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Nation of followers
News, Postbag, Published on 27/05/2017
» I fully agree with Sanitsuda Ekachai in her May 25 article, "How our education sustains dictatorship" which is why our most highly educated elite have been so supportive of the last coup d'etat.
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A tale of two bombs -- in Manchester and Bangkok
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 26/05/2017
» There were two bombs on Monday. The one in Britain killed at least 22 people and injured 120 as they came out of a concert at Manchester Arena. It was carried out by a suicide bomber named Salman Abedi and claimed by the Islamic State (IS). The other was in Thailand, and injured 22 people at a military-linked hospital in Bangkok; nobody has claimed responsibility yet. But what happened afterwards was very different.
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Stop attacks, or stop talks
News, Editorial, Published on 26/05/2017
» The bombing of a Big C Supercenter in Pattani on May 9 has perversely put the government on the back foot. The car bomb attack which wounded 59 innocent civilians has been condemned worldwide for its savagery. It also raised political questions without clear answers for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and the regime. How the military proceeds in the coming days will probably determine whether there is even a slim chance of ending the southern violence.
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Bombers must face justice
News, Editorial, Published on 23/05/2017
» All of those involved in Monday's explosion at the army-run Phramongkutklao Hospital which hurt 25 people must be condemned.
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Big C blast reignites South bloodshed fears
News, Published on 21/05/2017
» The May 9 car bomb that went off at the Big C Supercenter in Pattani's Muang district renewed fear among residents about their future safety in the deep South region. The explosion, which wounded 61 people, has caught people's attention globally and nationally.
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When Adults say the Darnest Thangs!
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 05/05/2017
» Age and wisdom are conventionally thought to go hand in hand. It just makes sense. The older you are, the more knowledgeable and the more experience you've acquired. It's thus fair to assume you should also have the ability to form sound and coherent statements.
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The next super weapon could be biological
News, Peter Apps, Published on 21/04/2017
» With the threat of chemical weapons in Syria and nuclear arms in North Korea, the risk of biological weapons has largely dropped off the international agenda. But evolving technologies and genetic engineering may open the door to new dangers.
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Fingerprint plan flawed
News, Editorial, Published on 01/03/2017
» The well-intentioned, indeed necessary military campaign to prevent bomb attacks in the deep South has taken a curious turn. The 4th Army for years has taken a variety of steps, some more effective than others, to stop separatist bombs. The most common terrorist-type bomb is one detonated from a distance by a mobile phone call.
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Turkey is swiftly heading towards a regime of terror
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 12/11/2016
» 'In Turkey, we are progressively putting behind bars all people who take the liberty of voicing even the slightest criticism of the government," wrote author Orhan Pamuk, Turkey's first Nobel Prize winner. "Freedom of thought no longer exists. We are distancing ourselves at high speed from a state of law and heading towards a regime of terror" that is driven by "the most ferocious hatred".
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Regime must come clean on potential terror threats
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 05/11/2016
» Like many other Bangkok residents, I have been both surprised and worried by the latest news that there was an official letter circulating on social media about potential bomb attacks in the city.
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