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Eyes open in Bangladesh
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 07/05/2018
» In many ways, my trip last month to the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka and to the world's biggest refugee camp at Kutupalong was a life- and perspective-changing experience.
Try Guantanamo
News, Postbag, Published on 06/05/2018
» An interesting news story was broadcast this week on MCOT 107FM.
Sucking the wind out of the elections
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 05/05/2018
» The verb of the week is "to dood".
Underwhelming taxis
News, Postbag, Published on 05/05/2018
» Re: "B5 minimum taxi fare hike needed, TDRI finds", (BP, May 1). I approve of the TDRI's suggestion for a five-baht rise in the minimum fare and a surcharge for traffic delays, as proposed by the TDRI's Sumet Ongkittikul, who found that taxi drivers earn just about the minimum wage.
People power
News, Postbag, Published on 04/05/2018
» Samanea Saman in his May 2 letter quoted judicial officials as saying that the land "belongs to the military ..."
Reining in rampant testing for the sake of equity
News, Moritz Bilagher, Published on 30/04/2018
» As an avid reader, one of the first things I do upon arriving in any new city is survey the local bookshops. Arriving in Bangkok recently, I was pleased to find that the city had a wide variety of well-stocked bookshops. At one of these, I was taken by the amount of space -- seven full rows -- devoted to one particular subject: test preparation.
China's sexist tech titans
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 30/04/2018
» The news that Alibaba is pouring US$320 billion into developing a "digital hub" in the much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor has not been greeted with universal applause in Thailand. Concerns are rising about the potential negative impacts on small local operators once the Chinese e-commerce giant cements its foothold.
Intimidation and censors
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 29/04/2018
» The general prime minister revealed a huge tell about what to expect if you have the good sense to vote the right way and approve of leaving him right where he is at Government House. He will act just like Voldemort and Abhisit and the rest of those (pa-tooey!) professional politicians that put us in this horrible position.
Being legal doesn't mean it's just
News, Postbag, Published on 29/04/2018
» Re: "Regime must forget 'face' and do right thing".
Cram, jam and pass
News, Postbag, Published on 27/04/2018
» Re: "Education sandbox: Reforming the way to reform", (Opinion, April 25).