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Futility at finish line in race for governor
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 17/02/2013
» Baseless, directionless, clueless, senseless and hopeless is the Bangkok governorship.
Of real red-shirts and fake red-shirts
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 31/01/2013
» Within the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorships (UDD) there are red-shirts who believe the struggle is more than just about one man. But there are also red-shirts who know only how to dance at the end of the string dangled by that one man.
It's your government, so make it listen
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 24/01/2013
» Here we go again, section 112 of the Criminal Code, the lese majeste law. Another citizen, Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, editor of Voice of Taksin, was found guilty on two counts on Wednesday and sent to prison for 11 years.
From the back seat of a red taxi
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 20/01/2013
» Last Tuesday evening, after being rejected by the shaking head and waving hands of one cabbie, a second took me in and I was ever appreciative. From Wat Phra Si Maha That temple in Bang Khen to my home in Lumpini, it was to be a long ride, but an educational one. There was silence at first, but after a few minutes the cabbie, an elderly yet robust man, turned on the radio. We caught the last few minutes of a talk show; the topic of discussion was the Bangkok governor race.
A society in decay
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 17/01/2013
» The greatest threat to Thailand is not from any foreign power. It is not the man in Dubai, nor is it the invisible hand. It is not the polarisation caused by the political divide, nor is it even the corruption.
Thailand, where no charge is ever too absurd
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 10/01/2013
» If the Pheu Thai government can either round up 23 million referendum votes or just simply bulldoze the constitution change proposal through parliament, then I will tip my hat, even if I don’t wear a hat.
The importance of being Abhisit
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 06/01/2013
» Take a second. Think about it. It's a bizarre world we live in. Stand back and look at today from the perspective of 15 years ago.
Bangkok governor, it's an insane job
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 27/12/2012
» Early next year there will be an election to choose the next Bangkok governor. No doubt the question on everyone’s mind is, what the heck does the Bangkok governor actually do?
Pigs walk on two legs
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 20/12/2012
» Watching pedestrians cross the street can pretty much sum up Thai politics. Every morning when I drive through Klong Toey to get to the office, there lays before me the scene.
The legal licence to kill
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 16/12/2012
» If we were to view the charges against former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and former national security chief Suthep Thaugsuban relating to the death of an innocent bystander during the political crisis of April and May 2010 from a moral perspective, supporters on both sides of the political divide would yell at each other until the end of days, and nothing would get solved.