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The Japanese Emperor’s recovery: Is it just media hype?
By Anna Watanabe Mon, Feb 20, 2012 2:11PM UTC
A collective sigh of relief has been let out all across Japan, as what feels like every masthead keeps the country up-to-date on Emperor Aihito’s condition following his heart surgery on Saturday. After reading headlines as gripping as After surgery, emperor tells surgeons he feels ‘good’ and Emperor recovering, wants to read it could be...
Is this satire?
By Bangkok Pundit Sun, Feb 19, 2012 8:00PM UTC
Thirasant Mann is a sub-editor at the Bangkok Post. His latest op-ed is entitled: ‘A plague of legal scholars seeking to subvert ethics‘. The opening: Nitirat is not pronounced “nitty rat” and does not mean “a rat with nits (baby lice)”. The word, derived from Pali and Sanskrit, translates as “ethics of the citizenry” and...
“Chink in the Armor”: Racism or a lax copy editor?
By Andy Jackson Sun, Feb 19, 2012 11:26AM UTC
An undrafted player from Harvard (not exactly a basketball powerhouse) spends his time as a bench warmer in a struggling NBA team until injuries to several starting players give him a chance to start. He takes the ball and runs with it.. up and down the court, demonstrating great skill, helping his team get on...
Will Burma create a fair press law and a free press council?
By Zin Linn Sat, Feb 18, 2012 11:24PM UTCThe people’s parliament session of Myanmar (Burma) continued for the fifth day at the People’s Parliament Hall in the Parliamentary Building in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday, attended by the Speaker of the People’s Parliament (Lower House) Thura Shwe Mann and 346 Pyithu Hluttaw representatives, state-owned media said today. At Friday’s session, 11 questions were...
The NYT in 1932: Hitler should have fewer restrictions, more power
By Ahsan Butt Sat, Feb 18, 2012 6:57AM UTC
I was doing some archival work and came across this gem of an editorial titled “Berlin Lion Taming” from the New York Times on November 23, 1932....
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On the 20th amendment, and Imran Khan’s bizarre opposition to it
Wed, Feb 22, 2012
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Starving to death in ‘wealthy’ Japan
Wed, Feb 22, 2012
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Thai ‘anti-corruption vigilante’ Chuwit: Cleaning up in his own ranks
Wed, Feb 22, 2012
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Wed, Feb 22, 2012
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