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Royal transition explains military's grip
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 13/10/2017
» Hindsight will look back at Thailand's prolonged political interregnum after the military coup on 22 May 2014 with perplexity and astonishment. It will be remembered as a time of junta rule in a country that had overthrown military dictatorships repeatedly in 1973 and 1992. This time, the self-styled strongman from the barracks was Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, who would end up in office for longer than most elected leaders before him. There will be many questions and criticisms of Gen Prayut's tenure and rule but undergirding them will be his unrivalled role a year ago today, on 13 Oct 2016, with the passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The consequent royal transition is likely to be viewed in posterity as the principal reason why the Thai people have had to put up with Gen Prayut.
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Honour late King's legacy
News, Editorial, Published on 13/10/2017
» One year ago today the entire nation was plunged into grief when the Royal Household Bureau announced the passing of our beloved former monarch, the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. He was 88.
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Trump wants consumers to pay to keep coal alive
News, Noah Smith, Published on 13/10/2017
» In June, I wrote that by trying to prop up the dying coal industry, US President Donald Trump risks creating a US power industry that's "shackled to a corpse". Well, it looks like Mr Trump is figuring out just how to fit that shackle on.
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A new front in Asia's water war
News, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 13/10/2017
» China has long regarded freshwater as a strategic weapon -- one that the country's leaders have no compunction about wielding to advance their foreign-policy goals. After years of using its chokehold on almost every major transnational river system in Asia to manipulate water flows themselves, China is now withholding data on upstream flows to put pressure on downstream countries, particularly India.
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Charity run masks govt health failure
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 13/10/2017
» It was quite inspiring to see rock star Artiwara Kongmalai, aka Toon Bodyslam, address one of the key problems in our public health system. He recently announced he was embarking on a charity run to raise funds for procurement of medical equipment for 11 state hospitals which serve as regional medical centres.
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Mapping the multidimensional monarch
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/10/2017
» Images of 3D digital mapping are a spectacular sight. When put together as a film paying tribute to King Rama IX, the experience takes on not just a greater significance but also leaves the audience spellbound.
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