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News, Alan Dawson, Published on 16/12/2018
» In its infinite benevolence and wisdom and all-around sacrifice, the exclusive men's club known as the National Council for Peace and Order (Junta) gave back some of the stuff they took from us four and a half years ago.
Decline and fall
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 04/02/2018
» It now becomes pretty predictable, until the moment of push comes to shove-them-out. The form of the actual end game remains unknown but the beginning has ended, and the end has begun.
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.
Punishment and crime
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 10/09/2017
» A country without clear rule of law is a nation adrift. Citizens have pride, patriotism but little control or input to their own country's future.
The man who kills people
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 19/02/2017
» Sending two women assassins he probably vetted personally after his half-brother seems a weird act for the leader of a country. For Kim Jong-un and for his father and for his father's father, it was Monday.
Revenge of the kamnan
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 22/01/2017
» It had been 975 days since the military regime did anything to justify the coup d'etat that was needed specifically to bring happiness back to the people by national reconciliation. So the general prime minister named a 98-man, three tier committee of otherwise unemployed two-, three- and four-starred green shirts to draw daily allowances and proceed to bring about unity.
Every computer is a crime scene
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 18/12/2016
» Thai democracy on Friday showed that 168 votes easily defeats 350,000 votes. The green shirts who promised to return happiness to the people handed it to themselves, and called it a New Year's present that will never stop giving back.
The big issue: Belgian waffles
Alan Dawson, Published on 03/04/2016
» At a time of universally sapped morale, the forces of evil and enemies of decency have gained a temporary upper hand, while the forces of decency and enemies of evil are wondering if they can grab a victory somewhere from the jaws of setbacks.
The big issue: We must 'do something'
Alan Dawson, Published on 10/01/2016
» A police constable summed up the situation perfectly after tough enforcement failed to stem the New Year’s holiday road slaughter. “People are absolutely not getting the message,” the constable told reporters from a TV news station. In Toronto.
The big issue: Man with a history
Alan Dawson, Published on 07/06/2015
» Whoever writes the script for the movie of his life — which, by the way, someone definitely should do — will have to tone it down a bit or many viewers won’t believe that just one man has done what three-star Gen Manas Kongpan has done.