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Important lessons Chinese have missed
Life, Published on 20/09/2012
» Last Saturday afternoon, when protests in major cities in China against Japan's control of disputed islands in the East China Sea reached a climax, I had just finished shopping at Tesco Lotus and was waiting for the sudden downpour to stop.
Galloping into a distant dream
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 03/09/2012
» Who would have thought a bow-legged gallop would become famous the whole world over?
Japan's imperriled economy
News, Published on 04/07/2012
» Japan is very slowly beginning to recover from the enormous economic and infrastructure setbacks caused by the March 11, 2011, earthquake. One reason for the slow pace of recovery is due to Japan's shrinking and ageing population, a phenomenon that is gradually and detrimentally affecting Japanese society as a whole.
Not so green, after all
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 20/06/2012
» Almost 20 members of the Thai media _ newspaper, magazine and television journalists _ were recently invited by Toyota Motor (Thailand) to a week-long environmental trip in Japan.
Change for the better
Life, Prapai Kraisornkovit, Published on 24/05/2012
» Last Saturday, a large rally of around 45,000 red shirts at Ratchaprasong intersection marked the 2010 military crackdown that left 91 dead. The gathering sent a strong message, a call for a national reconciliation. If such a thing is possible, it will greatly benefit the country's long term peace. It will certainly be a "change for the better." But it would need ample time and many sacrifices from all parties.
You get what you deserve
News, Published on 05/05/2012
» Re: ''You're imagining it, says PM'' (BP, May 4).
Time to repeal retirement law
News, Published on 21/03/2012
» A senior executive has again raised an important national issue that deserves serious attention. Toyota Motor Thailand vice-chairman Ninnart Chaithirapinyo told a seminar on Thai labour that it is time to raise the retirement age from its current 60, to 63 or 65. While Mr Ninnart was addressing a specific problem of a labour shortage, he is right. The demographics of Thailand have changed considerably in recent decades, and the law should be changed to recognise this.
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.
The fuel is CNG, even when used in NGVs
News, Published on 11/01/2012
» For more than a decade the PTT has been leading the Thai people in calling Compressed Natural Gas ''NGV''. So this has become the standard household term here in Thailand, while the rest of the world properly calls it CNG.