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Decentralise in South
News, Published on 23/03/2013
» Your editorial of March 23, "Decentralise to solve conflicts", makes the important points that decentralisation is the most promising path to peace in Thailand's troubled South, and that it would contribute to resolving other conflicts in Thai society. This first point is supported by a 2010 Asia Foundation survey of the South, which revealed a majority of the population believes that some form of local self-government might solve the conflict. The second point is supported by the Foundation's 2009 national survey, where 75% said they would prefer elected rather than appointed governors. While decentralisation may seem threatening to vested interests, both academic research and recent experience in Myanmar suggests that reduction in conflict and improvements in the quality of governance ultimately benefit everyone.
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Healthcare for migrants is an investment
News, Published on 23/03/2013
» Tuberculosis among migrants is increasingly becoming one of the largest public health problems in Thailand. Despite the widespread belief that migrants import the disease into Thailand, the reality is that when they first arrive in the country, migrants are often healthy. Many migrant health problems stem from their impoverished and unsanitary living conditions within Thailand.
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Truth, Prayuth and a few good 'Tob Jote' men
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 23/03/2013
» Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha is Jack Nicholson, lashing out against unpatriotic puppies who dare to ask hard questions.
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Pinyo poem hits back at monarchy debate critics
News, Published on 23/03/2013
» It has been a tumultuous week for TV political talk show host Pinyo Trisuriyadhamma. His intention of bringing the sensitive discussion on the constitutional monarchy to the open realm of rational public debate landed him in hot water. The last instalment of the five-part TV series was first cancelled after a protest by a group of royalists, and was aired three days later amid divisions in public opinion which also hurt the credibility of Thai PBS.
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A bad case of tunnel vision
News, Published on 23/03/2013
» It is ironic that in a week that has seen the unveiling of world-class restroom and care facilities for those with disabilities at Suvarnabhumi airport, the capital's subway transit system has unleashed a storm of protest by deciding to switch off its down escalators during off-peak hours, a move that will hit expectant mothers, the disabled, the arthritic and the elderly hard. The irony, of course, is that while the airport's facilities were so primitive they were branded as hostile to the disabled when the terminal opened in 2006, the MRT subway system has always been cited as a shining example of how to get things right and adopted as a model by campaigners worldwide because of its easy access, legible signs and audio messages.
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