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China blue-collar wave strengthens Xi's G-20 hand
News, Shuli Ren, Published on 28/11/2018
» A blue-collar wave is rising in China -- and buoying Xi Jinping.
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In Azov Sea, Putin plays a very deadly Ukraine game
News, Peter Apps, Published on 28/11/2018
» When Vladimir Putin opened a new bridge linking Crimea to the rest of Russia across the Azov Sea in May, Russian officials said it was intended to integrate the disputed peninsula -- seized by Moscow from Ukraine in 2014 -- into Russia's transport infrastructure. By limiting ships transiting the Kerch Strait beneath the giant central span of the bridge, however, it also gave the Kremlin the ability to control maritime access to an area of water roughly the size of Switzerland.
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Big handouts, bad politics
News, Editorial, Published on 28/11/2018
» The cabinet's decision last week to dole out some 87 billion baht was as ill-timed as it was poorly justified. The government up to and including Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha have done a poor job of explaining the sudden largesse.
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Soi Ari sets the street market example
News, Published on 28/11/2018
» Trying to bring order to Bangkok's street food and street markets has long been a hot issue in the country's capital. Whenever the authorities try to ban vendors from selling food or merchandise on footpaths, the question arises: Is banning the only solution? Aren't there any other alternatives that might take into account the needs of all parties, from vendors to consumers and pedestrians?
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PPRP adopts cynical routine of polls past
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 28/11/2018
» At first glance, it looks as if there could be big changes to Thai politics, as the general election tentatively set for Feb 24 draws near, with many new political parties established in recent months under new political and legal conditions. But Thai politics has, in fact, just followed its familiar pattern of putting old wine in new bottles.
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