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Focus on cancer causes
News, Postbag, Published on 22/10/2018
» Re: "Researchers raise hopes for 'affordable' anti-cancer drug", (BP, Oct 20).
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Beware the online culture warriors
News, John Lloyd, Published on 22/10/2018
» The news media in the Western world remains dominated by newspapers, magazines and broadcasters still known as the mainstream. The most vivid proof of their continued reign over public opinion is in the figure of US President Donald Trump, whose repeated attacks on "failing" publications like The New York Times and the Washington Post as "enemies of the people" is a backhanded tribute to their continued power.
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Social media blitz a bitter pill for PM?
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 22/10/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's social media campaign has drawn mixed reactions online. A few hours after his initial posts early last week, netizens had flooded his Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages with angry, insulting and sarcastic comments.
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Myanmar's peace hangs in the balance
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 22/10/2018
» Myanmar's peace process is finely balanced, after the latest round of talks failed to produce anything of substance. Sitting comfortably and very relaxed, the chairman of the Myanmar ethnic rebel group, the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), Yawd Serk was happy to offer his insights into the recent summit between the government and the leaders of the ethnic groups, which have signed the national ceasefire agreement (NCA). Reflecting on the meeting he simply said "very tense". The other ethnic leaders in attendance had a similar opinion: "high drama" according to one, on condition of anonymity.
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Is Thailand a manipulator?
News, Editorial, Published on 22/10/2018
» The Thai economy dodged a bullet last week, and not many people noticed. Newspaper headlines, when they appeared at all, noted the US government opted not to label China as a currency manipulator. The attention to China is understandable, given the existing and escalating "trade war" instigated by President Donald Trump. But most accounts of the biannual report of the US Treasury Department failed to note that the top target as a currency manipulator wasn't China, but Thailand.
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Saving our overburdened beaches
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/10/2018
» One of my favourite New Year memories is from Boracay in the Philippines, where the entire sky was lit up in red from fireworks set off from boats offshore.
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The new face of art in Thailand
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 22/10/2018
» Friday marked the official launch of Thailand's premiere Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB). It's been a long time coming, but for those in the dark, a biennale, in the art world, is a large-scale international contemporary art exhibition that takes place every two years in major art hubs around the world. Artworks by both renowned artists and rising stars are scattered throughout the city, adding vibrancy and sparking profound discussions about art and culture for a period of a few months.
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