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Bad drivers hurt everyone
News, Editorial, Published on 24/03/2017
» Aiming to prevent potential horrendous and fatal road accidents during the upcoming Songkran holidays, the government has come up with a number of new legal measures. Last Tuesday, its new order imposing harsher punishments on traffic law violators took effect, mainly focusing on the use of seat belts and collecting fines from traffic law violators.
Legal smoking age in Singapore to be raised to 21
Published on 09/03/2017
» The minimum legal age to smoke will be raised from 18 to 21, Senior Minister of State for Health Amy Khor said on Thursday.
Turbines of change
News, Postbag, Published on 04/02/2017
» Re: "Court upsets wind farm energy plan", (BP, Feb 2).
Bullets trump rehabilitation in drug war
Reuters, Published on 13/09/2016
» The Philippines is the site of the latest "war on drugs" escalation. It has killed at least 2,400 people in just two months, while neighbouring Indonesia has declared a "narcotics emergency" and resumed executing drug convicts after a long hiatus.
Uruguay wins case against US tobacco firm
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» MONTEVIDEO - Uruguay won an arbitration case against US tobacco giant Philip Morris, which sued the state claiming its strict anti-tobacco law harmed the cigarette maker's business, both sides said.
Beijing's smoke busters point the way for national ban
AFP, Published on 01/06/2016
» BEIJING - Wielding an "inspector" badge, volunteer Liu Li follows his nose as he sniffs out violators of China's toughest-ever tobacco control law, enacted a year ago on Wednesday, as Beijing fights to keep its air smoke free.
The big issue: Enter China with a big stick
Alan Dawson, Published on 29/05/2016
» First, a brief summary before last week. The official slogan of the military regime is Thailand 4.0, which no one can explain but looks better than Digital Thailand. The unofficial slogan is Control the Internet. The official policy is Arrest Internet Troublemakers. The internet police roundel now sports the motto, We Know What You Did Last Night on Facebook. The regime Plan That Must Never Be Named is "One Gateway to Rule Them All". Finally, there is no change to the military order of the day which is — No Change.
About Politics
News, Published on 28/05/2016
» Where there's smoke there's fire in the delayed police reshuffle v The justice minister finds himself on the front line in the battle over Phra Dhammajayo v Corruption has been ruled out at Rajabhakti Park, but dodgy rumours still abound
Diplomatic shambles
News, Postbag, Published on 21/05/2016
» Re: "Tense nerves hurt US ties", (BP, Editorial, May 19).
The rise of the Philippines' unlikely new leader Duterte
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» MANILA - In a nation with a famously raucous political scene, Rodrigo Duterte stands out as one of the Philippines' most colourful, unorthodox and controversial figures.