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EXCLUSIVE: ‘This is not the last straw for Thai democracy’ – Suranand Vejjajiva

By Siam Voices Fri, Jul 15, 2011 11:45AM UTC View Comments

This is part two of Siam Voices’ exclusive interview with Suranand Vejjajiva, former Cabinet Minister under Thaksin Shinawatra, now a politicial columnist for the Bangkok Post and host of “The Commentator” on VoiceTV. In this second installment, Suranand talks to Saksith Saiyasombut about a wide range of topics, including the fate of the red shirts, the...

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EXCLUSIVE: Pheu Thai should talk policies first – Suranand Vejjajiva

By Siam Voices Wed, Jul 13, 2011 1:30PM UTC View Comments

In this two-part interview, Saksith Saiyasombut talks to Suranand Vejjajiva, a former Cabinet Minister under the Thaksin Shinawatra administration who served as the Minister of the PM’s Office and spokesman of the Thai Rak Thai Party, until the ban of this party and 111 politicians in 2007. The cousin of the now outgoing prime minister...

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“Only taboo when it’s inconvenient!” – Interview with Thai author Kaewmala on the outrage at topless Songkran dancers

By Siam Voices Tue, Apr 19, 2011 9:30AM UTC View Comments

By Saksith Saiyasombut Traditionalists and other self-proclaimed heralds of the ‘true’ Thai culture are having a tough time these days. Especially in the most recent Songkran (the Thai Lunar New Year) festivities they bemoan that it essentially has been reduced to almost a week full of excessive water fights and heavy drinking, that lead to...

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Saenchai Sor Kingstar: Interview with Muay Thai’s pound for pound King

By Siam Voices Sat, Apr 09, 2011 12:19PM UTC View Comments

by James Goyder Saenchai Sor Kingstar, or Saenchai Sinbi Muay Thai as he is now known, has been involved in Muay Thai for the past 20 years and has been widely regarded as the best fighter on the planet for almost a decade. He will be facing highly regarded English fighter Liam Harrison in Doncaster...

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EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Thailand’s most wanted – Arisman Pongruangrong: Part 2

By Siam Voices Mon, Dec 13, 2010 5:36AM UTC View Comments

By Andrew Spooner This is part two of a November 28 interview with fugitive Red Shirt leader, Arisman Pongruangrong. Once again I have attempted to let Arisman give his point of view without offering either a positive or negative opinion. What is interesting is that after part one of this interview was published most people...

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