EDITORIAL Poorly reasoned appointments
Gen Sonthi's explanations for placing military officers on the boards of state enterprises raise worrying questions
HARD TALK Compelling non-political reasons for Thaksin to stay put
Will he or will he not return? This is turning into a multibillion-baht question about the multibillion-baht former political leader who's dying to come home from exile.
World needs to rethink Burma policy
Burma's national convention reopened last month amidst heightening global concern about the ongoing political stalemate in that country.