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    Thailand hampered by its failure to enact the law

    News, Published on 31/10/2016

    » This year's World Justice Project's Rule of Law Index ranked Thailand 64th out of 113 countries, much lower than one would expect given the country's high human development. Though Thailand actually improved in rank from last year, it still needs to implement key legislation based on multiple international treaties it has ratified, including in the areas of labour rights, torture and disappearances, and racial discrimination. Without stronger rule of law, the social contract between the state and Thai citizens cannot be guaranteed.

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    Yin comes with the yang

    News, Postbag, Published on 30/10/2016

    » In his letter of Oct 29 replying to the "Starry-eyed China" letter of Oct 27, David James Wong says: "Don't limit yourself because you prefer goods that are inexpensive or made in a particular place."

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    The South's deep pain

    News, Editorial, Published on 01/11/2016

    » It is time for the military regime to admit its deep and tragic failings in the deep South. Most notably, it must be acknowledged that nearly 12 years of counter-insurgency strategy by the Royal Thai Armed Forces have failed, abysmally, to halt the killings or advance to a peace accord.

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    Regime in tight spot over paddy prices

    News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 01/11/2016

    » Rice is becoming difficult to swallow for the military regime as it is saddled with the dilemma of taking former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to task for guaranteeing higher rice prices to farmers while avoiding doing the same thing she did as it tries to skirt accusations of ignoring the plight of farmers suffering from low rice prices.

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    Rice politics and the death of Thai farmers

    News, Suranand Vejjajiva, Published on 01/11/2016

    » The latest dramatic fall in the price of rice could not have come at a worse time for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

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    Hailing future of taxi service

    News, Editorial, Published on 03/11/2016

    » The latest move by Uber, a smartphone-based taxi service, to expand its service to Chiang Mai, is a reminder to the Transport Ministry that it is time to clear up the legal concerns which affect operators of this increasingly popular ride-sharing business.

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    His Majesty was our bulwark in times fair or grim

    News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/11/2016

    » Seventy years ago, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej started his long journey of working tirelessly for his people. Throughout the country, he travelled to remote and rough areas to meet and hear first-hand accounts of the plight of locals. He waded through numerous jungles and tramped down dusty and muddy roads even though he could have just spent a comfortable life in the palace.

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    Paying lip service to HM the King's efforts

    News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 02/11/2016

    » After His Majesty the King's 70-year-long dedication to fight poverty, why is disparity in Thailand among the worst in the world?

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    America's presidential poll and Thai-US ties

    News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 04/11/2016

    » As the current presidential cycle in the United States closes with elections on Nov 8, there will be a global sigh of relief that it is finally over. The longest electoral contest in the world's ostensible bastion of democracy has become increasingly dysfunctional and malfunctioning. It has become a gruelling competition to see who is the least worst to put up with rather than who is the best to lead, resembling a drawn-out political circus, tinged with Hollywood dramatic effects and unbecoming of a country that is supposed to lead the community of democracies.

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    Pot meets the kettle

    News, Postbag, Published on 04/11/2016

    » Re: "State needs to empower rice farmers", (Opinion, Nov 2).

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