Thailand
The heroes of the Thai cave rescue
The inside story of an improbable team of divers, a near-impossible plan and the rescue of 12 boys from a Thai cave
Thai cave rescue: In celebration, a nation unites
From bringing food to prayers, a nation has worked together for weeks to support the soccer players trapped beneath the ground.
Thai cave rescue: Trapped coach’s community chooses love over blame
On the ground near the rescue operation, neighbours express support for the man who led 12 children underground
The long farewell for Thailand’s King Bhumibol
Looking ahead to 2017 in Thailand, where national grieving will continue for a full year until a funeral pyre is completed in September
Your morning five: Thai army summons former PM
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Your morning five: Thai court ousts prime minister
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When monks go bad
Sex, drugs and money laundering: behind Thai Buddhism’s fall from grace
UBC student dead in L.A., sexual assault & chicken wings
Five things students are talking about today (February 20th)
A global tour of carbon pricing
As noted yesterday, Stephen Harper is presently in India, a country that has a carbon tax. After India, he will visit the Philippines, where pig farmers are currently selling carbon credits.
On free trade, Harper needs to show some true grit
This government has been very aggressive about announcing free trade deals–not so much about closing them
A grenade attack in Thailand injures five, including the perpetrator
A man believed to be Iranian threw hand grenades at Thai police after fleeing from an explosion in a house in Bangkok on Tuesday. The assault left five people injured, including the perpetrator. The explosions happened one day after bomb attacks targeted Israeli diplomatic targets in India and Georgia, which Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, blamed squarely on Iran.
Twitter is censoring–but don’t rush to judge
The company may have found a new and better way to deal with authoritarian countries