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When great debate went into extra time
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 05/09/2021
» No-confidence debates like that taking place during the past week have become something of a tradition in Thailand, but it is rare for them to be successful. Perhaps the biggest excitement came some years ago when in the middle of such a debate one MP called a leading a politician a "toad", which didn't go down too well. But at least it livened up proceedings.
Keep it simple
News, Postbag, Published on 29/08/2021
» For as long as I can remember, Channel 3 has broadcast a short English lesson just after the 6pm news.
Fight hate with love
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/06/2020
» Martin Luther King Jr once said: "Through violence you may murder the hater, but you can't murder hate." This statement could not be more true, especially today in a world full of unrest triggered by discrimination and intolerance towards diversity of any kind.
A letter from Pattani: Checkpoints and our lives
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 13/08/2019
» 'On our way home…
Unholy row over temple renovation
News, Editorial, Published on 28/10/2018
» This week, the conservation society is abuzz with reports of some temples painting old buildings in gold.
Walls close in on free press
News, Editorial, Published on 06/04/2018
» With news reports and commentaries swapping between praising and criticising the ruling regime, most mainstream media staff survive direct state intimidation. But two senior journalists recently ran foul of the junta.
Killing the messenger
News, Postbag, Published on 02/04/2018
» Re: "Magazine sued for 'blasphemous' kings painting", (Online, March 31).
France's 'fight racism' ban on hate speech goes too far
News, Published on 28/03/2018
» French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced last week his government's plan to "fight racism" to much fanfare. The cause is a worthy one (who can be against fighting racism?), but sadly the plan is a disaster.
Donald Trump gears up for the great Davos face-off
News, Peter Apps, Published on 25/01/2018
» Since its foundation in 1971, the World Economic Forum in Davos has been a byword for the growing consensus around an increasingly globalised world. Now, President Donald Trump is on his way to tell those who consider themselves the global elite that they have been wrong on just about everything.
When hacking becomes disinformation
News, David Wise, Published on 27/10/2016
» During the Cold War, the Soviet KGB coined the term "desinformatsiya", or disinformation, which the CIA defined as "false, incomplete or misleading information" fed to various targets. Both the Soviet Union and the United States engaged in the same game, though the Russians played it far more vigorously.