EDITORIAL

Thai political crisis: Dumber and dumber

The ruling PPP and its PAD opponents bolster each other through idiotic manoeuvres

STOPPAGE TIME

From a local divisive figure to a potential global menace
Surely it will boost ticket sales for the latest James Bond movie. If the UK's decision to revoke the entry visas of Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojaman had much to do with that country's intelligence system, as speculated by ex-senator Chirmsak Pinthong, it's time to refresh our ideas about Her Majesty's nation. How we all have underestimated Britain. Thaksin, the People's Alliance for Democracy, all of us.
MINI EDITORIAL

Sacrifice makes a statesman
Unabashed would be an understatement. Ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra had the audacity to compare himself to former South African leader Nelson Mandela in a recent interview when asked about his political future.
TALK OF THE TOWN

No end is sight
Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat might think that the attention given to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is overrated as he keeps telling the press not to pay so much attention to one person.

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No moral motive on Britain's part

While it was the obvious and smart thing to do, I would hesitate to ascribe any particularly noble motives to the British government's action in cancelling the visas of Thaksin and his wife.

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