EDITORIAL PM has returned Army to politics
Thaksin has managed to destroy a military-political balance that has taken over three decades to achieve
SIDELINES Drowning PM thrown a lifeline with election decree
As he was struggling and ranting in a tight corner, amidst unrelenting public pressure for him to step down, caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was given a sudden relief through a Royal Decree for a general election on October 15.
SUNDAY BRUNCH A voice for education
Christopher Patten is a strong advocate of the role education will play in shaping the global knowledge-based economy
WATCHDOG Overseas education more popular than ever but challenges remain
In a paper entitled "Cross-border Education: Boon or Bane" submitted for the World University Presidents Summit, which ended here this week, Dzulkifli Abdul Razak of Universiti Sains Malaysia offers a developing-country perspective that may enlighten all those in the higher-education sector in Asia and Pacific.
Interfaith initiatives stymied at Asem talks
Why is it so difficult to get some Asian governments to adopt measures that could improve interfaith understanding and world peace?