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Rich people fight, poor people die
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 13/03/2014
» Two mornings in a row I drove out of my soi in the Lumpini area only to find ambulances parked in front of Lumpini Park, where more people had been shot or bombed.
Abhisit is here, where is Thaksin?
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 23/05/2013
» Abhisit Vejjajiva sat at the Democrat Party headquarters in Phaya Thai and said, "If I’m guilty, then execute me". Whether he’s a "murderer" who ordered the killing of "innocent" civilians or not, he’s here in Thailand willing to face charges. So let the court decide.
Yingluck, stay home, you're needed here
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 28/03/2013
» This year Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will pay official visits to about 10 countries. Since she took office in August 2011 she has visited about 30 nations. She has been 19 months in office, that’s about 1.6 foreign trips per month.
Will Thai luck ever run out?
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 13/01/2013
» Thailand's culture is a passive and superstitious one that relies on faith, fate and sheer luck, with the ingrained belief that things will always turn out just fine. After all, karma dictates our destiny, and we bribe her quite well. So mai pen rai.
Prime ministers, murderers and Judy Garland
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 13/12/2012
» During the London G-20 summit protests in 2009, Ian Tomlinson, an English newspaper vendor, an innocent bystander, was caught up in a melee and later died from internal injuries. Constable Simon Harwood was charged with manslaughter, but found not guilty.
Southern discomfort
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 05/08/2012
» The mantra is 'cover your behind, secure the budget and never mind the truth'According to Deep South Watch, since 2004 and as of June 2012, there have been 11,754 violent incidents in the three southernmost provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, and counting. Casualties are at 14,343, with 5,206 people dead, and counting.