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Running the feminist card might be Hillary's trump
News, Published on 25/01/2016
» For most of her career, Hillary Clinton suffered for being a feminist. Retaining her last name helped cost her husband the governorship of Arkansas in 1980 (after that, she became a Clinton). She was mocked in 1992 for saying she wouldn't be "some little woman standing by my man", and for asserting, "I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas, but what I decided to do was to fulfill my profession".
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Sacking Sukhumbhand is no help to the Democrats
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 25/01/2016
» The "family feud" between Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra and his supporters on one side and the Democrat Party led by Abhisit Vejjajiva on the other is nothing new for the oldest political congress in Thailand. Two big questions are being raised over this latest episode, though. The first is whether it will lead to the embattled governor and his followers breaking away from the party, and the second is whether there will be leadership change.
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Danger in power plants
News, Editorial, Published on 25/01/2016
» The government's decision to speed up its controversial energy and development programmes is deeply disappointing. It has decided to press ahead with them without consulting the communities involved. It also is determined to bypass many environmental checks. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is employing the draconian Section 44 of the temporary constitution, a doomed provision that will soon expire.
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Order of influence in the balance
News, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 25/01/2016
» China's ambition to reshape the Asian order is no secret. From the "one belt, one road" scheme to the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, major Chinese initiatives are gradually but steadily advancing China's strategic objective of fashioning a Sino-centric Asia. As China's neighbours well know, the country's quest for regional dominance could be damaging -- and even dangerous. Yet other regional powers have done little to develop a coordinated strategy to thwart China's hegemonic plans.
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A time when your welcome is worn out
News, Published on 25/01/2016
» Like love, politics involving dictatorial rule needs a break. For this reason, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) should see the merit of a "political break", lasting five years, proposed by Jade Donavanik in his capacity as adviser to the Charter Drafting Committee (CDC).
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New trains -- but at what cost?
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 25/01/2016
» After 16 years of electric trains in Bangkok, it has been proven that travelling in this busy city by this mode of transportation is very useful. You can estimate your own departure and arrival times without having to worry about whether or not you will miss your appointment. But that's only if you're on the BTS or MRT trains, which obviously cover only some areas of the capital.
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Down the drain
News, Postbag, Published on 25/01/2016
» As a long-time resident of Bangkok who has for years begged the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to install adequate drainage to alleviate flooding in Soi Piphat, Silom whenever it rains, I would appreciate learning how the BMA has the funds to send the governor on an “official” trip to Portugal and spend 39 million baht on temporary illuminations in front of City Hall, while insisting it has no money to install proper drains where I live.
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