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Dirty tricks campaigns
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 01/10/2012
» Times change. But old political tactics never die. What really happened days before Pheu Thai Party chief Yongyuth Wichaidit's decision to step down from the cabinet substantiates this point.
Coach Newin still gets a political kick
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 15/10/2012
» Newin was up. Newin was down. And football-y and politically speaking, Newin Chidchob will never be out.
Minor clash, strong message
Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 25/09/2012
» The clash between yellow-shirt and red-shirt supporters on Tuesday underlines how fragile the political situation remains as the country searches for reconciliation in the post-coup era.
Musical chairs at NSC
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 24/09/2012
» Four years and three different chiefs. Is the National Security Council in the same boat as the Transport and Education ministries: another political victim?
Vagaries of compromise
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 10/09/2012
» Sometimes compromise is unavoidable. And sometimes it's unacceptable. Defence Minister Sukumpol Suwanatat showed that last week, and police chief Priewpan Damapong will soon be tested.
The impossible and the improbable
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 17/09/2012
» Politics is always unpredictable. Who could ever have imagined that the first female prime minister of Thailand would be Yingluck Shinawatra? Her name was never even mentioned in the farthest corners of political thinking years ago when the pundits were trying to guess who would make this moment of history. Instead, it was high-profile lawmakers like Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan or Khunying Supatra Masdit who were on everyone's lips.
Hell bus drivers need reining in
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 09/07/2012
» "We are well aware of safety because it's our own operation. We really can't damage ourselves," a senior Transport Ministry official said, when asked about passenger bus accidents.
City governor race so open a DJ might win
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 27/08/2012
» DJ 'Toh' wins race for Bangkok governor. Is that a joke or what? No. It's possible. The last general election might have been dull as the Pheu Thai Party won in convincingly against the rival Democrat Party. But the election for Bangkok governor already looks much more exciting as the race is wide open with some very familiar names.
From small deeds big changes grow
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 23/07/2012
» Thailand is not such a hopeless country after all. A little bit of good news can cheer us up in this gloomy atmosphere and give us hope that there is indeed a light at the end of the tunnel.
A long drive home for Thaksin
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 30/07/2012
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