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50 years on, missile crisis still instructive
News, Published on 28/10/2012
» Fifty years ago today the entire world breathed a tremendous sigh of relief after having come out of what was and still is the closest scrape with nuclear holocaust since the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan at the end of world War II, and one which would surely have had even graver consequences globally than the tragedies at Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
Off to a flying start
News, Published on 16/10/2012
» Re: "Blackout delays Don Mueang flights" (BP, Oct 15).
Tolerance, not violence, is the Muslim way
News, Published on 12/10/2012
» Fourteen-year-old Malala Yousufzai has been shot and wounded in the Swat Valley of Islamic Republic of Pakistan by an extremist group. Her fault: She spoke out openly against militants, emphasising the need for education of girls and empowerment of women.
Forget revenge, learn forgiveness
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 11/10/2012
» Sept 29 and 30 this year must have been one of the most depressing weekends in decades for Buddhists around the world. That weekend there was a news photo showing a Buddha statue standing amid wreckage, with rows of coconut trees in the background. My heart sank and I immediately wanted to know which temple in which part of the world had been hit by a cyclone.
Truth commission readies its final report
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/09/2012
» Unless there is an abrupt change of schedule, the Truth for Reconciliation Commission of Thailand (TRCT) will today release its final report on the political protests by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, the red shirts, during April and May 2010 which descended into violence and a military crackdown, leaving 92 people dead, including two protesters in Udon Thani and one in Khon Kaen.
Nature of the beast
News, Published on 27/08/2012
» Why is anyone surprised, let along outraged, that politicians lie? Dogs bark. Cats purr. Politicians lie. It is the nature of the beast.
Security hits a low in South
News, Published on 30/07/2012
» The deeply disturbing video leaked on to the internet from the deep South raises many questions about what is happening in the struggle with the country's most serious security problem. Tens of thousands of people in Thailand and worldwide have watched the video on various media. Authorities must explain how such graphic images of the planned ambush, murders and looting of bodies were released. But the public must know what the government and its security forces intend to do about the ruthless lawlessness exposed so blatantly.
Only the sister can save us
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 29/07/2012
» When Pol Gen Priewpan Damapong made his pilgrimage to see Thaksin Shinawatra and sing "Happy Birthday" to the former prime minister, there were three common reactions. One was disgust at the national police chief for kowtowing to a fugitive convict. Another was adulation for the national police chief who paid homage to his former brother-in-law and all-around Thai hero. It's all a matter of perspective. The last one was "Who cares?"
Think again, Thaksin
News, Published on 14/04/2012
» Re: ''Thaksin eyes return this year'' (BP, April 12).
South strategy an utter failure
News, Published on 03/04/2012
» Saturday was the worst day ever in Thailand's long fight with terrorists. Two car bombs and two other blasts killed 14 people and wounded more than 350 in Yala town and in Hat Yai, the economic centre and largest city in the far South. Once again, authorities have called urgent meetings and issued statements meant to calm the nation. Once again, the security forces and political leadership alike have failed at their primary task of keeping the Thai people and visitors safe.