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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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Thai Rath Editorial
15/05/2012 : The Yingluck government must make good on its pledge to draw up an integrated water management system for the country. The promise was made in the wake of last year's devastating floods that swamped industrial estates and residential areas in and around Bangkok.
China rekindles US-Philippine ties
15/05/2012 : China's assertive behaviour is breathing life into America's historically tumultuous relationship with the Philippines.
EDITORIAL
Handle labour woes with care
15/05/2012 : The decision by labour unions to escalate the dispute at a Songkhla seafood plant puts new and serious onus on a wide range of government agencies.
Pattaya reds need more than just a 'stay cool' warning
14/05/2012 : Thanks to Matichon Online, I had the privilege of watching a three-minute video clip which showed a group of some 20 Pattaya red-shirt followers, riding on motorcycles, chasing a black sedan in which actress Bongkoj Khongmalia, alias Tak Bongkoj, was travelling with a small film crew.
Ah Kong's legacy is to inspire a wider debate
14/05/2012 : It should come as no surprise that the government does not want to touch the lese majeste law _ Section 112 of the Criminal Code _ following the sudden death by liver cancer of convicted lese majeste offender Ampon (Ah Kong) Tangnoppakul, alias Uncle SMS, in Bangkok Prison Hospital on May 8.
POSTBAG
A shocking picture
14/05/2012 : I have been a reader of the Bangkok Post for the 22 years that I have lived in Thailand and on many occasions you have written very well about wildlife conservation and animal welfare issues.
BREEZY MONDAY
Grocery shopping has gone to the dogs
14/05/2012 : Shopping for groceries is hardly a straightforward chore any longer. Sometimes I can hardly believe that I spend almost two hours from start to finish (long queues at the check-out counter do not help).
EDITORIAL
Nasty legacy of the Slorc
14/05/2012 : The new and supposedly progressive government of Myanmar faces many challenges in throwing off the sordid past of 48 years of military tyranny. One deeply troubling heritage is the drug trade. Neighbours including Thailand have given President Thein Sein a long rope, but all agree that the long years of Myanmar drug trafficking must end.
InMedia
Post today editorial
14/05/2012 : The new daily minimum wage of 300 baht may not be of much help for blue-collar workers whose debts have risen this year because of the effects of last year's floods and the rising cost of living.
COMMENTARY
Tools & Fools
13/05/2012 : Opponents of the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship accuse the movement of using the death of Ampon ''Ah Kong'' Tangnoppakul as a political tool to further their political agenda. They might be correct.