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Asean needs a viable Rakhine agenda
News, Published on 19/08/2019
» When Asean's Foreign Ministers met in Bangkok on July 31, they "reaffirmed their support for a more visible and enhanced role of Asean to support Myanmar in providing humanitarian assistance, facilitating the repatriation process [of the Rohingya] and promoting sustainable development".
Feet of clay
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 19/08/2019
» Late last month, many Buddhist followers in Thailand were delighted with the news that four phra farang, or Western monks, were granted samanasak or honorary ecclesiastical titles by HM the King.
Understanding Papua's struggle
Asia focus, Published on 19/08/2019
» A sham referendum under the Suharto dictatorship, an ethnic population dissimilar to Indonesia's predominantly Muslim community, over half a million lives lost to genocide and unlawful killings, and myriad human rights atrocities committed against their own people -- the story of Papua presents the most convincing case for independence out of many global separatist movements. Yet, the future of Papua remains highly unpredictable.
NACC makes bolder calls
News, Editorial, Published on 19/08/2019
» Despite being an independent public agency, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has been questioned over its political impartiality many times over the past five years. While it has proceeded with cases against politicians from the ousted Pheu Thai government with speed, it has either dropped or handled at a snail's pace cases involving the former military regime and its allies.
Marium's death a timely warning
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/08/2019
» Many people may not care about the tragic death of Marium, an eight-month-old orphaned baby dugong. Marium died on Saturday from an infection exacerbated by bits of plastic lining her stomach. She was found beached in Krabi province in April, rescued and then treated by veterinarians of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources with the hope that, one day, when she was strong enough, she would be able to return to the wild to be with the other dugongs in the sea around Libong island in Trang province.
A grain of truth
News, Postbag, Published on 19/08/2019
» Re: "Jurin floats rice price insurance", (BP, Aug 18).