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    Will India be a new economic superpower?

    Oped, Published on 11/08/2023

    » In March 1985, the Wall Street Journal showered India's new prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, with its highest praise. In an editorial titled "Rajiv Reagan", the newspaper compared the 40-year-old Gandhi to "another famous tax cutter we know", and declared that deregulation and tax cuts had triggered a "minor revolution" in India.

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    Audience of one is better than none

    Roger Crutchley, Published on 13/08/2023

    » There was a story from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last week concerning English actress Georgie Grier whose one-woman show Sunsets attracted a grand audience of one. A tweet with pictures of a tearful Grier after the show prompted considerable sympathy and the following night she found herself performing to a near full-house which she joked felt the equivalent of "Wembley".

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    Migrants seek better times close to home

    Oped, Thana Boonlert, Published on 07/01/2022

    » Carrying a large rucksack, I bought a ticket and walked into a crowded bus terminal in Ekamai where thousands of passengers, wearing face masks, were counting down the clock to return home for the long holidays. The vast station was packed as New Year drew closer. When I got on the bus, a familiar luk thung song was being played, evoking memories.

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    Soft power sells best when not force-fed

    Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 07/08/2023

    » South Korea knows how to sell its products. Apart from K-entertainment, the country has also popularised K-merchandise through pop culture. From fried chicken and ramyeon cup noodles to egg drop sandwiches and soju, instant coffee and dietary supplements, we have seen countless products from South Korea in series and movies successfully create a huge customer base in Thailand.

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    No one benefits as old regime drags out its end

    Oped, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/10/2021

    » Standing together in a space demarcated as a forbidden area, two actors began to spread red paint over their bodies and create flags out of ropes and twigs. When they ran wild and cried out "Long live the people!" the message could not be clearer. Performed by the Layyim Theatre group, the gig was a part of the rally held by the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration (UFTD) to commemorate the first year of the movement. It was held in front of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre on Sunday.

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    A tale of risk and loss

    Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 10/07/2023

    » Life is an adventure that pushes us to take risks to achieve a goal. Risks can be worthwhile but certain ones may be too dangerous and result in fatal loss.

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    Adam Smith 300 years later

    Oped, Published on 30/06/2023

    » This year marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Adam Smith, the founding father of modern economics. It comes at a time when the global economy faces several daunting challenges.

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    Fascists really are coming in the United States

    Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 25/06/2021

    » Godwin's Law, coined in 1990, says that as a discussion on the internet grows longer, the likelihood of somebody being compared to Hitler or the Nazis rises inexorably towards 100%. But once in a very long while the comparison is correct.

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    Solving the global food crisis

    News, Published on 26/06/2023

    » When ex-Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro came to power in January 2019, one of his first acts in office was to abolish the National Food and Nutrition Security Council (Consea), a globally lauded body that had reduced food insecurity. It was a huge step back for the country, which the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) had removed from its "hunger map" in 2014.

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    Himmapan Marshmallow

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 11/12/2020

    » #HimmapanMarshmallow trended during the long weekend last week, showcasing kawaii rendition of Thai mythical creatures founded at Buddhist temples in the north and the northeastern regions of Thailand. Why the hashtag? I guess Himmapan (magical forest) is because these creatures are mythical and marshmallows because they have been rendered roundish and cuddly.

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