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Secrets to a trouble-free, anti-graft constitution
Many suggest a straightforward ban on anyone bearing the Shinawatra surname from politics for life, or the execution of future political crooks by firing squad, but I have got a better idea. All we need is a little courage to - cliche alert here - "think outside the box". If my proposal is embraced by the charter drafters and strictly followed, trust me there will be no more coups and everyone will live happily ever after - Thaksin, the Singaporeans and all European Union diplomats included.
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West must tread lightly through Lebanon's political minefield
On the face of it, the donor conference of Western and oil-rich Arab nations in Paris this week merely continues the work of two previous multilateral conferences in 2001 and 2002, aimed at helping Lebanon to rebuild its infrastructure after years of civil war and Israeli occupation and to tackle its massive debt. This time, donors will additionally help offset the $3.5 billion (Bt125.3 billion) in direct and indirect losses caused by last summer's war between Israel and Hizbollah, and the further rise of debt to $40.6 billion, a staggering 180 per cent of Lebanon's GDP.
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