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Philippines' Duterte endorses killing corrupt journalists, drug dealers
AFP, Published on 01/06/2016
» DAVAO - Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday that corrupt journalists were legitimate targets of assassination, as he amped up his controversial anti-crime crusade with offers of rewards for killing drug traffickers.
Reaching an uncritical mass
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 22/05/2016
» 'She's just a farmer. She knows nothing." That was the example Terachet Rojrachsombat used on Facebook to illustrate his lesson on ad hominem, or abusive, arguments. The post drew an immediate reaction.
Caught in the madness of the system
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 08/05/2016
» The solider pointed towards Bandit Aneeya, the man the legal system has previously found to be insane, identifying him as the person who allegedly committed lese majeste. Bandit, who sat quietly throughout the court session on Wednesday as testimony from two prosecution witnesses was heard, flashed a smile.
Laying down the ‘dictator law’ for money
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 20/03/2016
» Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has an ambitious goal.
Obama's pick engages Supreme Court battle
New York Times, Published on 17/03/2016
» WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated Merrick B. Garland to be the nation’s 113th Supreme Court justice, choosing a centrist appellate judge who could reshape the court for a generation and become the face of a bitter election-year confirmation struggle.
Htin Kyaw tipped to be 'puppet president'
News, Published on 10/03/2016
» Later today Myanmar's parliament will nominate three vice-presidents who will then stand in a three-way presidential poll in the next few days. The upper and lower houses each elect a vice-president, and the military, which holds 25% of the parliamentary seats, according to the constitution, nominate the third.
Cracking under the force
Spectrum, Jeerawat Na Thalang, Published on 21/02/2016
» Pol Lt Col Jan Chaisawasdi did not seem like a man who was about to kill himself.
Will Aung San Suu Kyi take the top job?
Spectrum, Published on 07/02/2016
» Since their landslide election victory last November, National League for Democracy (NLD) party executives, including their charismatic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, have been mum on their choice for the presidency.
New era dawning as Suu Kyi works to consolidate democracy
News, Published on 03/02/2016
» Led by a triumphant Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar is preparing to take a historic leap into uncharted territory, having only known democracy for 14 of its 1,000 years of recorded history. Ms Suu Kyi, who scored a stunning victory in last year's elections, follows a procession of absolute monarchs, British colonial rulers and home-bred generals who are still standing tall in the wings.
Elite students receive a lesson in self-censorship
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 31/01/2016
» Teeraporn Suwanvidhu had a tough decision to make five years ago as president of the Thai Student Association in the UK: remove an article, or lose all support from the Thai Embassy next year.