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The War of Colours Resumes at the Ballot Box

23, Jul 2010

(photo credit: Ratchaprasong on Flickr) Chang Noi writes in The Nation about another red-versus-yellow battle in the upcoming Bangkok by-election (to be held on 25 July): […] In short, this constituency is a true marginal and so the result will be heavy with meaning. And that meaning is colour-coded. Panich Wikisreth is not so much [...]

Sukhumbhand to Step in Again?

18, Jul 2010

(photo credit: central_vietnam on Flickr) The Nation reports: Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra has vowed to mediate any peace effort between the government and Thaksin Shinawatra if his Democrat Party would allow him to do that. The only man on the government side who has met Thaksin lately, Sukhumbhand told The Nation in an exclusive interview [...]

He is Being Ignored!

13, Jul 2010

(photo credit: isriya on Flickr) The Nation‘s resident rant machine Sopon Onkgara in his latest piece: With the appointments of three committees on political reform, reconciliation and fact-finding – each comprising prominent personalities – we are seeing the familiar act of buying more time to remain in power, while feigning ignorance of the real crisis, [...]

When Being Thai Means Believing Suthep

9, Jul 2010

Deputy PM Suthep Thaugsuban surrounded by reporters (photo credit: Prachatai on Flickr) When things get tough for you in a debate, accusing your opposite party of being unpatriotic has been a tried and trusted method of ending the conversation – so long as you don’t care how silly that will make you sound. According to [...]

When and When Not to Criticise the ‘Foreigners’

4, Jul 2010

Thitinan Pongsudhirak opines in the Bangkok Post (emphasis added): [T]he government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva clearly cares about how foreigners view Thailand and how foreign takes should be consistent and conform to official positions. The government does not seem to detest the foreign media per se. It selectively prefers the foreign perceptions that toe [...]


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