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Temple row needs fixing
Oped, Editorial, Published on 04/07/2023
» A long-standing row between the abbot of Wat Kalaya and the noble Pravitra family demonstrates loopholes in conservation laws and poor enforcement as several heritage places are being threatened in the name of development.
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Pursuing a lost war
News, Editorial, Published on 26/06/2017
» Monday's annual event in Ayutthaya marks a great setback in a campaign to bring sanity to the 46-year-old "global war on drugs" instigated by ex-US president Richard Nixon. Officials will stage their usual torching of tonnes of drugs seized in raids, highway searches, street-corner arrests and home invasions. But for the first time in years they will be working under orders to step up the suppression. The prime minister "expects to see better results", meaning more arrests in the so-called war that that was lost years ago.
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US IP report makes a point
News, Editorial, Published on 02/05/2017
» The US government last week released its annual opinion of how every country on Earth handles intellectual property. It was barely news that, for the 10th year in a row, Thailand was among the "dirty dozen" nations in the 2017 Special 301 Report. Named for a section of US law, the report is a relic of the 20th century, bringing momentary interest only. However, the issues it raises are important.
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Alien language hides deeper issues
News, Editorial, Published on 16/08/2015
» Aliens of Thailand unite, you have nothing to lose but your gold and silver otters. So put down your paper hand jobs and, whatever else you do, do not gas party animals or berth blanket mitt work.
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Release move just one step
News, Editorial, Published on 21/07/2015
» The military regime has ordered the release from prison of former terrorist leader, Sama-ae Thanam. Other releases may follow. Now 63, Sama-ae has vowed to help reconciliation efforts and establish peace across the deep South. Once the leader of the military wing of the so-called Patani United Liberation Front (Pulo), he was captured in Malaysia in 1988, extradited and later jailed on terrorism charges in 1997. Authorities not only believe he is no longer a threat but could help peace efforts in the restive southern provinces.
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