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Thailand: 2 years after the May 19 crackdown – some personal (and very short) thoughts

By Saksith Saiyasombut On Saturday, thousands of red shirts gathered at Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok to commemorate the second anniversary of the violent crackdown against the anti-government protests on May 19, 2010 by the military. Ninety-one people have lost their lives and thousands were wounded in the clashes – protesters, soldiers, civilians and journalists (notably Fabio...

Twitter and the limits of social media as a news disseminator

Sometime after India’s national capital and its adjoining areas were rocked by a low intensity earthquake on March 5, a noted film director tweeted: Earthquake in Delhi at 1.11pm. Twitter swamped by 1.12pm. News channels reported by 1.30pm. Twitter better for News. One was not watching news channels at that time so would not know...

Acing your interview

Getting your dream job

Interviews are a nerve-wracking experience for the vast majority of us. The pressure of landing your dream job and making a good first impression can be quite stressful!

The good news is that a successful interview has a lot to do with preparation and research, so you can take action beforehand to give yourself a good chance of landing the job. Wondering how to prepare? Here are a few tips to help you along your way…

1 Research and understand the job/position

Take time to learn and understand what type of person and skills the company is looking for....

SKorean indicted for re-tweeting NKorean messages

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors have indicted a Socialist Party member on charges that he reposted messages from a North Korean government Twitter account, a party official said Thursday. Park Jeong-geun, a member of the small Seoul-based opposition party, was indicted earlier this week under the National Security Law, which makes it...

No #outrage as Thailand adopts Twitter’s censorship policy

By Saksith Saiyasombut Last week, the micro-blogging website Twitter announced an implementation that gives them the possibility to withhold certain tweets to be viewable from certain countries, if legally required to do so. The backlash was expected and came in swiftly with countless of users express their #outrage. While some see an actual improvement in...