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Water needs back-to-basics approach
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 04/01/2016
» As we enter 2016, I believe many people typically think up New Year's resolutions, and that is perfectly fine. I have had no New Year's resolutions in so long that I can't remember the last time I unsuccessfully made one. This year is more or less the same.
Rajabhakti does not bode well for the megaprojects
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/01/2016
» The Defence Ministry panel investigating corruption in the construction of Rajabhakti Park has found nothing wrong. This is not a surprise to me at all.
Rich country, poor country blame game must stop
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 10/12/2015
» Just like the previous climate conferences, the Paris forum -- known as COP21 -- is stuck on the typical issues of how to manage the obligations of rich and poor countries to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and channel climate finances.
With us or against us?
News, Postbag, Published on 11/12/2015
» Re: “Hypocrisy in the West,” (PostBag, Dec 8).
Wealth and political might can only lead to malaise
News, Paul Krugman, Published on 04/01/2016
» Wealth can be bad for your soul. That's not just a hoary piece of folk wisdom; it's a conclusion from serious social science, confirmed by statistical analysis and experiment. The affluent are, on average, less likely to exhibit empathy, less likely to respect norms and even laws, more likely to cheat, than those occupying lower rungs on the economic ladder.
The candidates who face the world
News, Published on 04/01/2016
» In the political marathon otherwise known as a US presidential campaign, foreign policy is often used as a proxy for a candidate's "toughness". By contrast, candidates often address domestic issues in ways intended to demonstrate mastery of detail (sometimes even rolling out a draft programme that is almost certain to be forgotten in the event of victory).
#PetStory
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 11/12/2015
» I am not a pet person. I don’t hate animals, but the idea of being responsible for the life of a creature that cannot tell me what he wants kind of scares me. But by twisted fate, one day my sister brought home a puppy. And then we were stuck with him.
GMOs a taboo topic
News, Postbag, Published on 12/12/2015
» The anti-GMO protest gathering at Government House has shown an exchange of arguments with dignity (BP, Dec 10).
Where history begins anew
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/01/2016
» When does history begin? We are at the start of 2016, when it's still not too late to say Happy New Year, and our perception of time and space has hit a refresh button. The year, new and old, is a necessary illusion that gives us a sense of order in this disorderly universe. What has happened has become "history", but history is not always in the past, not always dictated by the BC, AD, the Buddhist BE or the Islamic AH.
Don’t be so surprised
News, Postbag, Published on 04/01/2016
» Re: “Thais fear AC English barrier”, (BP, Jan 2).