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Retaining royal legacy after final farewell
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 25/10/2017
» As the final farewell to our revered monarch draws closer, the outpouring of public grief for the "Father of the Nation" is reaching its height. The sense of loss is immense. So is fear and trepidation about the future.
Rohingya aid badly needed
News, Editorial, Published on 25/10/2017
» Once again, international politics and point-scoring are being put before humanitarian and moral action by the international community. The United Nations organised a donor conference this week to raise funds to help Rohingya refugees. More than 600,000 members of the Muslim minority community have fled violence and threats in Myanmar, and the UN says that number will soon pass 1 million. At the same time, the upheaval in western Myanmar has caused problems elsewhere that also require and deserve international aid.
Keeping the late King's works alive
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 25/10/2017
» Today marks the beginning of the royal funeral ceremonies for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. For me, this is a time when all Thais form collective memories. For over a year, we have been united in showing our love and respect to the late monarch. We are saddened by his passing, humbled by solemn rituals and will be enthralled by all forms of traditional Thai arts during the royal funeral and cremation ceremonies.
Open door policy is needed for foreign universities
News, Natchapol Praditpetchara, Published on 25/10/2017
» Although Thailand is home to over 160 universities and colleges, the rankings of our universities consistently fail to impress and lag behind our neighbors like Singapore and even Malaysia.
The King and Thais
News, Postbag, Published on 25/10/2017
» Although I first came to Thailand nearly 50 years ago and have now lived here for 14 years, I am still a foreigner and an outsider, and I would not presume to say I fully understand the relationship between the Thai people and their King.
Shall we bend the law to keep politicians honest?
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 25/10/2017
» In the Land of Smiles where the judiciary has increasingly been a channel widely sought to settle political conflicts and end political cases, one minority judge's ruling on the case against ousted premier Yingluck Shinawatra reminds us how far we can go when it comes to criminal prosecution, or to put it in laymen's terms, putting someone in prison.
The problem with KRACK
Life, James Hein, Published on 25/10/2017
» I decided to start this week's article by exposing a secret typically only held by IT Experts and specialists. I'll likely lose my secret decoder ring over this but the big secret is, read the pop-ups. As any IT person knows when they are called over to their parent's, friend's or work computer, the first thing to do is read the pop-up messages.