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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.
Yingluck must seize the chance to lead
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 14/01/2014
» The political conflict which has seen a series of violent attacks and acts of sabotage has rekindled public fears over a coup.
Don't let the 'Thaksin ghost' haunt our reconciliation
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 06/08/2013
» The different amnesty bills, although they vary in detail, cause similarly large levels of public anxiety. The problem is not the legal loopholes in each version, but the fear that, given the highly polarised politics involved, the government's amnesty push could lead to a deadly collision.
A coup is unlikely, but PM must tread carefully
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 09/07/2013
» Of course, the audio clip posted online, allegedly recording a conversation between fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Deputy Defence Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapa has caused a stir.
New political culture needed, says expert
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 28/06/2013
» Thailand's political landscape is facing an inevitable quest to shift towards a new economic paradigm and political culture to survive a more competitive globalised world, Thammasat University political scientist Kasian Tejapira says.
Jan Egeland issues climate change alert
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/10/2012
» Investing in measures to adapt to climate change would pay better returns than paying for emergency disaster relief, said global climate justice advocate Jan Egeland.
Asean members keen to stand on own feet
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 26/03/2012
» Four Southeast Asian nations have assured the UN humanitarian coordinator during her first visit to the region that they have learned their lessons regarding natural disaster management.
MR Kukrit administration praised
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 20/02/2012
» Independence on foreign and security policies during the short-lived Kukrit Pramoj administration created a significant juncture in modern Thai history by weakening the dominance of the military and the United States, experts said at a seminar on Monday on "MR Kukrit Pramoj and International Relations".