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Saudi Arabia will struggle to kick its oil addiction
News, Published on 29/04/2016
» 'King Abdulaziz and the men who worked with him for the establishment of the state did not depend on oil and they established the kingdom without oil, and they ran this state without oil, and they lived in this state without oil," Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in a televised interview early this week.
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Former child soldier follows new path as country seeks peace
News, Published on 29/04/2016
» Melida was only nine when guerrilla fighters lured her away with the promise of food as she played on the floor. For the next seven years she was held hostage by the rebels, forced to become a child soldier.
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#Heat
Guru, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 29/04/2016
» I never see the point of saying something obvious -- it's a waste of time, like saying today is Friday. What good does it do? Nada. But how can one not talk about this extreme heat we're living with?
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Donald Trump deals the woman card
News, Published on 29/04/2016
» And it came to pass, barely seconds after he became the near-inevitable Republican presidential nominee, that Donald Trump began a gender war.
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Is Bangladesh drifting into terrorism against minorities?
News, Published on 29/04/2016
» How's this for a staunch defence of free speech in a secular state? Earlier this month, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed denounced anyone who criticised religion or expressed their own lack of religious faith in striking terms: "I don't consider such writings as freethinking but filthy words. Why would anyone write such words? It's not at all acceptable if anyone writes against our prophet or other religions."
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Enterprising temples
News, Postbag, Published on 29/04/2016
» Re: "Department defends Tiger Temple Co licence", (BP, April 27).
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Government playing with fire
News, Editorial, Published on 29/04/2016
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and government must stop the arbitrary arrest and detention of its critics through the extraordinary powers of Section 44 of the provisional charter or see itself becoming the trigger of a new round of conflicts.
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Prayut regime is hurting the Thai economy
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 29/04/2016
» As the Prayut Chan-o-cha government focuses on suppressing its critics, it seems to be letting something more serious go astray -- the economy.
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The passing of Banharn put in perspective
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 29/04/2016
» The passing of former prime minister Banharn Silpa-archa is cause for reflection of where Thai politics has been and where it is going. By definition, as a former Thai premier, Banharn was a very important person. Yet the praise being heaped on him by many, including leaders of the current government, for his achievements and ostensibly glowing legacy, are both superficial and hypocritical.
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