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The Daesh threat close to home
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 08/05/2017
» Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), or Daesh, appears to be trying to gain a foothold in the Philippines. It has also claimed responsibility for successful and unsuccessful attacks in Indonesia and Malaysia in recent years, while Singapore and Thailand are also on high alert.
Media-driven panic fueling fears in Southeast Asia
News, Anthony Davis, Published on 22/09/2016
» As Southeast Asia faces a resurgence of terrorism under the blood-soaked brand of the Islamic State (IS), the region needs to takes to take a deep breath -- and resist the urge to panic.
Their own worst enemy
News, Postbag, Published on 14/02/2016
» Re: “Army prepares to step up rocket-system technology” (BP, Feb 13).
At least we’ll be safe from the Blue Meanies
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 19/07/2015
» It appears the navy’s plans to purchase three submarines from China have been temporarily put on hold. The proposed deal had not exactly been greeted with people dancing in the streets.
A reprieve, so they can continue to plunder?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 03/07/2015
» Chambers of commerce in some coastal provinces have asked the government for a two-month reprieve for the owners of thousands of illegal fishing boats now moored at ports and jetties unable to meet the IUU fishing rule.
Soaring fears over fires in the night sky
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 31/10/2014
» Finally, someone has come to their senses about the release of northern-style lanterns. Yi peng floating lanterns have become a big fad not only in Chiang Mai and some other provinces in the North, but also in Bangkok as people love to look at the glittering lights when hundreds of them are released in the sky at night.
Politicians need PR
News, Published on 31/07/2014
» Both letters from Kuldeep Nagi (“Charter will polarise”, July 30) and Vint Chavala (“Fire up the PR machine”, July 30) show the writers will never be “happy campers”.
Postbag: The opposite of good
News, Published on 27/07/2014
» Real good deeds must be done with faith, not announced to the public in the hope of getting benefits in return. The good deeds passport idea will motivate students to seek high scores to get into the best universities. It may cause students to be greedy and encourage them to lie in order to amass a large quantity of good deeds. The passport of good deeds could turn out to be just the opposite.
Fuel for thought on air crash
News, Published on 20/07/2014
» On July 3, 1988, Iranian Airlines Flight IR655 with 290 people on board was blown out of the sky over the Persian Gulf by two missiles from the USS Vincennes. This was in a war zone — the Iran-Iraq war was raging and the US navy was engaged in military actions in support of Saddam Hussein against Iranian vessels.