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Crackdown has its limits
News, Editorial, Published on 10/03/2016
» The government's planned crackdown on some 6,000 "influential criminal figures" nationwide has inevitably revived the tragic memory of the notorious "war on drugs" launched in February 2003 by then prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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EU ignores rights crackdown
News, New York Times, Published on 10/03/2016
» The contrast was jarring: Just days after the police broke into the offices of an opposition newspaper using tear gas and water cannon, Turkey's prime minister was greeted in Brussels with offers of billions in aid, visa-free travel for Turks in Europe and renewed prospects for joining the European Union.
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State propaganda isn't the media's job
News, Nopporn Wong-Anan, Published on 10/03/2016
» Journalists across the country celebrated their big day last Saturday, National Reporter's Day, not long after TV anchorman Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda, who was sentenced to more than 13 years in jail for embezzling money from MCOT, bowed to public pressure to go off the air.
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Ajarn Puey was the real khon dee deal
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 10/03/2016
» His life and work was portrayed in a musical and TV documentary series. Leading magazines featured him on their front pages. Stamps bearing his image were released as a tribute to his centennial commemorations. A number of agencies where he used to work organised events in his memory.
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Megaprojects vital to boosting the sluggish economy
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/03/2016
» This year is set to be the year of public investment. Huge investment by the state, accounting for 1.796 trillion baht covering 20 megaprojects, is supposed to spark the engine of growth and lift up the sluggish economy.
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Water solution urgent
News, Postbag, Published on 10/03/2016
» More than half of the provinces are currently at risk of running out of water for household use this year, yet Thailand is blessed with abundant rainfall.
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Focusing on health in disaster risk management
News, Published on 10/03/2016
» Traditional views of disaster management were turned on their head by the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction when it was adopted by UN member states on March 18 last year to become a foundation stone of the new 2030 Development Agenda.
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