REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE Thailand's human-rights standing: a moment of truth
The good news was Thailand received 120 votes from the 191 United Nations members when secret ballots were cast on May 9 to elect 47 members of the newly established Human Rights Council.
To end religious strife, we need a leap of faith
Put a hundred people, mostly scholars and religious leaders pious in one of the three Abrahamic faiths, in a room for a dialogue on peaceful coexistence and what do you get?
Who pays for politics?
Last week, Khunying Pojaman Shinawatra was reported telling a Thai Rak Thai Party meeting that she would bear only half the costs of the coming election.