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Zimbabwe and a dose of 'ruling party syndrome'
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 23/08/2023
» 'No one will stop us from ruling this country. You will be lost if you don't vote for Zanu-PF," said President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe. A bit more arrogant than the usual election pitch in most parts of the world, perhaps, but not unusual in Zimbabwe, one of the southern African countries suffering from "ruling party" syndrome.
How Melbourne rescheduled its entire future
Oped, Carlo Ratti, Published on 01/12/2021
» Melbourne is not the most distinctive of Australia's cities. It does not have Sydney's sandy beaches or Brisbane's rugged, Crocodile Dundee appeal. Lying on a flat plain, crossed by a meandering river, it is an urban agglomeration of some 10,000 square kilometres -- six times the size of London -- consisting of a dense urban core surrounded by sprawling suburbs.
Worst is confirmed
Oped, Postbag, Published on 12/08/2020
» With the greatest respect to Atiya Achakulwisut, whose intelligent and courageous opinion pieces are an object lesson in excellent reporting, I cannot agree with her statement in today's column that "the Red Bull case has shattered the reputation of the Royal Thai Police..." . In fact it seems to me that the opposite is true. The case has confirmed the well-deserved appalling reputation of Thailand's out-of-control police force, diligently earned through decades of corrupt practices, criminality, incompetence and complacency.
Crocodile tiers
Oped, Postbag, Published on 11/08/2020
» Re: "I won't be ripped off", (PostBag, Aug 6).