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Yemeni missiles: Same old, same old
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 30/03/2018
» 'We must speak with one voice in exposing the regime for what it is -- a threat to the peace and security of the whole world," said US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley last December, trying to drum up support for stronger international sanctions against Iran, and maybe even an actual attack on the country. Here we go again.
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Can technology transform patronage politics?
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 30/03/2018
» By the time it takes place after evident foot-dragging by relevant authorities, the next election in Thailand will be unlike its precursors. There will be new parties with new policy ideas, new vote-gathering technologies and first-time voters who came of age during Thailand's political tension and polarisation more or less over the past two decades. At issue during the next poll is whether and to what extent Thailand's entrenched and endemic patronage-driven and vote-buying political system has really changed. The evidence is mixed but it is plausible that a new kind of politics will emerge not directly in the next poll but in the 2020s.
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Give renewable energy a chance
News, Published on 30/03/2018
» The Minister of Energy announced this week the government will stop purchasing electricity from renewable power projects for the next five years. The reasoning is that such projects have caused retail electricity tariffs to jump by 20-25 satangs per unit, and that the electricity system has enough installed capacity for now.
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Court offices out of place
News, Editorial, Published on 30/03/2018
» Similar to the demolition of the historical Supreme Court buildings in Bangkok, the leveling of a green area in Chiang Mai to pave the way for the construction of houses for judicial staff and court offices is unnecessary, costly and damaging.
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Transport fix needed
News, Postbag, Published on 30/03/2018
» Re: "Merger of Grab and Uber drive monopoly, pricing concerns", (BP, March 27).
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History spurts to life with selfies, cosplay
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 30/03/2018
» Due to <i>Aor Jao fever</i>, a craze from that TV rom-com mega-hit <i>Bupphesannivas</i> (Love Destiny in English) on TV Channel 3, I decided to cancel a merit-making trip to Ayutthaya Saturday.
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The lighter side of politics
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 30/03/2018
» Amid the deluge of headlines that pop up on my (and perhaps your) smartphone screen, a few manage to catch my attention with their unexpected funniness especially those regarding Thai politics. Some are so ironic, they are jokes. Not sure what I'm getting at? Here are a few examples for your entertainment. After reading too many corruption scandals involving state officials, one just needs a few laughs, y'know.
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