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SEAL chief loses post
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 31/03/2014
» The commander of Naval Special Warfare Command, known as the Seals, has been shifted out of his job to a non-commanding position, without promotion.
Thaksin warns of tougher times ahead if crisis drags on
News, Published on 11/02/2014
» Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra wants the political conflict to be resolved at the negotiating table, his legal adviser Noppadon Pattama said on Monday.
Real leader is needed
News, Published on 10/02/2014
» It is sometimes distressing to consider how close the country is to national healing, while remaining so divided. All thinking Thais agreed quite some time ago that political reform is necessary for sheer survival. Yet the major participants have been involved in political warfare about minute and ultimately unimportant details regarding this. As the rhetoric ratchets up to even more divisive heights, speakers everywhere seem more concerned with baiting and putting down their opposition than providing any of the leadership that is so sorely needed.
Daylight bombing of protest heightens fears
Online Reporters, Published on 17/01/2014
» A daylight attack and grenade explosion that injured 36 protesters marching on Banthat Thong Road on Friday underscored fears of rising violence as the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) continued its shutdown campaign to oust caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thaksin tells family, keep low profile
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 25/12/2013
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has advised all members of the Shinawatra family to keep a "low profile" in politics.
Out with the outdated Thai regime
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 25/12/2013
» A friend of mine who is a businessman was asked why he was not out in the streets protesting. Is he not against corruption? But of course, he’s against corruption. In fact, he hates it so much that he has filed a lawsuit against a certain government ministry over unethical practices.
Pheu Thai on reckless, dangerous, path
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 22/11/2013
» The ruling Pheu Thai Party is in a hurry, as if there is no tomorrow. So the party released all the brakes and went into overdrive at full throttle or sud soi, a term used by its master, self-exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Yingluck must apologise to the people
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 12/11/2013
» The mood of quite a few protesters has clearly gone beyond the blanket amnesty issue. The shouts of "Yingluck get out" that resonated at every protest site – Samsen railway station, Silom, Asoke intersection and Ratchadamnoen – along with the ear-deafening whistle blowing are indicative of the mood.
Are you are a Thai Choey too?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/11/2013
» The current popular uproar manifested in street protests and the countless messages posted in the social media is not just about the blanket amnesty bill.
Opposition to amnesty bill escalates
Online Reporters, Published on 04/11/2013
» At least 30,000 protesters against the amnesty bill converged on Bangkok streets on Monday to demand the draft legislation pushed through the House by the Pheu Thai Party be immediately dropped.