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The importance of testing assumptions in the disruptive world
Arinya Talerngsri, Published on 22/01/2018
» In my previous article, I touched on the downfalls of the comfort zone and how stepping into the discomfort zone is critical in our rapidly changing world. In this article, I will push further into how testing our assumptions through discomfort is important in our disruptive world.
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Tax tips and tricks for the new code
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 22/01/2018
» Filing of individual tax returns for 2017 has already opened, but the process of filling out a return has changed significantly over the past few years because of major changes in the tax structure, as well as new standard allowances and deductions.
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Double the fun
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/01/2018
» Sailing on the equivalent of a floating Macau, viewing spectacular shows and enjoying all-day indoor and outdoor entertainment are par for the course on the new generation of cruises serving the growing Asian leisure travel market.
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Image problem: Madrasas resist Modi portraits
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 22/01/2018
» Maulana Altaf Hussain Mazahiri is an angry man. The target of his outrage is the government in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, which has issued an order that a portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi be displayed in the school he runs.
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Tomato belt continues to thrive
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/01/2018
» Tao Ngoi district in Sakon Nakhon has been famous for decades as the tomato production hub of the Northeast.
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Home cooking
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 22/01/2018
» We arrive at Brae early for our scheduled morning meeting with owner and chef Dan Hunter. That gives us time to chill out amid the natural Victoria farmland, take a deep breath of fresh air and adjust to the chilly breezes that ripple across from the country town of Birregurra.
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Green but greying
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/01/2018
» Visit a rice farm anywhere in Asia these days and you will see a life that has hardly changed in decades. Transplanting paddy sprouts into muddy soil, swatting itch-inducing stalks with a sharp sickle and lifting heavy rice sacks into a rickety truck are all part of the backbreaking routine.
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Seeds of innovation
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/01/2018
» Amid rising energy and fertiliser prices, climate change and ageing farmer populations in Asia, rice farmers need to apply innovations to maximise profits and continue earning a sustainable living.
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Hang Seng rise makes Hong Kong's richest even richer
Asia focus, Published on 22/01/2018
» The collective wealth of Hong Kong's 50 richest people has soared by a record US$60 billion to $307 billion, led by Li Ka-shing for the 20th consecutive year. The real estate tycoon added $5.7 billion to his wealth, raising his total fortune to $36 billion, Forbes magazine reported last week.
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'Fake news' and political bullies
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/01/2018
» Press freedom in Southeast Asia is taking it on the chin again. In Myanmar, Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe face up to 14 years in jail for reporting on the genocide in Rakhine state, which apparently is an "official secret". In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte is itching to shut down a news website that has been critical of his government.
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