Showing 7,151 - 7,160 of 11,592
Giant ballot paper just too daunting
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/05/2015
» It was the biggest ballot paper I have ever seen. The sample ballot paper shown to the media on Monday during a demonstration of the new voting process held at the Election Commission office was simply huge.
Quake spurs youth cyber relief work
News, Published on 19/05/2015
» The recent 7.3-magnitude aftershock which followed the earlier 7.8-magnitude earthquake that devastated Nepal has again drawn global attention. The death toll has already surpassed 8,100. Still, it is hard to imagine the scale of devastation had the earthquakes occurred 15 years ago. Several thousand more people would have died, and much of the world would still be unaware of the catastrophe.
The hidden cost of Thailand's electricity
News, Published on 19/05/2015
» The National Energy Policy Council last week approved Thailand's new Power Development Plan (PDP 2015), which lays out Thailand's energy and investment plans for the next 21 years.
Ignorance is not always bliss
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 19/05/2015
» Food network television star Sandra Lee followed in Angelina Jolie's footsteps by publicly announcing just last week that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will soon undergo a double mastectomy.
Charter needs people's vote
News, Published on 19/05/2015
» The high councils of the military regime meet Tuesday, ostensibly to discuss the nation's most pressing political issue. A huge document representing the work of the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) will be on the table. But while these leaders will discuss the content of the thickest constitution in the nation's history, the real elephant in the closed-off room is citizen participation in the draft. If the military rejects a referendum on the proposed framework, it faces the possibility of a major uproar.
Myanmar in firing line
News, Published on 18/05/2015
» Two problems that have long plagued our region are now a crisis. Human trafficking and a sudden surge in the flood of boat people from the Myanmar-Bangladesh border region have grabbed headlines and the attention of national leaders. Clearly, these twin problems have festered for too long. It is equally evident that solutions are neither simple nor easy. One shining fact, however, is that Myanmar is at once the largest part of the problem, and the key to a lasting resolution.This is not to say the entire regional problem of boat people and human trafficking is Myanmar's fault. An international conference has been called in Bangkok by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on May 29. It probably will feature plenty of finger-pointing. Some of the blame game will be true and pertinent.
Police crackdown turns smuggling hub into deserted island
News, Published on 18/05/2015
» Fringed with coconut trees and sandy beaches, Bangladesh's near-deserted island of Shah Porir Dwip feels more like a sleepy fishing port than a launchpad for a multi-million-dollar people smuggling industry.
Myanmar needs Asean, UN help to fix Rohingya crisis
News, Published on 18/05/2015
» As every crisis unfolds, the true nature of its players is inevitably revealed in the choices made and the actions taken. A large number of people fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh to Southeast Asia presents governments and people of the region with an intricately complex problem, but we must choose to take responsible actions that will shape the legacies of this generation of leaders.
Hope for a vaccine soars on HIV Day
News, Published on 18/05/2015
» On May 18, 1997, then US president Bill Clinton committed to developing an Aids vaccine within 10 years. Nearly 20 years later, we still don't have one. And every day in Thailand, 22 people become newly infected, the great majority of whom are under age 25.
Chavalit's talk of being PM can't be taken seriously
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 18/05/2015
» At the age of 83, most people are enjoying the quiet years and living peaceful lives with their families at home or helping to raise their grandchildren. Not so with Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh. He believes he is physically and mentally fit enough for a last shot at Government House.