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Supporting the coup, boycotting brands
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 26/06/2014
» It wasn’t long enough ago that I could have forgotten. For half-a-year before the coup, so many Thais, the number reaching millions on certain days, left the comfort of their homes and took to Bangkok’s streets in peaceful protests against the highly corrupted previous government. Almost on a daily basis, they were attacked by armed men. Dozens had been killed, children included, while many more were injured and have to live the rest of their lives with physical disabilities. The police never arrested any of the murderers. At the time, the United States and the European Union never showed any concern. Understandably, it was purely Thailand’s internal affairs and none of their business.
Thais should bend, not break
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 06/03/2014
» Despite years of continuous attempts to instil the desire for a ‘‘new Thai state’’ in its members, the Red Shirts’ recent open threat to separate the North and the Northeast from the Kingdom of Thailand turned out to be a fatal blooper.
The only path to true democracy
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 12/12/2013
» 'I came from election."