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All eyes on a chance for change in Kim's closed North
News, Published on 11/01/2012
» The announcement of Kim Jong-un as supreme commander of the Korean People's Army is one more step in the process of Pyongyang's efforts to consolidate power as quickly as possible after the sudden death of Kim Jong-il.
Old enough for crime, but not punishment?
News, Somporn Thapanachai, Published on 11/01/2012
» The second Saturday of January is the annual day when children and the youth in Thailand are celebrated. But not all of them have a chance to enjoy Children's Day. Some of them are locked up in de facto prisons, officially known as the Juvenile Observation and Protection Centres. These youths should have the opportunity to live a normal life after they serve their terms. Surprisingly, some of them choose to commit the same crime or offence again and again. Should society still give such untamed youths the opportunity for freedom again _ only for them to become recidivists?
An issue that won't go away
News, Published on 11/01/2012
» Another week, another disturbing case that has stirred public concern over the nation's lese majeste laws. Details are finally going viral of the incredible witch-hunt for a young Ratchaburi woman. The crowd-stalking and scurrilous campaign against the woman are troubling, to say the least. But the state justice system has reinforced the prejudice and abuse of "Joss Stick", as she is called, because of the unique workings of Article 112 and other lese majeste laws.
Flood victims were not faceless people
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 10/01/2012
» The people who died in the flood last year are being treated as if they were faceless beings whose deaths were meaningless and should be forgotten anyway.
Losing out for lack of English
News, Published on 10/01/2012
» The failings of Thailand's education system are well known and heavily documented. Students who do not read, write or figure very well are released from school rooms into the market, where they do poorly. Salaries as a whole remain low, compared with many countries with similar economic development. Employers literally line up at conferences and media events to list the failings of job seekers and the system that prepares them.
Illegal and dangerous
News, Published on 10/01/2012
» Re: ''We're Thai, therefore we shop'' (BP, Life, Jan 9).
Post Today Analysis
News, Published on 10/01/2012
» The political power plays this year will be more intense than in 2011, with the ruling Pheu Thai Party and like-minded politicians joining hands to push for political reconciliation and an amnesty that will benefit ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
Upgraded roads, people downtrodden
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 10/01/2012
» Do you know how many zeroes there are in 2 trillion? I don't. Intellectually, I can't immediately grasp how large such an amount of money is, being an ordinary citizen who subsists on some 50-baht meals most days.
The spirit of selfless giving
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 10/01/2012
» We usher in 2012 with flair and celebrations _ never missing out on the social value of the gift-giving ritual whether it's accepting, giving or exchanging.
All you really need to know about primaries
News, Robert W Fitts, Published on 10/01/2012
» The US presidential primaries form a lengthy contest to determine the presidential candidates for the Democratic and Republican parties. The events stretch a full six months from Jan 3 in Iowa to June 26 in Utah. Though the news media will do their best to portray the primaries as a multi-faceted horse race worthy of close attention, the results are almost certain.