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    Yingluck statement on rice scheme

    Published on 19/03/2015

    » "The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions has decided to accept the indictment for further proceedings against me on charges of negligence in the rice pledging scheme."

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    Political turmoil leaves Asean vulnerable

    News, Published on 19/03/2015

    » Due to a mixture of misfortune and mortality, Southeast Asia is now as volatile as it was when the Asian Financial Crisis struck in 1997, as we witness a series of unconnected leadership crises across the region.

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    Open charter to the public

    News, Published on 19/03/2015

    » Members of political parties have come out to express their dissatisfaction with the draft charter and called for a referendum. True to his style, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha immediately dismissed the demands, saying it is premature to discuss a referendum.  

  • News & article

    Obesity surge rivals costs of war

    News, Published on 19/03/2015

    » The worldwide increase in obesity nearly equals war and smoking in terms of the global economic burden it imposes.

  • News & article

    CDC goes to Germany

    News, Published on 19/03/2015

    » For decades, Thailand has been sending students to study law at foreign universities.

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    Set digital goals now

    News, Published on 21/03/2015

    » The government's long-awaited announcement that auctions for the fourth-generation spectrum (4G) will take place within this year and that all families will have broadband access by 2017 is a good start for its digital economy vision.

  • News & article

    Ripping up the nation

    News, Published on 21/03/2015

    » Re: “Court accepts Yingluck rice case for trial”, (BP, March 19).

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    Social enterprises are no proxy for welfare

    News, Published on 21/03/2015

    » Last month, the National Reform Council approved a draft law entitled the "Social Enterprise Act", which is aimed at promoting and institutionalising the social enterprise movement in Thailand.

  • News & article

    Going mad in March, with fear of tragedy

    News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 21/03/2015

    » The March heat is driving people crazy. Each week, news headlines just get weirder, as if we were madmen who subscribe to the newsletter of our madhouse. Don’t tell me you never experience that moment when a headline is so absurd, so improbable that you believe − I mean, really believe for many seconds or minutes — that you’re reading one of those satirical publications or websites that peddles mockery and exaggeration. Only it’s not. It’s real. And if madness is defined by the inability to distinguish between what’s real and what’s fantastical, we’re all going down that path, led by the smiling Pied Piper in uniform.

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    Not all overseas jobs that glitter are gold

    News, Published on 22/03/2015

    » When Qatar Airways recruits flight attendants in Bangkok, thousands of young men and women make their way to whichever hotel ballroom has been rented for a gruelling application process. Like several other major international airlines, notably from the Middle East, Qatar views Thailand as a strong recruiting ground: enthusiasm from young Thais is so strong for the high-paying and high-flying job that a small industry is devoted to arming candidates with the language skills, and hair and make-up, necessary to make a strong impression.

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