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Davos rich see their world collapsing
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 20/01/2017
» 'I can't wait to see how the incoming administration deals with AI [artificial intelligence]," said US Secretary of State John Kerry, in a less-than-gracious reference to the fact that the Trump team hasn't got a clue about the real driving force in the changing world economy.
Clean up the justice system
News, Editorial, Published on 14/01/2017
» Three news reports are in the public spotlight this week. The outrageous details should leave the government with no option but to get serious about the long-overdue reform of the justice system.
Vans not worst killer
News, Editorial, Published on 09/01/2017
» After yet another failed government effort to bring down holiday road fatalities, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha talked tough. He said he intends to bring his Section 44 powers to bear, even though harsh road traffic enforcement has so far flunked the test.
Law needs fairer hand
News, Editorial, Published on 27/06/2016
» Recent incidents have highlighted a need for reform of not just laws in Thailand, but attitudes, to bring the country into the 21st century. One of those incidents gained a high level of prominence because of social media. A taxi driver hired by a woman on Sukhumvit Road groped and abused her, causing a great deal of distress. Fortunately, she retained enough of her wits to fend off the physical and verbal assault, and took photos of the driver as he repeatedly touched her. She then took the incident to the police. And at this point, it all turned unsettling.
Age of technology will need universal basic income
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 08/06/2016
» In a referendum on Sunday, Swiss voters rejected a proposal for a guaranteed annual income for everybody by an overwhelming 78% majority. But the idea was not crazy, and it is not going to go away.
Justice fails test in temple stand-off
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 31/05/2016
» No matter how it turns out, the stand-off between the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and Wat Phra Dhammakaya has underscored a combination of extreme conviction and weak enforcement of the justice system that has underpinned Thailand's many crises.
Bring 'Boss' to justice
News, Editorial, Published on 12/05/2016
» Time and again we see how people with wealth, influential families and political and business connections avoid facing justice for crimes they have committed. Prosecution of politicians for corruption, for example, is rare. One could say it is as scarce as hen's teeth.
Lessons from history
News, Postbag, Published on 16/04/2016
» I have just finished reading the third novel in Robert Harris's brilliant trilogy based on the life of Cicero. It's about politicians who struggle to practise and defend democracy, but fail because of the corruptibility and greed of many of them. The politicians are divided, and some favour allowing the all-powerful general, Julius Caesar, to take control of the empire.
No excuse for delays in cases against spoilt rich kids
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 30/03/2016
» Thanks to the netizens whose critical comments in the social media have put pressure on the police top brass to order a review of a fatal road accident on March 13 in Ayutthaya where two post-graduate students were killed when their car caught fire after it was rammed from behind by a speeding Mercedes-Benz sports car driven by Janepob Veeraporn, a luxury car dealer.
When killer turns victim
News, Editorial, Published on 22/03/2016
» More than five years ago, teenager Orachorn "Praewa" Thephasadin na Ayudhya killed nine people, and badly injured four others, in a traffic accident on the motorway. Now an adult but still showing no remorse, Orachorn has squirmed through expensive, legal loopholes to avoid responsibility for her acts. The Probation Department has revealed she has not just avoided the lenient punishment she received. She is actually claiming to be a victim.