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Postbag: Luckless lanterns
News, Published on 01/11/2014
» Re: “Lanterns cause flight havoc”, (BP, Oct 30).
Egg freezing: controversial new benefit in the US workplace
AFP, Published on 19/10/2014
» WASHINGTON - Free meals, four months of maternity leave and now egg-freezing: Facebook's latest gift to its employees has rekindled debate on the role of women in the company.
HK leader reopens talks offer
AFP, Published on 16/10/2014
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's embattled leader made a dramatic u-turn Thursday reopening his offer of talks with student protesters a week after the government abruptly pulled out of discussions aimed at ending more than a fortnight of mass democracy rallies.
US calls for swift probe into Hong Kong police brutality
AFP, Published on 16/10/2014
» The United States has called for a "swift, transparent and complete" investigation into the beating of a handcuffed Hong Kong democracy protester by plainclothes police, as fresh street clashes broke out early Thursday.
The disease of ignorance
News, Published on 14/10/2014
» The Nobel Peace Prize this year highlights the inhumane acts of the atrocious wars now under way. As the Indian Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistani Malala Yousafzai were receiving deserved accolades for their humanitarian work, another large outbreak of polio was reported inside Pakistan. Authorities logged the 200th new case of 2014, and declared a public health emergency. It is a perfect storm of ignorance and cruelty, aimed specifically and horrifically at children.
Basic rights are forgotten
News, Published on 10/10/2014
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has chosen to make his first foreign trip as the country's leader to Myanmar — for a good reason. Sharing more than 2,000 kilometres of border, the two countries’ economic interests are closely intertwined. With Myanmar’s rich natural resources and determination to open its economy, Thailand can certainly benefit through strong bilateral ties.
Japan hits out at S. Korea over reporter's libel charge
AFP, Published on 09/10/2014
» TOKYO - Tokyo Thursday criticised the indictment of a Japanese journalist in South Korea over a story about President Park Geun-Hye, saying the move raised serious concerns about press freedoms.
Stuck on rice
News, Published on 07/10/2014
» I fully agree with Khun Vint Chavala, re “Diversify or die” (PostBag, Oct), that Thai farmers urgently need to diversify their production.
Hong Kong police arrest triads over protest clashes
AFP, Published on 04/10/2014
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong police have arrested eight suspected members of triad criminal gangs over clashes at ongoing pro-democracy protests, after attacks by groups including Beijing supporters left demonstrators injured and bloodied.
Bring justice to medicine
News, Published on 04/10/2014
» To err is human. In medical circles, to err is often deadly. Even the best doctors make mistakes, and such risks are especially high where doctors are scarce and forced to work under heavy workloads and tight time constraints.