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Asean summit must address Vientiane's shortcomings
News, Shui Meng Ng, Published on 07/09/2016
» As world leaders, including US President Barack Obama, the heads of state of Asean countries, as well as the UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, gather in Laos, they should ask their hosts: "Where is Sombath?"
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Is the age of Asian sweatshops coming to an end?
News, Adam Minter, Published on 07/09/2016
» For 30 years, the word "sweatshop" has conjured up a very specific image: low-wage Asian workers making branded clothes in crowded, unsafe factories for consumers overseas. The power of that image has launched human rights campaigns, altered how major companies source their products and informed (often incorrectly) how politicians in rich countries shape their trade policies.
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BMA needs to stop erasing our heritage
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 07/09/2016
» For a few seconds, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when my 13-year-old Eurasian niece looked at me -- blankly -- and asked me why I kept taking her to see run-down buildings, some of which are nearly a century old, in the old town of Bangkok during her visit last month.
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City planning can't afford to ignore locals
News, Sanon Wangsrangboon, Published on 07/09/2016
» In its effort to turn the five-rai Mahakan Fort community into a new public park, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has once again offered Bangkok residents an urban development plan that excludes their voices.
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Thai food, made bland
News, Editorial, Published on 07/09/2016
» Thais should question the latest order to come from the office of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha calling for standardisation of Thai cooking at home and around the world.
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Quest for impartial regulatory bodies
News, Deunden Nikomborirak, Published on 07/09/2016
» Good governance in public utility administration prescribes that the role of policy-making, regulation and service provision should be clearly delineated. Policy-making should rest with the line ministries, regulatory work with independent agencies and service providers with the private sector. But ministries are often loath to relinquish their regulatory grip over public utility service providers. As a result, the 1997 Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand mandated an independent regulator to allocate radio spectrum and regulate communication services in Thailand.
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A dynamic message
News, Postbag, Published on 07/09/2016
» Anti-establishment leaders like Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines are likely to take over our political realities if we do not co-create governance pathways that effectively address the challenges of (un-)sustainable development.
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