Singapore: Making impossibility possible, and then some more
It is rather difficult for us Thais to remain jubilant and optimistic these days. Murphy's Law - everything that can go wrong, will go wrong - applies politically, economically, socially and educationally. Not many things make much sense. Many...
Our obsession with politics is too excessive for our own good
Politics everywhere is intriguing. If it were a dish, all the five flavours - sweet, sour, salty, bitter and savoury, including the unami, potent and delicate - would be in it. The aroma would be all-encompassing - pungent, subtle, ambrosial, fetid....
The shadow dance of the South: A drama that no one understands
The dancers are invisible, their shadows are thrown on the screen and that's all the audience sees. No, this is not a definition of a shadow dance, it's a description of the armed conflict in the deep South of Thailand.
Myanmar: And miles to go before she sleeps
"The journey of a thousand li begins with one single step." So said the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu. With relatively free and fair by-elections in Myanmar on April 1, the first in 22 years, this impoverished nation of 60 million people,...
We say no more lies, but are we ready to hear the truth?
General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, now an MP, is a man in a most unenviable situation. He has been appointed chairman of the House committee on national reconciliation, whose mandate and responsibility is at best confusing. Once upon a time and not too...
War over Iran's nuclear plans: There must be another way out
Quietly yet hurriedly, nations are stockpiling crude oil in anticipation of a war that may break out over Iran's nuclear programme.
Can there be reconciliation without an admission of guilt?
The idea of national reconciliation is officially front and centre in public debates again. The front-page photographs of public figures of all stripes sitting at tables looking awkwardly serious bear testimony to this renewed effort.
if you think you matter, don't hold your breath
No, I am not talking about Thai politics and politicians versus the common man (or woman), like us. I have in mind something much bigger.
Whitney Houston: When fame and fortune claimed another victim
"Crack is whack," she said, looking into the eyes of Dianne Sawyer, during the 2002 Primetime Special interview.
The voice of reason is the only way to bridge Thailand's divide
With all the rage among various parties over the sensitive and potentially explosive issue of the amendment proposal to Article 112 of the Criminal Code, we all need to step back and try to find the voice of reason which may be found within us if we...
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