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Jatuporn makes a point
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 15/11/2012
» In a world where leaders take responsibility and make sacrifices for the people and the nation, the leadership on both sides of our political divide would be standing in front of the judges. Whether any are guilty of anything, is up to the judicial system to decide.
At the superpowers table, off their menu
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 18/11/2012
» It is all so exciting. US President Barack Obama has come to Bangkok, soon to be followed by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao _ the world's two superpowers, back to back. Immediately, talk of which side Thailand should take abounds, debated by everyone from ordinary citizens to national pundits, so allow me to pitch in.
Yes, We do know who your daddy is
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 09/09/2012
» When heir to the Red Bull empire Vorayuth ''Boss'' Yoovidhya reportedly hit Pol Snr Sgt Maj Wichian Klanprasert with his 32 million baht Ferrari while going more than 100km per hour, what did he do? The 27 year old kept driving, dragging the policeman another 200m and turned into his family's estate in Thong Lor.
If there's a will, There's an affray
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 30/09/2012
» There are a few things I've learned from the rumble in front of the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) compound between the yellow People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the red shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) last Tuesday. One, as I already suspected, the red shirts have the upper hand. The Romans and the Americans created their hegemony through the three R's: resource, reinforcement and resolve. The red shirts have all three, while the yellow shirts have simply wilted.
Let's keep it real in the rice field
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 07/10/2012
» Some 260 billion baht has already been spent on subsidising rice prices and another 405 billion baht will follow for the next farming season. If one were to view the rice pledging scheme from an economic perspective, surely one would see that it is full of holes. If one were to assume that the intention of the scheme is to better the lives of farmers, surely it's obvious that any benefits would be minimal and temporary. But if one were to look at the scheme from a realpolitik perspective, surely one would see its merits.
Democracy is simply karma at work
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 10/10/2012
» Politics and organised crime are not strange bedfellows in any country, but what makes a country like Thailand stand out is that it’s a norm, rather than an exception. It is well practised and celebrated, out in the open and in the face of society, rather than skeletons hidden in the closet.
The ego has landed
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 14/10/2012
» The government's 2.75 trillion baht infrastructure development plan unveiled on Oct 5 will, at best, have a mediocre effect on the development of Thailand. This is not a knock against the Pheu Thai regime. It would be mediocre with any of the previous governments in charge as well. We're not even factoring in corruption; instead we're factoring in an unyielding mindset.
Greed is good
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 18/10/2012
» Giveaway. Getaway. Got away. All is well in Thailand. The rich get richer. The poor get tips. The middle class click "like".
When Bangkok was just a French fort
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 21/10/2012
» The perception is that "them" _ the richer and more powerful _ manipulate, undermine and take from "us".
You can't handle the truth
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 25/10/2012
» People are biased. People have personal morals and crusading agendas, which lead to political affiliations, which result in championing or, at the very least, leaning on one side of the political divide over another.