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Entertainers issue plea for help
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 02/02/2021
» Entertainment industry workers from five maximum control provinces on Monday stepped up their call for the government to provide a cash subsidy to help them amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Combatting illicit trade
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 18/01/2021
» Not only has the Covid-19 pandemic exposed flaws in social and health systems, disrupted supply chains and taken at least 38,000 lives across Southeast Asia, it has also shed light on the growing problem of illicit trade in the region.
All too familiar
Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/01/2021
» Prof Thitinan Pongsudhirak suggests that the acceptance of corrupt and illegal practices by certain authorities is due to a lack of a moral backstop that once existed. A quick look at history would suggest that very little has actually changed, only that the publication of these illegal activities now makes it to public attention via foreign social media.
Finding inspiration around us
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 16/12/2020
» Many aesthetic artworks begin with a simple line but drawings are often something beyond just a line. At the art exhibition titled "The End Is Now, Now Is Here: The Exploration Of Drawing", 25 Thai young artists explore and interpret techniques of their own "drawings" in different ways.
The cost of failure: What’s at stake if Brexit talks fail
Published on 11/12/2020
» LONDON: Negotiations between the UK and European Union over a post-Brexit trade deal are reaching a tense climax, with Sunday looming as the do-or-die deadline.
Protests won't hurt stimulus schemes, says finance chief
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/10/2020
» Ongoing anti-government protests are unlikely to affect the government's spending stimulus measures, says the Finance Ministry.
US stimulus signals cheer equity investors
Business, Published on 10/10/2020
» Recap: Global stocks surged, with Asian markets nearing two-and-a-half-year highs, buoyed by White House signals that it is open to large-scale stimulus of the US economy, and expectations of a Democratic victory in the presidential election on Nov 3.
Shopping handout measures underway
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/10/2020
» The Finance Ministry is preparing to roll out a tax rebate and cash handout incentives to shore up consumer spending.
'Workations' a boon?
News, Postbag, Published on 07/09/2020
» The Japanese TV station NHK had an interesting story this week on creative ways that big companies in the country are dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thai wine sisters take aim at booze monopoly
AFP, Published on 15/07/2020
» Sisters Mimi and Nikki have battled Thailand's tropical climate, chased off elephants from their vineyards and won over a sceptical public to their award-winning wine. Now they're taking on the "unfair" booze laws critics say benefit the kingdom's billionaire booze monopolies.