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Region urged to help Rohingya
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 27/06/2014
» Countries in the region need to try harder to find solutions to the problem of Rohingya people who have been forced to leave Myanmar and ended up victims of human trafficking gangs, a forum was told yesterday.
Economists: Thailand needs preparation
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/04/2014
» Countries like Thailand should prepare better to cope with volatile natural and financial risks, World Bank country director Ulrich Zachau said Monday at the official launch of the Bank's World Development Report 2014.
Women's fund hit by 'bureaucracy' and 'cronyism'
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/03/2014
» The 7.7-billion-baht Women Empowerment Fund (WEF) has yet to fully realise its goodwill aspirations because of bureaucratic ennui and cronyism, critics said on the eve of the International Women's Day on March 8.
Red tape delays empowerment fund
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/03/2014
» Red tape and cronyism are partly responsible for preventing the 7.7-billion-baht Women's Empowerment Fund (WEF) from being able to improving women’s development, critics say.
Thai politics worry Japan envoy
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/12/2013
» Japanese ambassador Shigekazu Sato has expressed serious concern over Thailand's political uncertainty.
Armed with ideas to help the South
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/12/2013
» The life of long-time business reporter Chumsak Naratwong has taken some interesting diversions, but nothing has been quite so satisfying as his return to his home town armed with the tools of literature and cultural promotions to help ease hostilities in the far South.
Bill 'runs risk of trampling public rights'
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 03/09/2013
» The government's decision to press ahead with the 2.2-trillion-baht borrowing bill for overhauling infrastructure risks trampling on the public's rights, a seminar was told.
B2 trillion 'not a blank cheque'
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 31/08/2013
» The government's determination to borrow 2 trillion baht for infrastructure megaprojects without proper feasibility studies has come in for heavy criticism.
Migrant solution needed urgently
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 24/08/2013
» The Thai government should quickly decide on temporary shelters for displaced Rohingya people until practical longer-term solutions are reached, says a member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
Give Rohingya more time, say aid groups
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 04/07/2013
» PHANGNGA : Humanitarian agencies are appealing for the government to extend its six-month period of protection offered to more than 2,000 displaced Rohingya. The deal is due to expire in three weeks.