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    Thai-style rule by law lands new blow

    Oped, Surasak Glahan, Published on 12/03/2020

    » With the Election Commission (EC)’s decision on Tuesday to pursue criminal charges against Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit over a much-disputed media share transfer case, many observers may have stopped questioning how Thailand’s law-enforcement system could have come this far, and started wondering whether the worst of things is yet to come.

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    It's enough to make you turn to drink

    News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 26/06/2017

    » As Buddhist Lent approaches, the puritan ethic of alcohol abstinence is being brushed-up and preached again. As if the many insensible laws curbing alcohol consumption in the nanny state of Thailand are not enough, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) is spending tax money on its annual campaign pursuing unrealistic goals with a laughable strategy.

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    Voters in the dark about reform 'changes'

    News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 06/08/2016

    » Reform has become the buzz-word in the context of pre- and post-2014 coup Thailand. First, the defunct People's Democratic Reform Committee made a demand for national reform before elections. Since the military staged the coup, national reform has also been part of the key agenda of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). Now, the draft constitution that will be decided at the referendum tomorrow promises national reform as part of its key elements.

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