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  • PHUKET OPINION: Speak loudly, but leave “big stick’ on mainland | Thaiger

    PHUKET OPINION: Speak loudly, but leave “big stick’ on mainland

    PHUKET: As this week passed, the non-event of the Red Shirt rally apparently planned to be held at Nai Yang Beach last Sunday settled in as a near miss. The timing could not be a coincidence. Yesterday, May 19, 2012, marked the second anniversary of the violent confrontations in Bangkok between government security forces and the Red Shirt United Front…

  • PHUKET OPINION: Few winners in war against the sea | Thaiger

    PHUKET OPINION: Few winners in war against the sea

    PHUKET: Funding for projects to “combat” erosion along the Andaman coast through construction of seawalls, jetties and similar structures would be better deployed on environmentally-sound projects like sand-dune stabilization, mangrove reforestation and enforcement of laws that regulate shoreline construction. Trying to conquer the forces of time and tide is the quintessential exercise in futility. This is especially true along Phuket’s…