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1. opinion | 16 Jun 2013
Crooks come in all colours and masks
COMMENTARY
By Voranai Vanijaka, Newspaper section: News
» The colour-coded kerfuffle surrounding the death of Akeyuth Anchanbutr makes a strong argument as to why we Thai people need to get a grip.
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2. opinion | 13 Jun 2013
The nation versus the tribe
» On the surface, we Thais may champion democratic ideals, the concepts of justice, human rights and rule of law. But when those ideals clash with the goals of the tribal family – as they often might – what then would we c...
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3. opinion | 09 Jun 2013
Lose the cloak of great stupidity
COMMENTARY
By Voranai Vanijaka, Newspaper section: News
» There's a familiar joke about how most people are stupid. I disagree. Most people aren't stupid, but we all are capable of great stupidity, as well as wonderful brilliance. Unfortunately, the temptation toward g...
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4. opinion | 06 Jun 2013
Guy Fawkes and the red Goliath
» It’s rather interesting, this Guy Fawkes phenomenon that has sprung up among the Thai social network populace who oppose Thaksin Shinawatra and the Pheu Thai regime.
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5. opinion | 02 Jun 2013
Abhisit's 'trial' by fiery rhetoric
COMMENTARY
By Voranai Vanijaka, Newspaper section: News
» The Southern Bangkok Criminal Court on Wednesday ruled that Italian journalist Fabio Polenghi was killed by a bullet fired by security forces during the May 19, 2010 dispersal of the red-shirt protesters.
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6. opinion | 30 May 2013
Cheating the cheaters
» Foreign workers are useful. They fill the jobs we don’t have the proper skills to do, or the jobs that we simply don’t want to do.
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7. opinion | 26 May 2013
I know who burned CentralWorld
COMMENTARY
By Voranai Vanijaka, Newspaper section: News
» Give me my 10 million baht _ I know exactly who the arsonist that torched CentralWorld back on May 19, 2010 is. This dude is notorious. He has struck before and no doubt he will strike again. Hi name is Ai Puad.
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8. opinion | 23 May 2013
Abhisit is here, where is Thaksin?
» Abhisit Vejjajiva sat at the Democrat Party headquarters in Phaya Thai and said, "If I’m guilty, then execute me". Whether he’s a "murderer" who ordered the killing of "innocent" civilians or not, he’s here in Thailand w...
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9. 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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10. 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...
