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The big issue: Bombs without borders
Alan Dawson, Published on 11/10/2015
» Eight days ago, the plane came. One of the most destructive forces on Earth rained down missiles and cannon fire and bombs on a target in Kunduz, the Taliban-infested Afghanistan town of 300,000, north of Kabul, near the Tajikistan border.
The big issue: Breach of common sense
Alan Dawson, Published on 18/10/2015
» Arbat means, literally, “breach”. In Buddhism it describes the un-holy acts committed by the monks of the original version of the movie now called Arpat and, of course, by many monks in real life.
The big issue: Web of intrigue
Alan Dawson, Published on 25/10/2015
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak had a Horton the Elephant moment about hatching the single-gateway internet egg. He said he didn’t want to talk about it. And when the egg hatched, it was the media who found the yolk was on them.
The Big Issue: Ghost of the South
Alan Dawson, Published on 08/11/2015
» When yet another wave of bombs exploded in Yala 10 days ago and knocked out most of the electricity in the province, military authorities announced quickly that they know who was behind the terrorism.
The big issue: Time to face accusers
Alan Dawson, Published on 15/11/2015
» Aziz Phitakkumpon, known generally in news stories as "the spiritual leader of Thai Muslims", has been Chularatchamontri for more than five years. He is soft-spoken, but never has been afraid to speak out, which he did again last week.
As Paris carnage outrage dries up, let's look to Canada
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 19/11/2015
» Never again? Please, don't make us laugh.
The big issue: When terror spreads its wings
Alan Dawson, Published on 22/11/2015
» The first time Airports of Thailand announced a spiffy new security system, the top song was Change Clothes by the exciting new rapper Jay-Z. George W Bush was not only US president, but he was in Bangkok, and he urged prime minister Voldemort (later Lord Voldemort) to put in this new system and bring Don Mueang, the official international airport, up to date with the rest of the world.
They'll never prove me wrong, says Sereepisut
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 23/11/2015
» A defiant Sereepisut Temeeyaves has dared authorities to prove his charges of high-level military corruption are wrong, but said he will not add to the accusations "for now".
The big issue: The week in terrorism
Alan Dawson, Published on 29/11/2015
» Around the world and around the country, we were all Belgians. Brussels lowered the national terror alert on Friday from “imminent” to “serious and credible”. (Fact check: True. Reality check: Who could make it up?) One day it was “be very afraid” and a mere day later it had dropped to “be afraid”.
The big issue: Blood brothers
Alan Dawson, Published on 06/12/2015
» In 1983, Vietnamese occupation troops in Cambodia crossed into Thailand and sparked fighting that was heavy at times. A battalion from the 2nd Infantry Division under a Thai colonel thought to have high potential for leadership became bogged down, and a second Thai colonel brought up his battalion to relieve the pressure.