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Root for city workers
Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/02/2024
» Re: "High-perched garbos killed as truck enters underpass", (BP, Jan 24).
Teenager who killed fellow student claims victim bullied him
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/01/2024
» A 14-year-old schoolboy who stabbed and killed a fellow student at a school in Suan Laung district yesterday morning, told investigators he carried out the killing after being bullied by the boy for the last two weeks, police said.
DSI now probing case of 'scapegoat' spouse Panya
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/01/2024
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is officially looking into the case of Panya Khongsaenkham, allegedly tortured by police, after the 56-year-old man in Sa Kaeo province was made a scapegoat in the murder of his mentally unstable wife, Buaphan Tansu.
Police coercion sparks law debate
News, Published on 22/01/2024
» The investigation into the death of Buaphan Tansu, 47, in Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo province, which led to Panya Khongsaenkham, 54, her husband, being made a scapegoat by police, has sparked a public outcry.
Calls grow for juvenile law review
News, Published on 19/01/2024
» Calls for tougher punishments for serious crimes committed "intentionally" by juvenile delinquents are gaining momentum as more parliamentarians expressed their support for such a move on Thursday.
Israel vs the ICJ: Is this a waste of time?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 18/01/2024
» The two sides have had their day in court -- one day each, actually. The 17 judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) have now retired to consider what interim decisions they should make on South Africa's accusation that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip amount to the crime of genocide. Is this just a waste of time?
Global mental health crisis needs new plan
Oped, Published on 17/01/2024
» The world is in the grips of a mental health crisis. From rising climate anxiety in rich countries like the United States to intense trauma in conflict zones like Ukraine and Gaza (especially among children), psychological suffering has become widespread, and traditional healthcare services cannot keep up. This leaves tens of millions of people at risk of serious pathologies and suicide.
Israel presses on with Gaza offensive
Published on 13/01/2024
» GAZA - Israel kept up bombardments in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as its deadly war on the enclave’s Hamas rulers approached 100 days with no end in sight.
Families of Russia's mobilised fight back despite fear
AFP, Published on 31/12/2023
» MOSCOW: It started with a morning knock on the door just days into Russia's mobilisation drive in September 2022.
Karabakh refugees see little hope for Azerbaijan peace
AFP, Published on 27/12/2023
» NOYAKERT, Armenia - Before fleeing the advancing Azerbaijani troops for Armenia, Suren Martirosyan glanced back one last time at his fruit garden in Nagorno-Karabakh, and the momentary vision has haunted him ever since.