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Taliban holds kids hostage
News, Published on 25/07/2012
» There never was good reason to support the Taliban of South Asia, and now there is even less. Last week, in yet another example of the group's inhumanity, the Taliban halted polio inoculations. Commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur said polio vaccination teams should stay away from the North Waziristan territory he controls near the Afghan border.
High time for WTO to embrace reality
News, Published on 25/07/2012
» The World Trade Organisation and global climate change negotiations face comparable challenges. Both need to accommodate different levels of development and match them with appropriate obligations. Even the jargon is similar: "common but differentiated responsibility" in climate change talks, and "special and differential" in the WTO negotiations.
'Caste system' fosters hate
News, Published on 25/07/2012
» Re: "Belonging: An offer they can't refuse" (Commentary, July 22).
Political risk returns as scourge of investors
News, Paul Donovan, Published on 25/07/2012
» Politics is playing a dominant role in financial markets today _ and generally speaking, investors do not like it.
Our athletes need more than a few cheers
News, Krissana Parnsoonthorn, Published on 25/07/2012
» The London Olympic Games 2012 will start this Saturday, and Thais are getting excited about cheering on their favourite athletes without having to worry about the black TV screen problem that afflicted Euro 2012.
Show some respect for our Lord Buddha!
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 25/07/2012
» I believe all of us must have had someone whom we hold in high regard and don't wish to see him or her being insulted in any way. It feels good to see other people show him or her respect the same way we do but we can't help feeling offended if they do the complete opposite.
City's flaws are appealing
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 25/07/2012
» Once again, Travel+Leisure magazine has named Bangkok as the world's best city. It's the third year in a row. I'm sure the government, and especially the Tourism Authority of Thailand, must be over the moon now.