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    G20's harmony without the trumpetings of Trump

    News, Published on 12/07/2017

    » O Freunde, nicht diese Töne! (Oh friends, not these sounds!), proclaimed the baritone in the stirring performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony to the G20 leaders in Hamburg last Friday evening. That soul-stirring phrase, the opening line of Ode to Joy, Beethoven's appeal to universal brotherhood, was the perfect message to the global leaders sitting in the concert hall's balcony. The G20 president, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, actually made remarkable headway in channeling Beethoven's spirit.

  • OPINION

    Time for ride-sharing services to pay up

    News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 12/07/2017

    » One typical habit of Thai officials is that if they can't solve an existing problem, they find a new one to solve.

  • OPINION

    New auto tax rewards greener cars

    News, Published on 12/07/2017

    » The Finance Ministry's latest excise tax rebate measure is pulling the trigger on boosting the production and use of electric cars in the country and aligning the industrial promotion strategy closer to the government's green policy.

  • OPINION

    Police reform a vital task

    News, Editorial, Published on 12/07/2017

    » Word has it that many policemen including several influential commanders on the force are upset. The reason stems from the decision by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha last week to appoint a panel to recommend police reform. The dissenters are reportedly upset that not only are some on the panel not members of the Royal Thai Police (RTP), but they seem to intensely dislike the fact that the head of the reform committee is an ex-military commander.

  • OPINION

    A helping hand for our wasted food

    News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 12/07/2017

    » Every time I visit a supermarket, I am bemused by the sight of microwave meals such as fried rice or kao ka prao gai wrapped neatly in plastic containers. A question that always pops in my mind is: Why do we (Thais) have to consume these ready-made foods?

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