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Asean fails to step into the Rohingya mess
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 06/05/2013
» The Rohingya problem in Myanmar could have been a blessing in disguise for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The issue reminds Asean backers that the three "legs" of its supporting pillar _ economic, social and security _ should be going in the same direction, even if at a different pace.
Karun should foot bill for fight to replace him
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 13/05/2013
» The flying-kick man deserved to be floored by the Supreme Court. But Karun Hongsakul's patch is still a difficult one for the Democrats to crack, even as the man himself is forced to watch the by-election for his old seat in Don Muang from the sidelines.
Yaowapa is ready to stir up Pheu Thai
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 20/05/2013
» Pheu Thai MPs be warned. Yaowapa Wongsawat is back, and she is watching you.
Broad smiles are covering real problems
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 04/03/2013
» Last week was one for Pheu Thai Party politicians plus Thaksin Shinawatra to remember. But it was a week that desk officials really want to forget.
Rural health services face real threat
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 18/03/2013
» A sickness is pervading the Public Health Ministry. However, it is not exactly in a coma and there are signs indicating a recovery. But the extent of the malaise was underlined last Wednesday.
When national politics is a family affair
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 25/03/2013
» Two is not always better than one. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra knows that but she has to live with it.
By-election shapes up as fight for pride
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 08/04/2013
» His youngest sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, controls Government House. A younger one, Yaowapa Wongsawat, is being brought into the front lines to keep an eye on lazy Pheu Thai MPs in parliament.
Infighting could end in double defeat for FTI
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 07/01/2013
» The most intriguing fight of 2012 is not over and will drag on this year. No, it is not yet another rematch between boxing superstars Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez _ the fight is right here at home between two camps of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Bureaucrats can be ever so charitable
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 11/02/2013
» Critics of Thai red tape know by now that they should stop being pessimistic. The Corrections Department has proved that they are wrong and that this country is not plagued by an inept bureaucracy.
Chalerm takes a gamble on Wadah faction
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 25/02/2013
» The Wadah group is back in the limelight, and that is good news for it, the government and the Pheu Thai Party. But it is not a move for the southern insurgents to necessarily despair about.