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Can you dig it?
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 16/10/2017
» Asia's most ambitious never-built megaproject is back in the news, this time with some high-powered backing and the potential to be blessed by China as part of its Belt and Road programme. But that won't make building a canal across Thailand any easier.
Covering Asia
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 09/10/2017
» Many Asians who have never owned a private insurance policy or received benefits have negative attitudes toward health and life insurance. Many lower-income consumers see it as something they cannot afford, while others are deterred by stories of fraud. More superstitious types see buying insurance as increasing the risk of something bad happening to them.
Encouraging signs
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 02/10/2017
» The elected government of Myanmar deserves credit for improving fundamentals such as the rule of law and tackling corruption, but many challenges remain and some shortcomings are becoming more apparent as economic development progresses, say business executives.
Can anyone help Suu Kyi?
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 02/10/2017
» There are questions that beg answers from Myanmar's elected government. If there is no genocide, then why have 500,000 people fled their homes? If there is nothing to hide, why can't journalists go and see for themselves without strict supervision? Why did Aung San Suu Kyi postpone a planned United Nations visit to Rakhine state last week?
ShopBack sees big potential for cash-back model
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 25/09/2017
» The cash-back shopping website ShopBack has arrived in Thailand and is focusing on familiarising customers with the concept, building trust and helping consumers to find more shops online.
Line comes to life
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 25/09/2017
» Line Corp has chosen Bangkok to house its first Line Village store as Southeast Asia's most popular messaging application continues its campaign to expand its foothold in the region.
Reaching out from Victoria
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 18/09/2017
» You don't meet very many Australian politicians who can speak Thai, but Philip Dalidakis, the minister for small business, innovation and trade with the Australian state of Victoria, has a lifelong connection with Thailand. It started two decades ago when he came to the northeastern province of Udon Thani as an exchange student in 1994.
Groundswell of support for 'Thai Canal'
News, Erich Parpart, Published on 18/09/2017
» A long-forgotten canal project has moved one step closer to being resurrected after a group of influential figures and businessmen with Chinese ties backed an economic feasibility study for the scheme.
North Korea's real heroes
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/09/2017
» For those who believe, as I do, that there is room for negotiation to achieve peace and reunification of the Korean Peninsula, hearing a high-ranking North Korean official talking about defectors from his country might change your mind.
Peninsula in peril
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/09/2017
» The sense that the Korean War is still being fought doesn't really kick in until you take a ride to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that divides the Korean Peninsula in half. Barbed wire, fortified outposts and soldiers with guns are sure to get your attention in what former US president Bill Clinton once called "the scariest place on earth".