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AIT charting new territory
News, Published on 21/04/2012
» The Asian Institute of Technology strongly objects to the comments and generalisations made by Prof John Belcher (''AIT has lost its way'', Postbag, April 4), all of which have been made without any substance.
Complaints as long as airport queues
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 27/03/2012
» I almost missed my return flight after standing for an hour in a long queue at a security checkpoint and another 45 minutes for immigration clearing in Buenos Aires International Airport. It resembled the situation in Suvarnabhumi Airport that has received wider and louder complaints since February 2011.
Stopping rot of corruption
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 15/02/2012
» There is much that I have been contemplating writing about, be it Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's visit to a hotel, or the far more interesting issue of how growth in Asia continues to be impressive despite the pessimism that's sweeping the world. But nothing, in my view, beats the stories coming out of India at the moment.
Lack of English no longer an option
News, Published on 14/02/2012
» Re: ''The great English-language deficiency hype'' (BP, Feb 12). Kimie Takahashi should know that when the Japanese went to start their Toyota and Honda plants in America, their management teams were trained to speak in English and also learn about American work culture. It was a necessity, not an option.
Why shark fin soup is sinful
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 20/01/2012
» Little by little, Chinese New Year, an event once celebrated here solely by people of Chinese ancestry, has become part of mainstream culture. Many Thais now don red shirts (and not for political reasons) at this time of year and perform rituals such as giving one's house a thorough spring-cleaning before Chinese New Year's Eve and not doing any household chores during the festival period.