In "Academic warns of 'bloodbath' ", today's Nation tells us that "in the short term, [respected academic Nidhi Eoseewong] suggested a stronger system of political scrutiny to give the people more power to scrutinise politicians, in addition to allowing more freedom of expression. He expressed opposition against issuing a law to regulate public gatherings." (¶ 7)Nidhi Eoseewo....
In it's special report: "Coup leaders: where are they now?" (The Nation, September 18, 2oo9 at http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/09/18/politics/politics_30112494.php ), The Nation gives a timely reminder of who was who in the most recent coup and what they're up to today. Sadly, what the coup makers are getting up to today is at odds with what a clear majority of Thai citizens think shou....
The Asia Foundation has just released the results of a survey conducted in June - July this year, with what seems to me some very encouraging results for the growing political awareness and demands of the Thai people. The Nation has reported some findings in "Survey: Thailand heading in the wrong direction" (2009, September 17 at http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/09/17/politics/politics_....
"Visitors to Chiang Mai Zoo walk past new bed for health check for Panda cub as she gains much weight and is now too big for old one. She is two- month-old on May 27.//Kwandao Jitpana" (caption from current front page picture on the Nation. Retrieved July 27, 2009)This appallingly garbled piece of writing is sadly reflective of the "professional" standards that prevail at the Nat....
I am wondering to which wat I should wend to wreathe with sympathies our dear admin., who appears to have passed away on or shortly after June 23. Did he finally catch a fatal case of The Nations's chronic indifference to professional standards? ....
As reported in todays Nation: "DNA testing results showed that no security personnel were involved in the massacre in Narathiwat, where 11 Thai Muslim worshippers were killed, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thuagsuban said on Friday." ( DNA tests show massacre not done by security forces: Deputy PM, 2009, June 20 at http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/30105612/DNA-tests-show-massacre....
There have been lots of posts the past couple of days calling for people to be gaoled. (Gaol = jail = prison).I think that there are very strong grounds for all the following to be in gaol:Taksin. He's already been found guilty of some crimes on good evidence, and there is strong prima facie evidence that he is guilty of more crimes in Thailand. Chamlong Srimuang. Oddly, he doesn't even appear to h....
"Thai Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denied that Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya did not insult Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sun by calling him a gangster during the recent censure." Quoted from "Cambodia's PM Hun Sen may misunderstand Thai FM", in The Nation, March 31, 2009. Retrieved March 31 from http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/03/31/politics/politics_30099338.php The meaning....
Some have complained about my previous comments critical of the immoral teachings of various religions (all religions, in fact), but the leader of the worlds billion or so Catholics has recently gone completely over teh top in his preaching of immorality, to the point that the only reasonable description for Pope Benedict the Sixteenth is that he is evil. The March 28 editorial from the Lancet, one t....