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English skills unlock gate to the world
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 15/12/2016
» During a recent trip to the scenic valleys of landlocked Bhutan last week, a young Bhutanese tour guide's sophisticated and highly fluent English caught the Thai entourage by surprise.
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Ezbuy to expand local offerings
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 15/12/2016
» Ezbuy, a Singaporean e-commerce website, has expanded its footprint into Thailand to pave the way for online cross-border trading.
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BoI courting Japanese bank's clients
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 15/12/2016
» The Board of Investment (BoI) has joined an investment seminar in Japan this week, aiming to attract up to 200 Japanese firms to invest in Thailand, according to BoI secretary-general Hirunya Suchinai.
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A gross misuse of Section 44
News, Editorial, Published on 15/12/2016
» Again, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has resorted to the use of Section 44 of the interim charter to transfer a senior state officer. This time, he removed Palakorn Wongkongkaew, director of the Community Organisations Development Institute (CODI), from his position.
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Indian protectionism isn't patriotic
News, Mihir Sharma, Published on 15/12/2016
» Samuel Johnson got it wrong: Patriotism is the last refuge of the unprofitable. The Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart Online Services Pvt lost 23 billion rupees (about 12.1 billion baht) last year, and so its co-founder and executive chairman, Sachin Bansal, has suddenly morphed into a great champion of local companies. "We need to take a more India-centric approach" to regulation, he told a Bengaluru audience last week, citing Donald Trump approvingly.
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The finest calibre
Life, Published on 15/12/2016
» A milestone in IWC's watchmaking history, the Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar amazed the audience at the Basel Watch Fair in 1985. Former master watchmaker Kurt Klaus developed a mechanical calendar module consisting of 81 parts, programmed to work until 2499 without the need for hardly any manual adjustments.
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Swings and misses
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 15/12/2016
» These theatre newcomers close 2016 with daring productions. Even though some of the results were uneven, their desire to make meaningful and thought-provoking art is palpable
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A quiet weekend of dance
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 15/12/2016
» The 11th International Butoh Festival kicked off last week with performances Sonata For An Uninhibited Body by Rosana Barra, Oju Obá -- The Eyes Of The Falling King, The Eyes Of The Rising King by Calé Miranda and Indonesian performer Tony Broer's untitled show. Awaiting Butoh fans on this second and final weekend is one of the festival's highlights: Quiet House, a collaboration piece by Japan's Takayuki Takita and Yuko Kawamoto, and Teerawat Mulvilai from B-Floor Theatre.
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Maison IWC Schaffhausen makes time for the ladies
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 15/12/2016
» In 2014, the launch of the Portofino Midsize collection was celebrated by a short film shot by famed photographer Peter Lindbergh. The film glamorously captures tuxedo-clad Cate Blanchett, Emily Blunt and Zhou Xun along with Christoph Waltz and Ewan McGregor luxuriating at the picturesque Italian port.
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Sense on lese majeste
News, Postbag, Published on 15/12/2016
» Re: "Chuvit set for release under royal pardon", (BP, Dec 13).
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