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Popularity of regime wanes
News, Published on 04/11/2017
» Judging from politicians' whining, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's announcement that a general election will take place in November next year is not good enough; it must do a great deal more to get the country's sluggish economy on the move and improve the much-touted welfare-card scheme.
Facebook's problems abroad disturb
News, Published on 31/10/2017
» For months, Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, has been in crisis mode, furiously attempting to contain the damage stemming from its role in last year's presidential campaign. The company has mounted an all-out defence campaign before this week's congressional hearings on election interference in 2016, hiring three outside communications firms, taking out full-page newspaper ads, and mobilising top executives, including Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, to beat back accusations that it failed to prevent Russia from manipulating the outcome of the election.
About politics
News, Published on 14/10/2017
» After much ado about what seemed to be nothing, political parties' euphoria has faded v After two decades, Thammasat University's social development success still rings clear v Yingluck's fingers crossed in bid to live in UK
Lessons from Kenya's war against plastic
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 20/09/2017
» As Kenya wages war on plastic waste, it appears I happen to be in the country at a very crucial time.
About politics
News, Published on 05/08/2017
» Chief government affairs spokesman is still struggling to get the spin factor right v Democrat Party jumps on the flood-relief bandwagon — at its own peril v High-ranking Education Ministry officials balk at 'job opportunity'
About politics
News, Published on 01/07/2017
» EC members are not going quietly as organic bill axe looms v Observers keenly monitor police chief's handling of position-buying scandal v Nualphan Lamsam denies Zico's arrival as Port FC boss is a Bangkok governor election ploy
Funeral books shed light on People's Party
News, Suthachai Yimprasert, Published on 24/06/2017
» The 1932 memorial plaque incident is a key political event that we will be commemorating in what is a markedly different atmosphere relative to years past.
Questionable advice on being 'good'
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 16/06/2017
» It seems we are facing the big trauma of our time. The feeling that we have lost the right to self-determination.
Outsider politics not going away
News, Mohamed A El-Erian, Published on 13/06/2017
» It is tempting to consider last week's UK election -- in which the two major parties combined to take more seats in parliament -- another indication that the anti-establishment phenomenon that propelled Brexit and President Donald Trump's victory is waning. That would be a mistake. A closer look suggests that, far from going away, the phenomenon is evolving, with potential consequences for key upcoming European elections.
Trump's own Muslim statements are his worst enemy
News, Published on 23/03/2017
» Throughout the US presidential campaign, Donald Trump boasted of his plan to ban Muslim visitors and immigrants from America. He often criticised Islam, conflating the religion with extremism, at campaign rallies and in television interviews. For more than a year, there were few consequences for Mr Trump invoking an Islamic bogeyman.