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Maybe we should prepare for the worst
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 14/07/2015
» Former weatherman Smith Dharmasaroja is well known for his doomsday predictions, such as his forecast in 1998 that a tsunami would hit southwestern Thailand, which actually came true seven years later.
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Debasing the US TIP report
News, Editorial, Published on 14/07/2015
» Alarming reports are coming from Washington about the highly anticipated Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. It seems that US officials have been ordered to promote Malaysia from Tier 3, the bottom ranking where Thailand was controversially placed last year. The reports - not denied by US officials - say Malaysia's rise back to Tier 2 was for purely political reasons, because President Barack Obama needs Malaysia's support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations.
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Uighur saga harms Thai rights record
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/07/2015
» The deportation of 109 Turkic ethnic Uighurs, including women and children, to China last week has proved another setback to the military government's foreign affairs policies as the world pours condemnation on Bangkok, rather than Beijing, for its cloak-and-dagger move.
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It's not just media help premier needs
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/07/2015
» Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has a habit of saying: "The media has to help me."
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Military should focus on clear and present dangers
News, Zachary Abuza, Published on 14/07/2015
» Every country has the right to defend itself. And while some states jeopardise their security by being aggressive or simply miscalculating the capabilities or intentions of their adversaries, more often than that, states undermine their own security through routine budgeting and acquisition processes.
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At risk women, young need our aid in emergencies
News, Caspar Peek, Published on 14/07/2015
» Disasters, whether natural or man-made, have increasingly become a "normal" part of our news feeds, and because of this there is now a risk that we simply brush them off as we do with the rest of the items on our news feeds — by clicking out.
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End our self-harming celebrity obsession
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 14/07/2015
» Admit it — we're not above soap opera addicts, harlequin novel champions or airport mobbing fangirls/boys.
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Spotlight on human rights abuses
News, David Baulk, Published on 14/07/2015
» This month, the Myanmar government will submit their report to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) — a United Nations mechanism which assesses the progress of individual countries on their adherence to human rights standards.
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