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Look to Ardern
News, Postbag, Published on 09/10/2022
» Re: "Killing spree a red flag," (Editorial, Oct 7).
Army's shameful record
News, Postbag, Published on 26/04/2020
» Re: "Not all army to blame", (PostBag, April 25).
Broken by design
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/04/2020
» Re: "Covid-19 exposes our broken system" (Opinion, April 23).
Chinese conspiracy?
News, Postbag, Published on 28/10/2019
» Barry Kenyon is right in pointing out the ridiculously bureaucratic and seemingly hostile attitude of Thailand's immigration authorities which is making the kingdom a far less welcoming destination for Western retirees and tourists alike, but he is completely wrong when he says that in Myanmar "nobody has heard of the TM30"!
Don't let Tak Bai justice die
News, Editorial, Published on 25/10/2019
» Fifteen years ago today, 85 Muslim men died as a direct result of what appeared to be atrocities committed by security officers against protesters in Tak Bai, Narathiwat. It was a horrific tragedy. Sadly, no one has been brought to justice yet, and the statute of limitations for prosecution will expire in five years.
Global warning
News, Postbag, Published on 25/05/2019
» I heard some Thai youth were due to protest older people's inaction in this country on global warming yesterday in Bangkok. Given the horrors that await them if little or nothing is done by our leaders, I hope they are successful in getting some action from people who seem totally oblivious to the problem, or are too old or inflexible to care.
Art attack: painting for peace
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 31/03/2018
» They say art imitates life. In Pattani, a years-long insurgency and related episodes of violence have now been caught on canvas and hung on the walls of the province's only gallery -- adding an artistic perspective to what at times looks like an intractable bout of political unrest.
Scholars slam 'indiscriminate' detention of Muslim youths
Published on 21/10/2016
» Authorities have launched a Bangkok campaign of indiscriminate arrests and detentions of students and youths who come from the far South, academics say.
Justice must come for all victims of political violence
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 05/10/2016
» All victims of political violence, including marginalised members of society, killed in times of turmoil deserve as much recognition as the intellectuals slaughtered in the brutal bloodshed of Oct 6, 1976, say media and political activists.
Don’t gag debate
News, Published on 30/06/2015
» If you, dear reader, peacefully and publicly stated, “The earth is flat!”, you would be well within your constitutional rights to do so - as long as you respected the equal rights of others. And, if you did so despite knowing that others would object with violence, then the government is duty-bound to restrain those who would attack you — not to muzzle you.