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Not all rosy for economy
News, Editorial, Published on 24/11/2017
» The economic team of the Prayut Chan-o-cha government may be popping a few bottles of Champagne after the stellar economic data released by both the National Economic Social Development Board (NESDB) and the Ministry of Commerce.
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Nuclear codes 'the length of a tweet'
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 24/11/2017
» 'The president has absolute authority, unilateral power to order the use of nuclear weapons," said Bruce Blair. The nuclear codes are "the length of a tweet. It would take them one or two minutes to format and transmit that directly down the chain of command to the executing commanders of the underground launch centres, the submarines and the bombers".
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Africa's deft handling of Zimbabwe's peaceful 'coup'
News, William Saunderson-Meyer, Published on 24/11/2017
» The sight of a civilian populace wildly cheering soldiers clinging to a tank is the standard fare of coups. In Africa, which has had a troubling tradition of the military overthrowing civilian administrations, it's a jubilation that historically has rarely lasted for long, with the new rulers soon proving to be at least as venal and oppressive as those they have replaced.
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Cadet's death sinks public trust in army
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 24/11/2017
» 'Again?" I believe that is the question asked by many over the death of a first-year student of the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School (Afaps) as public mistrust of the military's training and disciplinary methods grows.
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Cities must step up to reach climate accord
News, Published on 24/11/2017
» One highlight from last week's United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany, was an announcement from the Syrian delegate that Damascus will ratify the Paris Agreement.
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