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Baht bets rising
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/12/2025
» Re: "BoT measures to halt rapid baht uptick", (Business, Dec 5).
Nobody really wants to be a Nazi, but....
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 27/12/2024
» 'Alternativ fur Deutschland" (AfD) means "The Alternative for Germany", and the alternative on offer is fascism. Not actual Naziism, but the AfD uses fascist rhetoric and tactics to attract German voters. It has also attracted some improbable foreign admirers.
Once again, it was the economy, stupid
Oped, Mohamed A El-Erian, Published on 15/11/2024
» 'It's the economy, stupid!" This famous mantra, coined by the political strategist James Carville, helped Bill Clinton unseat President George H W Bush in 1992, and now it explains another election. The economy played a critical role in the 2024 presidential race, creating the conditions not only for Donald Trump to trounce Kamala Harris, and for the Republicans to gain control of the Senate and the House of Representatives, but possibly also for a counter-elite to usher in a new power structure.
Netflix's latest hit is a missed autism opportunity
Oped, Clara Ferreira Marques, Published on 09/09/2022
» After the torment of indebted souls in Squid Game, South Korea has fallen for a feel-good courtroom drama with an unusual protagonist -- a young lawyer with autism. Extraordinary Attorney Woo has been the most popular non-English series on Netflix for weeks this summer, and the season finale, which aired last month, smashed viewing records for broadcaster ENA.
School policy merits praise
News, Editorial, Published on 17/10/2018
» The Ministry of Education has delivered a rare and welcome policy change for students. A laudable new regulation that was delivered out of the blue addresses the problem of teenage pregnancies in a positive manner. This commendable decision comes in the wake of a serious black eye to the system.
Rehabilitate bullies
News, Postbag, Published on 17/10/2018
» Re: "Parents slam school bullying response", (BP, Oct 12).
Pupil assault a global wake-up call
News, Kabir Singh, Published on 17/10/2018
» The video is heartbreaking. A group of older girls in school uniforms surround a smaller girl sitting on the floor, yanking on her hair in a pantomime of braiding it until she cries out, and then repeatedly kick and beat her.
Teach your children well
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 15/10/2018
» What would you do if you find out your children were hurting others? Or kicking the helpless? Or pulling hair? And the victim was crying while your children were laughing?
Egregious whistles
News, Postbag, Published on 13/10/2018
» Re: "Keeping the noise down", (Opinion, Oct 12).
Strays no more
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 05/02/2018
» With good intentions of helping dog breeders, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha bought three Bang Kaew puppies during a mobile cabinet trip in Phitsanulok in late December last year. Two of the pups were intended to be New Year's gifts for senior cabinet members and the third pup would be his family's new pet.