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    Yingluck on grand tour of the armed forces

    News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 12/01/2012

    » The visits to the headquarters of all three armed forces last month was just the beginning of a campaign by Defence Minister Yutthasak Sasiprapa aimed at boosting the image of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

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    Clarity, PM, for women's fund

    News, Published on 27/01/2012

    » It is no secret that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is no darling of women's rights groups. To them, she is only the proxy of her brother Thaksin, whom they believe still wields the real power behind this Pheu Thai-led administration.

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    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.

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    Help for Thailand's most marginalised

    News, Published on 29/01/2012

    » The magnitude of the problem doesn't excuse the inadequate policies of successive Thai governments, nor does it absolve the business sector of its responsibility to treat the workforce it depends on with fairness and respect

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    Hospital to pay for negligence

    News, Published on 26/01/2012

    » Justice has finally prevailed, however belatedly, for Burin Sereeyothin, his three children and the parents of his deceased wife, Jureerat.

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    Keeping heritage above the race for tourist dollars

    News, Published on 04/02/2012

    » Once tourism becomes an industry and a commercial activity, profit becomes the driving factor in deciding which activity or cultural product, or type of performing arts, appeals most to consumers and the market. In this way, cultural treasures are transformed into commodities.

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    Tweet smell of rebellion

    News, Published on 30/01/2012

    » The announcement last week by Twitter that it can control its users country-by-country is certain to cause the company much grief. For a company founded on the ideal of free speech, Twitter now will have to bear the burden of deciding just how free it should be. The company is less than six years old, but Twitter and its "tweets" have gained a worldwide foothold. Far beyond its use as a social link, the micro-blogging service has been credited with serving government, opposition and anti-establishment groups alike, including rebellions like the Arab Spring. Now Twitter has unleashed a powerful new force which it may not be able to control.

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    Using money as a cure-all

    News, Published on 03/02/2012

    » It would be a big mistake for the government and the military to believe they can bury the hatchet with the victims of state violence if the compensation money is large enough.

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    The implications of Burma's progress

    News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 13/01/2012

    » Watching Burma's ongoing progress towards democratic reforms and political dialogue from afar is like seeing sprinkling rain turning into a light downpour after a long drought over two decades. It is a spectacular and stunning sight thus far, partly because the long drought stirred pent-up demands and grievances for ways forward.

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    Balance sheet of the Arab Spring

    News, Published on 25/01/2012

    » Last year's events in Egypt and Tunisia drew the curtain on a tottering old order and delivered much of the Arab world into a long-awaited new era. But what that new era will look like remains very much an open question, given the many challenges that the region's countries still face.

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