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Open economy evangelist
Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 14/08/2017
» New Zealand has long been known for kiwi fruit, lamb and the invincible All Blacks, the fearsome national rugby team. But in the global economic sphere, the country is also known as a champion of open economies and free trade. Last year, the country was rated the world's second-best place to do business by Forbes magazine. That helps confirm its reputation in the field of trade -- and explains why the British government chose a New Zealander to head its post-Brexit trade negotiating team.
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Sector urges Phangnga airport
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 14/08/2017
» Hotel and tourism operators are calling for a new full-scale commercial airport in Phangnga province to accommodate a surge of tourism on the Andaman coast.
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Going for the global limelight
Business, Walailak Keeratipipatpong, Published on 14/08/2017
» International events are more than vehicles to drive the economy -- they can be useful platforms to build the national brands of host countries.
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Prescription for fairness
Asia focus, Published on 14/08/2017
» Southeast Asia is home to major labour-sending countries (Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar) as well as labour-receiving countries (Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Brunei, some of which also receive large numbers of labour migrants from Nepal, Bangladesh and India).
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Baht strength holding back trade
Business, Published on 14/08/2017
» The baht has surged against the US dollar to be the best-performing currency in Asia this year, prompting a growing outcry among exporters fearing that foreign exchange pressure will be a hurdle for them to sell products.
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Spreading Thainess
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/08/2017
» Many retire at the age of 60, but not Theeratep Promvongsanon, aged 62. After retiring as the consul-general of the Royal Thai Consulate in Sydney, Australia, he became director of the Thailand Foundation.
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Can everyone be creative?
Published on 14/08/2017
» Can everybody become a genius? Can everybody become creative? It’s true that companies everywhere are now competing to win in an increasingly fierce war for talent. They are trying to uncover the best talents anywhere and everywhere they can, and that includes people with a spark of genius and those who were born with creativity and problem-solving skills.
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King Rama I statue climber sent for mental evaluation
Online Reporters, Published on 14/08/2017
» A man who climbed the King Rama I statue in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon district early on Monday morning has been sent to a hospital for a mental health check after it took police two hours to persuade him to come down.
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Violence at town hall by ex-Malaysian leader Mahathir
Associated Press, Published on 14/08/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR -- A town hall meeting with former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who now heads an opposition coalition, was marred by violence Sunday, with several people hurling flares, chairs and shoes at the stage.
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At least 17 killed in attack on restaurant in Burkina Faso
Associated Press, Published on 14/08/2017
» OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso -- Suspected Islamic extremists opened fire at a Turkish restaurant in the capital of Burkina Faso late Sunday, killing at least 17 people in the second such attack on a restaurant popular with foreigners in the last two years.
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