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Curse of casinos
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/05/2025
» Re: "Senate to invite PM to explain casino-entertainment complex bill", (BP, May 8).
Defending our rights is now even deadlier
Oped, Published on 09/05/2025
» The harassment, detention, torture, and eventual murder in 2006 of Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian investigative journalist who exposed government corruption, the horrors of the Second Chechen War, and the increasingly autocratic regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is the subject of a new film, Words of War.
Do you know what kids do at school?
Oped, Published on 09/05/2025
» In the 1970s and 1980s, regular public service announcements (PSAs) went along: "It's 9pm. Do you know where your children are?" These announcements contributed to a major pendulum shift in parenting (positively and negatively). Having PSAs in the 2020s is required to create the required major shift in education to put the focus on parents' role in learning rather than just making sure their kids attend school. "Do you know what your child is doing at school?" should be the new announcement.
Working on our shared values
Oped, Published on 09/05/2025
» The European Union was born from the ashes of the Second World War to break the cycle of wars between historical enemies. On May 9, 1950, French foreign minister Robert Schuman presented a historical declaration proposing to jointly manage, through a single supranational authority, the industries needed to wage war -- coal, iron, steel. The Schuman Declaration was adopted by six countries -- Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; May 9 is since considered the founding day of the EU.
Digital wallet's empty promise
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/05/2025
» Does anyone remember these words? Fiscal multiplier. Economic cyclone. Exit from the black hole of poverty.
Violence tests peace hopes
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/05/2025
» The escalating violence in the restive South in recent weeks is abominable. The random killings of almost a dozen people, mostly civilians, have seen the office of Chularajmontri -- the highest-ranking Thai Muslim cleric, who generally stays neutral -- joining condemnation of such acts.
Bridge-building for ethnic concerns
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 08/05/2025
» Recent months have witnessed intense negotiations in Thailand's parliament concerning the proposed new law on the protection and promotion of the livelihood of ethnic groups. Can the various gaps be truly bridged?
Hubris a barrier
Oped, Postbag, Published on 08/05/2025
» Re: "Tourism officials wary of Vietnam", (Business, May 6).
India and Pakistan edge closer to war
Oped, Published on 08/05/2025
» Yesterday, India launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistani-administered Kashmir, two weeks after a terrorist attack. The situation follows a long-smouldering fuse which has reignited in the wake of the terrible terrorist attack killing 27 tourists in a region of disputed Kashmir, part of India's territory. Some 25 Indian civilians were apparently targeted because of their Hindu religion.
Costly inaction on gender parity
Oped, Published on 08/05/2025
» As I sat in the gender parity session at the WEF's Annual Meeting in Davos early this year, a familiar frustration washed over me.