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It is election day, and voting must go ahead
News, Published on 02/02/2014
» Set against a background of tumultuous political conflicts and held despite strong opposition from many parties including the Election Commission (EC) itself, the general election today will be mired in controversy and will likely yield more questions than answers to the ongoing political strife.
Corruption a way of life
News, Published on 02/02/2014
» When we talk about corruption, we always point to the Thaksin regime. We think if we get rid of the Shinawatra clan, the country will be free of corruption. In reality, corruption is in everyone's DNA, but we don't admit it.
Thailand celebrates its Groundhog Day
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 02/02/2014
» When the Thai authorities selected today for the ''Big Event'', one wonders if they were aware that Feb 2 is better known in the US as Groundhog Day, when what is basically a giant rodent emerges from its burrow and predicts the weather for the next few months. Following the success of the 1993 film by the same name, in which a day keeps repeating itself, the expression ''Groundhog Day'' has come to be understood as ''an unpleasant situation that continually repeats, or seems to''. As that seems to just about sum up the current state of play in Thailand, the election could not be held on a more appropriate day.
Does the PDRC have a reform plan?
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 02/02/2014
» Here's an experiment. Today while blockading the voting stations, each individual protester should perhaps turn to the person standing next to him or her and ask this question: Do you know what's in the reform plan?
The big issue: The vote goes on
Alan Dawson, Published on 02/02/2014
» It's just your standard, nationwide polling day to elect a new House of Representatives. With a couple of teensy-weensy bits of unique colour thrown in to differentiate it from other elections, at home and abroad.