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Myanmar's energy system
Published on 05/06/2013
» Myanmar's energy sector is a major asset as the country moves towards industrialisation and economic liberalisation. The World Economic Forum's New Energy Architecture Initiative recently completed a six-month, multi-stakeholder study into Myanmar's energy infrastructure and the challenges faced by the countries ahead.
Private sector must lead the way in R&D
Business, Sulak Sivaraksa, Published on 05/06/2012
» The government should allow the private sector to drive research and development and make it easier for people at universities to move into business, says the secretary-general of the national science technology and innovation policy office.
Thailand gains from regional tourism focus
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/06/2012
» Thailand is well positioned to benefit from projections of rising tourist arrivals in Southeast Asia, say tourism experts speaking yesterday at the World Economic Forum.
Corruption, red tape holding back growth
News, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 31/05/2012
» Outdated regulations, an inefficient education system and corruption are among the key factors impeding growth in Thailand's competitiveness, said speakers at the World Economic Forum in East Asia yesterday.
Asia rising, but no time for complacency
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 29/05/2012
» More than 630 of the world's top business, social and political leaders will be in Bangkok this week to attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia, debating the challenges and opportunities facing the region today and in the near future. The Bangkok Post spoke with the WEF's Sushant Palakurthi Rao about the event's goals.
Asia is crucial to ending poverty
News, Published on 28/05/2012
» Amid the economic distress emanating from the United States and Europe, no statistic better captures the broader dynamics of the world economy than the recent World Bank announcement that the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to cut extreme poverty by half was met globally in 2010. This was fully five years before the 2015 deadline.