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The big issue: Let them eat what?
Alan Dawson, Published on 24/05/2015
» Like most explosive crises, the new boat people crisis grew almost imperceptibly and then, suddenly, dominated the front pages of the world. Many knew it was coming, but hoped it wouldn’t.
The big issue: When terror spreads its wings
Alan Dawson, Published on 22/11/2015
» The first time Airports of Thailand announced a spiffy new security system, the top song was Change Clothes by the exciting new rapper Jay-Z. George W Bush was not only US president, but he was in Bangkok, and he urged prime minister Voldemort (later Lord Voldemort) to put in this new system and bring Don Mueang, the official international airport, up to date with the rest of the world.
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: You have my permission to stay
Alan Dawson, Published on 28/02/2016
» Exactly a month before the start of an unprecedented crackdown on foreigners who overstay their visa, it got tougher for foreign news people who want a visa at all.
A rough landing
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 13/08/2017
» The media treatment of the Don Mueang immigration mess made it seem like a new and unexpected event. As in <i>Casablanca</i>, officials were shocked -- shocked -- to find gambolling in the arrivals hall.