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The Burmese junta's true color

When the Burmese junta decided to jail the 14 pro-democracy leaders of the 1988 generation to 65 years old each, or in other word life sentence, it was clear that the junta leaders want to challenge the whole world community to respond. The junta leaders know full well for now on it could do anything to any person who is considered a threat. Indeed, the Rangoon leaders are getting stronger by the day and become even more dictatorial in its approach and suppression.

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  Returning Thaksin's money to end stalemate worth considering

  So what is the political endgame? I have overheard that Thaksin Shinawatra is flashing a signal in the background that he is willing to fade away from Thai politics if he can get his money back. Thaksin is angry that his political opponents are trying to take away his wealth earned from the telecom empire Shin Corp. He will also pay tax on his Bt76 billion now being frozen in local financial institutions if only they return the big chunk of his money to him.

• Thailand needs to protect HR defenders

  Thailand has yet to take seriously the issue of human rights defender even though the country professed to adhere to the principles of Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Afterall, Thailand was the first Asian country to sign the UDHR in 1948. The country's strong cultural mindsets of non-interfering and weak enforcement of rule of law related to human right violation have attributed to the culture impunity.
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  Farmers must adopt long-term solutions

  Govt rice-pledging schemes distort the market and don't offer sustainable competitiveness