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Thailand: How the meaning of ‘and’ starts a constitutional crisis – Updated
Kaewmala, Asian Correspondent
2012-06-09 22:56
 

Thailand may be heading to its first major constitutional crisis in history.

Thai Constitution Court has performed an interesting exercise in semantics with one of the most basic words: the word “and.” Not that verbal gymnastics is foreign in Thai politics but this case is unusual as it happens in the judiciary, and the ramifications may be explosive and quite significant in the development of Thailand’s political system.

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Thai Education Failures – Part 4: Dismal English-language training
Kaewmala, Asian Correspondent
2012-03-24 11:11
 

One of the things PM Yingluck Shinawatra has often been criticized for since she took office in August 2011 is her English. So much fuss was made about how she spoke English at her first meeting with Hillary Clinton in November 2011 that the substance of that meeting got lost in the fight between her critics and defenders about the state of her English.

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Thai education failures – Part 2: Test scores, standards and accountability
Kaewmala
2012-02-29 15:41
 

“F” for the explanations of ridiculous O-NET questions

This year’s ridiculous O-NET exam questions caused much kerfuffle which had the executives of the National Institute of Educational Testing Service (NIETS) come out to give their yearly explanation for their ridiculous exam questions.

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Thailand: Ignorance, fury and blind faith in the wrath against Nitirat
Kaewmala, Asian Correspondent
2012-02-03 18:25
 

Yesterday [1 Feb] someone posted an audio file on YouTube. The clip is cut from a call-in radio talk show called “Kid Dai Kid Dee” (English title: Talk News and Music) hosted by Mr. Veera Theeraphat. The caller asked the host about Nitirat (the group that’s been calling for amendment of Thailand’s controversial lese majeste law, or Article 112 of the Criminal Code).

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Matichon Interview with Thammasat University Rector on Kanthoop and Article 112
Kaewmala
2012-01-15 22:00
 

Matichon published its interview of Dr. Somkit Lertpaithoon on 4 January 2012. Dr. Somkit Lertpaithoon is the rector of Thammasat University who also teaches public law.  The entire interview covered several issues, mainly Kanthoop, lèse majesté law (Article 112), and the proposed constitution amendment.

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Matichon Online Interview with “Kan-thoop”
Kaewmala
2012-01-09 12:24
 

So who is Kan-thoop? Kan-thoop is a name that is familiar to those who have closely followed Thai politics over the past two years, especially if they are embedded in the social media. 

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