Practicing The Principles We Preach
A society needs as diverse views and news as possible so people can compare, debate and learn. In Thailand, there are people who believe...
The Gulf States’ Expat Dividend
PARIS – How should policymakers in the Middle East’s Gulf States manage their countries’ large expatriate workforces? In Saudi Arabia, foreign nationals account for roughly one-third of the population. In Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, nine out of every ten residents is an expatriate. Should these countries’ governments continue to invest heavily in developing indigenous labor forces, with the aim of decreasing dependency on foreign workers?
Turkish Democracy’s Secret Weapon
The recent failed coup attempt in Turkey highlights the country’s continuing vulnerability to military takeover. But it also reveals a newly developed – and highly potent – as set, one that Turkey’s neighbors should also seek to cultivate: a strong middle class willing and able to mobilize against extremist threats.
Fear is Junta’s Best Weapon Against Our Online Public Sphere
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer
Senior Staff Writer
Junta’s ‘Polite’ Repression
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer
Senior Staff Writer
Opinion: A Sad, Shocking Week That Tested Football’s Heart
PARIS — It was a week of sad and shocking images for football.
From the murky depths of the cold sea that separates France and...
Opinion: How Humans Fit Into Google’s Machine Future
By Ed Finn, The Conversation
In 1998, Google began humbly, formally incorporated in a Menlo Park garage, providing search results from a server housed in Lego...
10 Things You Might Not Want to Know About the Next Constitution
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer
Senior Staff Writer
Khaosod English Clarifies Usage Of "Stupid Bitch"
In an article published yesterday, we translated former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's now-controversial remark about Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra as "stupid bitch". The original...
