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It's best not to forget lessons of 1991 coup
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 24/02/2017
» Feb 23, the day the military top brass toppled the government of Chatichai Choonhavan in a bloodless coup in 1991 (with a political bloodbath, known as the Black May uprising the following year) passed by almost without notice.
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Frenchman's music not to the regime's ears
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 14/06/2019
» A short clip featuring a song mocking a once well-known musical ditty, We Will Keep Our Promise, by junta leader and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, has become an instant hit. Yan Marchal, the clip maker, a budding songwriter and singer, has shot to fame overnight.
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Poll uncertainty lingers as count nears finish line
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 29/03/2019
» Almost a week has passed since Thais cast their ballots, yet many things are still shrouded in uncertainties.
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Is ending civil service graft a fool's errand
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 03/04/2018
» Civil servants across the country have just had their big day. April 1, national civil servants day, has just passed by with rewards being handed out to a few outstanding officials -- a top honour or a once-in-a-lifetime affair -- for those working for the state.
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Myanmar poll offers us food for thought
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 12/11/2015
» Like many of us, I followed the Myanmar elections on Sunday with enthusiasm.
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Jokowi win shows virtues of listening
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 24/07/2014
» When I was a political science student at Thammasat University many years ago, there was a major course that many senior students scrambled to register for.
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Seers differ on fate of the men in green
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 01/08/2014
» It’s quite certain that National Council for Peace and Order big boss Prayuth Chan-ocha will become the next prime minister of Thailand, according to forecasts by two prominent fortune tellers.
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