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Rules of the game
News, Postbag, Published on 10/08/2016
» If someone illegally takes control of a ship its called piracy and it's a very serious offence. When people interfere with the planned flight of an aircraft it's known as hijacking and carries a severe punishment. One would think an even greater offence would be the illegal ousting of an elected government by an armed group, commonly known as a coup d'etat which in some countries would carry the most extreme penalty.
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Lifelong learner
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 11/01/2016
» Thailand may have lost a lot of stature and credibility on the world stage in recent years, but one of the world's most eminent economists believes it is still a country with some impressive social achievements that even developed economies could emulate.
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Asean Community faces key unity challenge
News, Chananthorn Kamjan, Published on 23/11/2015
» The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) yesterday reached a landmark decision with the signing of the historic Kuala Lumpur declaration to establish the Asean Community (AC).
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King to meet Obama, UK Queen meets Thai PM
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/11/2012
» It has been officially announced that US President Barack Obama will be granted an audience with His Majesty the King on Sunday while in London Queen Elizabeth II granted an audience to the Thai PM. Reuters photo
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Nasa plan likely to be cancelled
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/06/2012
» With the deadline for approval now passed, it looks like Nasa’s request to use U-tapao naval airbase for atmospheric studies is going nowhere. The matter now goes to parliament which will not met until August.
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Jailing of American gets widespread international attention
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/12/2011
» For the international media yesterday, the big story from Thailand was the jailing of Thai-born US citizen Joe Wichai Commart Gordon for two-and-a-half years for insulting the monarchy.
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Thaksin pardon, not floods, dominate news
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/11/2011
» For the first time in many weeks, politics overtook the floods in front page interest as a rumoured royal pardon for former PM Thaksin Shinawatra provoked an angry reaction.
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Out with the old
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/07/2011
» On Tuesday, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjiva chaired his 133rd and last cabinet meeting.
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Reds shirts on the move
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/10/2010
» Red shirts were on the move through Bangkok again yesterday, mourning the dead and demanding the release of those detained.
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Democracy on wane since protest: UDD
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 17/05/2020
» The overall political situation has changed for the worse since the red shirt protest in 2010 with democracy regressing and people's power suffering a setback, claims Jatuporn Prompan, chairman of the red-shirt United Front for Democrat against Dictatorship (UDD).
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