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Thailand needs to show leadership quality

The government must get its house in order before hosting the upcoming Asean summit

THAI TALK

It's all about anti-corruption Article 100, stupid!
THERE is hardly any doubt that former premier Thaksin Shinawatra is an intelligent person. So, when he said in his note to "dear friends in the international media" on October 22 that he was "confused" by the Supreme Court's verdict a day earlier to jail him for two years, he was only being humble.
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Presidential election: Will there be another Truman moment?
FIVE days before Americans cast their votes to elect their next president, all polls are giving Barack Obama a relatively comfortable, albeit tightening, lead in total electoral vote projections. These polls have become quite scientific and sophisticated, and they are usually deemed indicative, if not definitive, of the final outcome of the election.
EDITORIAL

The South is a long way from Bangkok
Thai politicians do not understand the southern insurgency and make no efforts to do so

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PAD is no alternative, |even to bad democracy

Wan Yoobamrung, Chalerm Yoobamrung, Thaksin's brother-in-law ... apparently these guys are trying to rub the noses of all of Thailand in it: "Look at us! We can appoint the most unfit, the most outrageously inappropriate people to the highest positions in the land and you cannot do a thing about it", is apparently their motto.

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Bangkok's best bars and pubs
Our nightlife reporter bids weekend a fond farewell with a recap of her seven favourite watering holes
Get it while it's tasty
Thai and international favourites, plus a few exotic items, are prepared in an open-kitchen
Babymime in full view
The acclaimed Thai pantomime troupe collaborates with top director nikorn saetang for their first solo show
Shopping by the sea
Along with the beach, there is an extensive selection of items worth browsing for in local markets