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  • THAILAND

    Pheu Thai divided over candidacy

    News, Yuttapong Kumnodnae, Published on 17/05/2012

    » A conflict has broken out in the Pheu Thai Party after an MP ignored a party resolution by fielding his own daughter in the election for the Udon Thani provincial administration organisation (PAO) head.

  • THAILAND

    Suggestive pose ruffles Pridi fans' feathers

    News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 17/05/2012

    » A photograph of a first-year female student, clad in shorts, striking a suggestive pose with the statue of Thammasat University's founder Pridi Banomyong has sparked a debate on freedom of expression and "appropriateness".

  • THAILAND

    Army chief denies using word 'autism'

    News, Published on 17/05/2012

    » Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha has denied saying that a woman in photos posted on the internet engaging in group sex with soldiers was autistic.

  • THAILAND

    Dems prepare for budget showdown

    News, Published on 17/05/2012

    » The Democrat Party is planning to attack the government over its spending plans for projects claiming to help protect the monarchy during the 2013 budget debate next week.

  • LIFE

    B600m for HPV vaccine is too much, claim critics

    News, Published on 17/05/2012

    » The Public Health Ministry's plan to seek cabinet approval for a 600 million baht budget for human papilloma virus vaccination to help prevent cervical cancer for all Prathom 6 (Grade 6) girls has come under fire.

  • THAILAND

    School starts in South amid tight security

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/05/2012

    » Security has been beefed up at schools in the deep South as the new semester began yesterday.

  • OPINION

    Remember the activist heroes

    News, Published on 17/05/2012

    » Chut Wutty's name may not ring a bell among most people in this country. But to many Cambodians, he was their pre-eminent environmental activist, a sort of local hero who had the guts to stand up to the powerful and rich to protect his country's fast-shrinking forests.

  • OPINION

    The myth of Communist meritocracy

    News, Published on 17/05/2012

    » Political scandals sometimes perform the valuable function of cleansing governments, destroying the political credibility of individuals of dubious character. More importantly, they can debunk political myths central to the legitimacy of some regimes, as appears to be the case with the Bo Xilai affair in China.

  • OPINION

    Lessons from Buddha

    News, Published on 17/05/2012

    » Buddhists in Ban Pong Namron, Wiang Pa Pao, Chiang Rai, are protesting against local Muslims' plans to build a mosque to serve the 200,000 Muslims who pass through the area yearly, as many Muslims have invested in rubber plantations in the North.

  • OPINION

    Khao Sod Editorial

    News, Published on 17/05/2012

    » Prime Minister Yingluck has instructed the Interior Ministry to be more careful in its survey of drought-hit provinces that need government assistance. The interior minister will be held responsible if the financial aid does not reach those who really need it. Surveys carried out by local administrative officials must also be cross-checked to prevent any misappropriation of state budget. This is the right move by the prime minister.

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