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GT200 Conclusion: Big Names Exposed

20, Feb 2010

(photo credit: Andrew Drummond’s blog)
If there is anything we have gained from the whole GT200 scandal at all, it could be the fact that this crazy saga has cruelly exposed just how incompetent some of our most influential public figures today are. This post is just a compilation of some of the ‘big names’ who [...]

It’s Thaksin’s Fault!

23, Jan 2010

PM’s Office Minister Sathit Wongnongteay (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
This government really has become too predictable.
Following a disparaging report by Human Rights Watch, in which the lobby group lambastes the human rights situation in Thailand (see the PPT blog for more information), the government’s chief spin doctor Sathit Wongnongtoey decided to take the matter upon himself and issued an [...]

Old Soldiers Should Just Fade Away

24, Nov 2009

Bangkok Post’s Atiya Achakulwisut is on form again. Below are key excerpts of her op-ed in response to Gen Sonthi Boonyaratkalin, the 2006 coup leader, assuming the leadership of the Matubhum Party:
I am sure Gen Sonthi has his reasons for coming out of retirement and making a U-turn to join the process of democracy he [...]

Only in Thailand: When Your Job Title Means Nothing

12, Nov 2009

This is for anybody who still wonders why no one takes Thailand seriously.
Bangkok Post reports:

The Siam Samakkhi Group on Tuesday filed two complaints alleging lese majeste with Dusit police against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and two other people.
The complaints were lodged on behalf of the group by senators Somchai Sawaengkarn and Warin Thiamjarat, Gen [...]

Coup Maker to Enter Politics… the Proper Way

11, Sep 2009

Gen Sonthi Boonyaratkalin, the 2006 coup leader, announces his intention to re-enter politics. What he must do first in order to succeed is to put on a brave face and denounce his role in the putsch.


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