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A disservice to Cambodians
News, Published on 06/02/2013
» The great tragedy of Cambodia came during the 1,360 days when it was ruled by the Khmer Rouge. Pol Pot and his small clique imposed the worst tyrannies of the time. The regime brought about the deaths of more than 2 million, enslaved the survivors and oversaw policies often described as "auto-genocide" of its own citizens. It is disgraceful, however, that today's government continues to deny facts and closure to the nation, especially those who suffered under the Khmer Rouge.
Postbag: City poll causes road hell
News, Published on 06/02/2013
» I have a suggestion that I think has some merit. I believe that the Bangkok governor candidate who has the fewest of these great big campaign posters that block the view from bus stops should automatically be declared the winner. That person at least shows that he has some regard for the common folk on the street. And at some stops it is virtually impossible to watch for approaching buses without standing on the street.
Our road to sustainability grows ever rockier
News, Sawai Boonma, Published on 06/02/2013
» Last week, former US vice president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Al Gore published perhaps another bestseller entitled, The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change. From the pre-publication announcement, it was not clear what the six drivers might be. While waiting for my pre-publication order to be delivered, I saw his brief interview with the BBC.
New US Secretary of State Kerry can thwart slide to war
News, Published on 06/02/2013
» 'America was Rome, it has become Athens, and is now in danger of becoming Sparta," was the comment made to me a few years back by an outspoken Chinese ambassador in Europe.
Decentralise to desensitise in rural South
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 06/02/2013
» They wanted to help. That was why a group of rice farmers from Sing Buri and Suphan Buri ignored their fears and travelled to the restive South to help their southern Muslim peers revive their long-abandoned rice fields.
Tough battle ahead for long-awaited watchdog bill
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 06/02/2013
» This is a crucial moment for Thailand's consumer protection movement.
Changing Thailand's cheap and cheerful image
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/02/2013
» Thanks to our selection of affordable vacations, the strong Chinese economy and the box office hit Lost In Thailand, which indirectly promoted Chiang Mai and Thai culture, the number of visitors from China is expected to pass the 3 million mark this year. It is tipped to grow 12% from the 2.8 million people who visited last year.
Household names that just can't keep a secret
Life, James Hein, Published on 06/02/2013
» So which companies do you trust? Every year for the past seven, independent research group the Ponemon Institute has published a report on the Most Trusted Companies for Privacy. This US-based survey asks 100,000 adults to rate the larger organisations out there. This year, AmEx, HP, Amazon and IBM made the top four. Microsoft and eBay also got into the top 20, but Apple and Google didn't _ for the first time in several years. The problem is that people these days no longer trust IT organisations, believing that they have precious little regard for users' privacy. In fact, the prevailing opinion is that these firms collect users' personal info and profit from it, either by using it themselves or by selling the data to others.
Conscription should be for all, in fairness
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 06/02/2013
» The harsh life inflicted on military conscripts has led many students to enrol in the territorial defence course, or <i>ror dor</i>, because it exempts them from the annual military draft for 21-year-old men.