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Grandpa Peng leaves big shoes to fill
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 17/02/2014
» I have just lost a role model in Grandpa Peng, who passed away on Monday at the age of 99.
Only one way out
News, Published on 17/02/2014
» It is tedious work and, as the old adage has it, “like pulling teeth”. But slowly and, one hopes, surely the political mood is changing on both sides. The hardline and simplistic opinions of last year are slowly evolving into more careful and more realistic policies. There is a lot of work and many dangerous bridges to cross before the current impasse can be resolved. But thinking people on both sides of the divide are fast coming to the realisation that compromise is necessary.
The road from thirst to health
News, Published on 17/02/2014
» Millions of the world’s poorest people face serious water-related challenges — from lack of access and shortages to disputes over supplies — with profound implications for security, economic development, and environmental sustainability. As world leaders design a development agenda to succeed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which expire in 2015, addressing these issues should be a top priority.
Postbag: Some facts, please
News, Published on 17/02/2014
» Mr Nagi, I read your letter, “Stick to the facts”, (PostBag, Feb 15), and realised that I missed a very important fact you mentioned about “gun-toting” PDRC members, as well your description of how PDRC members intimidate voters, “beating up those who stood in their way”. I wonder if I can have the source who saw them?
Comfort letter makes GSB chief squirm in his seat
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 17/02/2014
» Many of us, I believe, are well aware of the phrase "comfort women", those unfortunate women and girls in countries occupied by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II who were forced into prostitution in organised brothels to satisfy the sexual appetite of its soldiers. There are several films about this dark side of the war.
Might and right: The power of one man
News, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 17/02/2014
» Chess maestro Garry Kasparov has made a small but meaningful contribution to free speech in journalistic circles by challenging the widely-held taboo about invoking Hitler's name as a cautionary warning.
CMPO too quick to make enemies
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 17/02/2014
» The Centre for Maintaining Peace and Order is a fast learner. It seems to quickly follow the footsteps of the Pheu Thai Party and its mentor, Thaksin Shinawatra.