• THAILAND

  Serious comedy

  News, Alan Dawson, Published on 02/04/2017

  » Just 32 years old, Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya leads a hectic, globe-trotting life. You have to understand that he can't just be on hand every time prosecutors want to get his views about his connection to the hit-and-run killing by his Ferrari more than four years ago. In fact, he has missed eight appointments in the past year.

• OPINION

  The big issue: Our man in Milan

  Alan Dawson, Published on 19/10/2014

  » The spotlight fell even more strongly on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha last week. And no one, not the most vengeful anti-coup opponent, seemed to feel worse about the constant attention than the man himself.

• OPINION

  The big issue: The safe house

  Alan Dawson, Published on 10/08/2014

  » In March, 2002, a joint operation in Faisalabad by the Pakistani police, CIA and FBI cornered, shot and seriously wounded the Saudi terrorist and former anti-Russian mujahideen Zain Abidin Mohammed Husain Abu Zubaydah. He received the best medical care for his wounds because he was needed for an important experiment in Thailand.

• OPINION

  The big issue: Foreign affairs

  Alan Dawson, Published on 13/07/2014

  » For months, if not years, prior to May 22, most Western and some Asian governments had lobbied the Thai military hard, stating or plainly warning that a direct overthrow of the government would bring strong reactions, some measured punishments and loud recriminations from overseas.

• OPINION

  The big issue: After the honeymoon

  Alan Dawson, Published on 29/06/2014

  » Much was made last week of a couple of opinion polls that showed the coup authorities in general, no pun intended, and the head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) in particular are pretty popular guys right now. "Guys" because a glass ceiling is part of the new administration.

• OPINION

  Name, shame, repeat

  Alan Dawson, Published on 22/06/2014

  » Pretty well the whole world knows that the traffic in Thailand is horrible, but events in the past week showed that the trafficking is even worse.

• OPINION

  Land of smiles redux

  Alan Dawson, Published on 08/06/2014

  » And the word went out, and there was happiness everywhere. Or there soon will be. Or else.

• THAILAND

  The big issue: The end of the beginning

  Alan Dawson, Published on 18/05/2014

  » If you start with "Prime Minister" Yingluck and she becomes "caretaker Prime Minister" Yingluck who turns into "acting caretaker Prime Minister" Niwattumrong, what is the person after him called?

• THAILAND

  The Big Issue: Cleansing the deep South

  Alan Dawson, Published on 13/04/2014

  » The week before Songkran was no holiday for Yala. The provincial capital was hit by coordinated bomb attacks on Sunday, and more on Monday. The large, destructive bombs killed one person and wounded 28. Clearly, the attacks had goals other than murder.

• THAILAND

  The Big Issue: The Men in Black

  Alan Dawson, Published on 29/03/2014

  » The most important question in politics is now pretty obvious to everyone. Does Suthep Thaugsuban or Jatuporn Prompan have the bigger one?

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