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Regime risks Mae Wong backlash
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 06/09/2016
» First it was speculation. Then, it became more real. The Mae Wong dam saga is probably making a comeback.And it may put an end to the marriage between the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and the regime's staunch supporters who staged a campaign against the project during the previous government.
Don't be stung by Zika complacency
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 08/09/2016
» What will you do if you come down with a fever, rash, red eyes, muscle and joint pain? Some of us may just take some paracetamol assuming we have contracted seasonal flu, or have a rest.
Silencing regime critics is pointless
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 29/08/2016
» Mockery and satire have always made dull and dry politics look more interesting. That could be a reason why a defunct Facebook page that parodied the prime minister entitled "We Love Gen Prayut" attracted as many as 70,000 likes in less than a year.
Forced to wed a mysterious charter bride
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 14/07/2016
» At the beginning of a relationship, an unknown or ambiguous thing about a person whom we are attracted to usually excites us. Once the relationship gets more serious, we usually need to know the unknown and understand the ambiguity before committing ourselves further, let's say, to a marriage.
Voters in the dark about reform 'changes'
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 06/08/2016
» Reform has become the buzz-word in the context of pre- and post-2014 coup Thailand. First, the defunct People's Democratic Reform Committee made a demand for national reform before elections. Since the military staged the coup, national reform has also been part of the key agenda of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). Now, the draft constitution that will be decided at the referendum tomorrow promises national reform as part of its key elements.
Wrong idea to buy power from Laos
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 25/07/2016
» Recent news reports about the government's plan to increase electricity purchases from Laos by 30% has me wondering whether we really need it that much, especially as Thailand's economic growth is low and our power reserves margin has always been high.
Time we shook off meth's criminal stigma
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 21/06/2016
» The Justice Ministry's proposal to remove methamphetamines, or <i>ya ba</i>, from the illicit dangerous drug list is a bold attempt to tackle chronic drug problems in society.
Talking about sex, meth and other 'taboos'
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 23/06/2016
» How comfortable are we letting our teenage children sit next to a former drug addict in a classroom, or socialising with a female colleague who openly speaks of having an abortion, or congratulating our former high school for installing condom dispensers? No, many of us would not be at ease with such ideas.
Govt cracks down on social networking forums
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 03/07/2010
» A member of the social networking website Facebook has spent the past two months in jail, accused of breaking lese majeste law in messages posted at his Facebook page.