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Sagan wins 4th stage, takes lead in Oman
AFP, Published on 22/02/2014
» Slovakia's Peter Sagan, riding for the Cannondale team, won Friday's Tour of Oman 173-kilometre fourth stage from Wadi Al Abiyad to Muscat to claim the overall lead.
Politics intrude at emotional Korean family reunion
AFP, Published on 22/02/2014
» Around 80 elderly South Koreans met privately Friday with North Korean relatives they hadn't seen for 60 years, but several complained the moment was tainted by political indoctrination.
Philippines looks to reopen peace talks with communist rebels
AFP, Published on 22/02/2014
» The Philippines is working with the Norwegian government on the possibility of reopening peace talks with communist insurgents, barely a year after negotiations collapsed, officials said Friday.
Malaysian opposition lawmaker found guilty of sedition
AFP, Published on 22/02/2014
» A Malaysian court found a veteran opposition leader guilty of sedition Friday in the latest use of a law the government had pledged to abolish in the run-up to elections last year.
Malaysian fatwa ruling sought on 'apocalyptic' silk
AFP, Published on 22/02/2014
» A Malaysian conservative group's insistence that Muslim men wearing silk was a "sign of the apocalypse" prompted a call Friday for religious authorities to study whether to impose a fatwa on the fabric, a report said.
Imprisoned in their ‘palace’
News, Bangkok Post, Published on 22/02/2014
» The Civil Court ruling that bans the caretaker administration from using the state of emergency decree to break up the anti-government protest is a blessing for rally-goers and protest leaders who face arrest warrants for defying the special legal requirements.
A study in complete learning
News, Published on 22/02/2014
» Schools are competitive places but one that has begun to stand out in both academic and "life" lessons is grounded in the firm belief in Buddhism.
AIS boycott off the mark
News, Published on 22/02/2014
» The stunning deposit run of more than 50 billion baht in a few days at the Government Savings Bank (GSB) due to distrust over its perceived association with the rice-pledging scheme is clear proof of the power of "political consumerism".
Postbag: Justice for whom?
News, Published on 22/02/2014
» It’s difficult to understand the judicial process in Thailand. Recently we have seen the Election Commission set re-election dates for April 28 despite the fact that it would appear that the constitution mandates that a new government must be formed within 30 days of an election. Then we hear that the Civil Court has said that the government cannot use force to dispel protesters in Bangkok, despite the fact that it appears that shots were fired and explosives used by protesters which resulted in the death of a policeman. It seems that many of the judgements are not based on just on the law but what the court considers best for Thailand. This is clearly outside their mandate. They should rule on the law, regardless of the outcome. After all, at the time Thaksin Shinawatra was accused of hiding assets in 2001, if the law had been strictly applied, he would surely have been found guilty, in which case the whole era of Thaksin would not have happened.
Believe it when you see it? Not so fast
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 22/02/2014
» Thailand in the 21st century is replete with two things: images and firearms. There are more pictures of people in this country than actual people, thanks to selfies, whether at protest sites or elsewhere. Meanwhile guns, M79s and hand grenades are so ubiquitous that even peaceful protesters do not have to look far for one when they’re in need. That the police should carry so many live rounds despite Chalerm Yubumrung’s instruction not to is, unfortunately, no surprise, since Mr Chalerm couldn’t even keep his own son away from guns.