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Regime cyber walls risk freezing Thailand's progress
News, Songkran Grachangnetara, Published on 06/10/2015
» The single internet gateway fiasco has unmasked what the military regime envisages as the kind of society Thailand should be. A single path towards "happiness", a single roadmap to Thai-style democracy, a single mindset for "Thainess", governed by a single internet gateway to ensure only the "right" information is consumed by society.
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Government invites amnesty-style backlash
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 06/10/2015
» Do you know what the hullabaloo over the single internet gateway policy is reminding me of? It makes me think back to the disastrous blanket amnesty policy.
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Jeremy Corbyn's progressive agenda
News, Mariana Mazzucato, Published on 06/10/2015
» Seven economists (including Joseph Stiglitz, Thomas Piketty, and me) have agreed to become economic advisers to Jeremy Corbyn, the new leader of the British Labour Party. I hope we will have a shared goal to help Labour shape an economic policy that is investment-led, inclusive and sustainable. We will bring different ideas to the table, but these are my thoughts on the kind of progressive agenda the United Kingdom -- and the rest of the world -- now needs.
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Gateway plan erodes trust
News, Editorial, Published on 06/10/2015
» The reason why the government has such a huge credibility problem over its plans to establish a one-gateway internet system is its refusal to come clean. From the moment the new internet plan became public, authorities have tried to spin the plan instead of portray it honestly. This is despite the fact that cabinet directives have made it clear it is a security proposal.
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College hazing gets stern penalty in military-ruled Thailand
News, Jocelyn Gecker, Published on 06/10/2015
» At a military facility outside of Bangkok, a drill sergeant barks orders at a group of film students learning the hard way that creative licence has its limits in Thailand.
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How to stop the haze
News, Nisid Hajari, Published on 06/10/2015
» Singapore is starting to look like Beijing or New Delhi. That's because you can't see it through the haze. Smog has disrupted outdoor events, forced schools to close and sent commuters running for their surgical masks.
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Bangkok -- what a waste of space
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 06/10/2015
» This "Urban October" should have us all rethinking the future of Bangkok.
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Honour pledges, PM
News, Postbag, Published on 06/10/2015
» I don’t want to diminish Vint Chavala’s pleasure at the prime minister’s achievements at the United Nations (PostBag, Oct 4), but nevertheless need to point out that Thailand was actually proposed as next chairman of the G77 during Yingluck Shinawatra’s tenure as premier. But I suppose it was a relief the vote still went Thailand’s way, despite the country’s dubious distinction of being a military dictatorship.
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