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28/05/2012 : Myanmar's charismatic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is preparing to make her first foray outside the country in almost a quarter of a century.
An act of expediency or a huge mistake?

28/05/2012 : 'There are no real friends nor permanent foes in politics, only shared interests." This popular Thai political saying has been proven true time and again as witnessed in the case between Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin, former coup maker and leader of the one-MP Matibhum Party, and the ruling Pheu Thai Party.

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Shock-Proofing asia's economies
13/05/2012 : Uncertainty and volatility have quickly become the new normal of the global economy. For several reasons, this turbulent external environment poses the most significant threat to Asia-Pacific growth in 2012.
'Discovery' for West 'subjugation' for rest
13/05/2012 : An intense and fascinating debate on the legacy of colonialism and its impact on the world's indigenous peoples took place at the UN headquarters in New York last Sunday and Monday. The 11th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues focussed on the theme: ''The Doctrine of Discovery: Its enduring impact on indigenous peoples and the right to redress for past conquests''.
POSTSCRIPT
Timing was off, but the thought was there
13/05/2012 : With an uncanny sense of bad timing, last week's ''PostScript'' about the excessive heat in Bangkok coincided with the weather making a sudden about turn as the thunderstorms rolled in and it piddled down, cooling things down considerably. Although I welcomed the less sultry weather, it wasn't exactly auspicious for the column. Still, at least it didn't start snowing.
Postbag
Greed fuels rocketing prices
13/05/2012 : As an international airline pilot living in Thailand I'm fortunate to be able to shop for my family's food outside the country _ in Europe, North America, or ''next door'' in the Philippines _ several times a month.
EDITORIAL
Cooperation needed before and after ruling
13/05/2012 : By convening a meeting on Thursday with Foreign Ministry officials and a legal team representing the Thai side of the dispute with Cambodia over land adjacent to the Preah Vihear temple, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra sent a clear message that despite improved relations between countries she is determined to protect Thailand's sovereignty. In the meeting the prime minister told the legal team, which included Thai ambassador to the Hague, Virachai Plasai, and lawyers from France, Canada and Australia, to prepare to oppose Cambodia's request that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) interpret its 1962 verdict, which awarded the the temple to Cambodia, but made no mention of the 4.6 square kilometre area which is claimed by both countries. The meeting was called ahead of the June 21 deadline by which Thailand has to submit written observations on Cambodia's petition to the ICJ to interpret the 1962 verdict. No date has yet been set for the ICJ's final ruling.
COMMENTARY
Funeral pyres lit in our dark night of shame
12/05/2012 : Light the funeral pyres. Two, not just one. Throw in the conflagration the corpse not of man but of the basic right citizens in any sane society should be able to exercise: the right to speak, and the right to watch film.
POSTBAG
Cooking up a right mess
12/05/2012 : Re: ''Cooked food prices face cuts'' (BP, May 11).
EDITORIAL
Get serious about safety
12/05/2012 : The tragic series of workplace accidents over the past week did more than take 15 lives and injure over 170 people; they demonstrated conclusively that workplace safety in this country is still largely a myth. Ironically, those who lost their lives did so as other workers prepared to commemorate the 19th anniversary on May 10 of Thailand's worst-ever workplace accident - the Kader toy factory fire in Nakhon Pathom in which 188 workers died and 469 were injured. Many of the victims were young women from impoverished rural families who died because the walkways were locked or blocked and the narrow ground-floor exits were jammed shut.
POSTBAG
Little love for Ampon
11/05/2012 : Re: ''Reds told not to exploit Ampon's death'' (BP, May 10).
Spare a few thoughts for Da Torpedo
11/05/2012 : One of the first things that came to my mind after learning about the death of Ah Kong was the condition of Da Torpedo.