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Rice deal looks dodgy
News, Published on 06/02/2014
» Since the launch of the populist rice-pledging scheme in 2011, the Commerce Ministry has not been transparent and honest about anything regarding the scheme, especially information.
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Postbag: Wasted expense
News, Published on 06/02/2014
» Charles Horner believes the 46% of eligible voters who voted on Feb 2 represented "an endorsement of the ballot box as the right way to resolve conflict", ("Ballot box triumphs", Postbag, Feb 5), even though it is far less than the 75% in the 2011 election.
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All roads lead to charter court over poll legitimacy
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 06/02/2014
» Only 45% or 19 million out of the 43 million eligible voters cast their ballots on Feb 2, a big decline compared with the 2011 poll which recorded a 75% voter turnout.
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Electoral democracy can still succeed
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 06/02/2014
» That the election last Sunday was inconclusive and incomplete was a foregone conclusion. However, its controversial results revealed much more than many anticipated. Despite the uncertainty of the poll results, only 89.2% of which are complete, electoral democracy still works in Thailand. Eventually, it must be allowed to work within the rules of Thailand's democratic system for outcomes to be valid and sustainable.
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Good, bad and ugly of Facebook
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 06/02/2014
» There is a questionnaire being circulated on Facebook this week ''How has Facebook changed your life?'' marking the 10th anniversary of the social media site, used by more than one billion people worldwide.
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Beauty and the eye of the beholder
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 06/02/2014
» For the past few weeks, I've been mulling over three separate pieces of news.
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Editorial cartoons: February 2014
News, Published on 06/02/2014
» This is a compilation of Bangkok Post editorial cartoons for the whole of February 2014.
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By shortcuts we fall
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 06/02/2014
» The blanket amnesty bill and the rice-pledging scheme, the lies and the secrecy -- given its poor performance and shady practices, the Pheu Thai government should be brought down.
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