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Commission on a mission
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 17/03/2019
» "The Election Commission shall announce the result of the election", and there really hasn't been any more vast difference between the EC and the members of the public. It's not even supposed to be a worry. But everyone's worrying about the scraping of all the foreign votes and the vital gathering of all today's advance votes and the really major assembling next week of every one-person-one-vote.
Inching towards legalisation
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 26/08/2018
» Getting a sensible new law into the books is an extremely difficult task. But it's lightning compared with getting sensible changes to your great-grandfather's laws still on the books "because that's how we've always done it".
Peeing on our parade
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 08/07/2018
» Free wi-fi is now available for all guests in Hall 3 of Tham Luang, owned by Jao Mae Nang Non.
It's the corruption, stupid
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 27/05/2018
» After promising the nation a Mercedes Benz C-500 of an anti-regime protest, activists produced a three-owner 2007 Toyota Corolla gathering. It impressed and struck fear into the hearts of, well, no one.
Cell-by dates
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 06/08/2017
» The day after That Woman's closing statement in her malfeasance trial, national deputy police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul seemed painfully unhappy about something. He looked the way men with look with multi-day dyschezia or domestic dissimilarity. He said her approximately 900 supporters gathered at the court were well behaved "thanks to the 300 police" he ordered in.
The old stomping grounds
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 25/09/2016
» On the day of the coup, May 22, 2014, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha commanded the Royal Thai Army and his little three-star brother Preecha held command of the 3rd Army. That is a post with a good deal of prestige, and it fit Lt Gen Preecha to a T. He was a helicopter pilot by military occupation, and disposed to chase drug smugglers. Where else is better? He staked out the 3rd Army as his stomping grounds, and life was good.
The big issue: Toy story
Alan Dawson, Published on 26/06/2016
» It was nearly eight years ago that two clever green shirts masterminded the “hidden coup” that persuaded important members of the inner circle of Lord Voldemort na Dubai to defect to Abhisit Vejjajiva’s Democrats and make Mr Abhisit prime minister.
The big issue: 301 hypocrites
Alan Dawson, Published on 01/05/2016
» Thailand got on the United States list of the "dirty dozen" worst pirates in the explored galaxy for the ninth consecutive year. By doing that, it stayed off the list of worst hypocrites.
The big issue: The dirty dozen (plus 5,988)
Alan Dawson, Published on 13/03/2016
» The government has spent months compiling the list. Now, it's going after every one of the 6,000 "influential criminal figures" on it, if it takes the rest of their days in power. And they say it will.
The big issue: Passports, please
Alan Dawson, Published on 14/02/2016
» All newspapers carried this big story of the week, with the <i>Bangkok Post</i> cutting immediately to the chase.