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The success of Thaksin
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 06/04/2014
» Four Reigns by the late MR Kukrit Pramoj is a beloved masterpiece of Thai literature that has been adapted into several TV series.
The 'Big Man' theory
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 16/01/2014
» To fully embrace democracy is to first offload the baggage of feudalism or absolutism. They are paternalism, patronage, tribalism, cronyism, nepotism and others. The baggage is never entirely discarded, but can and should be minimised.
Save us, we need leadership prime minister
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 10/10/2013
» There’s a huge difference between a well-made city and a poorly planned country.
Put your country first, before politics
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 11/07/2013
» The controversial audio tape of what appears to be Deputy Defence Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapa and Thaksin Shinawatra engaging in a supposedly naughty conversation may be grabbing all the attention right now, but let’s not forget yesterday’s news, the rice pledging scheme, just because there’s a fresh, sexy headline.
Political gambit being played out at The Hague
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 25/04/2013
» If you want a moral-based analysis of politics, go see a monk. You would then feel good about yourself, but still wouldn’t understand politics. If you want to understand politics, read a political analysis, but then you would hate politics.
In search of a new 'magic eye'
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 28/02/2013
» "Magic Eye", back in the 1980s everyone knew how to sing the song: "ah-ah yaa ting ka-ya" or "no-no don’t throw the trash". We sang it and we lived it. Have trash in your hand? Better throw it in the bin, not on the street. Magic Eye is watching!
A nation without a future
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 08/11/2012
» "It moves forward because of you."
Dear protesters, stop cramping my lifestyle
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 01/11/2012
» People love to masturbate over the righteousness of their cause, but turn a blind eye to, and make a laundry list of excuses for, the abuses that pave their glorious path.
You can't handle the truth
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 25/10/2012
» People are biased. People have personal morals and crusading agendas, which lead to political affiliations, which result in championing or, at the very least, leaning on one side of the political divide over another.
The ego has landed
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 14/10/2012
» The government's 2.75 trillion baht infrastructure development plan unveiled on Oct 5 will, at best, have a mediocre effect on the development of Thailand. This is not a knock against the Pheu Thai regime. It would be mediocre with any of the previous governments in charge as well. We're not even factoring in corruption; instead we're factoring in an unyielding mindset.