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40% of SMEs joined formal tax system
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/03/2017
» Just 40% of the country's 2.6 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have agreed to enter the single-account scheme despite carrot-and-stick measures in place for a year, says Prasong Poontaneat, director-general of the Revenue Department.
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Rethinking Thailand 4.0 to get it into gear
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 07/03/2017
» Most people have likely heard the term "Thailand 4.0" continually since the Prayut Chan-o-cha government began promoting it.
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Section 44 is no match for senior monk
News, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 07/03/2017
» Even totalitarianism requires certain conditions for it to work. These include an ability to produce immediate results, possession of hegemonic power and the formation of a climate of fear.
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Fresh sounds
Life, John Clewley, Published on 07/03/2017
» Garifuna music, a sublime blend of local indigenous and African music from Honduras and Belize has topped the European Broadcast Union's World Music charts. Led by the late Andy Palacio, a famous "Punta rock" (Belize's most popular music) musician who returned to his roots to resurrect Garifuna culture through music. Aurelio picked up the baton from Palacio and has made his name internationally with a series of delightful albums.
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Surprise Subannahongsa win for Dao Khanong
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 07/03/2017
» A Thai independent film, Dao Khanong (By The Time It Gets Dark), won Best Picture at the 26th Subannahongsa Awards on Sunday night, a surprise victory for a title that had only limited release and was largely unseen by multiplex-goers.
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Turning entrepreneurs into corporate entities
Business, Lawalliance Limited Company, Published on 07/03/2017
» February was a busy month in terms of new tax legislation. But this is just the beginning, as the director-general of the Revenue Department has also announced an ambitious plan to study extending Thailand's tax jurisdiction to overseas traders in cross-border e-commerce transactions. The idea is to generate tax revenue from online businesses, as the current legislation does not allow Thailand to tax foreign traders not doing business within the country.
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End repressive southern laws
News, Editorial, Published on 07/03/2017
» The military regime of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has claimed a lot of credit lately for cooling the tensions and decreasing the violence in the deep South. Statistics back up these claims. Despite last week's terrorist-type attacks that shocked the nation, security forces have made progress. The regime should therefore put their money where their claims are, so to speak, and move to ease and then end emergency-type laws for the region.
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Plane crazy art house
Life, Published on 07/03/2017
» Picture a newfangled creative art space, the kind that has somewhat become the epitome of modern art. Now picture a battered, decommissioned aeroplane. Combine the two, and you'll get an art space with an aeroplane smack dab in the middle. As ludicrous as it may sound, one such location does exist and will soon open to the public.
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An Italian concept store like no other
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 07/03/2017
» The boom in cosmetic retail is not only driven by the expansion of multi-brand stores such as Sephora and EveandBoy and now mono-brand chain Bottega Verde will open another of its Green Shops in 2017, with the fourth store ready for operations at CentralPlaza Grand Rama 9 in late March.
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Different cast, same big sound
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 07/03/2017
» For 19 years, Thai rock band Big Ass has given Thailand some of its most iconic rock anthems, like Len Khong Soong and Kar Noi Som Kuan Tai (I'm bad ... I know). Writing, producing and having full autonomy on their own songs since their conception, they've been nominated and have won countless awards for their heavy melodic sound and motivational lyrics, growing a large and solid fan base.
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