• OPINION

  Proverbs, murderers but no buffaloes

  News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 02/09/2012

  » The Thai language has many proverbs that echo the wisdom of old and demonstrate the foolishness of modern times. Worry not about rules of law, justice, morals, etc. Today, we look at the political game through the prism of human nature, captured best by proverbs. Abhisit Vejjajiva was the prime minister and Suthep Thaugsuban was deputy prime minister and in charge of security during the political crisis of April/May 2010 that led to 92 deaths _ both civilians and members of security forces _ and the burning of Bangkok and provincial city halls.

• THAILAND

  New peace council prefers silent tactics

  News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 06/09/2012

  » The newly formed Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council (APRC) will adopt non-interference and silent and quiet diplomacy as its strategy, said its chairman Surakiart Sathirathai.

• OPINION

  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.

• OPINION

  Bad boys, Bad boys what you gonna do?

  News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 16/09/2012

  » When I first heard a member of the Girly Berry pop group was arrested for driving under the influence, my heart skipped a beat. Was it Giftzy, Vanida Termtanaporn, the hot one?

• OPINION

  Somsak's European adventure

  News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 23/09/2012

  » It was honesty, pure and unadulterated, when parliament president Somsak Kiatsuranont shrugged off criticisms of his nine day, seven million baht, taxpayer-funded study trip to Europe with 39 media staff and close aides by saying that there was no hidden agenda.

• OPINION

  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.

• OPINION

  Bang heads, take stats, tell lies

  News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 19/08/2012

  » Is the government's war on drugs a success? No, it's not. You might colour it a successful PR campaign, but not much else. Banging heads and taking stats, making front page news, is nothing more than the time-honoured tradition of putting up a good face. The lords of illusion are at work and everyone else eats it up.

• OPINION

  Proving Plato wrong

  News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 10/06/2012

  » Plato argued that the majority of the people are ignorant and ill-informed, that they would always get it wrong. According to him, they are easily swayed by specious rhetoric and tend to be short-sighted, selfish and fickle. They are conditioned to fall prey to skillful manipulators, worship demagogues and are nothing but a collective tyrant. Hence, democracy does not work. Does any of this sound familiar?

• OPINION

  Who's your daddy?

  News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 08/07/2012

  » If you ever get into a haggling match with somebody, you should accuse that person of plotting to overthrow the monarchy. Street vendor try to pull one over on you? That's a plot to overthrow the monarchy. A police officer tries to write you a ticket? Plot to overthrow the monarchy. Girl won't give you her phone number? A plot to overthrow the monarchy. This is the surest way to get things to go your way in this, my dearest, Kingdom.

• OPINION

  Two field marshals and a billionaire

  News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 15/07/2012

  » A plot to overthrow the monarchy _ that is what the PAD has been calling any move initiated by Thaksin Shinawatra from the time the yellow shirts took to the streets in 2005 up until the Constitution Court ruling on Friday. Where does this fear, hysteria even, come from? Perhaps it's because there have already been two successful plots against the monarchy.

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