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Cameron made right move in Myanmar
News, Published on 15/04/2012
» British Prime Minister David Cameron's visit to Myanmar on Friday has repeatedly been described as a ''landmark'' event because he is the first leader of a Western state to make the trip in many years, and not surprisingly he made good use of the momentous occasion to make a major announcement. Along with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Mr Cameron called for the suspension of economic sanctions which have been imposed by the European Union countries and the United States, Canada, Australia as well as a few other countries. The move is no surprise and comes sharply on the heels of the April 1 by-election which gave parliamentary seats to Mrs Suu Kyi and 42 other members of her National League for Democracy in a landslide win for the party.
Hopeless lives of sea gypsies
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 29/03/2012
» Teng Pramongkit's dream is to see his children grow up as equal to other Thais. But without citizenship, the door of equal opportunities is shut for his kids and thousands of other Moken, or sea gypsies.
Neighbours to the west get closer
News, Published on 28/02/2012
» Myanmar's ongoing democratic and economic transition has created an unprecedented opportunity for India and Thailand to cooperate and strengthen economic links between South and Southeast Asia. It was therefore no coincidence that the Indian government invited Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to be the chief guest at the country's annual Republic Day parade on Jan 26. Even more symbolic was that the premier's visit to New Delhi overlapped with that of Myanmar Foreign Minister Wanna Maung Lwin, who came to discuss progress on economic and security relations and extended an invitation to India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit his country.
Don't believe the doom mongers
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 06/01/2012
» At last, the Bhumibhol Dam did not collapse before midnight on Dec 31, 2011.