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'War on sugar' takes toll as consumers' tastes shift
News, Published on 26/05/2017
» The "war on sugar" being waged by governments and consumers to combat public health emergencies such as diabetes is slowing growth in global demand, which along with other factors could signal a fundamental shift in consumption ahead.
TDRI urges govt to narrow education gap
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 27/05/2017
» Merging small schools with fewer than 20 students per class and increasing access to pre-school education are imperative if the government wants to narrow the education gap in Thailand, an academic suggests.
Rehabilitation plan for IBank approved
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 31/05/2017
» The cabinet yesterday approved the rehabilitation plan for the embattled state-owned Islamic Bank of Thailand (IBank).
KTIS profits up on sugar surge
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 02/05/2017
» SET-listed Kaset Thai International Sugar Corporation Plc (KTIS) says its sugar production has seen a 30% rise this year due to better yield, allowing the company to reap higher profits from its core business and other byproducts.
Scrap the unconstitutional media bill
News, Suranand Vejjajiva, Published on 02/05/2017
» The name of the National Reform Steering Assembly's (NRSA) media bill runs against its real purposes. Branded as the "protection and promotion of media rights, freedom, ethics and professional standard law", the contents of the bill have nothing to do with the title in their intrusive and abusive nature against freedom of speech.
Organic way forward for poor farmers
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/05/2017
» Suphan Buri: Independence, sustainability and non-chemical farming will be the only way for Thai farmers to survive, said Khao Kwan Foundation director Decha Siriphat.
Thailand's murky, muddled road ahead
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 31/03/2017
» In a new era of transformative technologies and tectonic geopolitical shifts, standing still is tantamount to falling behind. This is what Thailand is doing. Its recent news flow indicates the country is mired in a regressive holding pattern.
Expert urges education for poor
News, Published on 28/03/2017
» If Thailand wants to escape the middle income trap in 20 years, the government should re-allocate its resources to prioritise educating the underprivileged, an educational development expert said this week.
Govt hails fall in household debt to GDP
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/04/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has hailed a drop in Thailand's total household debt over the past 11 years, says government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd.
Inequality in Thai education still a major handicap
News, Published on 08/04/2017
» Whose fault is it that our Mathayom 6 (12th grade) students failed four out of five subjects on average in the latest round of the Ordinary National Educational Test (O-Net)? Most scored under 50% in mathematics, English, social studies and general sciences, and just scraped through on the fifth subject, Thai language.