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North Korea 2017: Hope to hostility
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: In the first month of Donald Trump's presidency, an American scholar quietly met with North Korean officials and relayed a message: The new administration in Washington appreciated an extended halt in the North's nuclear and ballistic missile tests. It might just offer a ray of hope.
Pope on 2018: forget life's useless baggage, work for peace
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Monday recommended jettisoning life's “useless baggage” in 2018, including what he called “empty chatter” and banal consumerism, and focusing instead on building a peaceful and welcoming world, particularly for refugees and migrants.
270,000 researchers to drive innovation, industry
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/01/2018
» Thailand is marching toward innovation as it prepares to hire a raft of new researchers over the next two decades, according to plans announced Monday.
Words of wisdom
News, Postbag, Published on 02/01/2018
» Re: "Regime's gifts must be of true value", (Editorial, Dec 31).
Lessons from Thai votes on Jerusalem
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 02/01/2018
» Thailand made a historic decision on 21 Dec to join 127 other United Nations member states in rejecting the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. In the past, when push came to shove in a major diplomatic decision, Bangkok would normally duck the issue by practising "fence-sitting" to protect its perceived national interests.
Learning to build a better future
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 03/01/2018
» While going to school is an unexciting ritual among many children, it is viewed as an extraordinary routine by those who see its true value.
Tax reform comes in dribs and drabs
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/01/2018
» Tax reform has been high on the government's to-do list since Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha took the helm in 2014 with a goal of creating a tax base that provides sustainable revenue for the country on a long-term basis.
Abhisit-Chaturon: Bracing for political tumult
Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 03/01/2018
» Concerns are rife whether the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will abide by the roadmap to election this year after it issued an order requiring party members to confirm their membership and pay fees by May.
A view on the new zoo
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 03/01/2018
» When news broke last month that Thailand's oldest zoo, Dusit Zoo, will be relocated from its present location in inner Bangkok to a new home in Pathum Thani province, it sent shock waves through the hearts of generations of Bangkokians. Back before shopping malls, cinemas, skating rinks, aquariums and wax museums took over as the capital's popular destinations, Dusit Zoo was a favourite attraction for the entire family -- a place where countless such families have had their photographs taken.
Human resource wish-list for 2018
Christopher Bruton, Published on 03/01/2018
» Wouldn't it be wonderful if all our New Year wishes could be granted in the next twelve months? Actually the wishes expressed below could all become realities, or, at least, a start made on them, if government policy-makers have the determination to address these issues. Our New Year wishes for 2018 fall into three categories: some that would enhance the skills of young people entering the labour force; some that would benefit those already in the labour force; and finally some that would benefit those in the evening of their working lives or beyond.