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Sexism is the weapon of choice for the truly cowardly
News, Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Published on 20/01/2014
» The political crisis has unveiled a series of "inconvenient truths" that have long been hidden in our society. One of them is the prevailing pre-modern sexism that has come to define modern relationships among the genders in general, and in the present political context, between angry males and females protesting against Thailand's first female prime minister in particular.
Media mired by binary blinders
News, Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Published on 08/12/2013
» It has been a long and winding road for Thai democracy. The ongoing anti-government demonstration, spearheaded by member of parliament-turned-mob leader Suthep Thaugsuban, has exposed a serious problem facing the nation: the crisis of electoral politics. Starting off with rallying against the controversial amnesty bill, the demonstrators have now switched to the issue of corruption and tyranny of majority. They ride on the discourse of the ''Thaksin regime'' as a kind of immoral and devilish pattern of politics and advocate the overthrow of the elected government of Yingluck Shinawatra.
On either side of amnesty debate, the ironies pile up
News, Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Published on 11/11/2013
» Should we take Thai politics seriously, given the fact that the current struggle over the controversial amnesty bill reveals nothing but a great sense of irony?
Tide of political vulgarity washes up on our shores
News, Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Published on 18/05/2013
» Politics is a game played by those in high and low places. They may perceive politics from different angles and approach it from different standpoints. But there is one thing they share in common; they condone a culture of vulgarity.
Asean must play key role in Korean crisis
News, Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Published on 13/04/2013
» The crisis on the Korean Peninsula is reaching its peak. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has threatened to wage an attack on the United States and South Korea using "smaller, lighter and diversified nuclear weapons". Shuttle diplomacy is now being conducted between key players in an attempt to alleviate the tense situation.
Old maps and new can easily chart a course of disaster
News, Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Published on 03/12/2012
» A political drama emerged when Vietnamese authorities refused to stamp Chinese passports featuring a map that includes disputed islands in the South China Sea labelled as Chinese territory. Instead, visas were issued on a separate piece of paper.