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History repeats as graftbusters fall flat
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 04/01/2019
» If it was the subject of a piece of detective fiction, the long-running probe by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) into allegations that Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon deliberately concealed assets in the form of over 20 luxury watches would probably be a colossal flop: forgotten overnight or ridiculed for years to come.
World Cup is fun, mystery killings are not
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 18/06/2018
» Similar to the World Cup in Russia, the justice system in Thailand has never run short of spectators holding their breath hoping for a just and fair play. Like a football match, they pick their team.
PM has put his reputation on trial
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 29/05/2017
» As well as being a sign of potentially worse things to come, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's posing of four leading questions last Friday was an act that perfectly demonstrated his unchecked egoism.
Construction accidents no small matter
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 08/05/2017
» It was horrifying to see the image of a gigantic crane that recently fell to the ground of the Red Line elevated rail construction site in Bangkok, killing three workers. What's more frightening is the knowledge that five "similar incidents" related to the same project, handled by the same contractor, took place before.
'Heroes' must stick to their principles
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 22/02/2017
» At a time when "people from the same camp" broke a principle he said he once believed in, Wanchai Sornsiri, a member of the National Reform Steering Assembly, seems to believe that silence is golden.
We can't all be starry eyed in busting graft
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 27/01/2017
» Afriend of mine recently posted a message on Facebook asking why a contractor, which had made the lives of Bangkok commuters miserable for years as it repeatedly missed many deadlines in a road tunnel project, had been chosen by the government for another lucrative road construction deal. My answer? We don't know.
Wrong idea to buy power from Laos
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 25/07/2016
» Recent news reports about the government's plan to increase electricity purchases from Laos by 30% has me wondering whether we really need it that much, especially as Thailand's economic growth is low and our power reserves margin has always been high.