A call for the release of Ahmed Mansoor
I support this letter and plea for the UAE government to release Ahmed Mansoor. “We, the undersigned, call on...
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Working for the wires in the analog age
I could not really find a relevant picture – so this is the Reuters Toronto Dragon boat team from...
Wide-eyed wonder – 50 years on
This is the news tribute to Apollo 8 from CBS. The spaceflight responsible for arguably the most iconic picture...
A Brexit primer
There is a lot of sensible stuff in the following – on where the UK is and where it...
No more defending the UAE
This website has in the past defended the UAE; praised some of the initiatives there and the willingness to...
Chiang Mai’s growth
I have seen Chiang Mai grow since my first visits in the later 1990s. When my Dad and i...
I know the feeling
No inspiration to write. Back soon.
The Saudi admission of Khashoggi’s murder insults our intelligence
Overnight the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs put out this statement in English arguing, preposterously, that Jamal Khashoggi was...
Khashoggi’s last Washington Post column – his honesty cost him his life
I have re-published this op-ed from today’s Washington Post unedited and in full. Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen...
Where will they all go?
As Bangkok continues to grow unchecked, and more tourists flock to the Kingdom, Airports of Thailand has unveiled a...