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Singapore maids learn new skills in hope of outgrowing jobs
News, dpa, Published on 15/09/2015
» Two Sundays every month, Jane Sucaldito Supapo dons a red polo shirt and heads towards Singapore's shopping district.
Promenade risks river's cultural history
News, Srisakra Vallibhotama, Published on 15/09/2015
» As a Bangkok-Thon Buri resident, I have grave concerns over the 14-billion-baht Chao Phraya River promenade project, dubbed as the New Landmark of Thailand, that is being promoted by the military government.
A road map to nowhere
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 15/09/2015
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha recently admitted that when he wrote the line "We are asking for a little more time" in the song Returning Happiness To The People, he didn't think it through. Obviously, he didn't.
Young Americans 'Fed Up' with country's economy
News, Joseph Stiglitz, Published on 16/09/2015
» At the end of every August, central bankers and financiers from around the world meet in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for the US Federal Reserve's economic symposium. This year, the participants were greeted by a large group of mostly young people, including many African- and Hispanic-Americans.
Time for open public debate on joining TPP
News, Dominique Lam, Published on 16/09/2015
» Two months ago, ministers from the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries met in Hawaii for what was widely expected to be the final time. After 10 years of negotiating, there were high hopes of an agreement to bind together one third of the world's trade under common rules.
Migrant crisis is proving very lucrative for some
News, Antony Loewenstein, Published on 26/10/2015
» Monetising the waves of refugees surging into Europe is not the most common human response to tragedy. One of the greatest mass movements of people in modern history has caused a huge outpouring of solidarity with those on the move. But it has also created anger, suspicion and violence.
Turkey refugee deal is good for Europe
News, Tania Karas, Published on 24/10/2015
» The chaos of thousands of refugees arriving on the Greek islands daily may soon slow if the European Union and Turkey can implement a plan to keep them from coming to Europe.
Setting goals to help world's poorest
News, Bjorn Lomborg, Published on 16/09/2015
» In rich countries, the biggest causes of death are strokes, heart attacks and cancer, accounting for more than two-thirds of all deaths. But for the poorer world, people often assume that infectious diseases like diarrhoea, tuberculosis, Aids, malaria, measles and tetanus are the biggest killers.
Regime must allow media to do its job
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 18/09/2015
» As Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha heads to the United Nations to give his first speech at the world body next week with the emphasis on sustainable development, the question on many people's minds will not be the subject he is going to speak about but instead what is happening in Thailand.
UN should focus on smart spending
News, Published on 18/09/2015
» Next week, the world's 193 governments will meet in New York and agree on a set of ambitious, global targets for 2030. Over the next 15 years these targets will direct the US$2.5 trillion (89.4 trillion baht) to be spent on development assistance, as well as countless trillions in national budgets.