EDITORIAL From wariness to firm friendship
Former adversaries mark 30 years of bilateral ties that have laid the foundations for future cooperation
SIDELINES Secret of Thaksin's Burma trip might be in the skies
Even critics of Thaksin Shinawatra have to grudgingly admire his audacity and public-relations stunts. Still, as caretaker prime minister, his stealth diplomacy - with an abrupt half-day visit to Burma on Wednesday - surely more than raised eyebrows.
SUNDAY BRUNCH 'E' is for education
Veteran educator hails advent of technology in teaching and making knowledge easily accessible to students
WATCHDOG Thirayuth sees hope in process of judicial review
Widely respected social critic Thirayuth Boonmee last week threw his support behind what he describes as the process of judicial review of Thai politics. In his view, the May 8 nullification of the April 2 general election and related polls by the Constitution Court and the July 25 Criminal Court verdict against the Election Commission's last three members can be considered the two most important examples of judicial review to date.
