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Wrong election forecasts a lesson for pollsters
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/03/2013
» To err is human. But to err on the scale of the wrong predictions made for the Bangkok governor’s election by all but one of the major pollsters is not just an embarrassment, it's a disaster for their credibility.
A greener Bangkok will take a real commitment
News, Published on 03/03/2013
» Today people across the city go to the polls to endorse one of the more than 20 Bangkok governor candidates, making their choices based on a wide variety of criteria. But one thing almost all voters would probably agree on is that they don't really expect many of the promises made in the long election campaign to become reality. At the top of the list of perennial promises is to make Bangkok "green". A lack of continuity is partly to blame, whether within the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration or the national government. Whenever a new team enters it takes time to take concrete steps to implement green schemes. Ambitious projects are usually either forgotten or never get much past the blueprints. Meanwhile, projects started under the old administration usually either languish or are dismantled altogether.
Driving us all crazy
News, Published on 03/03/2013
» Yesterday morning seven people were killed on the highway from Chon Buri to Rayong when their minivan ran off the road and exploded in a fireball.
Vote to make a difference
News, Published on 02/03/2013
» When a reporter approached a vendor this week and asked for her views on the Bangkok governor election, she responded by saying she wasn't expecting anything to change and was fed up with the topic. While such feelings are understandable given the lack of charisma and exaggerated policy platforms of most of the candidates, eligible voters must turn out in force at the polls tomorrow if there is to be a meaningful result. Yes, it can be a tough choice for those not voting along party lines but democracy has always been about challenge and the issues in municipal elections rarely change.
Politics must begin with idea of public service
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 01/03/2013
» This Sunday Bangkokians will decide who they will entrust with the responsibility of running the city for the next four years. In this election campaign more than any in recent memory, Bangkok voters appear to be having a hard time deciding who should get the job.
In search of a new 'magic eye'
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 28/02/2013
» "Magic Eye", back in the 1980s everyone knew how to sing the song: "ah-ah yaa ting ka-ya" or "no-no don’t throw the trash". We sang it and we lived it. Have trash in your hand? Better throw it in the bin, not on the street. Magic Eye is watching!
Tarit is no Hoover
News, Published on 24/02/2013
» It seems to me that Tarit Pengdith has gone overboard in his quest to make the Department of Special Investigation Thailand's counterpart to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Judy vs Porky? A sobering thought
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 24/02/2013
» Next Sunday we go to the voting booths to elect the Bangkok governor. Quivering with anticipation, right?
Waiting for answers
News, Published on 23/02/2013
» I have two questions for the Bangkok governor candidates and ex-governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra, should he be re-elected.
Reality checks on candidates
News, Published on 22/02/2013
» It was inconvenient to many of the candidates, but the invasion of expert opinion into the race for Bangkok governor managed to lay down a few facts about campaign fudging. Three men who actually know about the subject recently challenged the three men who lead the polls for the March 3 election. The result was a careful and realistic look at the promises on the campaign trail, particularly for traffic and transport. Voters should heed their statements before they head for the polls.