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Silencing the youth
News, Postbag, Published on 14/12/2019
» Well, let's see. This week we learned that the permafrost in the Arctic is thawing much faster than was anticipated which is going to lead to a faster rise of sea levels than we had anticipated.
Faint hope of war petering out in Yemen
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 06/12/2019
» Some wars end in victory, but just as many sputter out in exhaustion. The war in Yemen, now coming up on five years old, always looked likely to end up in the second category, and the time may be quite soon.
Negotiating the end of cross-border insurgency
News, Published on 02/12/2019
» Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Hat Yai Peace accords that ended the Communist Party of Malaya's (CPM) 41-year insurgency. This historical episode resonates with present day insurgencies where cross-border linkages can often allow insurgencies to persist and "good neighbourly" relations can open up possibilities for an enduring peace.
Tariffs not trivial
News, Postbag, Published on 06/11/2019
» Re: "US views removal of GSP perks as trivial", (Business, Nov 5).
Turkish forces are shielding Syrians and Kurds
News, Published on 21/10/2019
» I would like to set the record straight regarding Operation Peace Spring as some of the pieces in the Bangkok Post over the past few days have especially been concerning in terms of facts.
Apirat speech sends chill
News, Editorial, Published on 12/10/2019
» It was "a lecture" that should never have been given by any army chief, for its combination of accusations against "the left" and young people, and sensational and biased political messages.
Judge's shot across bows of judiciary
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 08/10/2019
» Was the bullet fake? Was the self-shooting staged? Is he part of an opposition plan to discredit the military and government? Since he survived, he must have manipulated the shooting to avoid damage to major organs, just like in the movie John Wick.
Muslim sweep a disgrace
News, Editorial, Published on 21/09/2019
» In the wake of a series of bomb incidents in Bangkok and Nonthaburi last month that were blamed on Muslim suspects, the police have come up with a new "intelligence" mission that appears to constitute both outright discrimination and pure prejudice against a minority group of Thai youth.
Understanding Papua's struggle
Asia focus, Published on 19/08/2019
» A sham referendum under the Suharto dictatorship, an ethnic population dissimilar to Indonesia's predominantly Muslim community, over half a million lives lost to genocide and unlawful killings, and myriad human rights atrocities committed against their own people -- the story of Papua presents the most convincing case for independence out of many global separatist movements. Yet, the future of Papua remains highly unpredictable.
India's creating its own West Bank in Kashmir
News, Published on 07/08/2019
» Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in India often claims that its actions are unprecedented -- that no government in India's history has been bold enough to do what it does. Most of the time this is, to put it mildly, an exaggeration. But on Monday, they certainly went far beyond what any previous Indian government has done about the troubled state of Jammu and Kashmir. And that's a big, big problem.