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Tap English retirees
News, Published on 06/02/2012
» Thursday's letter to PostBag from teacher Yongyut, ''Help the teachers first'', has a lot of merit, and should be taken seriously.
Democracy demands debate on lese majeste law
News, Published on 01/02/2012
» The sensitive issue of Section 112 is now being linked in discourse to the ongoing question of promoting freedom of speech and expression within Thailand.
Dangerous child stunt
News, Published on 23/01/2012
» I witnessed this evening (Saturday the 21st) what I can only describe as one of the most irresponsible acts I have ever had the misfortune to witness.
Why development aid is never near enough
News, Published on 13/01/2012
» Poverty is not only about not having enough money. It is also about exploitation and oppression, and about armed conflicts and wars that make it impossible to run a business, visit the doctor, or send children to school. In short, poverty is about politics _ and the need to devise political solutions to its underlying causes. And this involves more than providing money.
Promote healthcarevia mobile phone
News, Published on 13/01/2012
» Re: ''Yingluck vows feasibility study on 30 baht scheme'' (BP, Jan 10).
Education here is all form and no substance
News, Published on 12/01/2012
» Re: ''Losing out for lack of English (BP, Editorial, Jan 10). I am a Thai who has taught at universities in Europe, Australia and the US. In July 2011, I accepted a teaching position in the English-language BA course in journalism and mass media studies at Thammasat University. I resigned after one semester.
UK's patronising tone
News, Published on 07/01/2012
» I found the article ''UK-Asean relations for the 21st century'' (BP, Opinion, Jan 6) fascinating _ which is to say, very patronising. I am trying to understand the British foreign minister's statement that ''...we have a shared interest in maintaining security in a region which has some of the world's most important shipping routes... tackling common threats such as... nuclear proliferation, cyber-crime, and climate change''.
UK-Asean relations for the 21st century
News, Published on 06/01/2012
» Today the idea of a developed West and developing rest is all but irrelevant. Put simply, the world has changed and Britain must too, if we are to prevent our role and influence in international affairs from declining.