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Forest case rings alarms
News, Editorial, Published on 20/08/2018
» A seminal court case clashed with new government policy, and it is going to take some time to sort out the outcome. In the Court of Appeal, a so-called "forest dweller" was found guilty of trespassing and imprisoned for a year with a hefty fine of 140,000 baht. At Government House at almost the same time, a new programme to reform forest laws was announced. Its aim is to commercialise forested areas.
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A willfully vague law
News, Postbag, Published on 20/08/2018
» Re: "Student Union calls on Prayut to scrap new 'code of conduct'", (BP, Aug 18).
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#MeToo movement not quite there yet
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/08/2018
» For several months, the world has witnessed the rise of the #MeToo Movement, with a number of women coming forward to speak up about their trauma as victims of sexual assault and harassment. In many parts of the world, including India and China, the movement has gone beyond sexual harassment to the call for ending sexism. In particular, women's groups in China lashed out at the state-run media which denied sexual misconduct while in reality it is well known that sexism is still an issue, with some employers specifying "men only" or "men preferred" in job ads.
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Philippines' hollow victory over China
News, Johanna Son, Published on 20/08/2018
» In an Asean multilateral meeting in Cambodia in 2012, the Philippines' then-foreign secretary, Alberto del Rosario, found himself in an uncomfortable diplomatic situation.
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Kofi Annan: heart-felt tribute to a 'great statesman'
News, Noeleen Heyzer, Published on 20/08/2018
» Kofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations, wrote to me just a few weeks ago to be a member of the Global Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age that he was chairing. It is with great sadness that I have learned of his passing. The world has lost a great statesman and we who had the honour of working with him have lost a visionary leader and a wise mentor.
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Dark enough for you?
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 20/08/2018
» 'Dark tourism" is an interesting concept that did not come to my attention until I watched a Netflix series recently. Few countries actively promote offbeat or slightly dangerous pursuits but it's a niche with potential, if managed carefully -- even if it's hard to explain to your insurer.
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How will post-poll Thailand look?
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 20/08/2018
» Now the Election Commission and the National Council for Peace and Order have promised to hold the general election on Feb 24 next year, should we remain hopeful that the move will eventually lead Thailand to transition into a more democratic state? The answer largely depends on our expectations of the outcome, as well as the form of democracy that we want -- and we can look southeasterly to Cambodia, or westerly to Myanmar to get a rough idea of what Thailand's new beginning may be like.
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