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  • OPINION

    A 'Nimby' problem

    Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/05/2018

    » A major local problem has arisen in the deep South. It is a direct outgrowth of the past 13 years of violence, but the problem is a peaceful one. Some 105 people who fled to Malaysia now wish to return. They are currently stateless, and the army has plans to resettle them under a programme called Pha Khon Klub Ban (Bring People Home). The problem is that the army failed to secure support of residents in the district where the resettlement is to occur. Panare district of Pattani which houses the temporary resettlement site is strongly opposed to this project.

  • OPINION

    Dependent Germany desperate to avoid trade war

    News, Published on 08/05/2018

    » As Europe's biggest exporter to the United States and with more than 1 million German jobs at stake, Germany is desperate to avoid a European Union trade war with the United States.

  • OPINION

    Show might be over before it begins

    News, Michael Schuman, Published on 08/05/2018

    » North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged to dismantle his nuclear test site, and supposedly, he's even inviting the international press into his usually off-limits kingdom to witness the extravaganza. The gesture is meant to prove he's serious about eliminating his weapons programme -- and he wants all the world to see it.

  • OPINION

    Fighting chance for Malaysian opposition

    News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 08/05/2018

    » It would be hard these days to say anything about Malaysian politics without the risk of being branded as "fake news". But tomorrow 14,940,624 voters will have the last say, as they are expected to cast ballots at 8,989 polling centres throughout the country. Fake news aside, they will decide who is the real prime minister. After all, the leading contestants are both former and current Malaysian prime ministers, both of whom belonged to the same party, Barisan Nasional (the National Front), which has retained power for the past 61 years.

  • OPINION

    Emergency? Just dial 'M' for mayhem

    Oped, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 08/05/2018

    » Do you know what emergency number to call in case of fire? It's 199. By the way, that number is good if you have unwelcome animals intruding into your house too.

  • OPINION

    Life on the other side

    News, Postbag, Published on 08/05/2018

    » Re: 'PM takes huge funds vow to Buri Ram', (BP, May 7).

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