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Tip of the iceberg
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 14/01/2018
» Myanmar's government and entirely out-of-touch military soiled themselves again, over the Rohingya issue of course.
Brave the third wave
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 07/01/2018
» The regime is about set to spring the third wave of its plan to extend government by elites. They're careful plans and they seem foolproof. But we will continue to live in interesting times, because not all military attacks proceed as planned.
What is Tu to do?
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 31/12/2017
» Uncle Tu took the cabinet upcountry yet again, and yet again they came back wondering why the heck they didn't stay in Bangkok, where they're obviously more comfortable and no one expects them to do awkward, ethnic stuff.
Living the high life
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 24/12/2017
» A week ago today we told a first-time visitor from the beautiful US state of Colorado to forget about seeing "the real, so-called authentic Thailand" because there isn't a square centimetre where tourists do not tread. The next day we set out on a family trip to places with not a foreign face in sight (one obvious exception).
DJ and the PM
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 10/12/2017
» On the first Dec 5 National Day of the only active military regime in the world, the United States sent a so typically American message -- "Nice foreign relations we've got here. Be a shame if anything happened to them."
Uniting the nation
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 03/12/2017
» The general prime minister has once against shown his power to unite the country. He doesn't need Section 44. He doesn't need fun, fairs and games. He definitely doesn't need the minister of truth by his side.
The Isoc solution
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 26/11/2017
» Two weeks ago, the general prime minister warned "anti-coup elements" he was on to them. Last week, he told the media to stop annoying him. Two days later, he showed brand new fangs.
The Lady is no champ
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 19/11/2017
» Aung San Suu Kyi went to Manila to celebrate her second anniversary (Nov 8) as elected leader of Myanmar. Nine Asean colleagues and a few foreign bigwigs played along but she's not getting the international respect due a de facto president and Nobel Peace laureate any more.