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Teach kids to give a stuff about animals
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 27/11/2014
» My first stuffed toy, as far as I can remember, wasn’t a big teddy bear but a little donkey that my dad bought in London. Unfortunately, I lost the English donkey — which was perhaps made in China — at some point in time.
China takes over as new global leader
News, Jeffrey D Sachs, Published on 29/11/2014
» The biggest economic news of the year came almost without notice: China has overtaken the United States as the world's largest economy, according to the scorekeepers at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). And, while China's geopolitical status is rising rapidly, alongside its economic might, the US continues to squander its global leadership, owing to the unchecked greed of its political and economic elites and the self-made trap of perpetual war in the Middle East.
Hushing up harsh facts into oblivion
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 29/11/2014
» You've heard the news, and you know what they're talking about even though they're not talking about it. Or maybe you don't know, but you think you do, and as they keep talking about it in codes, in murmurs, in paranoid whispers shielded by cupped hands, you're not sure if they're really talking about it. About what? Those policemen who fell from grace straight into the gutter, among other things. But what do you talk about when you talk about something people don't want to talk about, or not in public: you burrow into the deep stream, into the silo of speculations and rumour mills. You do it and I do it, and we contribute to our descent into an anti-knowledge society.
Managing the image
News, Bangkok Post, Published on 29/11/2014
» Yingluck's publicity makeover team is still working behind the scenes to help her - Lots to celebrate in December, when the political divide is forgotten - The corridors of police headquarters are hushed and silent these days
Falling for the freebie trap
News, Published on 29/11/2014
» The government's package of New Year "gifts", including free handouts and access to discount goods, may provide short-term relief for the poor while the economy remains in the doldrums.
International finance vital in climate change fight
News, Published on 29/11/2014
» A vital round of United Nations climate change negotiations will get under way in Lima, Peru, from Monday to Dec 12. This will mark a significant milestone for the crucial Paris Summit on climate change that is a year away. The summit will determine if a new global deal on climate is possible. As government negotiators return to the annual climate negotiations, they take with them exciting new developments in climate finance and planning from Asia and the Pacific.
Postbag: Let’s get authoritarian
News, Published on 29/11/2014
» Re: “The best ...ocracy”, (PostBag, Nov 24).
Teen sex stigma hindering HIV fight
News, Published on 30/11/2014
» The annual World Aids Day, which falls tomorrow, is designed to remind people of the global campaign to make the next generation free of HIV/Aids. The global effort, which has been carried on for the past 26 years, has produced a satisfactory result, as the number of new HIV infections worldwide has dropped significantly in the past few years.
Crooked police undeterred
News, Published on 30/11/2014
» We are all reading about the senior officers who are being rounded up for alleged massive corruption. But let me tell you, the reports are not scaring anyone off.
The era of unified nation-states nears its end
News, Published on 16/09/2014
» This week's referendum in Scotland could result in the UK losing almost one-third of its landmass, and 8% of its population, and, very likely, its present prime minister. In a summer rich with shocks, the breakup of a United Nations Security Council member suddenly seems more likely than the long-predicted fracturing of Iraq.