Will the Thai elections be free and fair?

BANGKOK - On March 24, more than 40 million registered Thai voters are expected to go to the polls for the country’s first elections since 2011...

A stalemate in Crimea

MOSCOW - Five years after Russia annexed Crimea, there is no reason to believe the peninsula’s status will change anytime soon. Today, it is easier...

Respect for freedom of press

By Park Moo-jong The Republic of Korea shall be a democratic republic, so stipulates Article No. 1 of the Constitution. In this democratic country,...

Security coordination is a synonym for collusion

Coordination usually occurs between equal or comparative parties or parties that are similar in strength, weight, and competency. Coordination also...

This month in history

By Hyon O'Brien One of the things I do regularly each week is to share with my Rotary Club members in Bal Harbour, Florida an eclectic list of...

Gazans Are Fed Up With Fearing Hamas

The economic situation is not the only thing driving the Gazans’ uprising, but also, and primarily, a sense of humiliation

What would (and should) a city of autonomous cars look like?

A UNIQUE opportunity exists for infrastructure investment in Australia as transport as we know it faces disruption from autonomous vehicles. The...

Chinese companies must Europeanize for Europe

The Science Behind Snowflakes & The Danger of Over-Socialization

The millennial generation of Americans is often mocked for perceived emotional weakness and insecurity. What critics of liberal “safe space”...

Singing in Europe's last Middle Eastern colony

With less than two months to go till the song contest Eurovision kicks off in Tel Aviv, controversy surrounding the host country is bound to...

Can Thailand’s junta manage the election’s outcome?

FOR Thailand’s junta, the 2019 election is to be carefully managed so that the government can return to power with enhanced legitimacy, both among...

Israel Banning Kahanist Played Straight Into the Right's Hands

The attack at Ariel junction and the Supreme court ruling disqualifying Kahanist Ben Ari but allowing Balad and Cassif is good luck for Bennett and...

Italy’s BRI Blunder

BERLIN – Barring any sudden reversals, Italy will formally endorse China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) during Chinese President Xi...

Is that OK to Take a Piss on One's National Pride?

In their public speeches Western policymakers would go above and beyond in a attempt to stress their particular fondness of Washington’s vassals...

Israel's Labor Ministry Must Act on Rising Death Toll at Construction Sites

Three workers were killed this week in two separate construction-site accidents in the town of Harish. An additional three workers were killed on...

An Israeli Soldier Killed in West Bank Attack Died in Vain

Israel lies that Staff Sgt. Gal Keidan who fell in the settlement of Ariel was defending his country. He died guarding injustice

Will Thai stock exchange’s transformation help it catch up with Singapore?

STOCK exchanges in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region are not all equal. Some, like Singapore and Hong Kong, are quite advanced in the way they're...

Despite early death, poet’s dream home built 65 years later

Michizo Tachihara (1914-1939), a poet of the early Showa Era (1926-1989), also had a promising future as an architect. He had been a brilliant...

Guidance-center setup needs big changes to save abused children

A bill to amend the Child Welfare Law and other legislation to strengthen measures against child abuse has been submitted to the Diet. The amended...

Who is responsible for shedding the blood of the innocent in New Zealand?

The world witnessed a major tragedy in New Zealand, claiming the lives of 50 and wounding dozens of others, including children during Friday...

V pričakovanju angleške pomladi in razglasitve izrednih razmer

Na novo bo treba definirati, kaj je demokracija. Države, po katerih smo se zgledovali, so postale bolj zmešane od tega, kar smo si sami znali...

Record-breaking Cooperation between Russia and India in Defense Technology

Military and technical cooperation (MTC) between the Russian Federation and the Republic of India is developing at a powerfully rapid pace. Many...

Kdo nam je ukradel evropsko vizijo

V pol leta se je izkazalo, da evropska in zunanja politika nista med prioritetnimi področji premierja Marjana Šarca. Kajti obstoj in preživetje...

Italian ports are open – to close them is illegal

Analysis. Rescue ships in similar situations in the future will still have to fear attacks from government officials and threats to close the...