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Act now as Suu Kyi is gravely ill
Oped, Alan Clements, Published on 10/09/2025
» Just days ago, Kim Aris, the youngest son of 80-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi, told The Independent that his mother -- Myanmar's imprisoned democracy leader and Nobel Peace Laureate -- is gravely ill with worsening heart disease.
Irony takes centre stage at Olympics
Oped, Slavoj Žižek, Published on 08/08/2024
» Two big cultural events this summer, the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics and the release of Deadpool & Wolverine, both offer dazzling spectacles saturated by irony. But that is about all they have in common, and by analysing their differences, we can better appreciate the profoundly ambiguous nature of irony today.
Thailand's central bank dependence
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 23/02/2024
» To proponents of central bank independence, the ongoing friction between Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin and Bank of Thailand Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput appears straightforward. The prime minister is putting unwarranted and unfair pressure on the central bank governor to spur the economy by loosening monetary policy and cutting interest rates. Yet, on closer scrutiny, the entrenched politicisation of central banking in Thailand may suggest otherwise. There is more than meets the eye in the politics of interest rate cuts.
When private corporations subvert states
Oped, Jayati Ghosh, Published on 12/12/2023
» Imagine a scenario where a private company effectively creates and controls its own jurisdiction within a sovereign country. This company introduces its own currency, enacts laws, and establishes courts, prisons, police forces, and even intelligence services. It formulates its own tax, labour, and environmental regulations (or lack thereof), regardless of their compatibility with national laws.
Every victim matters
Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/11/2023
» Re: "No room for victim blaming", (ThinkBox, Oct 30).
Victim, not villain
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/03/2023
» The story of Tor, a toddler in Nakhon Pathom who was initially believed to have been kidnapped before it was determined that he was dumped into the Tha Chin River by his own mother, is more than just a simple homicide. The case reflects a deep-rooted social problem in our society, which requires a concerted and systematic effort to eradicate.
Liberty of speech
Oped, Postbag, Published on 27/12/2022
» Re: "Different systems," (PostBag, Dec 19) and "MPs set poor example," (Editorial, Dec 19).
Putin's actions prove Russia is a fascist state
Oped, Vasyl Cherepanyn, Published on 10/06/2022
» A few years ago, during a panel discussion on the politics of memory at a university in a German-speaking country, I called Russian President Vladimir Putin "the most powerful fascist politician in the world". Afterwards, the organisers shyly told me that while the event had gone well, the label I applied to the Kremlin leader was "too much" -- even though Russia had by that time already occupied Crimea and started a war in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. I was surprised not so much by the organisers' comment as by the way they made it. They seemed genuinely embarrassed as if I had said something obscene.
Vetting vacuum
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/04/2022
» Re: "Democrat Party reshuffle urged," (BP, April 27).