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Carry on killing
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 09/04/2017
» The new constitution promulgated on Thursday by His Majesty the King re-inserts a section tossed out immediately after the May 2014 coup by the general prime minister when he decreed an interim charter with the precious Section 44. The new supreme law has an actual ban on torture, beating people to death, use of meat hooks during discipline sessions. And so on.
The Big Issue: Shot fired, man down
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 26/03/2017
» Artist and activist Chaiyapoom Pasae, a Lahu, was shot and killed by a soldier at a drug checkpoint. That is the complete set of facts everyone agrees on.
Mr X's gang unravels
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 12/02/2017
» Sayobphairee Operation 60/1, the biggest trafficking takedown since the army chased Khun Sa back to Myanmar, began with the largest drug bust outside a nightclub urine test-centre.
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: Hunter’s killer team
Alan Dawson, Published on 05/06/2016
» After 20 years in the United States Army, Joseph M Hunter retired and passed the exam to be a New York City policeman. He didn’t join, because it wouldn’t pay enough, so he took the other fork, where he could use his military training for bad, become a mercenary and a killer for hire and a leader. It actually worked, and he lived in Phuket, large. For a while.
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.
The big issue: This is your UN on drugs
Alan Dawson, Published on 07/02/2016
» The percentage of Thais in prison on charges of drug abuse - for selling tiny amounts of a drug including marijuana or having it for recreational drug use - is not known accurately. Or rather, is measured by the people who declared public support for the junta was above 99%. Conservatively, though, most would agree that if there were no prisoners incarcerated on the above charges, there would be no prison overcrowding.