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The four tests a poll must pass to be taken seriously
News, Nigel Gould-Davies, Published on 31/07/2017
» We all like to know what other people think. Politicians want to find out how popular they are. Non-governmental organisations want to see the impact of their campaigning. Companies want to test new product ideas. And the rest of us want to know the views of our fellow citizens.
Militant about gender
News, Editorial, Published on 31/07/2017
» Gender equality took a tiny step forward in Thailand recently. Then it took a step backwards in America. In truth, there is no defensible reason for either case. Both of the issues, here and abroad, deal with transgenders. Thai authorities continue to be unaccountably stubborn, while US President Donald Trump simply reversed policy.
It's all about jobs
News, Postbag, Published on 31/07/2017
» Re: "Human trafficking -- it's much closer than you think", (Opinion, July 29).
Yingluck trial puts govt unity drive to test
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 31/07/2017
» Thailand's political polarisation has become intractable, dragging on for at least a decade and with no hope in sight of a speedy resolution under this military government.
China uses trade as political weapon
News, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 31/07/2017
» China denies mixing business with politics, yet it has long used trade to punish countries that refuse to toe its line. China's recent heavy-handed economic sanctioning of South Korea, in response to that country's decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) anti-missile system, was just the latest example of the Chinese authorities' use of trade as a political weapon.
Sperm flop threatens extinction
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 31/07/2017
» 'I tried counting mine once, but I went blind with exhaustion," tweeted one reader of the BBC website after it reported that sperm counts were down by half in the past 40 years all over the developed world. And it's true: they are hard to count. The little buggers just won't stay still.
Giving farmers food for thought
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 31/07/2017
» The rice farming season has begun. In the next few months, when harvest period kicks off, we can expect to hear from Thai farmers complaining about the falling price of their produce.