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Impostors' role in modern warfare
News, Diego Gambetta & Thomas Hegghammer, Published on 18/12/2024
» Israel's detonation of thousands of pagers held by Hezbollah fighters and loyalists in mid-September will be remembered as one of the most ingenious plots in the history of spycraft. It is also a reminder that the most powerful weapon in war is not a fighter jet, a drone, or even artificial intelligence, but rather something much older: impersonation.
Artists say statue promotes devil worship
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/08/2023
» A group of Buddhist artists is urging a hotel in Bangkok to remove a controversial sculpture from its premises, saying its unsightly appearance disturbs passers-by.
South Korea's Indo-Pacific policy
News, Suh Jeon-in, Published on 13/12/2022
» President Yoon Suk-yeol announced the Republic of Korea's Strategy for a Free, Peaceful, and Prosperous Indo-Pacific Region (hereafter Indo-Pacific Strategy), and Korea-Asean Solidarity Initiative (KASI) at the Asean-Korea Summit held in November in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. His core message at the summit was simple: Korea aims to upgrade and elevate its partnership with Asean to the next level. In response, Asean leaders welcomed President Yoon's initiative. The significance of Korea's recent diplomatic move should be analysed in diverse aspects.
Protect those at risk
News, Postbag, Published on 26/06/2022
» Re: "City records 10% jump in Covid patients," (BP, June 24).
Not a gateway drug
News, Published on 20/06/2022
» Re: "Study finds 30% of cannabis drinks exceed legal THC limit", (BP, June 19) and "Anutin defends pot decriminalisation," (BP, June 15).
Casinos not all bad
News, Postbag, Published on 18/01/2021
» Re: "Prayuth to weigh in on legalising gambling", (BP, Jan 16).
Lot to learn from the young
News, Postbag, Published on 01/11/2020
» Re: "Kids expose the cracks behind the smiles", (Opinion, Oct 31).
New virus, new vocab
News, Postbag, Published on 14/04/2020
» In the age of the coronavirus, few people will care, as I do, about the virus's impact on language. But despite its many negative effects (like, for instance, death), the virus has enriched our collective vocabulary.
Is the Wuhan 'devil virus' a 'black swan'?
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 14/02/2020
» China officially went back to work on Monday, after an extended two-week Lunar New Year holiday, while the authorities struggled to get the spread of the new coronavirus under control. But a lot of Chinese are not going back to work yet, and the spread of the "devil virus" (as President Xi Jinping called it) is manifestly not under control.
Haze response fails public
News, Editorial, Published on 25/01/2020
» Desperate, recycled and ineffective. These are just some of the strong rebukes given to the government's response to the smog caused by ultra-fine PM2.5 dust particles that has been blanketing Bangkok and many provinces over the past month.