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Push for Koh Tao hospital
Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 20/10/2012
» The Public Health Ministry on Monday will seek government approval to build a hospital in Koh Tao, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Surat Thani province.
Dirty tricks campaigns
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 01/10/2012
» Times change. But old political tactics never die. What really happened days before Pheu Thai Party chief Yongyuth Wichaidit's decision to step down from the cabinet substantiates this point.
Myanmar frees 83 Thais
Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 18/09/2012
» Myanmar on Tuesday released 83 Thais convicted of illegal entry and they are expected to return to Thailand this afternoon.
The impossible and the improbable
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 17/09/2012
» Politics is always unpredictable. Who could ever have imagined that the first female prime minister of Thailand would be Yingluck Shinawatra? Her name was never even mentioned in the farthest corners of political thinking years ago when the pundits were trying to guess who would make this moment of history. Instead, it was high-profile lawmakers like Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan or Khunying Supatra Masdit who were on everyone's lips.
Eriksson joins BEC Tero
Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 03/09/2012
» Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson was officially named technical director of BEC Tero Sasana on Monday, hoping to return the Thai Premier League club to its former glory.
City governor race so open a DJ might win
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 27/08/2012
» DJ 'Toh' wins race for Bangkok governor. Is that a joke or what? No. It's possible. The last general election might have been dull as the Pheu Thai Party won in convincingly against the rival Democrat Party. But the election for Bangkok governor already looks much more exciting as the race is wide open with some very familiar names.
From small deeds big changes grow
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 23/07/2012
» Thailand is not such a hopeless country after all. A little bit of good news can cheer us up in this gloomy atmosphere and give us hope that there is indeed a light at the end of the tunnel.
Abhisit, the invisible man at the WEF
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 11/06/2012
» Besides Thein Sein, who was the most significant figure missing from the World Economic Forum on East Asia held in Bangkok on May 31-June 1?
Capability or just expediency?
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 21/05/2012
» 'Mr Jatuporn is a capable person." Thais closely watching politics, and foreigners who have lived here for a long time, will neither get excited nor feel depressed upon hearing this statement from Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Thaksin has done voters a real favour
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 30/04/2012
» Has Thaksin Shinawatra made any right decisions of late that will benefit the country? Well, yes, he has. Once.