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Equality still eludes women
News, Published on 09/03/2012
» Thailand yesterday observed International Women's Day with little welcome news for the majority of its female population. True, the glass ceiling in national politics was finally broken when Thailand elected a woman as prime minister for the first time last July. Thailand also boasts one of the highest participation rates in the world for women in senior management (39%), well above the global average of 21% and just 19% for Asia-Pacific companies, according to a survey released yesterday by Grant Thornton consultancy firm.
Thai Rath Editorial
News, Published on 06/03/2012
» Rural poverty is one of the root causes of the flourishing sex industry in our country, which generates huge revenues for the influential people behind it.
Haze is poor man's revenge
News, Published on 04/03/2012
» The fires which are causing bad air quality in the North are in effect a poor man's revenge on us all. Poor farmers burn their fields since they can't afford any other method of weeding. Hill tribe people burn the common forest because it generates mushrooms after the first rains, which apparently earn them 2,000 baht a day at markets.
'Consensual' Rape
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 04/03/2012
» A 16-year-old girl was used as a sex object and filmed. The question of whether she gave her consent to a soldier with a uniform and a gun in a war zone is absurd
No one wants to talk about abortion
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 01/03/2012
» When a model told the media she just had an abortion out of pressure from her actor/singer ex-boyfriend _ a decision she now deeply regrets _ what did you think would ensue?
Get real about English
News, Published on 28/02/2012
» Re: "English drive doesn't cut the mustard" (BP, Life, Feb 27). The column really hit me. This is not the time to keep still, when other countries are preparing their children for the Asean Economic Community. Having attended English classes four times a week over a period of 12 years, almost means nothing when we try to help a lost tourist, because of our problem with communicating in English. I hope to see the next generation of Thais busy working in Thailand, not scattered around Asean without a job to do.
Values face off
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 26/02/2012
» If you experience sexual urges, what should you do? A) Play soccer with your friends. B) Seek advice from your family. C) Try to sleep. D) Go out with a friend of the opposite sex. E) Invite a buddy for a movie.
Thailand's idiotic mindset
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 25/02/2012
» The question is so absurd that it could only be real. The multiple choices are so preposterous they could only be presented in germ-free, sanitised Thailand.
'Tis not the season to be jolly for Yingluck
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 20/02/2012
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra posted a message on her Facebook page last Friday wishing Thais would treat one another with honour regardless of sex, race or origin and to respect human dignity. She said she felt saddened because Thai people treated one another with contempt and took sexual advantage for personal or political gains. Then she pleaded for cooperation and understanding of the role of women and vowed to restore the honour and dignity of Thai women.
Scoring political points at the public's expense
News, Published on 18/02/2012
» Re: ''Govt whitewashing bombings'' (BP, Feb 17).