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A small Slovak assassination bid; few hurt
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 21/05/2024
» Madeleine Albright, the former US Secretary of State, once called Slovakia "the black hole at the heart of Europe", which seems a harsh judgement on five million Slovaks. The assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico was alarming, but we can narrow the problem down to a more specific group of people.
'Big Joke' awaits another miracle
News, Published on 29/04/2024
» Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, widely known as Big Joke, is among a handful of officers whose meteoric rise in the force should lead them to being tapped as the next police commissioner-general. Pol Gen Surachate became a police general at about 40 years old but his career journey could be abruptly cut short.
City of smoke
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/01/2024
» While the haze is the main cause of Thailand's air pollution, vehicle emissions, particularly in Bangkok, are multiplying the toxic, poisonous mess that people breathe daily.
Reflections from a career in foreign relations
News, Kasit Piromya, Published on 09/10/2023
» As the world continues to become closer through advancements in transportation and communication, we are unfortunately living in a time where many countries' leaders, politicians and citizens are increasingly looking to insulate their countries from those seeking safety and security.
Monks, be good
Oped, Postbag, Published on 23/10/2021
» Re: "Don't limit monks," (PostBag, Oct 16) and "More Meditating, Less Talking Please", (PostBag, Oct 18).
Keep goading FAD
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/06/2021
» I realise you can't publish a letter full of photographs, but I'm submitting this in the hope that you will continue goading the Fine Arts Department (FAD) into upping its game when it comes to preserving the kingdom's Heritage.
Agencies out of sync
Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/12/2020
» Re: "Unequal retirement", (PostBag, Nov 28).
Far-right politicians seek to make gains during pandemic
News, Published on 09/05/2020
» In stark contrast to the effective leadership shown by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Singapore's autocratic technocracy, the world's far-right nationalists have met the Covid-19 crisis with something not seen in decades: the fascist politics of disease. And no one typifies this brand of politics better than Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro.
Don't kowtow over Uighurs
News, Editorial, Published on 16/01/2020
» The recent failed escape of a group of Uighurs from a detention cell in the northeastern province of Mukdahan highlights the Catch-22 situation the country has been caught in for many years with this minority Muslim group from China. It's high time to find an acceptation solution.