Before conceding to any demands by the Philippine delegation this week, hosts Beijing will insist that President Rodrigo Duterte abrogate the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s international ruling on the South China Sea.
Where is justice in military response to wrongful death?
FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2016
Privates Songtham Mudmad and Chatpisut Chumphan were brutally tortured in camp. Songtham’s genitals were burnt with candles and he died of brain haemorrhage and severe bruising.
The real reason govts are turning blind eye to Panama Papers
THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016
It is instructive to look back at the Enron Corp collapse in 2001. In brief, Enron built such a maze of shell companies and subsidiaries that US regulators and investigators could not “follow the money”.
I have been reading with interest the comments about over-charging for food at Thai airports. Years ago I stopped buying anything at airports, including duty-free. However, judging what is a standard price is difficult.
After visiting Thailand for almost 20 years, I had a shock last week when I was told that a written visa entitlement, granted and paid for in Britain, was being overruled by the Koh Samui Immigration office.