• OPINION

  Witch hunt for red Joss Stick

  News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 08/01/2012

  » Hate mail and threats are the least of her worries. Being shunned by society that has forced a young girl to become persona non grata should be considered cruel and unusual punishment She had to change her name. She was turned away from three universities despite passing the entrance exams. She's hounded by the press and society. It has been more than three years, and the witch hunt continues.

• OPINION

  Wake-up smack for a changing society

  News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 15/01/2012

  » The slapping was a symptom of an outdated mentality that still permeates society.

• OPINION

  Cults of personality

  News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 01/04/2012

  » Hero worshipping is a part of every culture. From great warlords to visionary leaders, religious prophets and yes, pop idols, their names and deeds are written in history, perpetuating cults of personality, though invariably with heavy revisions and colourful additions. Mankind rarely lets truth get in the way of a good story.

• OPINION

  The godfather tradition lives on

  News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 17/06/2012

  » People continue to be astounded by a series of polls in which most respondents say they don't mind government corruption as long as they also benefit. The latest poll this month had 63.4% of respondents expressing the view. The poll in January this year had 64.7%.

• THAILAND

  Regulator blames GMM Grammy for Euro row

  Spectrum, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 17/06/2012

  » The controversy surrounding the broadcasting of Euro 2012 matches has swept politics from front pages and left millions of frustrated fans demanding to know: What happened to my football?

• OPINION

  Kittiratt, I love the way you lie

  News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 26/08/2012

  » For Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong the issue isn't that he lied, or admitted that he lied. The issue is his belief that he has the right to lie. That he believes it was good for the country that he told a lie.

• OPINION

  Proverbs, murderers but no buffaloes

  News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 02/09/2012

  » The Thai language has many proverbs that echo the wisdom of old and demonstrate the foolishness of modern times. Worry not about rules of law, justice, morals, etc. Today, we look at the political game through the prism of human nature, captured best by proverbs. Abhisit Vejjajiva was the prime minister and Suthep Thaugsuban was deputy prime minister and in charge of security during the political crisis of April/May 2010 that led to 92 deaths _ both civilians and members of security forces _ and the burning of Bangkok and provincial city halls.

• OPINION

  Rise of the planet of the merchants

  News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 28/10/2012

  » When the merchant elites buy up the provincial lords, what do the traditional elites have left in their hands? The answer requires a bit of background.

• OPINION

  Pigs walk on two legs

  Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 20/12/2012

  » Watching pedestrians cross the street can pretty much sum up Thai politics. Every morning when I drive through Klong Toey to get to the office, there lays before me the scene.

• OPINION

  Will Thai luck ever run out?

  News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 13/01/2013

  » Thailand's culture is a passive and superstitious one that relies on faith, fate and sheer luck, with the ingrained belief that things will always turn out just fine. After all, karma dictates our destiny, and we bribe her quite well. So mai pen rai.

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