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Senate lucky draw idea is huge gamble
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 01/03/2017
» One can only hope that a proposal to use a lucky draw as a means of choosing 200 members of a new ultra-powerful Senate is just a joke, intending to give us temporary relief from depressing political and economic realities. Otherwise, luck will become a determining factor in the future of our Upper House and our country.
The need for justice to be accountable
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 19/01/2017
» Wrongfully imprisoned? Rejected bail unreasonably? Ask a question and risk being held in contempt of court? That's the universal perception inherited by a majority of Thais, including the media. It discourages us from commenting on any particular questionable court rulings.
We can't all be starry eyed in busting graft
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 27/01/2017
» Afriend of mine recently posted a message on Facebook asking why a contractor, which had made the lives of Bangkok commuters miserable for years as it repeatedly missed many deadlines in a road tunnel project, had been chosen by the government for another lucrative road construction deal. My answer? We don't know.
The reason the govt wants media control
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 01/02/2017
» The relationship between the military and most media outlets is not bad, even though it is not completely friendly either. So why is the regime's reform body proposing a bill to control the media?
Let's bite the bullet and end conscription
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 21/11/2016
» Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva last Friday made another safe escape after dodging military conscription. More than 100,000 men drafted every year are not so lucky. Thailand has retained its conscription law against growing opposition, and has ruled out the possibility of replacing it with voluntary recruitment.
English skills unlock gate to the world
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 15/12/2016
» During a recent trip to the scenic valleys of landlocked Bhutan last week, a young Bhutanese tour guide's sophisticated and highly fluent English caught the Thai entourage by surprise.
Shifting beyond CSR to some real good deeds
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 20/10/2016
» Let's be honest. Many of us can work from home (and want to do it), instead of wasting time and fuel driving to work. If only our employers let it happen. That could reduce urban traffic congestion (notably in Bangkok's rush hours) and cut some carbon footprints. Great for us. Good for both society and the environment. And still profitable for the businesses we work for.
Politicising rice can be a worthy cause
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 10/11/2016
» The regime's responses to plummeting rice prices have been both disappointing and disastrous to it and farmers.
Regime risks Mae Wong backlash
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 06/09/2016
» First it was speculation. Then, it became more real. The Mae Wong dam saga is probably making a comeback.And it may put an end to the marriage between the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and the regime's staunch supporters who staged a campaign against the project during the previous government.
Impunity breeds political violence
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 11/10/2016
» Forty years after the student massacre at Thammasat University, it seems as if our political leaders have learned nothing from it. The same vicious cycle of state-sponsored violence has persisted, letting those in power get away with their crimes.