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Down the ‘Single Gateway’ Rabbit Hole to Transparency Battles Unfought
Let's forget the few pros and many cons of the gateway project for a moment and review the trail of evidence that led to its public disclosure, a Pyrrhic victory for transparency if it prompts the...
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Deep South Conflict Perpetuated by Willful Ignorance
BANGKOK — A group often overlooked when considering the Deep South’s ongoing separatist conflict is the kingdom’s majority Thai Buddhists.
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Practicing The Principles We Preach
A society needs as diverse views and news as possible so people can compare, debate and learn. In Thailand, there are people who believe only certain types of media organizations should be permitted...
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The Battle of the Burkini
LONDON – There has been a lot of fuss lately about the handful of Muslim women who choose to bathe on French beaches wearing a special garment that covers the head (not the face), and much of the...
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Trump’s Emotional Intelligence Deficit
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts – Last month, 50 former national security officials who had served at high levels in Republican administrations from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush published a letter saying...
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Thailand’s Draconian Cyberlaws Tipping Toward Totalitarian
Amendments to the criminal code removing judicial oversight of wiretapping combined with new laws on cybercrime, cyber security and even the digital economy all suggest the Good People running the...
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Junta Ends Military Trials For Civilians. March Toward Militarization Continues.
As with any action, there are different points of view on this week’s decision by junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha to end the use of military tribunals to try civilians.
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Will Thailand Choke on the Tailpipe of Bangkok’s Eco-Hubris?
While the Bangkok elite talks about how green it will be with a shiny new Tesla or BMW i3 EV, are they actually saving the planet? Thailand’s mid-20th century energy mix – namely fossil fuels such as...
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Can We Properly Learn from Our Ugly Past?
In Berlin, one can accidentally walk past the Holocaust memorial near the Brandenburg Gate or parts of the remaining Berlin Wall. At leafy Tier Garten, one notices a memorial for killed Roma people....
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SOS for China’s SOEs
BEIJING — China’s economic slowdown has been the subject of countless debates, discussions, articles, and analyses. While the proposed remedies vary considerably, there seems to be a broad consensus...
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Thai Press Must Try to Speak Truth to Military Power
The press cannot be truly accountable to the public if it does not try to analyze and question the current militarization of Thai society because a militarized society is antithetical to a democratic...
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iPhone 7 May Boost Apple’s Fortunes But Has Its Irish Luck Run Out?
DTAC launched pre-registration to pre-order the iPhone 7 and 7+ today, Oct. 7. Seven is a lucky number, they say, or is it?
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Trump’s Deplorables
NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton, the Democratic US presidential nominee, recently described supporters of her opponent, Donald Trump, as a “basket of deplorables.” It was neither a tactful nor an elegant...
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Breaking the Hegemony of Oct 6, 1976 History
History is not to be memorized but to be debated, explained and interpreted through various lenses. When monopolized, history has deprived society of having different ways to look at things. The...
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Putting the Populist Revolt in Its Place
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts — In many Western democracies, this is a year of revolt against elites. The success of the Brexit campaign in Britain, Donald Trump’s unexpected capture of the Republican...
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Mourning the King With Respect to Our Diversity
Millions are mourning the passing of His Majesty the King, Bhumibol Adulyadej. As we transition into a new era, let’s recall mourning is about love and empathy as much as it is grief. It should not be...
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Revering the Late King With Love Not Hate
In grief, people can rise above tragedy and become better or fall to the depths of their base emotions and become barbaric.
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The World Economy Without China
NEW HAVEN – Is the Chinese economy about to implode? With its debt overhangs and property bubbles, its zombie state-owned enterprises and struggling banks, China is increasingly portrayed as the next...
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Thailand: The Soap Opera
Ubiquitously absent from televisions during the one-month period of compulsory mourning for His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej are prime-time soap operas.
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The Making of a Cult of Personality
Public mourning has become a competitive sport for some who, intentionally or not, have made it more difficult to impress.
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