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  Forced to wed a mysterious charter bride

  News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 14/07/2016

  » At the beginning of a relationship, an unknown or ambiguous thing about a person whom we are attracted to usually excites us. Once the relationship gets more serious, we usually need to know the unknown and understand the ambiguity before committing ourselves further, let's say, to a marriage.

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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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  Consult public before passing laws

  News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 18/08/2016

  » There have been signs of relief and calls for healing from some quarters of society in the aftermath of the constitutional referendum. Now that the charter, which proposes a "half-baked democracy" that Thailand had 40 years ago, has sailed through, it seems like many of us can't wait for a new beginning.

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  Silencing regime critics is pointless

  News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 29/08/2016

  » Mockery and satire have always made dull and dry politics look more interesting. That could be a reason why a defunct Facebook page that parodied the prime minister entitled "We Love Gen Prayut" attracted as many as 70,000 likes in less than a year.

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  Regime risks Mae Wong backlash

  News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 06/09/2016

  » First it was speculation. Then, it became more real. The Mae Wong dam saga is probably making a comeback.And it may put an end to the marriage between the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and the regime's staunch supporters who staged a campaign against the project during the previous government.

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  Does Yingluck punishment fit the crime?

  News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 16/09/2016

  » Both are the first female national leaders similarly alleged to have committed fiscal crimes of responsibility. They, however, faced the music of a different tune.

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  Thailand and Bhutan: A growing bond

  Life, Surasak Glahan, Published on 06/01/2017

  » As a Thai awkwardly dressed up in a gho, the Bhutanese traditional dress for men, wandering through Bhutan's capital city of Thimphu, I found myself amid interesting scenes where Indian pop culture seems to top the interest of young Bhutanese with Indian songs played in cafés and bars and Bollywood movies shown on television.

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  Senate lucky draw idea is huge gamble

  News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 01/03/2017

  » One can only hope that a proposal to use a lucky draw as a means of choosing 200 members of a new ultra-powerful Senate is just a joke, intending to give us temporary relief from depressing political and economic realities. Otherwise, luck will become a determining factor in the future of our Upper House and our country.

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  Activist celebrates rights award ... in jail

  News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 18/05/2017

  » As our dear military government busily prepares itself to boast next Monday about its achievements during the past three years on the anniversary of its seizing power, the parents of jailed student activist Jatupat "Pai Dao Din" Boonpattararaksa will today pick up the prestigious 2017 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights award on behalf of their son in South Korea.

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  Govt 'victories' become our nightmares

  News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 27/05/2017

  » Being overly critical of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) may not help if you want to be in a state of sanity while gauging its three-year performance and trying to understand why the regime and its cheerleaders still think it has done a great job and should prolong its stay in power.

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