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Brave the third wave
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 07/01/2018
» The regime is about set to spring the third wave of its plan to extend government by elites. They're careful plans and they seem foolproof. But we will continue to live in interesting times, because not all military attacks proceed as planned.
Indonesia sends military to help fight health crisis in Papua
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesia is deploying military paramedics to carry food and vaccines to a remote part of its easternmost province of Papua, where reports say at least 61 infants died from malnutrition and diseases such as measles.
Global investment risk levels on rise
News, Pavida Pananond, Published on 18/01/2018
» Amid growing confidence of a global economic rebound and better domestic growth prospects, the 2018 investment outlook should not ignore downside factors that could hinder the long-run growth momentum. Structural challenges from policy uncertainties among the world's economic superpowers and saturating trade and investment flows through global value chains may cast more shadows over the local and global economy than the recovering numbers reveal.
Scuffles as police stifle civic march
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/01/2018
» A new wave of political challenge to the government surfaced Sunday as about a hundred people from several civic networks attempted to begin a political walk from Thammasat University's Rangsit campus to Khon Kaen to raise awareness of various issues they have with the regime.
About 100 in Indonesia's Papua feared dead
AFP, Published on 21/01/2018
» A measles outbreak is feared to have killed about 100 malnourished people in Indonesia's Papua, an official said Sunday, highlighting a health crisis in the country's easternmost province.
Road slaughter: Are we at breaking point?
News, Bart Lambregts, Published on 25/01/2018
» Societies that forget to adjust their ways to changing circumstances, sooner or later pay a price. Back in the old days, when traffic was light and not so fast, it was forgivable to pass over safety principles in road design, disregard driver education, and condone dangerous driving behaviour. Sure, accidents happened and people died, but on the whole losses remained within reasonable bounds.
Broken vows test patience to the limit
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 28/01/2018
» The military government has managed to break yet another promise as its proteges who go by the name of the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) last week passed a bill that could delay the long-promised general election by another 90 days.
Student activists, reporter acquitted in referendum case
Saichon Srinuanchan, Published on 29/01/2018
» RATCHABURI: The provincial court has acquitted four students and a reporter charged with violating the constitutional referendum law in 2016.
Four activists, reporter acquitted in charter vote case
News, Saichon Srinualchan, Published on 30/01/2018
» RATCHABURI: The provincial court has acquitted four students and a reporter charged with violating the constitutional referendum law in 2016.
An academic shift right will hurt society
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 31/01/2018
» Part of me wishes the military government had been behind the recent ban on the publication of the results of a poll by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida). Such state intimidation is not a good thing. But at least it's better than the reality -- self-censorship imposed by Nida's president or, put it another way, his preferred choice to not let public opinion influence an ongoing probe against one of the regime's top men.