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Out with the outdated Thai regime
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 25/12/2013
» A friend of mine who is a businessman was asked why he was not out in the streets protesting. Is he not against corruption? But of course, he’s against corruption. In fact, he hates it so much that he has filed a lawsuit against a certain government ministry over unethical practices.
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Children need more than mottos
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 09/01/2015
» One of the most difficult tasks for Thailand's prime minister this time of the year is to creatively reinvent a motto for Wan Dek, or National Children's Day, which is tomorrow.
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Charter drafters of 1997 provide a lesson in R&D
News, Boonrak Boonyaketmala, Published on 30/11/2015
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak recently held discussions with leaders of the various research institutes, telling them he wanted to see them play a more proactive role in research and development that could lead to meaningful commercial applications.
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Rules of the game
News, Postbag, Published on 10/08/2016
» If someone illegally takes control of a ship its called piracy and it's a very serious offence. When people interfere with the planned flight of an aircraft it's known as hijacking and carries a severe punishment. One would think an even greater offence would be the illegal ousting of an elected government by an armed group, commonly known as a coup d'etat which in some countries would carry the most extreme penalty.
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Perils of police reform
News, Postbag, Published on 08/07/2017
» I'm glad that PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is reforming the police at long last, but he shouldn't reinvent the wheel. In 2006, then-prime minister Gen Surayud Chulanont, former army chief and member of our beloved King Rama IX's Privy Council, appointed retired Pol Gen Vasit Dejkunjorn, former chief of police, to head a distinguished commission for this very purpose.
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An Ithaca idyll with Surin Pitsuwan
News, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 04/12/2017
» During Surin Pitsuwan's visit to Ithaca, New York, this past September, a barbecue party was arranged by long-time family friends who live on the edge of town where the still lush and green rural surroundings could at a glance be mistaken for rural Thailand. Chickens cackled in a nearby coop and birdsong was everywhere in the air.
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Moral 'cyber warriors'
News, Postbag, Published on 18/05/2018
» Before being let loose to monitor their fellow citizens, applicants for the position of "cyber warrior" should be required to pass an exam to establish their solid understanding of the salient moral and practical considerations that apply (Editorial, May 17).
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A mad, mad week
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 20/05/2018
» Week Three of the 2019-2020 election campaign was Crazy Week. There always is at least one.
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Putting hearts and minds in Thai-US ties
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 24/07/2018
» The international rescue of 12 boys and their football coach in Chiang Rai earlier this month quickly permeated into the conference room of the Thai-US dialogue in Washington DC last week. The feel-good atmosphere jump-started the much-needed dialogue between the region's oldest allies.
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The three gutsy peers
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 16/09/2018
» The six-month Bangkok Shutdown campaign may have given off an aura of fun and games with a positive outcome for the green shirts and a negative one for the reds.
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