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The Ides of March and perils of power
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 12/03/2023
» This Wednesday will be the 74th day of the year, which admittedly doesn't sound like something to get too excited about. But it is not just any old day. Known in Roman times as the "Ides of March" the 15th marks the anniversary of the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC.
Killing Twitter in the name of free speech
Oped, Published on 03/12/2022
» In April 2022, the world's richest person, Elon Musk, asked, "Is Twitter dying?" Five days later, he launched an apparently whimsical bid to buy the social-media platform. It took months of legal wrangling to complete the deal, but on Oct 27, Mr Musk honoured his US$44 billion offer, acquiring a new toy: free speech.
Mexico's cart ban marks generic shift
Oped, Published on 25/06/2022
» In April, the government of Mexico City's central Cuauhtémoc alcaldía, or borough, mandated that all its rótulos -- the hand-painted signs decorating street vendors' kiosks -- be erased.
Lacking common sense
News, Postbag, Published on 26/01/2017
» Re: "679 schools fail to meet standards", (BP, Jan 25).
Fond memories of Brazil's coffee culture
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/08/2016
» With the Rio Olympics finally under way, I can't get out of my head the old Frank Sinatra song that starts: "Way down among Brazilians/Coffee beans grow by the billions …" It was entitled The Coffee Song and a big hit when I was a kid back in the Stone Age. In fact, that song just about summed up my knowledge of Brazil in those days.
The big issue: So help me God
Alan Dawson, Published on 31/01/2016
» Donald Trump has not mentioned “Thailand” since he began his campaign to become the Republican Party candidate for United States president last June. That's the good news. No, really, that's good news.
Postbag: Forget compromise
News, Published on 24/01/2015
» Thitinan Pongsudhirak asserts, “A ‘third-way’ compromise is imperative”, (Opinion, Jan 23). The law cannot be compromised to appease certain parties.
Let's just move to 4G
News, Published on 20/10/2012
» This week 3G and 4G dominated the business news. 4G is the reason Japan’s SoftBank invested US$20 billion in the United States’ third-largest telecommunications carrier Sprint. CNN showed three charts to explain the purchase. Both AT&T and Verizon have almost complete ocean-to-ocean coverage with their 4G networks, but Sprint’s deploymentis sketchy at best.The SoftBank investment will allow Sprint to move faster. Remember that this is in the US, which has lower internet penetration than several other countries.