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Soldier tryst with teen stirs trouble
News, Published on 02/03/2012
» Fourth Army chief Udomchai Thammasarorat has admitted an army private's romantic liaison with a local Muslim girl could complicate the military's work in the far South.
N. Korea leader visits shelling unit before drill
AFP, Published on 26/02/2012
» North Korea's new leader has ordered "a powerful retaliatory strike" by the army unit that shelled a Southern island in 2010 if US-South Korean drills violate Pyongyang's territory, state media said Sunday.
A plague of legal scholars seeking to subvert ethics
News, Thirasant Mann, Published on 18/02/2012
» Nitirat is not pronounced "nitty rat" and does not mean "a rat with nits (baby lice)". The word, derived from Pali and Sanskrit, translates as "ethics of the citizenry" and in today's parlance means political science. In Thai, it is written one way (Nitirasadorn) and pronounced another (Nitiraad), giving one the impression that what you see isn't quite what you get. Which makes it an apt name for the group of lecturers whose recent lallations about the lese majeste law have caused alarm in certain quarters and made people wonder what's brewing in the political pot. So let us tackle Nitirat head-on, questioning it as we would an individual whose motives are suspect.
Weekly highlights
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 10/02/2012
» The violence escalated in the far South after security forces killed four innocent Malay Muslims in Nong Chik of Pattani in late January. In Ayutthaya province, totally unexpected flooding in Sena and Pak Hai districts caused panic in the riverside communities. Politically, the country appears to be heading for more conflict as the drive for constitutional amendment has started in earnest.
Ranger killing probe to wrap up in a month
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/02/2012
» Investigations into the Jan 29 military ranger attack that left four men dead and four more wounded in Pattani should be concluded within a month, Deputy Prime Minister Yutthasak Sasiprapa said yesterday.
An enlightening perspective
News, Published on 05/02/2012
» With regard to the controversy raging over Section 112, this quote from Voltaire is quite is relevant: "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." Provided what you say is not in conflict with the current law, I might add.
Weekly highlights
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/02/2012
» Students and lecturers at Thammasat University take sides as the clash of opinions over the lese majeste law fuelled by the Nitirat group's campaign splits the campus. In the far South, the government finally admitted that paramilitary rangers killed four innocent civilians and wounded five others. As for the flood prevention plan, there is no good news.
Ranger killing seen as revenge
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/02/2012
» A volunteer military ranger was gunned down in Pattani's Khok Pho district yesterday while a Buddhist temple was hit by two grenades in Nong Chik district.
Quick response cools tensions
News, Published on 02/02/2012
» It is now clear that the four Muslims killed by paramilitary rangers in Pattani's Nong Chik district on Sunday were innocent people, as were the five others wounded in the same incident. For this reason alone, the government _ or the army which is directly responsible for military operations in the restive deep South _ should issue a formal apology to the families of the victims, without the need to wait for the results of an investigation into the incident.
Dead "not insurgents"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/02/2012
» Government and military authorities are coming closer to admitting that the killing and injuring of Muslim villagers in Pattani Sunday was a bad mistake.