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1. news | 19 May 2013
'If I'm guilty, execute me': Abhisit on the red shirt crackdown
By Voranai Vanijaka, Newspaper section: Spectrum
» Three years to the day that the events of April and May, 2010 culminated in the red shirt crackdown and the surrender of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship's leaders, Thai society remains deeply divi...
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2. opinion | 19 May 2013
UDD can bring us change to believe in
COMMENTARY
By Voranai Vanijaka, Newspaper section: News
» The accusation is often made that Thailand can never change. However, over the past six years, propelled by political crisis, there have been many changes, which some some would say are for the better. Some would argue t...
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3. opinion | 16 May 2013
Just reflections of ourselves
» The wonderful thing about representative democracy is that, not only do we get exactly what we vote for, but the people sitting in government also represent exactly the people walking in the streets. It’s like a reflecti...
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4. opinion | 12 May 2013
Getting over those tribal instincts
COMMENTARY
By Voranai Vanijaka, Newspaper section: News
» Thai culture still relies far too much on relationships, rather than ideologies. Time and again we see democratic ideals sacrificed for the sake of relationships on both sides of the political divide. This is why our pol...
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5. opinion | 09 May 2013
I dreamed of Yingluck
» Last night I went through my usual routine. Before going to bed I burned incense, prayed to the spirits of the condo and rearranged my feng shui. I then stretched out on my MUJI bed sheet, my head rested on a soft pillow...
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6. opinion | 05 May 2013
Setting the stage for The Boss
COMMENTARY
By Voranai Vanijaka, Newspaper section: News
» From the Skype meetings to the speech in Mongolia, from the military cleared of all charges and the rally against the Constitution Court _ join the dots and we can see pressure being brought to bear.
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7. opinion | 02 May 2013
A bridge too far
» If there’s a problem, throw money at it. The money won’t solve the problem, but it will make a few important people richer and possibly happier. Then we just pretend that the problem is solved - until it collapses, killi...
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8. opinion | 28 Apr 2013
Tune in to change by television courts
COMMENTARY
By Voranai Vanijaka, Newspaper section: News
» On Tuesday, 300 citizens travelled 200km from Prachuap Khiri Khan province to rally in front of the Appeal Court and demand transparency in the case of environmental activist Charoen Wat-aksorn, who was assassinated on ...
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9. opinion | 25 Apr 2013
Political gambit being played out at The Hague
» If you want a moral-based analysis of politics, go see a monk. You would then feel good about yourself, but still wouldn’t understand politics. If you want to understand politics, read a political analysis, but then you ...
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10. opinion | 21 Apr 2013
Democracy loses in halls of parliament
COMMENTARY
By Voranai Vanijaka, Newspaper section: News
» In theory, a democratic nation is governed by three branches: the executive, judicial and the parliamentary or legislative. In Thailand's reality, the country is governed formally by those three institutions, but als...
