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Tongue-Thai’ed! Part XIV: Sukhumbhand’s second term bid as Bangkok governor – just a joke…!

By Siam Voices Wed, May 23, 2012 9:00AM UTC View Comments

By Saksith Saiyasombut “Tongue-Thai’ed!” encapsulates the most baffling, amusing, confusing, outrageous and appalling quotes from Thai politicians and other public figures – in short: everything we hear that makes us go “Huh?!”. Check out all past entries here. Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra has been in office since 2009 and has already seen a lot during...

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With blood in the water, Korean progressives in an electoral feeding frenzy

By Andy Jackson Tue, Dec 27, 2011 11:21AM UTC View Comments

Park Won-soon's win in the Seoul mayoral election on October 27 has South Korean progressives feeling good about there prospects in the 2012 general elections (AP/Lee Jin-man photo)

The victory by Park Won-soon, a long-time activist backed by progressive groups in a close election for mayor of Seoul last October, has gotten Korea’s left salivating at the prospect of sweeping victories in next year’s national assembly and presidential elections. With a chance to control both the Blue House and the legislature, the various...

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Sarah Palin’s redeeming side

By Sunil Adam Fri, Sep 16, 2011 7:12AM UTC View Comments

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The fugitive finally arrives

By Chalid Nasution Sat, Aug 13, 2011 10:24PM UTC View Comments

On a Gulfstream charter aircraft, a fugitive and former lawmaker, Muhammad Nazaruddin, returned to Indonesia after three months of fleeing to various countries. The plane carrying Nazaruddin arrived at Halim Perdanakusuma airport at around 7.50 pm. Dozens of police officers and the staff of Corruption Eradication Commission escorted Nazaruddin off the plane and left immediately for...

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SKorea: Moon Jae-in overtakes Sohn Hak-kyu in presidential poll

By Andy Jackson Mon, Aug 08, 2011 9:15PM UTC View Comments

Moon Jae-in is showing renewed strength as a presidential candidate (Naver photo)

I noted last week that rising progressive star Moon Jae-in was gaining on Democratic Party chair, Sohn Hak-kyu, in polling for next year’s presidential election in Korea and was in striking distance of overtaking him. Scratch that. Moon has now overtaken Sohn and is leading among all progressives. The latest poll from Realmeter has Moon’s...

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