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Learning to get along
News, Editorial, Published on 01/11/2025
» After three months of extreme hostility, with border clashes resulting in a few dozen deaths, Thailand and Cambodia finally agreed to a peace deal brokered by US President Donald Trump.
Ceasefire, but not online
News, Editorial, Published on 29/07/2025
» It is welcome news that peace negotiations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday resulted in an agreement between Thailand and Cambodia for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.
Ripe time to end hatred to create a better future
News, Orna Sagiv, Published on 27/01/2025
» The United Nations recognised the importance of preserving the memory of the Holocaust by designating Jan 27 as a day for global reflection, to commemorate the liberation of Auschwitz, a Nazi concentration and extermination camp, by the Soviet Red Army on that day in 1945. This year, we mark the 80th anniversary of the Auschwitz liberation, and while the memory of the Holocaust is crucial, it loses its true significance if we fail to apply its lessons to today's reality. The horrors of the Holocaust teach us the terrible consequences of a society that accepts, or even encourages anti-Semitism, racism and hatred.
Govt urged to stamp out racism after Thaksin speech
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/01/2025
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has criticised former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra for a racist jibe he made in a speech during a campaign rally in Chiang Rai, saying his comments were inappropriate and discriminatory.
Paetongtarn defends dad
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 08/01/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has leapt to the defence of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra over his alleged racist remarks, saying her father had no intention to make such controversial comments.
Thaksin under fire for racist jibe
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 07/01/2025
» Pheu Thai's de facto leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, has come under fire over racist remarks he allegedly made during a campaign rally in Chiang Rai, with a senator calling on him to give a public apology for the insensitive comments.
Meta can't filter politics no matter how hard it tries
News, Dave Lee, Published on 19/02/2024
» Meta Platforms Inc has decided that, in a year in which at least 60 nations go to the polls, "political" content should be set to one side on its network of 4 billion people. It is, the company is making clear, no longer worth the hassle.
A call for vigilance and education
News, Orna Sagiv, Published on 29/01/2024
» The United Nations recognised the importance of preserving the memory of the Holocaust when it designated Jan 27 as a day for global reflection. While the memory is important in itself, it would be meaningless if we do not use the lessons of history to educate future generations. Lessons of the terrible consequences that create a society that accepts and even encourages anti-Semitism, racism and hatred.
Riots' deja vu raises the stakes
News, Lionel Laurent, Published on 04/07/2023
» A teenager killed by police in a Paris suburb. A wave of anger that morphs into widespread rioting and opportunistic looting. A tough law-and-order response followed by an appeal for unity and calm -- and a political call for action that fades over time.
Solving the global food crisis
News, Michael Fakhri & Elisabetta Recine & Sofia Monsalve, Published on 26/06/2023
» When ex-Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro came to power in January 2019, one of his first acts in office was to abolish the National Food and Nutrition Security Council (Consea), a globally lauded body that had reduced food insecurity. It was a huge step back for the country, which the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) had removed from its "hunger map" in 2014.