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Wake-up smack for a changing society
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 15/01/2012
» The slapping was a symptom of an outdated mentality that still permeates society.
Uproar over slap... then nothing
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/01/2012
» That Sirichai Maichum, the security officer at Suvarnabhumi Airport who got his ears smacked by a high-ranking customs official till an ear drum ruptured, is distraught and worried about his career and his own safety after the assault, should have been a big slap in the face of Thai society. It should have hurt badly. And something should have broken. Something should have changed.
Think you know what's happening in the world around you?
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 20/01/2012
» Well, Guru doesn't and we need your help! See if you can answer these amazingly difficult questions and win yourself the joy of being right!
Shock tactics can rebound
News, Published on 21/01/2012
» One of the big pluses of the internet is that it is free for all to use. No one needs a licence or special permission to blog, upload videos, set up Facebook or Twitter accounts or make their voice heard. While that is as it should be, this freedom needs to be carefully guarded and exercised responsibly. If it is abused by those who act stupidly and provocatively then it provides governments with an excuse to step in and interfere with the free flow of information, something they are always ready to do. It is the bad actions of a few that spoil things for the many.
Widows pray for peace in a wretched land
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 08/03/2012
» Having lost her husband in the southern violence and forced to struggle for her son's freedom from detention in the Tak Bai crackdown, Yaena Salaemae has only one wish for International Women's Day today.
If the troops go, who protects the innocent?
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 12/03/2012
» As Islamic insurgents stepped up attacks against security forces in neighbouring Narathiwat province _ killing five soldiers in a roadside bomb attack and wounding 12 others in other raids on army outposts on Wednesday and Friday respectively _ about 100 members of 16 civic and student groups staged a protest in front of Rajabhat University's Yala campus on Thursday against the alleged rape of a teenage Muslim girl by a young soldier.
Beatings, bullying - let YouTube be the judge
News, Arglit Boonyai, Published on 24/03/2012
» If a foreigner is beaten on the BTS and no one records it, did it really happen?
Frankly,my dear, I do give a dam
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 20/04/2012
» I wish I never had to write another whining piece about dam construction. It was just a few months ago that I profusely lamented about the loss of lush teak forests _ and ecological balance _ in Phrae province if the government goes ahead with the controversial Kang Sua Ten Dam, by citing flood prevention as cause. After last year's massive flood, debate about article 112, dubious purchasing of tablets, constant meddling from finance minister Kittiratt Na Ranong and the recent threat or pledge _ you decide _ by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra that he will return home, we do not need another headache.
Real Songkran sinners evade exposure
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 25/04/2012
» As expected after Songkran, it was inevitable we would have a piece of controversial news to talk about once the great water battle was over. Last year, the country's media was in a frenzy about two girls dancing bare-breasted among the celebratory crowds on Silom Road. This year, another topless dancer sparked social criticism, only this time it was a 19-year-old transvestite.
A show of leadership
News, Published on 09/05/2012
» Re: ''PM says price remarks 'twisted''' (BP, May 8).