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EDITORIAL Warrant lifting is a good start

22 May 2013 : The order to review all warrants to arrest suspected insurgents is welcome news.
GLOBALISATIONCorporates need a foreign policy, too

22 May 2013 : Google unintentionally sparked a diplomatic row earlier this month following its decision to change the name on its "Palestinian territories" homepage to "Palestine".

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Turn off Thaksin's Skype
22 May 2013 : Re: ''26,000 reds recall bloodshed'' (BP, May 20).
Quality must trump size in govt's school policy
22 May 2013 : School size matters, but it should not be the only thing that counts.
CHILDBIRTH
Just 10 baht a day can save lives and boost economies
22 May 2013 : Would you save someone's life for 10 baht a day?
COMMENTARY
Public health pioneer ousted for big pharma
22 May 2013 : What do you do to the man who helped you win a landslide election through pioneering the 30-baht universal healthcare scheme?
THINKBOX
The perils of overenthusiastic parenting
22 May 2013 : A nasty week of traffic congestion signals that school has already reopened. Children are busy with books and engaged with their school activities while parents help them choose their classes.
CURRENTS
Curb your enthusiasm
22 May 2013 : If reactions are any indication, the most exciting news of the week was Samsung sending a 1 gigabit signal across 2km. This was apparently based on what 5G technology may look like. If the pundits are anything to go by, Asia has essentially bypassed 4G and is eagerly awaiting 5G to hit the streets. It will have to wait a while as the Samsung exercise was just a demo of proof of concept. As of today, there are no ratified standards for 5G and Samsung appears to be trying to get out a head of the pack.
Wall around failed rice scheme starting to leak
21 May 2013 : Most people still know little or nothing about the rice pledging scheme, with the actual details fiercely guarded by a handful of officials at the Commerce Ministry, including Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapriom.
EDITORIAL
Myanmar, US waste a chance
21 May 2013 : President Thein Sein has visited President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington. The visit is being promoted by both Myanmar and the United States for its symbolism. This is a shame.
POLITICS
Time running out for key reformers
21 May 2013 : Voters in the Philippines appear to have delivered a resounding victory to President Benigno Aquino in mid-term elections. The son of former president Corazon Aquino looks set to control both houses of Congress, giving him a mandate to continue his reform policies. His biggest worry now is making them stick.
Postbag
Science focus lacking
21 May 2013 : Re ''The government's bad science'' (BP, May 19).