Syria: Demystifying a quagmire that baffles almost everyone
The Syrian quagmire arises out of several factors and involves a multitude of players.
Lessons from Pakistan to help
In Thailand nowadays, we have an officially ordained a new maxim - "The red shirts can do no wrong."
Medical culpability must not begin with the end of a life
The news of the mother of an actor losing her life during spinal analgesia as she underwent knee replacement surgery was more than heartbreaking. To me, it was also inimitably personal. How many lives before, and how many after hers will it take...
It's a sick and cruel world: Is there anyone you can trust?
Those were the words of an eyewitness to the two, almost simultaneous, bomb blasts this Monday at the Boston Marathon. Standing beside him, wiping away tears, was a woman runner who said some body parts were splashed onto her face after the bombs...
The lady never turned but left a bitterly divided legacy
British Prime Minister David Cameron said last Monday that she saved Britain. And to a very certain and important degree, the late Margaret Thatcher did. One does not have to look hard for a supporting argument for Cameron's statement - only at...
We are a nation driven by the lowest common denominator
Never mind that the world is going to have a "global" school where any school anywhere on this green planet will be able to benchmark itself against the best, Thailand still goes on with its stock faith in deus ex machina - the belief...
Her name is Suthisa; she does not have a last name
Suthisa is the name I gave to the baby girl born nine months ago. Her mother went into labour on the night I was the only one home, so, with my very poor driving skills and eyesight, I drove her to the hospital. When I finally got to the emergency...
Heed the Petraeus Doctrine to end the southern insurgency
With Thailand poised to sign a "political agreement" with the Barasi Revolusi Nasional, or BRN Coordinate, during the visit of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to Malaysia at the end of this week, it is fair to ask the question if...
The papal resignation: The valor needed for the world's salvation
Pope Benedict XVI shook the Catholic world when he announced he would resign from his post on February 28, becoming the first pope to resign in almost 600 years. Even the Vatican spokesperson admitted he had been caught off-guard.
Are we a nation drowning in a culture of consumer politics?
Freebies and instant gratification have become our national habit. They are highly addictive. The more people get, the more people want, and it's never enough. Just like junkies looking for the next hit and the next high, the dose needed is...
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