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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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Little justice in Santika case
News, Editorial, Published on 04/11/2016
» Finally, justice has been served, albeit in a small dose, for victims of the Santika pub blaze as the Supreme Administrative Court last week ordered the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to pay them and their families 5.7 million baht in compensation.
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Is Beijing's new fighter jet the real deal or all show?
News, Tobin Harshaw, Published on 04/11/2016
» There was a brief but impressive show of new US aircraft technology this week. The problem is that the planes belong to the Chinese military.
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Suu Kyi's wavering political stance
News, Nehginpao Kipgen, Published on 04/11/2016
» There has been an online campaign calling for the confiscation of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to now Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in 1991. The petition demands the Chair of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee to "take back" the prize and argues that it should be awarded to "only those who are serious in keeping the world peace".
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Where do we go now the jobs are gone?
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 04/11/2016
» One of the judges on an employment tribunal said: "The notion that Uber in London is a mosaic of 30,000 small businesses linked by a common 'platform' is, to our minds, faintly ridiculous." So the tribunal ruled that Uber's 30,000 drivers in London were actually employees, and therefore entitled to be paid the minimum wage, to be given sick pay, even to have paid holidays.
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12 Signs of Thai winter
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 04/11/2016
» Winter is coming (Game of Thrones pun intended). Well, it's already here actually, according to the Meteorological Department which announced that Thai winter started on Oct 30. All regions in Thailand can expect some colder weather, except for in the South where rain will continue. While you look forward to nicer weather and year-end festivities, you can also look out for these possible signs of Thai winter in the coming months too. Because there is such a thing.
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