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Finlandisation: Asia plays the neutrality card
Oped, Published on 26/05/2022
» 'Finlandisation" describes the commitment to strategic neutrality that a small country might make, in order to avoid provoking a much larger and more powerful neighbour. The term is derived from Finland's longstanding policy of strict military non-alignment with either the Soviet Union or the West -- a policy that it maintained vis-à-vis Russia after the end of the Cold War but that its recent application for Nato membership has upended. But even as Finland abandons Finlandisation, many Asian countries may well be set to adopt it.
US repatriates remains of WWII flyer found in Lampang
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 19/05/2022
» RAYONG: The United States yesterday held a repatriation ceremony at U-Tapao International Airport for the remains of a World War II airman whose patrol aircraft crashed in Lampang more than 70 years ago.
US repatriates remains of WWII airman
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 18/05/2022
» RAYONG: The United States on Wednesday held a repatriation ceremony at U-Tapao International Airport for the remains of a World War II airman whose patrol aircraft crashed in Lampang more than 70 years ago.
Siriraj Hospital as 'heartbeat of the city'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/04/2022
» Siriraj Hospital's Bimuksthan Museum is to host one of the four legs of the "Revitalising Bangkok" historical exhibition.
The craic was 90
Life, John Clewley, Published on 15/03/2022
» Bangkok's resident Irish music expert Prof Mick Moloney recently journeyed back to his old stomping ground in New York to perform with his musical mates at the annual Irish Heritage Concert at St Patrick's Cathedral. The concert is held each year to celebrate St Patrick's Day. This year it was held on March 10.
Built in wake of WWII, Kyiv metro offers shelter from Russian shells
AFP, Published on 02/03/2022
» KYIV: The wounded Ukrainian soldier dropped his crutches to the Kyiv metro station floor and picked up his five-year-old son, first wiping tears from his shaking wife's face.
Solemn anniversary for Japanese Americans
Published on 19/02/2022
» WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden pledged on Friday to tackle racism as the country marked 80 years since the signing of a presidential order that led to the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II.
Moral conundrum
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/01/2022
» Re: "Bill on media council gets cabinet nod," (BP, Jan 13). When we read in "Bill on media council gets cabinet nod" that "the exercise of media freedoms must not infringe on social mores", all who value good public morals will be deeply concerned. This must be so since being a social mores never has and cannot of itself guarantee that any belief, custom, or attitude is morally good.
Salute to aviation history
Life, Noko, Published on 14/01/2022
» On Aug 13, 2021, aviation photographer Bradley Wentzel had to work quickly within the small window of the “golden hour” morning light to capture four vintage planes flying above Virginia Beach, in a dramatic tight formation that at times put them less than 3m apart at speeds of over 320kph.
Migrants seek better times close to home
Oped, Thana Boonlert, Published on 07/01/2022
» Carrying a large rucksack, I bought a ticket and walked into a crowded bus terminal in Ekamai where thousands of passengers, wearing face masks, were counting down the clock to return home for the long holidays. The vast station was packed as New Year drew closer. When I got on the bus, a familiar luk thung song was being played, evoking memories.