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Korn's Democrat exit could let him shine
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 18/01/2020
» The surprise departure of Korn Chatikavanij from the Democrats deals a heavy blow to the oldest political party which was already struggling in an unfavourable political atmosphere. The bold move, however, gives the prominent politician a new opportunity with speculation rife he is about to found a new party. Political observers also foresee the possibility of Mr Korn becoming a new choice for PM in the next election.
Civil liberties do not equal sedition
News, Angkhana Neelapaijit, Published on 15/10/2019
» Army chief Apirat Kongsompong's recent lecture on security -- even though he may argue that it only reflects his personal views -- is controversial and has raised concerns about the military's attempts to intervene in politics. It's apparent that his perspective on national security is largely based on mistrust, with no place for people with different opinions.
Intangible heritage stands up to scrutiny
News, Published on 15/12/2018
» The recent 2018 inscriptions of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) on Unesco Lists has raised again global awareness about variations of masked dance in Southeast Asia, which retell the story of Rama, the Vishnu-reincarnated king who defeats the demon king Ravana.
Midterms resonate across Atlantic
News, John Lloyd, Published on 12/11/2018
» One of the major political messages of the US midterm elections has been that rural voters dominate the cities. While the Democrats made enough gains in urban areas to take control of the House of Representatives, Republicans were able to expand their majority in the Senate, where each state gets two senators regardless of population size. In an election where neither side can claim a sweeping victory, President Donald Trump's party did as well as it did because the small towns and the more sparsely populated rural areas of the United States are still, in the main, Trump country. Meanwhile, Democrat votes pile up in the cities, uselessly, from an electoral point of view.
Trump's tent city for children is a concentration camp
News, Published on 23/06/2018
» What does it mean that the United States of America is taking children from their parents and detaining them in camps?
Surin was Asean’s de facto foreign minister
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 08/12/2017
» It was the spring of 2007. The application deadline was quickly approaching for a qualified Thai candidate to serve as the 12th Asean secretary-general.
Africa's deft handling of Zimbabwe's peaceful 'coup'
News, William Saunderson-Meyer, Published on 24/11/2017
» The sight of a civilian populace wildly cheering soldiers clinging to a tank is the standard fare of coups. In Africa, which has had a troubling tradition of the military overthrowing civilian administrations, it's a jubilation that historically has rarely lasted for long, with the new rulers soon proving to be at least as venal and oppressive as those they have replaced.
Tribalism lets the blind lead the blind
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 26/09/2017
» It comes in a package. A coup that is not a coup. Airport seizures that are retroactively described as self-imposed closures by the authorities themselves. An act of forcing freshmen to strip naked and simulate sex acts is explained away as a rite of passage and bonding activity.
Keep a lid on Songkran
News, Editorial, Published on 13/04/2017
» The Songkran Festival officially begins today. Unlike previous years, the water splashing activities especially in Bangkok will take place in regulated calmness thanks to a series of state orders that are driven by the need to promote road safety and curb traffic-related fatalities.
Inaugurations are more than a hail to the (new) chief
News, Richard Skinner, Published on 13/01/2017
» For all their happy pageantry -- marching brass bands on parade, solemn invocations, evening gowns at the balls -- our inaugurations expose some of the biggest tensions that define the American presidency.