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Lay off Kaepernick
News, Postbag, Published on 13/09/2016
» Re "An anthemic broken record," PostBag, Sept 10
Nice attacker 'wasn't living in real world'
News, New York Times, Published on 26/07/2016
» His own parents were so frightened by his violence that they kicked him out when he was 16. Desperate, by the time he was 19, they dragged him to a psychiatrist, who prescribed an anti-psychotic drug, a tranquilliser and an antidepressant.
Dancing to nationalism's outdated tune
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 11/07/2015
» Why should we let the Uighur migrants stay here and “breed litters of children”? says PM Prayut Chan-o-cha in his customary UNHCR-is-not-my-father tone. “Litters of children” — the unit term usually used to describe dogs and other animals, was employed without a blink here. In the original Thai, the PM used the word krok, a rougher, throatier and much more derogatory term than the English equivalent. Krok gives the image of animal lust. It signifies a large number of puppies crawling from the belly of a bitch. It’s not the term any mother would want to be heard describing their children.
Educate road users
News, Published on 15/11/2014
» Re: “PM declares cycling urgent national focus”, (BP, Nov 14).
Does BRN really want peace?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 09/08/2013
» The Barisan Revolusi Nasional's postponement of peace talks and renewal of its five demands has placed the peace process in jeopardy, and strengthened the extremists' hand.
Expectations set too high
News, Published on 05/08/2013
» The hopes for a ceasefire and a quiet Ramadan have been shattered. In the past 10 days alone, close to a dozen bombs have been set off across the southern region. Attacks on the education system have left two teachers dead, a teacher and a volunteer school guard injured, and students traumatised. The Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) made unrealistic demands for a truce during the holy month, and the government put impractical hope in the BRN's goodwill to stop violence for a month.
Fasting our way to peace in the South
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 29/06/2013
» We have dubbed them the "Ramadan Demands", which quickly burst into "Ramadan Row". The Islamic fasting month is two weeks away, but the BRN's 7 + 4 demands have already stoked frustration and impatience from the Thai authorities - "I stand firm the conditions are unacceptable to us," said outgoing Defence Minister Sukumpol Suwanatat - and the word "Ramadan" has in the past week become associated with a range of confused notions, from the continuation of strife to the elusive hope for peace.
How complex is a ceasefire?
News, Published on 19/06/2013
» The chances of a peaceful, quiet Ramadan seem to be getting weaker every day, instead of stronger. Last Thursday in Kuala Lumpur, the government and the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) peace talks delegates were upbeat about a month-long ceasefire during the Muslim fasting month.