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Amidst chaos, count blessings
News, Published on 10/06/2012
» Life in Thailand is no bed of roses to be sure. The country has been hit with one crisis after another and inequality in opportunities and social justice are serious problems. Yet the quality of life remains relatively good for most people
Big fish gets small time
News, Published on 10/06/2012
» It was reported in the Bangkok Post Saturday that Rakesh Saxena was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Bangkok court for embezzling massive amounts of money from the Bangkok Bank of Commerce and contributing to the bank's collapse due to its tremendous losses.
Nice girl, throws a good party
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 10/06/2012
» Considering how depressing the world news has been lately, watching snippets of the diamond jubilee celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II earlier this week was a refreshing break. It was simply good to see lots of Brits looking happy and not whining about things as is usually the case.
Proving Plato wrong
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 10/06/2012
» Plato argued that the majority of the people are ignorant and ill-informed, that they would always get it wrong. According to him, they are easily swayed by specious rhetoric and tend to be short-sighted, selfish and fickle. They are conditioned to fall prey to skillful manipulators, worship demagogues and are nothing but a collective tyrant. Hence, democracy does not work. Does any of this sound familiar?
Lawsuit tackles post-9/11 discrimination
News, Imtiaz Muqbil, Published on 10/06/2012
» In a move that could well have global ramifications involving the legal borders between national security and rule of law, a group of Muslim communities, businesses, mosques and individuals in the US last week filed a lawsuit against the New York City Police Department over allegations of unconstitutional surveillance.