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    UDD insincere in its denial of 'Men in Black'

    Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/09/2014

    » It came as no surprise that core members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) and some former Pheu Thai MPs have broken their self-imposed silence to deny the existence of the "Men in Black" and question the arrest of the five suspects paraded before the media.

  • OPINION

    Postbag: Teach us how to think

    News, Published on 16/09/2014

    » I laud PM Prayuth Chan-ocha for having the political will to introduce tax reforms this year to reduce the income gap. But I see little specific proof of his recognition that we badly need education reform that will teach us how to think, rather than what to think — which is critical in a democracy.

  • OPINION

    Floods need local solution

    News, Published on 16/09/2014

    » With the inevitable disastrous exceptions, it has been a mostly moderate rainy season. Floods have had less effect on the country and the cities than in recent years. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha headed north last weekend to see the worst damage for himself. Sukhothai province's unfortunate inundation of the past two weeks reminded the premier and all citizens that despite decades of effort, the country still has not really got a handle on flood mitigation, never mind full control.

  • OPINION

    The era of unified nation-states nears its end

    News, Published on 16/09/2014

    » This week's referendum in Scotland could result in the UK losing almost one-third of its landmass, and 8% of its population, and, very likely, its present prime minister. In a summer rich with shocks, the breakup of a United Nations Security Council member suddenly seems more likely than the long-predicted fracturing of Iraq.

  • OPINION

    Pistorius verdict exposes problem of gun violence

    News, Published on 16/09/2014

    » The process of rehabilitation has already begun. The Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been cleared of murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, who died behind the locked door of a toilet at his home in South Africa last year. He was convicted of culpable homicide and a separate firearms charge, but he is out on bail amid speculation that he could even get a suspended sentence when he appears in court next month.

  • OPINION

    US to allow limited Vietnamese adoptions after six-year ban

    News, Published on 16/09/2014

    » American parents will soon be able to follow celebrity couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in adopting Vietnamese children after alleged baby-selling led the US to halt adoptions for six years.

  • OPINION

    Is there life after work?

    Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 16/09/2014

    » A few years ago, it was revealed that a Bangkok city dweller needed savings of at least 5 million baht to enjoy retirement.

  • OPINION

    Shining moment for civil society

    News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 16/09/2014

    » The role of civil society has come to the fore increasingly in recent years as part of the nation-building process in Asia. The term "civil society" itself can cover a range of actors, including non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs), informal groups, media personnel and individuals.

  • OPINION

    Govt must learn to hand down power

    News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 16/09/2014

    » Prime Minister Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha mentioned, somewhat candidly, at one point during his official policy announcement that some of his reform plans may take a lifetime to complete.

  • OPINION

    Postbag: The kids are all right

    News, Published on 15/09/2014

    » On the recent release of Human Rights Watch's report, "Two Years with No Moon: Immigration Detention of Children in Thailand" (BP, Sept 2), I wish to put things into perspective, taking into account the reality of the whole situation.

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