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Capability or just expediency?
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 21/05/2012
» 'Mr Jatuporn is a capable person." Thais closely watching politics, and foreigners who have lived here for a long time, will neither get excited nor feel depressed upon hearing this statement from Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Gaga, Suu Kyi: icons of the fighting spirit
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 28/05/2012
» First it was Lady Gaga; next is "The Lady". Thais no doubt will be able to draw a lesson or ten from two world-famous "Ladies" from vastly differing backgrounds, but who share a common virtue: never give up.
Abhisit, the invisible man at the WEF
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 11/06/2012
» Besides Thein Sein, who was the most significant figure missing from the World Economic Forum on East Asia held in Bangkok on May 31-June 1?
Many a slip twixt cup and painted lip
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 25/06/2012
» Once upon a time there lived a very beautiful lady who was totally enchanted with her life at a real estate firm in an axe-shaped country. She never once showed an interest in politics. For her, business was everything, and she believed she excelled at it.
Not every picture tells a story, says Porn Peeking MP
B Magazine, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 01/07/2012
» 'Are you Nutt?'' we asked, not sure that the young man sitting outdoors and sipping English tea at a coffee house was really Nutt Bantadtan. In shirtsleeves and blue jeans, his dress was unlike your typical politician. The jacket most normally wear with the party logo emblazoned on it was nowhere in sight.
Hell bus drivers need reining in
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 09/07/2012
» "We are well aware of safety because it's our own operation. We really can't damage ourselves," a senior Transport Ministry official said, when asked about passenger bus accidents.
From small deeds big changes grow
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 23/07/2012
» Thailand is not such a hopeless country after all. A little bit of good news can cheer us up in this gloomy atmosphere and give us hope that there is indeed a light at the end of the tunnel.
A long drive home for Thaksin
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 30/07/2012
» How to get a visa to Thailand?
City governor race so open a DJ might win
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 27/08/2012
» DJ 'Toh' wins race for Bangkok governor. Is that a joke or what? No. It's possible. The last general election might have been dull as the Pheu Thai Party won in convincingly against the rival Democrat Party. But the election for Bangkok governor already looks much more exciting as the race is wide open with some very familiar names.