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  • OPINION

    We need to fight homophobia at home

    News, Paisarn Likhitpreechakul, Published on 14/06/2016

    » As the world reels in shock and sorrow from the Orlando gay club shooting which killed at least 50 people and injured many more in Florida, some jumped to lay blame on the faith of the shooter, who was said to have been angered by the sight of two men kissing.

  • OPINION

    Save the golden eggs

    News, Postbag, Published on 14/06/2016

    » We are killing more and more tourists, both on land and at sea (Re: "Tourist safety at stake", BP, June 13).

  • OPINION

    An atrocity in Florida

    News, Editorial, Published on 14/06/2016

    » The barbarous butchery carried out by one man in a Florida gay nightclub indicates failures on several fronts. Omar Mateen, son of an Afghan refugee and salesman and consumed by hatred, opened fire and killed at least 50 people on the spot. By all accounts, he was motivated by two things. First was his growing and finally overwhelming hatred of the gay community, particularly gay men. Second was the call by the Islamic State (IS) for "lone wolf" terrorist attacks during Ramadan.

  • OPINION

    China weighs up its role in Myanmar peace talks

    News, Anthony Davis, Published on 14/06/2016

    » In what has traditionally been a boots-and-bayonets conflict fought a long way from media coverage, an unusual photo circulating on the internet last week revealed that Myanmar's military is now using armed drones in operations against ethnic insurgents. Probably taken on a serviceman's mobile phone and posted on a Facebook account, the image showed soldiers preparing a Chinese-built CH-3A unmanned combat aerial vehicle for take-off at an airfield in the north of the country.

  • THAILAND

    Organic farm pioneer Viboon dies

    News, Published on 14/06/2016

    » Viboon Khemchalerm, a pioneer of integrated organic farming in Chachoengsao whose life-long work earned him national accolades, died of a blood infection Monday, his son said. He was 79.

  • OPINION

    Prayut and the cold art of subjugation

    News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 14/06/2016

    » How strange it is for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to use what appears to be the equivalent of the ominous phrase, "Winter is coming", from the hit series Games of Throne to describe the country's current situation.

  • TECH

    Tech entrepreneur unveils plan for new stock market

    AFP, Published on 14/06/2016

    » SAN FRANCISCO - A Silicon Valley entrepreneur said Monday he has begun working on a new kind of stock exchange which he says is better adapted to the fast-moving world of tech startups.

  • SPORTS

    Pelle, Giacchereini spark Italy win over Belgium

    AFP, Published on 14/06/2016

    » LYON - Goals in either half from Emanuele Giaccherini and Graziano Pelle ensured Italy hit the ground running at Euro 2016 as the Azzurri confined highly-fancied Belgium to a 2-0 defeat on Monday.

  • THAILAND

    King Power buys controlling interest in Thai AirAsia

    Business, Post Reporters, Published on 14/06/2016

    » After several denials last month over reports that Asia Aviation Plc (AAV) boss Tassapon Bijleveld and his spouse were in talks to sell their majority stakes to duty-free operator King Power, a report Monday confirmed a deal was sealed worth nearly 8 billion baht.

  • WORLD

    Trump, Clinton clash in wake of Orlando attack

    AFP, Published on 14/06/2016

    » MANCHESTER (UNITED STATES) - The Orlando massacre has exposed some of the sharpest contrasts yet between America's presidential rivals, with Hillary Clinton on Monday warning against demagoguery and rival Donald Trump declaring prospective immigrants from some nations persona non grata.

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