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Nitirat has gone too far
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 26/01/2012
» The Nitirat scholars have made no secret of their opposition to the lese majeste law, but their latest proposal regarding the highest institution has overstepped the line and provoked uproar among the military and within pro-monarchy academia.
Bellamy eyes Cardiff as League Cup final prey
AFP, Published on 26/01/2012
» Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy set his sights on shooting down home town club Cardiff after Kenny Dalglish's side reached their first Wembley final for 16 years.
Through the looking glass
Life, Brian Curtin, Published on 25/01/2012
» Images of sexy naked bodies typically challenge the possibility of responding objectively to the terms of their representation. Any implication of prurience, voyeurism or the potential to be turned-on or turned-off complicates the matter of clearly deciding what it is we are looking at and how it might be interpreted.
Lotus pondering leads to life change
Life, Karnjariya Sukrung, Published on 24/01/2012
» In the Youth Justice Centre, 17-year-old Somsak Chuchuy-kham sat idly by a small lotus pond; the images of the lotus conjured words of the Buddha on the four types of people in his mind.
Apps becoming a new tech revolution
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 24/01/2012
» The phrase "killer app" is from the old, long-gone 20th century, but it probably ought to be revived. The spreadsheet and the word processor is what got the world going on the technology revolution, but it is the compact software on a phone or tablet that is driving the tech age now.
I am not just human
Life, Boaz Zippor, Published on 24/01/2012
» When did we start using "being human" as an excuse to being lazy and stupid? Was there a point in history when some guy, probably a Neanderthal, shrugged his shoulders after witnessing the harmful consequences of his stupid actions and then looked at the guy next to him and said, "Hey, what can I do? I am only human."?
Nalbandian fights water-hurling fine at Aussie Open
AFP, Published on 21/01/2012
» David Nalbandian angrily denied throwing water at an Australian Open staff member Saturday and vowed to appeal against an $8,000 fine imposed following his stormy exit from the tournament.
They still should have consulted us first
News, Published on 21/01/2012
» Re: ''Importance of travel alerts'' (BP, Editorial, Jan 17).
Redford slaps Romney as Sundance filmfest opens
AFP, Published on 20/01/2012
» Veteran US actor Robert Redford took a dig at Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney, his party's White House nomination battle and Congress as he opened the annual Sundance film festival.
The Land of Scams
Guru, Published on 20/01/2012
» Let's face it, the world is at a lowpoint and definitely going to end soon. It's 2012, and all the actors have been replaced by clones while the music charts are full of attention-seeking kids with ADHD. So it's no wonder that morality is plummeting to darker depths than Donald Trump on a bad hair day.