EDITORIAL Normalcy but not at any cost
Thaksin must be held accountable for his misrule and trangressions, and that is not negotiable
HARD TALK Plenty of work for surplus generals in the South
Army commander in chief Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin should be commended for his candid assessment of how badly the government and the military have been managing the southern insurgency. In his address to students of the National Defence College last week, Sonthi admitted the situation in the South has reached the point of crisis.
The day that shook the world
Anoop Singh is now director of the Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He recalls his experiences as head of IMF missions to Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia and offers a global perspective on the lesson of the Asian crisis.
Burma walks a thin line with Asean
Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD) turned 62 on June 19 while remaining under the house arrest that was recently extended for another year by the Burmese junta.
Falling asleep at the wheel
News of actor/singer Sornram Theppitak's recent car crash has been given wide media coverage because he is a public figure and the incident inevitably caught people's attention.
