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World media lauds Paween, but at home he's a leper
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 14/12/2015
» If I were in national police chief Chakthip Chaijinda's shoes I would be feeling very upset with Pol Maj-Gen Paween Pongsirin, the former deputy commissioner of provincial police Region 8 and chief investigator of the high-profile Rohingya trafficking case.
Learning to hear yourself think
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 14/12/2015
» Have you ever wondered why people say "I can't hear myself think"? It seems a juxtaposition of terms. Thinking, after all, is a silent personal action and would not make a noise you could hear, unless you're thinking with your mouth. Last week I discovered the meaning behind the phrase.
Chinese won't let Kra canal fade away
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 14/12/2015
» It's an old song.
Media plays villain
News, Postbag, Published on 14/12/2015
» Re: "Playing the Trump card in our backyard" (Opinion, Dec 12).
China weaves a nasty web
News, Editorial, Published on 14/12/2015
» The picturesque town of Wuzhen will be in the headlines this week. It is a remarkably attractive river town, tiny by Chinese standards with just 60,000 residents. And that pretty much ends any nice things there are to say about China's Second World Internet Conference which is being held there. It's a three-day event beginning on Wednesday and will feature President Xi Jinping as the keynote speaker.
Racial tensions face perilous tipping point
News, Published on 14/12/2015
» The influential Belgium-based International Crisis Group's most recent report recommends high-level dialogue both within Thailand and with the country's development partners to overcome a polarisation of society. This diagnosis confirms similar investigations by organisations like the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and notes that dialogue, at present, seems impossible. Nonetheless, negotiations on restoring democracy are essential to avoid a downward spiral of worsening ethnocentrism and xenophobia.
Violence takes root in our words
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 14/12/2015
» The Oxford Dictionaries' selection for the 2015 Word of the Year -- the "Face with Tears of Joy" emoji -- suggests that UK linguists live in a rather carefree world. In other countries, the selections were not as upbeat.
Climate pact underestimates risk
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 14/12/2015
» The climate deal that almost 200 countries agreed to in Paris on Saturday was far better than most insiders dared to hope even one month ago.
Former Syrian refugee offers to help new arrivals in Germany
News, Published on 14/12/2015
» Bander Alkorsan is lining up grey plastic chairs on the green carpet of a refugee shelter in the eastern German town of Hoyerswerda, where a pre-Christmas children's party is planned for later in the day. The fifth-floor window overlooks empty concrete roads and blocks of flats.