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  • THAILAND

    Bangkok improvises to stay afloat

    News, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 17/10/2017

    » Residents of flood-prone areas in Bangkok were forced to resort to makeshift measures to secure their homes and possessions last weekend after the city was slammed by violent rainstorms that left cars submerged while mothers pulled infants along streets in inflatable dinghies and zebras waded knee-deep at Safari World.

  • WORLD

    Bill Nighy, master of misdirection

    Sunday Spotlight, Published on 29/01/2023

    » British actor Bill Nighy was trying to describe how he prepared for his character in the new drama Living. He plays Mr Williams, a buttoned-up, almost catatonically reticent bureaucrat in post-World War II London who, upon learning that he is dying, decides finally to live.

  • OPINION

    Lessons from history

    News, Postbag, Published on 16/04/2016

    » I have just finished reading the third novel in Robert Harris's brilliant trilogy based on the life of Cicero. It's about politicians who struggle to practise and defend democracy, but fail because of the corruptibility and greed of many of them. The politicians are divided, and some favour allowing the all-powerful general, Julius Caesar, to take control of the empire.

  • OPINION

    Time to make the wealthy pay for development

    Oped, Published on 18/01/2023

    » The World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, has always been more than a little problematic. But in recent years, the annual gathering of the rich and powerful has become an increasingly wasteful exercise in vanity. What is the point of all those private jets, luxury hotels, and clinking champagne glasses if they lead to nothing more than handwringing about the state of the world and vague promises to address multiple global challenges?

  • OPINION

    UTN's real roadmap

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 02/03/2023

    » Re: "PM launches party campaign slogan in Isan", (BP, Feb 26). Unfortunately, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha continues to set a bad example for Thai students.

  • OPINION

    This is Thailand

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 28/02/2023

    » Re: "Prayat guilty of failing to report assets", (BP, Feb 24).

  • OPINION

    Rise above the folly

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/03/2023

    » Re: "Foreigners flee Thai stocks", (Business, March 2).

  • THAILAND

    RTN takes flak over lost ship

    News, Published on 22/12/2022

    » The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has come under fire over the sinking of its warship as a House committee on military affairs prepares to grill Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha over the matter next week.

  • BUSINESS

    Time to demystify the leadership development challenges

    Arinya Talerngsri, Published on 02/02/2015

    » Have you ever wondered why qualified, skilled and knowledgeable leaders fail to reach their ultimate goal? The answers could vary, but one thing is certain: high performance demands more than proper training, it demands continuous development.

  • OPINION

    Graft nosedive comes as no surprise at all

    News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 28/01/2017

    » 'We're disappointed," said Sansern Poljeak of the National Anti-Corruption Commission. Sir, we're more disappointed, as citizens who pay tax without fail, to the government to help the NACC battle corruption.

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