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Anti-regime? Join the opposition ranks
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 17/05/2019
» Five years after it seized power in May 2014, Thailand's military junta, known as the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), has achieved what it envisaged.
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Trump blacklist won't stop Huawei
News, Published on 17/05/2019
» Twin moves by the White House and Commerce Department have made clear where the US stands on Chinese technology, specifically Huawei Technologies Co.
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Is Australia next to lose its grip on democracy?
News, Published on 17/05/2019
» As Australia prepares for federal elections tomorrow, it probably looks to outsiders like an oasis of stability and sanity among Western democracies that have gone haywire. There are no widespread populist revolts, no "yellow vests" or agitators calling for a Brexit-style retreat from the Asia-Pacific. Though Australia does have far-right fringe parties, they have not had anything like the electoral success of their European counterparts. In fact, among countries with more than 10 million people, Australia has one of the highest migration rates of any major economy, yet there is hardly any public backlash.
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Plundered budget
News, Postbag, Published on 17/05/2019
» Since the start of the coup and Thailand's dictatorial control, the national budget has been plundered by the military. With so many social pressures supposedly causing the need for a coup, the dictator and his underlings have seen it fit to purchase submarines, tanks, military aircraft, and now Stryker armoured vehicles. How do these expenditures truly serve the people?
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Stark choices await Jurin
News, Editorial, Published on 17/05/2019
» As the Democrat Party's share of the electoral dividends in the March 24 polls was unprecedentedly thin, its newly elected leader Jurin Laksanavisit has an uphill task in restoring the Democrats' lost popularity.
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