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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?
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!
The importance of being Abhisit
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 06/01/2013
» Take a second. Think about it. It's a bizarre world we live in. Stand back and look at today from the perspective of 15 years ago.
Thailand, where no charge is ever too absurd
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 10/01/2013
» If the Pheu Thai government can either round up 23 million referendum votes or just simply bulldoze the constitution change proposal through parliament, then I will tip my hat, even if I don’t wear a hat.
Will Thai luck ever run out?
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 13/01/2013
» Thailand's culture is a passive and superstitious one that relies on faith, fate and sheer luck, with the ingrained belief that things will always turn out just fine. After all, karma dictates our destiny, and we bribe her quite well. So mai pen rai.
A society in decay
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 17/01/2013
» The greatest threat to Thailand is not from any foreign power. It is not the man in Dubai, nor is it the invisible hand. It is not the polarisation caused by the political divide, nor is it even the corruption.
Yingluck, Yinglove one and all
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 04/11/2012
» Yingluck Shinawatra has yet to succeed, but she's inching ever closer. The Pitak Siam rally last Sunday and talk of a coup show just how nervous the other side is getting.
Your true colour is shining through
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 22/11/2012
» The Thai language is rich and intricate. It can be so praiseful and flowery, while contrarily so cutting and spiteful, that no English translation can do it justice.
Ready to topple a govt, Or not
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 25/11/2012
» Gen Boonlert Kaewprasit claimed the police were trying to incite violence in order to justify a crackdown, thereby stomping on a peaceful and democratic protest.
The right way to a revolution
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 02/12/2012
» A revolution, ladies and gentlemen, is preferably fought by teachers and civil servants, rather than by soldiers and protesters.