Tuesday , February 9 , 2010
Watch my special interview with Chinese Ambassador Guan Mu on the Chao Phya
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 I took a boat ride over the weekend with Chinese Ambassadorto Thailand Guan Mu to Nakhon Sawan where the Ping, Wang, Yom, Nan rivers met to form the Chao Phya. It was a very special occasion...since the ambassador was presiding over the annual Chinese New Year's celebrations there. Watch "Cheepachorn Lok" at 11.00 pm tonight on Channel 9 for this exclusive interview about everything Chine....
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Thursday , February 4 , 2010
February: A Month of foul-smelling political revulsion
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 WHY ARE WE hearing predictions of another crisis threatening the political landscape? This time it's being dubbed the "February Turmoil".My response to this question is simply this: Political chaos leading to violent confrontation would benefit certain groups of people in political circles.In other words: If you want to know who's plotting to throw the country into such a disastrous state o....
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Sunday , January 31 , 2010
Thaksin says Thai soldiers are like watermelons. Not durians?
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 Thaksin Shinawatr tweeted the other day, tongue-in-cheek perhaps, that Thai soldiers were like watermelons."They may be green on the outside. But inside, they are red."He was apparently suggesting that a large number of military officers might in fact be his supporters despite their public statements to the contrary.But as soon as that comment was spotted on Twitter, a number of tweeple imm....
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Thursday , January 28 , 2010
The Democrats: Why a free vote isnt really free
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 YOU GUESSED IT. The Democrats did it again. They promised to make a "final" decision. Then they made half a decision - and left you guessing what the other half would be. Then, they would make another one-quarter of the decision. And in the end, they offer you no prize for making a right guess.When the leaders of the coalition partners first raised the issue of amending the constitution to ....
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Tuesday , January 26 , 2010
Haiti poster and Nation front page
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 This poster to raise awareness and money to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake was designed by former Miami Herald artist Philip Brooker. For donations: www.redcross.org. I got this picture from Mario Garcia's blog which also featured The Nation's Haiti front page: ....
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