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    Free to buy influence

    News, Postbag, Published on 18/07/2016

    » Mr Nagi, in his July 16 letter "Real taste of freedom", mentioned there is a great deal of freedom in the US. There are books expressing criticism of Jesus Christ, the government, etc.

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    Turkey unlikely victim of unlikely coup

    News, New York Times, Published on 18/07/2016

    » If the attempted coup in Turkey came as a surprise, there was good reason: The event went against decades of research on how, when and why coups happen.

  • OPINION

    Prayut, Prawit still firm friends, despite the rumours

    News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 14/07/2016

    » Despite rumours about a growing rift, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his deputy, Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, have not only maintained their camaraderie but also solidified the power of the regime.

  • OPINION

    Democracy on trial

    News, Postbag, Published on 12/07/2016

    » Eric Bahrt in his letter, "Better late than never", (BP, July 10) demanded that I, among others, apologise for being a junta apologist and anti-democracy advocate. That is funny, allow me to explain why.

  • OPINION

    Better late than never

    News, Postbag, Published on 10/07/2016

    » I share David Brown's outrage over the fact that the 13 Thai students who had peacefully protested were put in shackles (PostBag, July 7). But David, did you forget that you're the one who once wrote a postbag letter "apologising" on behalf of your country, Australia, for rightfully speaking out against the coup?

  • OPINION

    Casting a wide net

    News, Postbag, Published on 09/07/2016

    » Last year, roughly one in every six fish sold around the world was caught illegally. That number is now poised to drop, thanks to the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), the world's first international treaty designed to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

  • OPINION

    Aftermath of Thailand's failed UNSC bid

    News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 08/07/2016

    » Thais generally want Thailand to do well anywhere. When it comes to sports, for example, we have even learned the rules of volleyball to support our women's national team, which has shot up from nowhere to be in the global top 10. But when it comes to diplomacy, where Thailand used to be world class, local cheering recently has not led to international results.

  • OPINION

    Coming to grips with Venezuela

    News, Christopher Sabatini, Published on 27/06/2016

    » At least on paper, both Europe and the Americas seem equally committed to being democracies-only clubs, willing to defend and preserve the rule of law in member nations. In practice, however, it may be unfair to compare the perplexing web of regional Latin American organisations with the European Union. The juxtaposition of the EU's recent statement of concern over the rule of law in Poland and the long-overdue response by Latin American and Caribbean governments to the decades-long political crisis festering in Venezuela is a striking case in point.

  • OPINION

    Losing faith in the laws of the land

    News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 18/06/2016

    » Lawlessness is the new law. What's that term they're now using? "The new normal" -- right, say it even when there's nothing new and everything abnormal. But it's something more primitive that's making a screaming comeback.

  • OPINION

    China weighs up its role in Myanmar peace talks

    News, Anthony Davis, Published on 14/06/2016

    » In what has traditionally been a boots-and-bayonets conflict fought a long way from media coverage, an unusual photo circulating on the internet last week revealed that Myanmar's military is now using armed drones in operations against ethnic insurgents. Probably taken on a serviceman's mobile phone and posted on a Facebook account, the image showed soldiers preparing a Chinese-built CH-3A unmanned combat aerial vehicle for take-off at an airfield in the north of the country.

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