new ways they intend to track people in the coming days and months.
The big issue: Using process as punishment
Alan Dawson, Published on 31/07/2016
» Three years ago last month, a two-person website published an article in the pair’s continuing coverage of human trafficking, and the roles of Thai agencies and phuyai in the sordid business. The fallout from that article spread ripples, now waves across the most basic civil rights and freedoms - press, speech, recourse.
The big issue: How exceptional of you
Alan Dawson, Published on 24/07/2016
» When the rebels fled and events cooled down a bit in Turkey, Thailand’s opposition was ecstatic. Citizens poured onto the streets, even assaulted soldiers, forcing the Turkish military to beat feet. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s regime felt it had to say something and that something was "exceptionalism" and Thainess. Sure, Turks couldn't run a military coup, but Thailand is different, with an excellent coup.
The big issue: The US-Thai nexus
Alan Dawson, Published on 17/07/2016
» The Law of the Sea Tribunal demolished China’s claims about the nine-dash line, historical ownership and even — this one is quite out of the blue for everyone involved — the claim that rocks, outcroppings and shoals are "islands" that can belong to a country.
The big issue: Month of calamity
Alan Dawson, Published on 10/07/2016
» At dinner time on Friday, July 1, seven nice young, educated men of good families walked into the upscale Holey Artisan Bakery (official motto - The Only True Artisan Bakery Shop Between Mumbai and Singapore) in the tony Gulshan area of Dhaka, to kill a bunch of people.