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New EC faces tough tasks
News, Editorial, Published on 17/07/2018
» A new Election Commission (EC) has been partly chosen and will unofficially take office in 10 days. It will temporarily have five members instead of seven, the same number as the outgoing poll agency. And it will work under the same, uncontrollable handicap as the now lame-duck EC. Not only is there no election to prepare for, the military-enforced ban on political activities means the EC cannot even supervise the primaries or campaigning.
The changing of Syria's demography
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 17/07/2018
» With the fall of Daraa last Friday, the end of Syria's civil war is within sight. What will Bashar al-Assad and his ruling Ba'ath Party do with their victory?
Indictment of Russian officers puts pressure on Trump
News, Published on 17/07/2018
» If US President Donald Trump was inclined to be tentative when raising election meddling with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a summit yesterday, the indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking in 2016 has made that approach a much harder sell.
Boys owe no debt
News, Postbag, Published on 17/07/2018
» Re: "Rescued boys should help out society", (Opinion, July 15).
South Korea is wooing Asean and India
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 17/07/2018
» For the first time since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, South Korea, under the helm of President Moon Jae-in, has effectively been embedded in the regional scheme of things --political/security, economic and social/cultural. The country's previous four presidents -- Kim Dae-jung, Roh Moo-hyun, Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye -- tried to do the same but sadly they repeatedly failed. Every time these leaders wanted to focus on Southeast Asia and South Asia, something happened in the Northeast, the Korean Peninsula in particular, that immediately distracted them. They became mesmerised and forgot the region. There was no consistency whatsoever.
Profiting from migrant smuggling whatever the cost
News, Published on 17/07/2018
» In May 2015, the world was rocked by the Bay of Bengal migrant smuggling crisis. Mass graves containing the bodies of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh were discovered in southern Thailand, and thousands more were left stranded at sea. A tragic reminder of the human costs of migrant smuggling, the events led to a new focus on combatting the crime in Asia. Leaders from across the region came together to get to grips with the problem, agreeing to improve cooperation between source, transit and destination countries. Authorities reacted; boats stopped.
Natural look preferred
Life, Noko, Published on 17/07/2018
» Rather than going under the knife, one can easily opt for injectables that have become a mainstream treatment for erasing wrinkles, plumping up the face and sculpting a V-line.
Lion Corporation Thailand hunts for B18.9bn in sales
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 17/07/2018
» Lion Corporation Thailand, a joint venture between Saha Group, the country's largest consumer product conglomerate, and Lion Corporation in Japan, expects its sales to grow by 5% to 18.9 billion baht this year.
Time to stop wringing rescue story
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 17/07/2018
» Here comes the flood ... of information, conflicting opinions, claims to fame and probably reflections on flaws.
The finish line
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 17/07/2018
» When the gates opened, the jockeys drove hard and the horses thundered out on the grassy racetrack. The crowd of fortune-seekers went wild cheering for the horses they'd bet on. Some clutched a pair of binoculars. Others had eyes glued to the big screen. In the background, the announcer detailed the race's progress. After just over a minute, the horses covered 1,200m and crossed the finish line. While some continued to cheer, most of the crowd fell into a collective sigh.