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Phuket must face demons, or end is nigh
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 19/07/2018
» My condolences to the families of the 47 Chinese holidaymakers who were killed when the diving boat they were on sank in the waters off Phuket in a fierce storm on July 5. It's a massive loss.
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Putting hearts and minds in Thai-US ties
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 24/07/2018
» The international rescue of 12 boys and their football coach in Chiang Rai earlier this month quickly permeated into the conference room of the Thai-US dialogue in Washington DC last week. The feel-good atmosphere jump-started the much-needed dialogue between the region's oldest allies.
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Courthouse death casts an ugly pall
News, Editorial, Published on 29/07/2018
» When Supachai Kanlahasunthorn learned that the Criminal Court acquitted a defendant whom he believed killed his son two years ago in Bangkok's Din Daeng area for "lack of evidence", the man was devastated.
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Rodents are simply a master of taste
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 05/08/2018
» There was a news report last week about the arrest on the Cambodian border of a gentleman smuggling 800kgs of dead rats. Imagine that. There are plenty of ways to make money through smuggling, but bootlegging deceased rodents is not one that immediately springs to mind.
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Conscripts aren't servants
News, Editorial, Published on 19/07/2018
» The army's tradition of allowing officers to use conscripts as personal houseboys was hit with more bad press this week as one of the newly enlisted men exposed his degrading and inhumane working and living conditions while serving at the residence of a military officer.
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Tourism promotion can be threat to Tham Luang
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 21/07/2018
» The 13 members of the Wild Boars have gone home to their loved ones. That, however, is not the end of their story. There will be more stories to tell, movies to make as well as a museum to build and a new "world class" tourist destination to create.
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Pompeo's Vietnam model illogical for N Korea
News, Sek Sophal, Published on 21/07/2018
» During an official visit to Vietnam this month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cited economic development of the country after the US-Vietnam normalisation as a model that may incentivise North Korea to implement a denuclearisation plan. The claims was only met with doubts.
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RCEP agreement puts future of Thai people at risk
News, Published on 21/07/2018
» Since the 2014 coup, we have witnessed some serious degradation of people's rights, from political, economic and social, as well as setbacks to environmental protection and the livelihood of communities. Women human rights defenders have increasingly become at risk of violence, discrimination, and other violations. After four years under the military regime, at least 222 rural women HRDs have faced trial in court simply for defending their right to land, livelihood, and community while the state continues to give concessions that impact the communities and the environment.
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Despot Kim pivots toward economy
News, Published on 23/07/2018
» North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's strident rebukes of officials during recent trips to industrial sites were aimed at rallying support at home for his economic drive and convincing outsiders about his willingness to denuclearise.
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Xi's foreign policy requires a Confucian overhaul
News, Michael Schuman, Published on 23/07/2018
» China has suffered a series of diplomatic blows lately. Relations with the US are at a multi-decade low as a trade war escalates, and this month, Malaysia suspended four Chinese-backed projects as its prime minister tries to pull away from Beijing's orbit. From Myanmar to Sri Lanka to Vietnam, China's overseas investments are being met with backlash.
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