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South Korea's big transition
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 07/11/2016
» Koreans might see a change of the guard at the Blue House before the presidential election scheduled for late next year. But the current outrage directed at President Park Geun-hye is more of a sideshow taking place against the backdrop of more profound changes.
Reform jargon not enough, government warned
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/09/2016
» The government's "Thailand 4.0" policy would fail to deliver unless the government also can kick off critical investment in human capital, further reform tax, implement a multi-year budget, and reduce corruption through deregulation and transparency, economists said.
Japan urges help in forging closer Asean
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 03/05/2016
» Thailand's help is needed to further integrate the Asean regional market and ensuring peace and security, says Japan's foreign minister.
Smiling in plain view
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/10/2014
» It's very rare for him not to smile. He smiles when he speaks. In fact, he even smiled when he was hauled into a police truck on the night the military announced Thailand's 19th coup. He also smiled — as some photographs showed — when he was subsequently brought back twice to a military camp.
Scholars: Rice bonds won't help
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 22/02/2014
» The caretaker government still has some viable options to raise money for long-overdue payments to rice farmers but it must act decisively, say experts.
FAO urges govt to cut rice price
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 12/07/2013
» The government has no choice but to release its rice stockpile before the new harvest enters warehouses in October, a UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) representative says.
Activists slam Asean's lack of commitment to human rights
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/01/2013
» The governments of Laos and Thailand were accused of lack of sincerity in implementing the Asean Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) at a roundtable discussion on "What Does Sombath Somphone's Abduction Signal to Asean?" in Bangkok on Wednesday.
Euro breakup would mean short-term pain for long-term gain
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 19/11/2012
» The unravelling euro crisis will soon result in some countries leaving the currency zone, but this should not unduly worry Asia, except for companies with a business presence in countries that exit the euro, according to the independent macroeconomic research group Capital Economics.
Political excitement trumps economic realities
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 03/09/2012
» While economists have cautiously welcomed the Thein Sein government’s high-profile reforms in Myanmar, they remain concerned about such issues as a push-back against foreign investment, poor infrastructure, poor public financing and a vulnerable rural economy. Operators inside the country are also complaining about the difficulties they will face from an expected surge of foreign investors, particularly as the formation of the Asean Economic Community approaches in 2015.
Waylaid by the logos?
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/04/2012
» A strong sense of disgust at corporate exploitation has gone viral, spreading rapidly around the world. From Occupy Wall Street, the discontent has spread, with public demonstrations occurring in other cities. The Global Justice Movement has stirred up a rebellion against the evils of runaway capitalism, comparable to the way events in Tunisia triggered popular protests against authoritarian regimes across the Middle East, the so-called Arab Spring.