Showing 5,511 - 5,520 of 5,617
Public voice in charter is vital
News, Published on 12/01/2012
» The proposal from Dr Ukrit Mongkolnavin's commission _ that a 34-member panel he handpicked should be tasked with rewriting the Constitution _ appears doomed, as most Pheu Thai MPs have rejected his idea. This should not be surprising at all.
Top-10 ranking seen by 2020
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/01/2012
» New international trade strategies are being planned in an attempt to make Thailand one of the world's 10 largest trading nations by 2020.
Sasin playground party
Life, Published on 11/01/2012
» Chulalongkorn University's Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration is holding its first and the biggest playground party under the theme "Heroes Vs Monsters" at the Sasin campus on Soi Chula 12, on Saturday, 6pm-1am.
Losing out for lack of English
News, Published on 10/01/2012
» The failings of Thailand's education system are well known and heavily documented. Students who do not read, write or figure very well are released from school rooms into the market, where they do poorly. Salaries as a whole remain low, compared with many countries with similar economic development. Employers literally line up at conferences and media events to list the failings of job seekers and the system that prepares them.
All you really need to know about primaries
News, Robert W Fitts, Published on 10/01/2012
» The US presidential primaries form a lengthy contest to determine the presidential candidates for the Democratic and Republican parties. The events stretch a full six months from Jan 3 in Iowa to June 26 in Utah. Though the news media will do their best to portray the primaries as a multi-faceted horse race worthy of close attention, the results are almost certain.
Tablet PC plan under fire again
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 09/01/2012
» The government's controversial "One Tablet PC Per Child" policy is being piloted in five schools despite a study suggesting it could have negative impacts on the recipients.
A reason to dance
Life, Published on 09/01/2012
» WEARING a tight white singlet and shorts, he starts dancing, giving each movement a feminine twist. Clients watch him, entertained and seduced. And sometimes, if not most times, they do more than just watch.
Poor English skills could leave Thais out in cold
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 08/01/2012
» Thailand may find itself at a disadvantage because of inferior English skills when Southeast Asia becomes a single community, academics and an industrialist have warned.
Shifting political tides portend turmoil
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 06/01/2012
» Thailand has arrived at the outset of 2012 more bruised and battered compared to its previous bouts of political instability, characterised by several years of protests and violence and then capped recently by the floods.
Smart growth
Life, Published on 05/01/2012
» The great flood is finally behind us as we enter the year 2012. It leaves us to figure out very hard about what to do next. Of course, people will be worrying if the first rain of the new year might arrive sooner than usual due to climate change and the La Nina phenomenon affecting this tropical region.