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Setting brave new standards
News, Published on 19/09/2012
» The country owes a big "thank you" and chai yo to Kanit na Nakorn and his staff of the Truth for Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The 351-page report compiled and presented to the public on Monday marked a major and progressive departure from the past.
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Troubled waters in need of diplomacy
News, Published on 19/09/2012
» Recent arguments between Asean member states who are claimants to parts of the South China Sea and China, which claims sovereignty over almost the entire maritime area, have seriously upset the strategic equilibrium of the region. Temperatures are rising, especially as China also aggressively challenges Japan's claim to the Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea.
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Only the reds to blame
News, Published on 19/09/2012
» Re: ''TRC report blames reds, army'' (BP, Sept 18).
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Long-term risk of rice pledging
News, Published on 19/09/2012
» Once again the government's flagship rice-pledging scheme has returned with a vengeance to the front pages and public debate, as the cabinet approved a budget of 405 billion baht to extend the programme into its second year, until September 2013. Conditions remain essentially unchanged.
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Old-world bigotry is a trap for us all
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 19/09/2012
» If we Thais think the anger in the Muslim world against the incendiary video insulting the Prophet Mohammed is not our problem, then we need to think again.
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Parents' role crucial in child safety
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 19/09/2012
» The story of a 12-year-old girl whose head got stuck between an escalator handrail and the upper floor's wall at Future Park Rangsit last week was not just shocking. This dreadful news called for immediate action from the department store to step in and investigate whether its structural design and the installation of escalators are safe.
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Silence trolls with flattery
Life, James Hein, Published on 19/09/2012
» Internet trolls are becoming more prevalent. While those hideous, green creatures featured in fairy tales usually lie in wait for victims under bridges, internet trolls lurk on discussion and other sites and typically engage in some kind of ad hominem attack against the site or individuals posting there. The attacks are contrary, nasty and designed to elicit some kind of response.
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The other face of our police force
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 19/09/2012
» The main duty and responsibility of the police is to enforce the law to ensure public peace and order. Hence, they were once called "phu pitak santiras" which literally means the protector of public peace. Somehow, this calling has faded from the memory of most of us and they are simply called "tamruat" in Thai these days, probably because most no longer hold to the belief they are peace officers.
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