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    Russia's Syria mission 'accomplished' 

    News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 18/03/2016

    » He wasn't standing on an aircraft carrier with a banner saying "Mission Accomplished" behind him, but Russia's President Vladimir Putin was a lot more credible than former US president George W Bush when he declared his country's military intervention in the Middle East a success. And most of the Russian forces in Syria are going home after only five months, not the eight years that American troops stayed in Iraq.

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    Anti-graft actions speak louder than words at SEC

    News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 18/03/2016

    » Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) again demonstrated to its state regulating peers that it is doing its job to enforce rules and regulation that ensure a level playing field in the financial markets, without empty promises and endless vows.

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    CDC must say 'no' to regime

    News, Editorial, Published on 18/03/2016

    » The Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) is entrusted with the crucial task of preparing a constitution that will protect the rights, freedoms and liberties of Thai people, while guiding the country back toward a peaceful democracy.

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    Once again, justice has a price

    Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/03/2016

    » "Money Can’t Buy Everything", or so goes a song recorded by Brave Combo many years ago. But it's clearly not completely true - at least not in our Land of Smiles.

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    Dark force grips police

    News, Editorial, Published on 19/03/2016

    » Following the military regime’s crackdown on “dark influences”, the Royal Thai Police have transferred more than 100 officers over allegations of illegal conduct. Anyone expecting corrupt officers to be severely punished will be sorely disappointed.

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    President Widodo gaining traction

    News, Published on 16/02/2016

    » Shoppers clamber atop slippery fish stalls in a town in rural Indonesia to catch a glimpse of President Joko Widodo and jostle to kiss his hand, a sign the star power that swept him to office a year-and-a-half ago is intact.

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    Tracking the forgers

    News, Editorial, Published on 16/02/2016

    » Police deserve kudos for their arrest last week of a long-wanted man accused of altering, making and selling counterfeit passports. The tale of a forger caught because of his love for take-home pizzas was worthy of a novel. More to the point, taking Hamid Reza Jafary to court is a major accomplishment. When arrested, police found 173 high-quality passports in his Chachoengsao shophouse. Diplomats said they would have fooled most immigration checkpoints in the world.

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    Monastic community must get its act together

    Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/02/2016

    » Hands off, and mind your own business! That, in essence, is one of the demands put to the government by a group of monks calling themselves the Sangha and Buddhist Alliance of Thailand and led by Phra Methee Dhammacharn, secretary-general of the Buddhism Protection Centre of Thailand.

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    A project for the people?

    News, Editorial, Published on 23/01/2016

    » From the very beginning, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) 14-billion-baht riverside promenade project, which was endorsed by the National Council for Peace and Order, has been surrounded by controversies.

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    About politics: From politics to education

    News, Published on 23/01/2016

    » For veteran politician Boonchu Trithong, science runs in his veins these days.

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