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End scourge of extremism
News, Editorial, Published on 23/04/2019
» The coordinated attacks on churches and luxury tourist outlets that killed more than 200 in Sri Lanka gripped the world with unfathomable sadness. The death toll had climbed to 290 as of press time yesterday.
Guns a threat here too
News, Editorial, Published on 04/10/2017
» Another shocking mass murder has taken place in the US. A lone gunman fired hundreds of rifle rounds at the crowd at an outdoor country music concert in Las Vegas. He killed at least 59 people and wounded more than 550 before committing suicide. In the hotel room he used to launch the attack, 64-year-old killer Stephen Craig Paddock had 16 rifles. Police seized another 18 at his home.
Dangerous militancy
News, Editorial, Published on 23/08/2017
» A father's tragic tale shows how far behind the military regime has fallen in the never-ending struggle in the deep South. Maruding Arwae came forward last week to apologise and explain the sudden and secret conversion of his 27-year-old son from model citizen to slain terrorist. The change was so sudden it stunned the parents he lived with. It was so covert that it almost certainly was the first public case of change via internet.
City in ruins, IS still a threat
News, Editorial, Published on 13/06/2017
» The disgraceful story of Marawi City in the southern Philippines is an embarrassment to the country's president, Rodrigo Duterte. But it is a threat to Asean neighbours, including Thailand. Southeast Asia today is not only a target of the Islamic State (IS) but an actual threat which could, and should, have been avoided.
Jumping to conclusions
News, Editorial, Published on 05/06/2017
» There is a certain familiarity about the spat between some officials in the Philippines after the calamitous midnight suicide attack on a Metro Manila resort last week. Gunfire and arson caused by the attacker left at least 37 people dead. Most died from smoke inhalation in the fire set by the attacker at the Resorts World Manila complex not far from Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
An atrocity in Florida
News, Editorial, Published on 14/06/2016
» The barbarous butchery carried out by one man in a Florida gay nightclub indicates failures on several fronts. Omar Mateen, son of an Afghan refugee and salesman and consumed by hatred, opened fire and killed at least 50 people on the spot. By all accounts, he was motivated by two things. First was his growing and finally overwhelming hatred of the gay community, particularly gay men. Second was the call by the Islamic State (IS) for "lone wolf" terrorist attacks during Ramadan.
Don't dumb down news
News, Editorial, Published on 28/05/2016
» A man who survived an attack by a python which for some reason emerged from a toilet to bite his private parts. A motorcycle rider who fell down after hitting a monitor lizard which unexpectedly shot out from the side of a street. A video clip goes viral of a man masturbating with the help of an aubergine on a public van.
Plans to fight terror lacking
News, Editorial, Published on 25/11/2015
» The wave of terrorism in recent days has been horrific. The Paris attacks killed at least 129 and shattered many hundreds of lives of the wounded and the victims' families. Similarly, a bloody attack on a hotel in Bamako, Mali, killed 27 but harmed far more. In the Middle East and in the Philippines, extremist groups beheaded a Norwegian, a Chinese citizen and a Malaysian because their families could not raise the money to ransom them.
Perils of social media
News, Editorial, Published on 21/11/2015
» A series of falsehoods and careless postings that have spread through social media during the week should serve as a reminder of how important it is for users to be careful of what they decide to post online.