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    Kick the chaos out of football

    News, Editorial, Published on 22/12/2016

    » Spectators at last Saturday's football match at Bangkok's Rajamangala National Stadium were very lucky indeed that nobody was injured by the throwing of flares. Luck, however, should not be something they need to rely on though strict security measures are. The safety of the public at sports and other events must not be compromised.

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    Rohingya aid a first step

    News, Editorial, Published on 21/12/2016

    » Asean foreign ministers have discussed the violent and dangerous situation in western Myanmar, but unfortunately failed to come up with a substantive solution. Credit is due to Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's political leader and foreign minister, for holding the "retreat" in Yangon on Monday. Diplomats called it a transparent and honest briefing.

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    Raising the bar

    News, Postbag, Published on 21/12/2016

    » Even war-devastated Vietnam's education system has beaten ours, by 44 places, in the 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) mean scores.

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    Government must leave no room for dirty fishing

    News, Tara Buakamsri, Published on 20/12/2016

    » Thailand is holding its breath awaiting the European Union's (EU) re-assessment of the country's notorious fishing industry.

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    Amendment to cyber law is very dicey

    News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/12/2016

    » Living in Thailand can be like playing dice. Is there a chance you will be assaulted or shot at while caught in a traffic jam? Possibly. Will a taxi break the law and refuse to pick you up? It happens all the time. How about being trapped if an illegally modified building collapses or catches fire? Not beyond the imagination.

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    'Safety last' too common

    News, Editorial, Published on 20/12/2016

    » A pair of incidents late last week pinpointed a serious chain of failures which have become all too common. An attempt to tear down an old building in Bangkok failed completely, when the building collapsed and killed four workers, injuring others. Just a day later, an "adventure tourism" attraction in Chiang Mai failed. A zipline ride turned into a horror show and injured three foreign tourists.

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    The good, the bad and the sad

    Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 26/12/2016

    » Only five more days till we start counting down to a new year. Of course, this moment of festive spirit is a time to celebrate. It is the season filled with gifts, cakes, greeting cards, hampers, new year tinsels and banners, twinkle lights, beautiful words and stuff. It is a time to plan for holidays ahead and choose which direction to move forward in the new year.

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    Kids deserve better

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 24/12/2016

    » Re: "The vision and illusion of Thailand 4.0", (Opinion, Dec 23). It is of course absolutely correct to point out that Somkid Jatusripitak's vision for Thailand as a developed nation on par with the likes of Japan and Singapore cannot be achieved without a new generation of young people educated to a much higher standard than their predecessors, and equipped with critical and creative minds, which would of course depend upon the ability to express thoughts and opinions freely.

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    A time for reflection

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/12/2016

    » The holiday season is coming, a reminder to all of us to keep aglow the spirit of compassion and inclusiveness.

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    The vision and illusion of Thailand 4.0

    News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 23/12/2016

    » It seems like all of a sudden all we hear from everyone that counts in and out of government is "Thailand 4.0". Its economic model sounds so modern, so hip.

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