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Lighting the dark
News, Postbag, Published on 25/10/2016
» I am an American who had the privilege of living in Thailand under the reign of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
State can't fill India's dangerous investment gap
News, Mihir Sharma, Published on 25/10/2016
» India's celebrated position as the world's fastest-growing large economy conceals a dangerous weakness: too few people seem to want to invest there. Even by the government's growth figures, private investment is shrinking at an increasing pace -- by 1.9% between January and March and 3.1% between April and June.
King's more human side on display
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 25/10/2016
» In an outpouring of grief, a transformation seems to have occurred.
Challenges await city governor, NCPO
News, Suranand Vejjajiva, Published on 25/10/2016
» Prime Minister and head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha finally rid the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) of its last elected governor, MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra. The dismissal order came a little less than two months after he suspended the governor over investigations into alleged irregularities at the BMA.
Bomb threat clarity needed
News, Editorial, Published on 25/10/2016
» The government and security forces have not been straight about their response to intelligence reports of a bomb threat in the Bangkok area. Police, the defence minister and the national spokesman all have made statements which have turned out to be less than forthcoming. The security threats supposedly involve Muslims from the deep South, and the allegations are swirling on the very eve of the anniversary of the acutely sensitive Tak Bai "incident" and its 85 senseless deaths.