EDITORIAL Time for UN to address Burma
The latest military offensive by the brutal regime has driven hundreds more refugees towards our border
VENUS' VISION In memory of a true 'people's writer'
Allow me to be very personal this time. This month marks the 96th birth anniversary of a great yet humble writer, one I strongly identify with. Even though he passed away 38 years ago, Por Intalapalit's name still comes up when people in my circle discuss the great writers of older days.
The morality of capital punishment
European governments are adamantly opposed to capital punishment - the European Union bans it outright - and some Europeans consider its use in the United States barbaric. Indeed, many European intellectuals argue that not just capital punishment, but also punishment in general, does not deter criminals.
