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China proved right over Facebook ban
News, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 24/03/2018
» In retrospect, China did the right thing by saying "no thank you" to Facebook. When gregarious internet evangelists come bearing gifts, it is probably best not to take their wares or let them in the door. Give 'em an inch and they'll take a mile -- and trample on national sovereignty, too, if profits and power are at stake.
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Might and right: The power of one man
News, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 17/02/2014
» Chess maestro Garry Kasparov has made a small but meaningful contribution to free speech in journalistic circles by challenging the widely-held taboo about invoking Hitler's name as a cautionary warning.
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Suthep has mastered the art of hard-to-heart talk
News, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 03/03/2014
» To borrow a formulation often used to describe democracy, a peaceful overthrow of a rotten regime is the worst possible option, except for all the others.
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Democracy as we know it is being poisoned
News, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 28/11/2013
» Thai democracy is in crisis because it is producing undemocratic results and practices.
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Nation's 'peaceful' revolution is not a dinner party
News, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 04/01/2014
» The New Year's lull offers a chance to pause and take stock of the most recent anti-Shinawatra demonstrations that have energised, empowered and exasperated so many during the last two months of 2013.
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The year of living dangerously, Thai-style
News, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 13/07/2013
» Bangkok has just become the world's No.1 tourist destination, and it couldn't have come at a worse time - not because the capital and the country haven't earned the accolade, and not because it isn't a fun place to visit, but because Thai society is brimming with contradictions that could break into conflict at any time.
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The sacrifices we make for the promise of wealth
News, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 05/06/2013
» There's a tragicomic story about the power of money to corrupt absolutely. A billionaire comes back home from exile to share the wealth and exact revenge. Purse strings are pulled even before the billionaire's triumphant return, to ensure the people suffer and languish until their once-scorned saviour returns.
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No matter the drama, the joker's out to play
News, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 09/01/2013
» The case of the popular soap opera Nua Mek is unusual because it's not everyday a powerful TV station suddenly self-censors, unilaterally banning its own popular show, without a plausible explanation.
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